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 =Overview=
-From May-June 2017 I attend WPI's London HUA program as an opportunity to complete my humanities requirements, and have a chance to explore England. Through my three milestones I had a chance to explore the history of three areas that I had great interest in. These three milestones consisted of Winston Churchill's World War II speeches, my ancestor John Tillotson who served as Archbishop of Canterbury in the late 1600's, and the origins of modern football in England. I leave London with a greater appreciation and knowledge of global history and with a wealth of project experience.
+From May-June 2017 I attended WPI's London HUA program as an opportunity to complete my humanities requirements, and have a chance to explore England. Through my three milestones I had a chance to explore the history of three areas that I had great interest in. These three milestones consisted of Winston Churchill's World War II speeches, my ancestor John Tillotson who served as Archbishop of Canterbury in the late 1600's, and the origins of modern football in England. I leave London with a greater appreciation and knowledge of global history and with a wealth of project experience.
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 May 19th, 2017
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-Today my group visited [[Tate Modern]]. We left around 9:30 and walked across the Thames to arrive around 10 AM. The first thing I noticed about the building was how large it was from the outside, and I figured it would be chalk full of exhibits, but this was not the case. I was surprised to find the main section of the building to be empty. We first wandered into an area known as the tanks. I had the chance to see a few different exhibits here that dealt with video and audio components. Modern art usually doesn't resonate with me, but one exhibit I felt like I grasped. It was titled the mother language in which three screens were displaying conversations with headphones to listen in. It didn't take me long to understand that there were three generations of women who could each understand their mother, but the grandmother couldn't understand the granddaughter. I thought of how I have had many experiences similar to this in my life.
+Today my group visited [[Tate Modern]]. We left around 9:30 and walked across the Thames to arrive around 10 AM. The first thing I noticed about the building was how large it was from the outside, and I figured it would be chock full of exhibits, but this was not the case. I was surprised to find the main section of the building to be empty. We first wandered into an area known as the tanks. I had the chance to see a few different exhibits here that dealt with video and audio components. Modern art usually doesn't resonate with me, but one exhibit I felt like I grasped. It was titled the mother language in which three screens were displaying conversations with headphones to listen in. It didn't take me long to understand that there were three generations of women who could each understand their mother, but the grandmother couldn't understand the granddaughter. I thought of how I have had many experiences similar to this in my life.
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 We explored a few other exhibits on this lower level and then began to climb the floors. One exhibit that stood out detailed how the human body can be perceived in different ways. After seeing many exhibits we were anxious to check out the observation deck on the 10th floor. The views of the city and St. Paul's on the river were spectacular. I really enjoyed this part of the museum.

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 When I began my research for this milestone I had a hunch that I would come to find that footballs development would have been derived from a need for entertainment and mere circumstance. After researching how football developed it's footings in England I began to realize that footballs development was a kind of barometer for England's industrial development, social structure, and educational systems. I came to this conclusion through reading older and more modern interpretations of footballing history in England. The industrial revolution brought different people together creating a need to unify the game under a single set of rules. Football was once separated by social class but now it is enjoyed in England by people of all backgrounds. Education drove the game as schools and universities created common sets of rules for it's students to play under. Footballs development was caused by many different factors in England, and I came to realize that this only enriches the historical story as well as England's claim to football as "their sport". Another avenue of research on this topic would be to continue the story line where I left off and see in what other ways England's issues and situations altered and continue to change the development of the football. I see this project as having been a worthwhile capstone because of the intricate historical narrative that football follows.
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 [[History and Influence of Football's Commercialization in England|Read More]]
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-Today my group and I visited Tate Britain. I knew it was a more recent art gallery so I really wasn't thrilled to go. However, as with everything I went in with an open mind to have a better experience. We took the tube there and MI6 caught our eye so we visited that first. It was really cool to see up close because of all the movies it appears in. After a breif stroll we entered the gallery around 10 AM.
+Today my group and I visited Tate Britain. I knew it was a more recent art gallery so I really wasn't thrilled to go. However, as with everything I went in with an open mind to have a better experience. We took the tube there and MI6 caught our eye so we visited that first. It was really cool to see up close because of all the movies it appears in. After a brief stroll we entered the gallery around 10 AM.
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 The first thing that caught my eye was a light display in a main hallway. This was one of the few displays I actually enjoyed. As we continued through I could tell that all the art was made in a purposeful abstract way, but the meaning was often lost on me. There were however some simple photographs and sculptures that I enjoyed. I also noticed that this gallery as opposed to the national gallery was lacking religious art, but this makes sense given the modern time period.
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 Today my group visited [[Tate Modern]]. We left around 9:30 and walked across the Thames to arrive around 10 AM. The first thing I noticed about the building was how large it was from the outside, and I figured it would be chalk full of exhibits, but this was not the case. I was surprised to find the main section of the building to be empty. We first wandered into an area known as the tanks. I had the chance to see a few different exhibits here that dealt with video and audio components. Modern art usually doesn't resonate with me, but one exhibit I felt like I grasped. It was titled the mother language in which three screens were displaying conversations with headphones to listen in. It didn't take me long to understand that there were three generations of women who could each understand their mother, but the grandmother couldn't understand the granddaughter. I thought of how I have had many experiences similar to this in my life.
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-We explored a few other exhibits on this lower level and then began to climb the floors. One exhibit that stood out detailed how the human body can be perceived in different ways. After seeing many exhibits we were anxious to check out the observation deck on the 10th floor. The views of the city and St. Pauls on the river were spectacular. I really enjoyed this part of the museum.
+We explored a few other exhibits on this lower level and then began to climb the floors. One exhibit that stood out detailed how the human body can be perceived in different ways. After seeing many exhibits we were anxious to check out the observation deck on the 10th floor. The views of the city and St. Paul's on the river were spectacular. I really enjoyed this part of the museum.
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 After leaving the museum we decided to grab lunch at the Borough Market as was suggested. I got to try the National winning fish and chips to which I was impressed. The market was a cool place with foods from all over Europe. I really enjoyed walking around the market. Afterwards we worked our way back to the flat via London Bridge then St. Paul's back to the flat. It was a nice walk to take in the city.
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-Today our group visited the [[Imperial War Museum]]. We arrived a little late due to a slight travel mishap, but we arrived a little after 10 AM and began our exploration of the museum. Immediately after walking through the door I could see fighter jets hanging from the ceiling and I was hooked. The amount of vechicals, War memoribelia, and weapons was astounding. One of the most interesting exhibits was the Family in Wartime exhibit. It really brought the war to a level that I could understand living in.
+Today our group visited the [[Imperial War Museum]]. We arrived a little late due to a slight travel mishap, but we arrived a little after 10 AM and began our exploration of the museum. Immediately after walking through the door I could see fighter jets hanging from the ceiling and I was hooked. The amount of vehicles, War memorabilia, and weapons was astounding. One of the most interesting exhibits was the Family in Wartime exhibit. It really brought the war to a level that I could understand living in.
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 I find it ironic the contrast of how terrible war is to live in, but how enjoyable I find learning about war to be. War is terrible, but how important it is to preserve freedom. I had the thought while walking through the museum of how the world might look today if no one had ever fought back. I think there is something to be said about human nature and how it is resolved to resisting the will of those who are believed to be in the wrong.

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 Today our group visited the [[London Science Museum]] in South Kensington. We took the tube and arrived at the museum right around 10AM. After getting through the bag check we began to explore the museum. First we saw a large room devoted to the history of energy production. It featured many early steam engines that I found to be impressive as a mechanical engineer. One of the next rooms housed space exploration exhibits. My favorite of which was about Robert Godard who is the father of modern rocketry and attended WPI.
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-The next exhibit that our group spent some time at was called "Who are you?". The exhibit was highly interactive featuring many games forcused at the purpose of self discovery. We had fun playing the different games and looking around the exhibit. The top floor had an exhibit that all WPI students can relate to, and that was called "Engineer your future". It was an exhibit focused at getting young people excited about engineering. I found it somewhat comical to walk through knowing this is the field I am currently persuing.
+The next exhibit that our group spent some time at was called "Who are you?". The exhibit was highly interactive featuring many games focused at the purpose of self discovery. We had fun playing the different games and looking around the exhibit. The top floor had an exhibit that all WPI students can relate to, and that was called "Engineer your future". It was an exhibit focused on getting young people excited about engineering. I found it somewhat comical to walk through knowing this is the field I am currently pursuing.
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 After seeing a good portion of the museum we headed back towards the exit and quickly went through the gift shop looking at the science focused toys. Afterwards we grabbed lunch and ate in Hyde Park before finding a cafe to sit in and continue work.

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 As I continued the insight I gained towards my first milestone was invaluable. The exhibits supplemented my already solid knowledge of how Churchill influenced the world during World War II. There was also an expansive timeline of Churchill's life that really helped arrange my knowledge about him chronologically. He did so much in his 90 years and I have to say that I was really impressed and inspired by him. His contributions to the world are still remembered today, and rightfully so.
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-Seeing a place so entrenched in important world history was really an enjoyable experience. The museum allowed me to better understand the war as something that really happened, and not just events recorded in history books. In the gift shop I found a book about Churchill's speeches that I think will be a great asset for me going forward. I also took some pictures of the rooms for potential use in my deliverable. I spoke with a supervisor at the museum and got contact information in order to gain permission to use these pictures in my possible video.
+Seeing a place so entrenched in important world history was really an enjoyable experience. The museum allowed me to better understand the war as something that really happened, and not just events recorded in history books. In the gift shop I found a book about Churchill's speeches that I think will be a great asset for me going forward. I also took some pictures of the rooms for potential use in my deliverable. I spoke with a supervisor at the museum and got contact information in order to gain permission to use these pictures in my possible video. [Update: Imperial War Museum photos are in the public domain and available online].
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 ==Activity #8 Tate Britain==
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-Today my group and I visited the Museum of London. I was excited to find out that this museum would be focused throughout all time periods in London and not one particular aspect. We arrived a few minutes early before the museum had opened so our group spent some time looking at a sculpture outside with a letter on it. We noticed that the letters were very unique in the way that the letter "s" often looked like an integral symbol and also sometimes looked like an f. We spend some time discussing why this might be until the museum doors opened at 10 AM. We decided it would be best to buy a museum map and booklet so we could identify the highlights we wanted to see.
+Today my group and I visited the Museum of London. I was excited to find out that this museum would be focused throughout all time periods in London and not one particular aspect. We arrived a few minutes early before the museum had opened so our group spent some time looking at a sculpture outside with a letter on it. We noticed that the letters were very unique in the way that the letter "s" often looked like an integral symbol and also sometimes looked like an f. We spent some time discussing why this might be until the museum doors opened at 10 AM. We decided it would be best to buy a museum map and booklet so we could identify the highlights we wanted to see.
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 The first room was one of my favorites, it was called "London before London". It detailed the history of the people who lived in London before it became officially settled. It had examples from the stone age and the bronze age. I always am astounded to learn about prehistoric people and be reminded that civilization as we know it today was not always here. They also had many examples of the animals, such as reindeer, that lived in the area before humans had a chance to tamper with the environment.
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 I was really hoping that there would be some detail of Winston Churchill in the museum, but there was not. The museum overall dealt with events and places rather than people, and I think this is why he was not mentioned. The only other connection I have to another milestone is they listed the founding years of some of the famous London football clubs.
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 ==Activity #7 Churchill War Rooms==
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 We then wandered into the Greece area of the museum, and I was impressed by the collection of items they had. Then I thought of the phrase "the sun never sets on the British Empire", and I really realized that by looking at all the different items they had. The British Empire was all over the globe at points concurring lands so it makes sense that they would have brought back and had access to so much global history. They even had items from North America, and this made perfect sense because I assume at least a portion of the items were sent back when the original colonies were still controlled by the crown.
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-We continued to walk though other exhibits including one on the enlightenment. I was very impressed by the collection of different artifacts they had. One thing I was really impressed by was the craftsmanship in miniature wood carvings. They held interesting designs including one of the last supper that was really well done. That was one theme I had when walking around the museum was the level of craftsmanship that all the different civilizations had around the world through history. I think today's world is more driven by technological advancements and craftsmanship today is less artistic and more practical. Overall I enjoyed my time in the British Museum admiring their large collection.
+We continued to walk through other exhibits including one on the enlightenment. I was very impressed by the collection of different artifacts they had. One thing I was really impressed by was the craftsmanship in miniature wood carvings. They held interesting designs including one of the last supper that was really well done. That was one theme I had when walking around the museum was the level of craftsmanship that all the different civilizations had around the world through history. I think today's world is more driven by technological advancements and craftsmanship today is less artistic and more practical. Overall I enjoyed my time in the British Museum admiring their large collection.
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 I didn't see any exhibits that relate to my milestones, but it is a large museum and I did not get a chance to see all of it.
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 ==Activity #6 Museum of London==
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 After seeing the both the U.S. Natural History Museum in D.C., and the British Natural History Museum I would say the collection in the U.S. Museum dwarfs the British Museum.
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 May 11th, 2017

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 Although I am not of the denomination St. Paul's is I was still moved by all the religious symbolism and art. I really liked "The Light of the World" painting, and I spent some time admiring it. The video display in the church of the man being buried, the woman hanging, the man sitting in fire, and the upside down man was very odd to see. I could see what the artist was trying for, but mostly I found it more distracting than moving. The memorial at the back reminded me how much the U.S. was involved in helping the UK during World War II. I thought the tribute was moving, and found it ironic that Richard Nixon was the one present at St. Paul's when it was presented.
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-The memorial to the members of the Antarctic expedition was also very cool, as I can remember learning about that in the past. Moving into the crypt was also a cool part of the church. I was looking for an ancestor of mine named [[John Tillotson]] who was the Archbishop of Canterbury and at one point the dean of St. Paul's who died in 1694. I did manage to find a memorial to him in the crypt, but after some research I found he was buried in a nearby church. So I decided to take a walk to St. Lawrence Jewry in order to investigate. I found out that the church was firebombed in WWII, but that his vault survived and he is still buried there today. His original memorial still stands in the corner of the church where his vault is.
+The memorial to the members of the Antarctic expedition was also very cool, as I can remember learning about that in the past. Moving into the crypt was also a cool part of the church. I was looking for an ancestor of mine named [[John Tillotson]] who was the Archbishop of Canterbury and at one point and the dean of St. Paul's who died in 1694. I did manage to find a memorial to him in the crypt, but after some research I found he was buried in a nearby church. So I decided to take a walk to St. Lawrence Jewry in order to investigate. I found out that the church was firebombed in WWII, but that his vault survived and he is still buried there today. His original memorial still stands in the corner of the church where his vault is.
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