History is Eternal‚ Especially in a Museum Where the Exhibits Never Change In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden reflects very fondly of the Museum of Natural History. He wants to go there to find his sister Phoebe‚ but he remembers that “it was Sunday and Phoebe wouldn’t be there.” (119) But none the less‚ “even though it was so damp and lousy out‚” (119) he decided to walk all the way through the park to the museum. While he is on his way to the museum‚ he recollects how every time you
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St. Louis City Museum I know it’s impossible to turn back time‚ but don’t you wish that you could relive your childhood? Last week‚ during my visit to the St. Louis City Museum‚ I got a chance to do just that. Today‚ in this speech‚ I’ll take you on a short tour of the City Museum. As I walk you through this tour of the museum‚ I’ll focus on three things: the building style‚ the different attractions‚ and my overall experience at the City Museum. Let’s start with the building style‚ or architecture
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ENG 270.8328 July 16‚ 2008 Auden ’s Museum of Fine Arts There are many people who cannot help but to wonder the meanings of life and everything it brings us. Some wait for meanings to come to them‚ while others seek meanings. Whether one seeks or waits he will find that meanings are influenced by myth‚ history‚ experience‚ events and proven facts. Many poets use history or myth to tell their own stories or express their own points of view on certain topics. W.H. Auden was born
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Over the summer I was lucky enough to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington‚ D.C. Although it’s hard to believe‚ the most impactful object I saw in the museum was an old‚ barely visible footprint! Obviously‚ there were numerous important artifacts I saw that day‚ but that footprint helped teach me the importance of always offering as much help as one can give. About midway through the museum‚ a timeworn train car was arranged as a doorway to the next exhibit. Despite the
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Modern created by an exceptional artist named Hal Marcus at El Paso Museum of Art. My first thoughts of visiting a museum were “boring”‚ “unexcited” and I just imagined myself going one work of art to another and describing it as if it was the textbook. As soon as I stepped into the museum my whole perspective changed‚ and at the end of the visit I had a different mindset. Lyric Modern was an outstanding exhibition‚ I did not only describe each composition individually‚ but I also compared them to each
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In this paper‚ I will write my thoughts on the Art Museum where I went to view visual art. I went to the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM). I explain will the venue and its appearance. I will describe using the correct fine arts terms what I saw and felt from the pieces of art that I viewed. I will also give my personal feelings of what I witnessed. The Venue After parking the car in the lot across the street. I first viewed the exterior of the building. I could see the Laugh fest headquarters
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the Berlin’s Museum Island. According to Visit Berlin‚ more than 3 million people come to visit this panorama display of exquisite 20th century art forms each year. Amongst the five famous museums of this island‚ stands the unconventional and thought provoking exhibit- the Bode Museum‚ also known as “ THE LOST MUSEUM”. If you are someone who is intrigued by the idea how several world-class artworks disappeared and reappeared‚ as an effect of the World War II‚ then this
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The Museum as a Racist Institute Racism‚ particularly against those of African descent‚ is a very dark past for the Western world‚ one that still prevalently haunts and invades the future. As racism is a part of societies’ history‚ cultural institutions that present said history‚ such as museums‚ deal with the idea of racism every day in the exhibits within their walls. Many efforts are made to show how terrible the racism of the past was and is‚ but the line between the racism of the past and
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Duaa Abdulilah Art 104 Prof. Erickson Thursday‚ Oct. 16‚ 2014 Museum Visit Reflection Paper Going for the first time to the M.H. de Young Museum‚ in San Francisco was a wonderful experience for me. I learned about and saw amazing art that I had never seen before. It was a whole different feeling walking into the museum; everything looked so beautiful and different from what I was expecting to see. The three pieces of art that caught my eye as soon as I looked at them were the First Theme
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If you are looking for words to describe a person you love the most; choosing words that describe his personality‚ behavior‚ character‚ and mind will really make that person feel special. You can choose from an ocean of English language adjectives to describe a person. However‚ before choosing these words‚ make sure that it sounds good‚ and not like you are actually describing a thing. If you are searching for good words for writing a love poem for your loved one‚ first understand the meaning of
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