The Arts and Royalty; Philosophers Debate Politics - Discussion help

World Cultures IIThe Arts and Royalty; PhilosophersDebate Politics"Please respond toone(1)of the following,using sources under the Explore headingHow were the social and political developments of EuropeanMonarchy in the 18thcentury reflected in the arts? And how did thiscompare/contrast with Baroque in the Americas at thistime? Can yourelate to Western social and political issues today? In this weeks readings, a dispute in the French royal court isdescribed about whether Poussin or Rubens was the better painter. Take apainting by each, either from our book or a Website below, and compare them andexplain which you prefer. There is another conflict between the playwrightMoliere and a well-born Parisian; Louis XIV stepped in. Explain how Louis XIVused the various arts and his motives for doing so. Identify one (1) example ofa modern political leader approaching the arts this way.Which factors - historical, cultural, social - favored thepopularity of the novel, rise of new literary forms during the Enlightenment inEngland? How do they compare to present conditions? What is the currentstatus of the novel? The philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke disagreed on theunderstanding of political authority, with Locke taking what is commonly calledthe liberal view. Choose a side (be brave perhaps; take a side you actuallydisagree with). Using the writings of each given in our class text or at theWebsites below, make your case for the side you chose and against the otherside. Identify one (1) modern situation in the world where these issues aresignificant. Explore:The Arts and RoyaltyRubens and Poussin athttp://www.visitmuseums.com/exhibition/from-baroque-to-classicism-rubens-poussin-and-17th-85andhttp://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/p/poussin/biograph.htmlPhilosophers Debate PoliticsHobbes: text athttp://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/texts/hobbes/leviathan-contents.html;summary athttp://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/;alsohttp://jim.com/hobbes.htm Locke: text athttp://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/Locke-2ndTreatise.html;General background of the concept athttp://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit1_12.pdf***This is a discussion, NOT a paper. Need a strong paragraph and 2references.***