Assess the effectiveness of Roman portraiture versus contemporary portraiture (including selfies) in light of what their various motivations were/are. Which better sends whatever message was meant to be sent, and why do you think that?

For this Writing Assignment, read these two articles (here: Roman Portraiture (Links to an external site.) and here: This is Your Brain on Selfies (Links to an external site.)) and answer the following:
Identify and assess the various motivations for Roman and contemporary uses of portraiture (including selfies). Explain how they are similar and how they are different, in detail.
Assess the effectiveness of Roman portraiture versus contemporary portraiture (including selfies) in light of what their various motivations were/are. Which better sends whatever message was meant to be sent, and why do you think that?
Go to ArtStor and search for Roman Portraiture. Identify one specific portrait in each culture that you believe is the “best” of their type, and explain why you think that. Please include an image for those examples.
This paper should be at least 1000 words, and should have citations and bibliography if any information outside your own knowledge is used. Please do not use the first person in this writing.

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