Virtual Museum Tour: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Natasha Rodas Community College of Denver Virtual Museum Tour: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History On September 22‚ 2013‚ I virtually visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History located in Washington‚ D.C.‚ USA. It is one of the widest known museums in the United States and has many themes related to Natural History. The virtual tour is relatively easy to maneuver and provides many
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The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 (MPA) held major significance with all aspects of life; it was to be an act for‚ ‘improving the police in and near the Metropolis’. As it was the first centralised police force within Britain there was major significance for all walks of life. In the words of A.N. Wilson‚ the Metropolitan police had ‘two principal tasks‚ to protect property (and life)‚ and to curb liberty.’ Furthermore‚ it ultimately led to the implementation of the second Metropolitan Police
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ATLANTA METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE DIVISION OF HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS COURSE SYLLABUS English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite(s): You are required to have an exit or exemption from Learning Support English [ENGL 0097 and ENGL 0099‚ READ 0097‚ and READ 0099]‚ before enrolling in this course. Course Description English Composition I (ENGL 1101) focuses on skills necessary for effective writing in various rhetorical contexts with emphasis on exposition‚ analysis‚ and argumentation
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Experience at the Black Wax Museum The Black Wax Museum captures the untold history of African Americans. The founders of the Black wax Museum designed it to educate those less informed about the history of Africans. This extraordinary museum exposes the hidden skeletons of the past and gives you a better appreciation and understanding of the achievements and hardships of those with African decent. Visiting the Black wax museum is an unforgettable experience that will always remain in my heart
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My Day at the Museum The Field Museum is not the way I remember as a teenager in High School. The Tour Guides were good two out of three guided exhibits within their area of expertise. The other one did it out of love of the area she guided. Over all the description of the exhibits was good. Sandy was the first one to guide me‚ I arrived extra early. My intention was to arrive thirty minimizes early to get acquainted with the information area and to give them a chance to make the necessary arrangements
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Child’s Play Remembering the days of childhood can be a glorious feeling to a grown adult. The worry free happy days that used to seem as if they were never ending. The Children ’s Hands On Museum is a place where kids may go to enjoy a little bit more of that worry free happy feeling while at the same time being encouraged to actively learn. Due to a large amount of technology and the internet‚ many children today are not encouraged to actively learn. CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
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McNeil Museum of Art is located in Universal City‚ which has a large metropolitan population of 2.5 million residents. In they year 2004‚ they recorded their 3rd annual loss of ($383‚715); totaling ($794‚086) in the past 3 years. They have also depleted their savings and the interest they make on investments is declining with no positive sights in the near future. The museum makes 43% of their $6‚657‚644 revenue from the 17‚634 membership dues charged to personal and corporate accounts. The amount
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The Holocaust refers to the systematic murder of more than six million Jews coordinated by the Nazi party. This was my second visit to the Holocaust museum‚ and I truly appreciated it much more than my first visit. Instead of reading every single word written upon the wall at the museum‚ it was the visual parts of the museum that really moved me and made me ask more questions about the Holocaust. When I walked through the box car I got the chills knowing that during the Holocaust it would be filled
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Museums play an important role in both production and legitimisation of historical knowledge and identities. (Desforges and Maddern‚ 2004.) However‚ the impressions and perceptions that individuals receive in a particular place‚ can differ from person to person. In this section of this assignment‚ I will discuss the approaches and ideas that led me to my own impressions of the place I visited‚ the Hancock Museum. Within the museum the first approach I took was in ascertaining what representation
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Captain Paul J. Matthews founded the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in the year 2000. This is the only museum dedicated primarily to preserving the legacy and honor of the African-American soldier‚ in the United States of America. Captain Paul has dedicated himself to find original items to show everyone that visits the museum how the buffalo soldiers survived in their time. The museum has many items that were used daily‚ the uniforms that were used by the soldiers‚ and not only is it focus on
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