...The Museum of Tolerance was an emotional and extremely eye-opening experience. The museum itself is filled with heaps of educational history, striving to reach a multitude of humanist issues by taking its visitors on a journey through time. Upon arrival we were instructed to walk up a spiraling white staircase, the walls lined with black and white portraits of holocaust survivors, leading all the way up to the Anne Frank exhibit. We were prompted with a brief introductory film on the Frank family then directed downstairs into a dimly lit hallway. Immediately, I am drawn to the walls that’re constructed with clothing. As you go further into the exhibit, going deeper into Anne’s story, the clothes gradually become dull and drab, then shifting into prisoner uniforms, and ultimately ending with all black clothing. The clothing served as a representation of the drastic changes that occurred in response to the war. The exhibit is a voice and light guided tour, with the voice reading excerpts from Anne’s diary accompanying the several photographs, artifacts, and information posted along the walls. The voice leads us through a door (which was an exact replica of the bookcase that enclosed the Annex) into a small theatre which showed a film that captured Anne’s uniquely positive view on the world within her confined circumstances. After the Anne Frank exhibit we stumbled upon one of the newest exhibits which featured the diverse lives of Maya Angelou, Billy Crystal, and Carlos Santana...
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...On Friday 12, 2016, I went to the Museum of tolerance; this was my first time coming to this museum. When I first saw the outside building, the first thing that went to my mind was that this museum looks like a puzzle box; it is very different from other museum that I have been too. During my observation inside the museum, I saw people enjoying themselves while walking around, talking about each work-art, taking pictures, writing about things that they felt fascinating and I am pretty sure that they were having such a good time. It is very interesting watching so much effort and inspiration that artist put into this masterpieces. The artist that I really like the most was the famous writer of Anne Frank. Anne is well known because of her diary...
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...is a museum that would be mentioned -The British Museum, which was built in 1753, is the first national public museum in the world. Thus, it can be seen that the British Museum is one represent of the UK culture in people’s subconscious. However, there is an another opinion shown that the British Museum can represent most of countries’ culture well expect the British. Because this museum collected massively rare treasures from all over the world that even the native country cannot remember. Usually, when people talk about Egyptian culture or Chinese culture, they would mention the British Museum either. Meanwhile, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, this museum decided a new building project that made its attitude clearly – to set a world conservation and exhibitions center (British Museum, 2003). It is shown that the British Museum is not only a national museum, but also a universal museum that they want to be. Depending on above discussion, this essay will explain the purpose of the British Museum, one part of the British culture – multiculturalism, and evaluate how the British Museum can represent this characteristic of the British Culture. The British Museum The British Museum, which is located in the capital of UK – London, is opened to all “studious and curious persons” (British Museum, 2003). “The museum was founded in 1753 and celebrated its 250th birthday recently. It was the first publicly owned museum in the...
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...The school field trip has a long history in American public education. For decades, students have piled into yellow buses to visit a variety of cultural institutions, including art, natural history, and science museums, as well as theaters, zoos, and historical sites. Schools gladly endured the expense and disruption of providing field trips because they saw these experiences as central to their educational mission: schools exist not only to provide economically useful skills in numeracy and literacy, but also to produce civilized young men and women who would appreciate the arts and culture. More-advantaged families may take their children to these cultural institutions outside of school hours, but less-advantaged students are less likely to have these experiences if schools do not provide them. With field trips, public schools viewed themselves as the great equalizer in terms of access to our cultural heritage. Today, culturally enriching field trips are in decline. Museums across the country report a steep drop in school tours. For example, the Field Museum in Chicago at one time welcomed more than 300,000 students every year. Recently the number is below 200,000. Between 2002 and 2007, Cincinnati arts organizations saw a 30 percent decrease in student attendance. A survey by the American Association of School Administrators found that more than half of schools eliminated planned field trips in 2010–11. The decision to reduce culturally enriching field trips reflects...
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...living normal regular lives before the Holocaust happened. These people never realized what was to come, they never expected that they would be punished and mistreated for who they were. I believe that Anne hoped there would be peace between people that was similar to Marvin Mayers view of mutual respect. “This approach we call mutual respect, because it involves a balanced, reciprocal relationship existing and developing between individuals, between individual and a group, or between groups.” I believe that through the words of Anne she inspired people to live in mutual respect with one another despite the way we have been harmed and mistreated. Thought this exhibit wasn’t intended to discuss the importance of tolerance I do believe that it helped us view tolerance in a different way. Anne Frank inspires us to have the same attitude she did, despite the struggles she went through, she continued to believe in the goodness of...
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...a freedom of expression. However, when it comes to public funding of Arts, majority of people would question to support and not voluntarily give their money to some particular artworks and artists who have a strongly different opinion, and try to express what they think is offensive. Ambiguously defined obscene and the fact that there’s no general standards of “proper art” has made many artworks and artists to be attacked. Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary is the example of controversies over public funding and “offensive” art. In 1999, the Brooklyn Museum of Art exhibited The Holy Virgin Mary, the work includes many collaged images and materials include pornographic photographs of female genitalia and elephant dung....
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...EnrichmEnt GuidE – A true story School Dates: September 14 – OctOber 5, 2007 Adapted by Emil Sher Based on the book by Karen Levine Originally published by Second Story Press Media Sponsor: nal dditiovisit For a rials, mate tage.org! FirstS Please be sure to share this guide with all teachers who are taking their students to see this production. Photocopy or download additional copies from FirstStage.org INSIDE THE GUIDE preparing for the play A NOTE TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS HANA’S SUITCASE is the true story of Jewish girl who died at Auschwitz at the age of thirteen and how, although her life was taken at such a young age, her memory and spirit continue to live on today. Adapted from the book of the same title by Karen Levine, HANA’S SUITCASE explores the journey of teacher and children at the Tokyo Holocaust Education Center take to find out who Hana Brady is—all from a suitcase the Center received with Hana’s name, birth date, and the word waisenkind (orphan) written on it. The children at the Center are captivated by this suitcase, and the girl who once owned it, and they begin flooding Fumiko Ishioka, the Center’s Director, with question after question about Hana. Fumiko recognizes the importance of uncovering Hana’s story for her students. This tragic event cannot be summed up in numbers or facts— it affected individuals, young and old, who each had a story, families, and hopes and dreams. As Fumiko slowly but determinedly reveals Hana’s story...
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...I would hope that my membership in National Honor Society would provide me with more opportunities to contribute to in school service activities and improve my leadership skills through conferences offered by National Honor Society. I enjoy helping other people and I am willing to take the time to take part in service projects to benefit others and my school. I was a regular volunteer at the Palm Beach County Library and have also volunteered time at the Morikami Museum for a special event. I am responsible and reliable, as I am sure to always arrive on time to my volunteer shifts and perform the tasks assigned to me to the best of my ability. I always behave in a proper and professional way to act as a good example to others and provide a...
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...Historical Background Ford’s Theater celebrates the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln and explores the American experience through theater and education. A working theater, historical monument, world-class museum and learning center, Ford’s Theater is the premier destination in Washington, D.C., to explore and celebrate Lincoln’s ideals and leadership principles: courage, integrity, tolerance, equality and creative expression. A national treasure for all Americans, Ford’s Theater is a 19th century structure located on 10th street in Washington, D.C. It is a living tribute to President Abraham Lincoln’s love of the performing arts. The active, legitimate theater is a national historic and cultural site welcoming visitors from across the nation. It produces musicals and plays, which embody family values, underscore multiculturalism, and illuminate the eclectic character of American life. The building was founded in 1833 as the First Baptist Church of Washington. In 1861, the congregation leased it to John T. Ford, an extremely successful theatrical entrepreneur from Baltimore. He converted the church into a music hall called “Ford’s Athenaeum.” But, fire destroyed the building 1862. It was reconstructed in the following year as “Ford’s New Theater.” The first performance in the new venue took place on August 27, 1863. This was the site where Lincoln was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth, during a performance of Our American Cousin, on April 14, 1865. The theater and the Petersen...
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...Signature:_______________________________________ Student Number: N01185523 As humans we are all innately different. Our differences stem from cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, race, gender, but sometimes from something as fundamental as personality. As such we are always defining what is considered to be “normal” in every aspect of our lives. The definition of normal as it relates to any one category is subjective and varies from individual to individual. That being said, I believe that sometimes in our quest to be “normal” an individual may conform to a group’s widely accepted standard, as a result forfeiting or losing a unique aspect of his or her identity (which sometimes could be a relative cultural practice). I believe for us to achieve total tolerance and acceptance as a society, while maintaining our diversity we must expand our definitions of normal repeatedly as the composition of our society changes with time and we as people evolve. As I was once a newly arrived Immigrant I know how hard the culture shock can be when someone first sets foot in Canada. Coming from the Middle East to Canada it was such a culture shock for me because I’m coming from a country in which the women & men have prescribed national attire when in public. This image uniting the exterior appearance of everyone, in itself sets a definition of what I’m accustomed to be normal public attire. Furthermore, women rely heavily on men in their families for transportation, travel, marriage and general legal identity...
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...The World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta opened to the public after relocation and renovation on May 24, 2007. I didn’t get see it until four years after on March 12, 2011 on a middle school field trip. I was 13 in the 7th grade and it was finally my year to go to the famous World of Coca-Cola museum. Only 7th graders got to go on this field trip and I was looking forward to it, since I was in the 4th grade when my brother went, and said “it was so much fun”. This was the first and last field trip that I went on after I missed the opportunity in the 5th grade to go to Barrier Island because my mother couldn’t come with me due to late registration. So, on this trip, my mother was able to attend,which ‘til this day I don’t know if it was the best idea. Compared to the reading The Educational Value of Field Trips by Green, Kisida, and Bowen this trip was very enriching. I was educated on the creation and the background of the Coca-Cola enterprise and had a new outlook on life just from a small bubbly beverage....
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...( Exam on Analogy 1.Biography : Autography (a) mobile : automobile (b) dead : living (c) testimony : confession (d) author : performer (e) memories : history 2. INDIFFERENT : CONCERN (a) unbigoted : tolerance (b) unnatural: emotion (c) variable :change (d) arrogant : modesty (e)intrepid : bravery 3. PLAY : ACTS (a) Novel : Chapter (b) Opera : Arias (c) Games : Athletes (d) Poem : Rhymes (e) Essay : topics 4. SMILE : AMUSEMENT (a) Anger : madness (b) Face : Expression (c) Yawn : boredom (d) Dream : sleep (e) love : Ecstasy 5. HEART : PUMP (a) Head : ache (b) appendix : Burst (c) Lungs : collapse (d) Stomach : digest (e) eyes : sleep 6. CREST : WAVE (a) crown : tree (b) basin : water (c) mountain : range (d) sand : dune (e) river : bed 7. ENTERPRENEUR : PROFITS (a) philanthropist : charity (b) organizer : union (c) hermit : lonely ...
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...Whether it be for the visual enchantment of the landscape, the expression of cultural nuances, or the feeling and spirituality that permeates the air, artists of all genres find the Santa Fe area incomparable. Legendary musicians, dancers, and actors come to the city each year from August through May for special performances. The productions of the Santa Fe Opera take place each year between the later of June and late August. Santa Fe has seven museums located near the downtown Plaza and several more on “Museum Hill.” There are also many extraordinary architectural sites in the city, many of which have historical significance. There is so much to see and do in this great...
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...cultural tourists highly motivated” cultural tourists, people that travel to a town or region for what they provide from a cultural point of view (museums, festivals, theatre); -“partly” culture-motivated tourists: people that travel both for what they are provided culturally, and to visit their friends or relatives or to relax the third type, consists of tourists for whom culture is an “accessory” to a stronger motivation; - ‘’No motivated’’ consists of people that are never attracted by cultural attractions or events, no matter the circumstances. Accidental cultural tourists”: people traveling to the region who do not intend to go to a cultural attraction or event but find, for example that the friends or relatives they have visited bring them along, or that the cultural opportunity is close to their hotel. positive effects Local communities are benefited through contribution by tourism to the improvement of the social infrastructure like schools, libraries, health care institutions preserve the local traditions and handicrafts which maybe were on the link of the extinction Learning about each other’s culture and customs increased income from tourism expenditures Reducing negative perceptions and stereotypes Developing pride, appreciation, understanding, respect, and tolerance For each other’s culture negative impacts * Culture clashes * Deteriorating working and employment conditions * Physical influences causing...
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...Setting high expectations for responsible student behavior is an essential part of any teacher’s education plan. The knowledge and understanding of these expectations will help students learn valuable skills within social settings, as well as teach them the important fact that there will always be consequences to all of their actions. These expectations are effective teaching tools during in-class activities as well as out-of-class activities. One very common in-class activity would be students answering question during any given lesson. It is very common during this time of the school day for students to begin asking questions randomly, which can disrupt the teacher’s rhythm and interrupt the entire lesson. A behavioral expectation for this activity would be for the students to raise their hand when they have a question, and then wait to be called on before they ask it. This behavior will help students understand the value and importance of patience as well as begin to condition them to recognize and accept acceptable patterns of behavior. Another behavioral expectation would be for the students to only ask questions that are relevant to the lesson at hand. It is very easy for young children to drift of topic and begin asking questions about subjects they would rather be discussing. By requiring students to only ask questions that pertain to the immediate topic of discussion, they are more likely to stay focused and gain a better understanding of the lesson being taught....
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