...Engl 1010-W01 Essay 2 17 February 2016 Interactive design and Experience The Smithsonian and Met Museum are both art museums that have an on-line presence. Both websites have art related agenda’s, pictures, and so on. While they both specialize in art they both have drastically different web appearances. The atmosphere of these two sites is in contrast. These two websites do not compete for the same viewers. Different art venues are posted, along with information and history of the art piece and pictures posted of the piece. The Smithsonian is located in Washington, D.C. The Met museum is located New York. Not everyone has the opportunity to visit these two museums, so having an on-line presence is essential to keeping the education alive. Educating people has obvious road blocks such as commuting, location, cost, basically too many to list. Education isn’t always the most exciting and so these two websites will be compared on their interactive design, experience, and user friendly navigation. Both museums are well known and the web offers a vastly new approach in how museums and historians are able to share, interpret, and explore anything from the past, to exhibits, artifacts, history, and so on. A digital standpoint making these exhibits come alive so it can be shared with millions of people is an extraordinary task and one that both the sites take on daily to engage the public and welcome them to a life-long relationship of learning. The Smithsonian has a light to bright...
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...The museum offers a space to the public for education, meditation, reflection of the self and others. The issue of gender challenges, if not simply questions, an institution with a profound sense of power in deciding what makes history, what is representative of culture, and how individuals can be identified among a greater scheme of social construction. Feminist critique reveals museums to be generally colonising spaces of the female body. In a profession now largely occupied by women, there appears to still be a gender disproportion in directorial and curatorial positions. ‘The women’s movement has largely bypassed museums’ (Glaser & Zeneton 1994). Even with noticeable changes to gender perspectives in Western society, women have much to remodel in a museological world that is still dipped in a long-established and well-governed androcentrism. Museums are extraordinarily powerful institutions across the globe today. They present the past and present in ways that rule entire schools of thought, dictate truth and notions of common sense, and shape the ways in which people perceive and interpret meaning through culture and history. In assessing the status of modern museum culture, it is important to understand the politics by which an institution runs and governs itself. This issue is often overlooked in museum studies; historically museums have acted at their own discretion without much, if any, cultural, political, or social supervision; thus, despite a reputation for being...
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...Evaluation Rough Draft 2 August 2012 Last Rites for Indian Dead”, Evaluation Susan Harjo in her essay titled, “Last Rites for Indian Dead”, argues that it is wrong to remove the remains of Native Americans for medicinal, archeological, or fortune hunting purposes. Native American peoples should no longer be considered the property of all Americans. She decries the desecration, plunder, and exploitation of Native American grave-sites and holy sites. Her quest is to see national legislation passed to protect the burial remains of Native Americans. Her argument remains viable and quite compelling. Every human kind deserves reverential treatment. Despite the fact I am not a Native American, I can sympathize with the feelings of dishonor, desecration, and decadency someone must feel upon learning that their relatives have been exhumed without family awareness nor blessing. I would dread and hate the thought of having my own family grave tampered with whether for research or medical purposes. The only time I could compromise this thought is if authorities are requiring evidence to solve a crime. Grave sites and cemeteries ought to be preserved as places of peace and tranquility in honor of the deceased. How horrible it would be to visit my parent’s graveside only to discover they had been dug up? It is not right for anyone to look for wealth by tampering with the remains of the dead. Harjo calls research on her peoples’ relics into question by citing a well-known doctor...
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...Jessica Carr January 24, 2015 Enc 1102-325 The Big Tattoo Boom You see them everywhere you go. They are on the waitress who are serving you dinner, the veteran waiting for medical care, and even on the football players we watch on television. According to Dictionary.com, a tattoo is done by marking the skin with indelible patterns, pictures, and legends by making punctures in it and inserting pigments. Tattoos which date back to hundreds, even thousands of years ago have slowly grown into a booming business. Many things about the tattoo world have changed over time, from the tools and ink used, to designs, and even meanings behind the tattoos. I plan to explain how big of a business tattooing has come to be. There was a time when getting a tattoo wasn’t an expression or even a choice. According to the Lineberry’s article from the Smithsonian “In terms of tattoos on actual bodies, the earliest known examples were Egyptian and were present on several female mummies dating back to 2000 B.C.” Meanings of tattoos during the ancient years ranged from religious, to cultural, and even to represent skill or ownership. In the beginning tattoos weren’t given using the usual tattoo gun and ink like you would find today. Tattoos have changed a ton since first surfacing in ancient times. I’m sure the Egyptians never imagined tattooing would turn into a thriving business or a way for people to express themselves. In 1891, Samuel...
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...Hiroshima and memory Background During the final stage of World War II 1945, the United States conducted the atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Such events are the only use of nuclear weapons in the world. The atomic bombs were created by the Manhattan Project, which was a research and development program established by the United States with the United Kingdom and Canada that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II. The United States called for a surrender of Japan in the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945 by threatening Japan with “prompt and utter destruction”. However, such ultimatum was ignored by the Japanese government. Thus, two nuclear weapons that developed by the Manhattan Project had been deployed by the United States. Hiroshima was the primary target of the first atomic bomb mission and Nagasaki was the second target of the mission. The first nuclear weapon named Little Boy was dropped from an American B-29 Superfortress, known as Enola Gay on the city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and followed by another nuclear weapon named Fat Man dropped from the B-29 Bockscar on the city of Nagasaki on 9 August. The official figures by Japanese at the time put the death toll at 118,661 and the later estimates the final toll was about 140,000 of Hiroshima’s 350,000 population including military personnel and those who died later due to radiation. On the other hand, the explosion of Fat Man event killed 39,000 and caused a further...
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...Essay of your Choice A portrait of Julia Child leans precariously on my bedside table competing for space with sticky notes, pennies, and a plastic alarm clock. Julia has been my role model ever since I spent an hour at the Smithsonian American History Museum watching cooking show after cooking show. As she dropped eggs, burnt soufflés, and prepared a whole pig, she never took herself too seriously and with her goofy smile and accompanying laugh. And yet, she was as successful in her field as anyone could ever be. Her passion completely guided her career. She taught me that it does not matter what I choose to do, it only matters that I do it with my whole self; zealously and humorously. Unlike Julia, I do not aspire to be a chef. Brownies out of a box may just be the highlight of my baking career. Something I have been passionate about for my whole life, however, is teaching. The first traces of my excitement came from a summer camp that I founded when I was seven years old. Motivated by too many imperfect summer camp experiences, I established my ideal summer camp, one in which campers could choose their activities, from banana split tutorials to wacky hat-making. So that year it began, with seven five-year-old campers in my backyard. For six consecutive years, I ran my summer camp, each year tweaking and improving from the years before. Chebeague Island, Maine, established a preschool in the spring of 2012, run out of a trailer by a recent college graduate. I volunteered...
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...premises: 1. Drugs aren’t an issue for most people 2. The war on drugs causes more harm to society than it does good 3. Countries that have legalized drugs, specifically marijuana, have seen a reduction in that drugs popularity In this critical essay I’ll illustrate how Chapman’s inductive reasoning could result in a false conclusion by focusing on his use of statistics within the passage; and his claim that the war on drugs is harming society as a whole. Applied in a diagram, Chapman’s argument can be visualized as: The argument presented by Chapman is a compelling one because the premises given are believable and presented with supporting statistics, witness statements and passionate exclamations by Chapman himself. Upon closer inspection curious readers may begin to wonder what Chapman didn’t include in his argument. P9-Drugs aren’t for most people Chapman provides a series of claims to support P9. One such claim which was generated by a poll sponsored by the Drug Policy Foundation resulted P5. What this statement is really saying is that of those who claimed to never have used cocaine before, 1 percent admitted to wanting to try it if it were legalized. Several issues exist with accepting this claim as is. Firstly, we don’t know if the poll is a representative sample of Americans. Chapman doesn’t inform the reader of this particular background information from the poll and the reader is left to wonder who was included in the poll, the size, location, and...
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...Brieana Mcclean English 101 Professor Herdzina January 26th, 2018 Major Essay 3 Outline Many of us have favorite Sports teams and as a way of familiarizing ourselves we usually point them out by their mascots and names. Little did we know that our team’s mascot or name may be offensive to a particular culture and has an underlying meaning. According to the Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indians, as early as 1912 Indian names for sports teams have been used in the professional sector. Following this example many high schools started naming their teams using Indian culture and the use of Indian inspired Mascots. We may like the way the teams name and its mascots suit them, but to the Native American...
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...Online Exhibitions: Five Factors for Dynamic Design M. Merritt Haine Museum Communications The University of the Arts December 2006 A thesis submitted to The University of the Arts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Museum Communication. 1 © December 2006 M. Merritt Haine All Rights Reserved No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the author. All photographs and drawings produced by and are the property of name unless otherwise noted. Copyrights to images are owned by other copyright holders and should not be reproduced under any circumstances. This document as shown is not for publication and was produced in satisfaction of thesis requirements for the Master of Arts in Museum Communication in the Department of Museum Studies, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the Directorship of Beth A. Twiss-Garrity For more information, contact: M. Merritt Haine 573 South McLean Blvd. Memphis, Tennessee 38104 215-817-1213 merritthaine@gmail.com To the Faculty of The University of the Arts: The members of the Committee appointed to examine the thesis of M. Merritt Haine, Online Exhibitions: Five Factors for Dynamic Design, find it satisfactory and recommend it to be accepted. Amy Phillips-Iversen Committee Chair Director of Education & Community Programs, The Noyes Museum of Art Phil Schulman Master Lecturer, Electronic Media, The University of the Arts Matthew Fisher...
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...Preserving and Revitalizing Filipino Architecture Thru Museum Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION A. The Problem and Its Setting a. Background of the Study Various cultural influences are here in our country, there’s the Chinese, Indian, Islamic, Spanish and even American traditions left their trademarks on the Filipino culture that plays a part on country’s architecture. Different traditions, motifs and even culture are merged with our identity. Identity that had struggled for centuries by Filipino especially in designing and architecture. Many of us are wondering with these questions: Does Philippine Architecture really exist? Is there Filipino architecture?People said that our architecture is an adaptation of Asian architecture. Our very own bahay -kubo, our mountain region dwellings are said to be similar with the other countries. Architecture, as an art, It is “subject to social, political or cultural influences”. It reflects the values of the society. we should provide an opportunity of more accommodating for the presentation, promotion and development of this art. The aim of this study is to give us the information about the architectural background of our country, not to prove that, but to give the facts and knowledge of our architecture. b. Statement of the Problem Major problem: Filipino architecture is not that recognized. Sub-problems: Non existence of architectural museum in our country. Several people are asking about the country’s architecture...
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...Julia A. R. Morgan History CHC 2D, Period 2 Mr. R. Tait By Julia A. R. Morgan History CHC 2D, Period 2 Mr. R. Tait By THE ART’S IN CANADA: Through the Years. THE ART’S IN CANADA: Through the Years. Table OF Contents: * (Pg. 2-3) WWI: 1914 – 1918 * Pg. 2; John McCrae * Pg. 3; Tom Thomson * (Pg. 4-5) 1920’s – 1930’s Canadian Art * Pg. 4; The Group of Seven * Pg. 5; Emily Carr * (Pg. 6) WWII: 1939 – 1945 * Molly Lamb Bobak * (Pg. 7) Post-War Canadian Art: 1945 – 1969; * The Painters Eleven * (Pg. 8-10) Modern Canadian Art: 1970’s – Current Day; * (Pg. 8) Alex Colville * (Pg. 9) Robert Bateman * (Pg. 10) Joy Kogawa * (Pg. 11) Thesis Statement Conclusion * (Pg. 12) Bibliography * (Pg. 13) Citations (Notes) A Little Introduction note from your student: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/res5e_ch10_s1-0007.html The above is the Website I used to help me a little bit with understanding Citations. (I attempted utilizing Chicago Style.) Some of the paragraphs in my report have been reworded and rephrased to my satisfaction, and others have not. These are the ones with Citation. Please enjoy; this is something I am extremely proud of: I LOVE ART! CANADIAN ART DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR: John McCrae Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae MD, Born the 30th of November, 1872 in Guelph Ontario, was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during WWI, and a surgeon during...
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...The Trustbuster If asked how many presidents are featured on face of Mount Rushmore and what where their names, what percentage of people in the United States would know? Many would say the first presidents that came to mind; for example one might guess George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and perhaps even Thomas Jefferson. However, most would forget the fourth and maybe most important: Theodore Roosevelt. Americas twenty-fourth president was a man of many qualities. He was a graduate of Harvard, an avid hunter, an athlete, and published writer. He possessed these qualities and many more that shaped who he was as a person and president, allowing him to influence many with his ideas. For example, he coined the phrase; “speak softly, but carry a big stick,” a quote that in a way summarizes who he was and how he conducted his presidency. Through examination and extensive research of Theodore Roosevelt’s life and specific accomplishments, it has become clear how influential teddies works as president have been on America today. Theodore Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858 in Gramercy, New York. He was the second of four children and the son of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. To his parent’s dismay, Teddy was a sickly asthmatic child that was bed- ridden for the majority of his early years. Some say he had polio but other sources had conflicting facts and evidence. As a result, Teddy spent the majority of his time reading and writing. He was primarily home-schooled and excelled in most...
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...trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. The MIT Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Design Issues. http://www.jstor.org DesignHistory DesignStudies: or ject Sub Matter Methods and Victor Margolin This a slightly is revised version a talk of that waspresented theconference at "Design: e Storia Storiografia" and (Design: history historiography) was heldat theMilan which Politecnico 15-16April It on 1991. wasfirst published Design in Studiesv. no.2 (April 13 1992): 104-116, is reproduced with and here thepermission Butterworth-Heinemann, of UK. Oxford, Judging from the numberof publications,conferences,and exhibitions in recent years that have focused attention on design in the past, one might assume that design history is a flourishing enterprise. Thereare now active societies of design historiansin Britain, the United States,and Scandinavia and severalinternational conferences of design historianshave been held. The first was in Milanin 1985and the most recentwas at the Victoriaand AlbertMuseumin London in December,1990. The Design History Society in Britain has had its own publication,the Journal DesignHistory, of since 1988 and design historyarticlesalso appearin otherjournals.Numerous design exhibitions have also been held in major museums in Europe,Japan,and North...
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...[pic][pic] [pic]Copyright © 2005 West Chester University. All rights reserved. College Literature 32.2 (2005) 103-126 [pic] | |[pic][pic][pic] | | | |[pic] | | | |[pic] | | | |[pic] | | | |[pic] | | | |[pic] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Access provided by Northwestern University Library ...
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...Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES This chapter contains the gathered researches from different sources. These different studies will be used as a guide and support to the research. The related literature starts with the good and important effects of different gadgets used in learning areas and goes on with the possible effects that might happen to Students when technology is being used extensively. On the later part of the chapter are the gathered related studies and articles done by various researchers. Foreign Literature Jessica White (2005) said that, technology has completely changed the scope of education in America. Most states require a technology aspect to their school improvements plans. They have embraced the idea that using technology in their classroom makes the subject anything from math to art-more accessible to many kinds of students. Educators, administrators, parents, and students are so well-versed in technology that it has become norm in even the most economically disadvantaged schools. She also stated that controversy exist about some students having access too much information. Some internet sites are not monitored by educational sources. Students who have not been taught the proper way to research on the internet might make a research hypothesis based on a website whose information is untrustworthy. Educators should be cautious and explain exactly what their expectations to their students are. Plagiarizing-detection software checks that...
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