User:Tatedtsen - Revision history

Tatedtsen: /* Overview */

2017-06-22T20:01:44Z

‎Overview

Tatedtsen: /* Milestone 2 */

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‎Milestone 2

Tatedtsen: /* Evensong */

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‎Evensong

Tatedtsen: /* The British Museum */

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‎The British Museum

Tatedtsen: /* Milestone 1 */

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‎Milestone 1

Tatedtsen: /* Windsor Castle */

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‎Windsor Castle

Tatedtsen: /* Stonehenge */

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‎Stonehenge

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‎Milestone 3

Tatedtsen: /* Milestone 1 */

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‎Milestone 1

Tatedtsen: /* Milestone 1 */

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‎Milestone 1

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 =Overview=
-Throughout my London experience, I will explore how everyday life in London is impacted from England's best inventions, how the appearance of London has changed over the past 100 years and the relationship between tourism and the economy in the city of London. My previous humanities and arts courses have helped develop my writing skills and my knowledge of historical events in England. These courses will be quite helpful in my exploration of London.
+Throughout my London experience, I explored the reasoning behind the London Underground and ways to improve it, how the appearance of London has changed over the past 100 years, and the differences between gun laws in the United States and the United Kingdom. My previous humanities and arts courses have helped develop my writing skills and my knowledge of historical events in England. These courses will be quite helpful in my exploration of London.
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 '''Objective:''' How has London's appearance changed over the past 100 years?
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-Throughout this project, I wanted to explore what has changed about some of London's most famous structures and the surrounding areas. London is a city rich in history, my humanities focus, and I wanted to do something different with that. With that in mind, I decided to do a photography project focused on comparing London to what it looked like 100 years ago. In completing this milestone, I have discovered three main concepts. One, the buildings' physical appearances have changed very little to preserve history. Two, the purpose of these structures have changed, some buildings more drastically than others. And three, technology is much more relevant to our society today than it was 100 years ago. <br>
+Throughout this project, I wanted to explore what has changed about some of London's most famous structures and the surrounding areas. London is a city rich in history, my humanities focus, and I wanted to do something different with that. With that in mind, I decided to do a photography project focused on comparing London to what it looked like 100 years ago. In completing this milestone, I have discovered three main concepts. One, the buildings' physical appearances have changed very little. Two, the purpose of these structures have changed, some buildings more drastically than others. And three, technology is much more relied upon in our society today than it was 100 years ago. <br>
 [[London: Past v. Present|Read More]]
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 ==Evensong==
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 The [[British Museum]] is huge. The sections are split up by civilization and time period. My favorite part was the areas about Greek and Roman culture. A lot of mainstream media focuses on the Greek and Roman gods and goddess, so I have always found it fascinating to learn more about the actual culture. I was extremely excited to see the Athens and Parthenos sections of the Greek and Roman area because Athena is my favorite goddess. <br>
 The area about Ancient Egypt was also very exciting to look at. I personally loved the scenes depicting Amenhotep III's lion hunts. The carvings were very detailed and exorbitant.
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 '''The London Underground: A timeline'''<br>
-'''Objective:''' How has the expansion of the population of London contributed to the expansion of the tube? How can new lines help decrease congestion? In researching these questions, I included information on the development of the Underground and theories of its expansion in the background. The deliverable focuses on potential ways to decrease congestion. It is clear from this project that the Underground cannot expand much more in the center of the city, but new boroughs could pop up due to increases in populations of communities on the outskirts of the city. My previous humanities experience involves twentieth-century American foreign relations, history of the life sciences, and a background in writing.
+'''Objective:''' How has the expansion of the population of London contributed to the expansion of the tube? How can new lines help decrease congestion? In researching these questions, I included information on the development of the Underground and theories of its expansion in the background. The deliverable focuses on potential ways to decrease congestion. It is clear from this project that the Underground cannot expand much more in the center of the city, but new boroughs could pop up due to increases in populations of communities on the outskirts of the city. My previous humanities experience involves twentieth-century American foreign relations, history of the life sciences, and a background in writing. <br>
 [[The London Underground: A Timeline|Read More]]
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 ==Windsor Castle==
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-At [[Windsor Castle]] we saw the State Apartments, Queen Mary's Dolls' House, and the changing of the guard. The inside of the castle was beautiful.
+At [[Windsor Castle]] we saw the State Apartments, Queen Mary's Dolls' House, and the changing of the guard. The inside of the castle was truly magnificent, but I have to admit I felt a bit odd touring a building where people are currently living. My favorite part of the castle was the decorations made out of weaponry. The intricate designs were beautiful and gave all of the swords a purpose other than being an out of use weapon. I also enjoyed looking at the hand-decorated china displayed within the state apartments. Ever since I was little, my family and I would have tea parties using my grandmother's china. I felt like I was reliving this when I was looking at the many floral patterns on tea cups and dishes at the castle.
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 June 6, 2017 <br>
 It was really cool to see [[Stonehenge]]. I would very much like to know, in detail, why it was built, but it was a cool experience nonetheless. The tour guide was really nice, and it was exciting how he tried to relate things back to engineering for us. It's weird to think about how there is this rock structure, built 5,000 years ago, that attracts thousands of tourists but nobody really knows that much about it. I also enjoyed the city of Bath. It was interesting to learn about the history of the baths and how difficult it had been for people to make the baths safe to bathe in. Lacock was especially fun for me because I am a huge Harry Potter fan.
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 '''US v. UK: Gun Laws'''<br>
 '''Objective:''' What are the differences between gun laws in the US and the UK? What are people's opinions on these differences?
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+After completing my history capstone, I wanted to be able to answer questions about how the United States and United Kingdom gun laws differ and how public opinion in each country compares. Before I began research on this topic, I was unaware how significant the differences are when comparing the US and UK gun laws. This led me to consider public opinion on the issue. Since gun control is such a polarizing topic in the US, I was interested in exploring if the UK had a similar problem when it came to passing gun laws. To complete this project, I had to rely on knowledge from previous history classes and my experience with rhetoric in writing. It was challenging to be a devil's advocate surrounding my analysis of public opinion in both countries.
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 [[US v. UK: Gun Laws|Read More]]