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Bright and early in the morning of May 8th, 2017 we headed to the tube to get to [[Westminster Abbey]]. When you exit the tube station and look up you can see the gorgeous structure ahead, and with one of my milestones being architecture, I immediately took notice of the architectural details. We met up with a tour guide who took us into Westminster Abbey. He told us about the gothic feature of using stone to disperse the weight of the ceilings which allowed for larger windows. Because the weight is dispersed to the walls flying buttresses are needed to keep the building together. Continuing through the church, there were many beautiful memorials, all very detailed, but unfortunately we could not take any pictures inside because it is a sacred place. The Westminster Abbey was a great place to start our activities!  
 
Bright and early in the morning of May 8th, 2017 we headed to the tube to get to [[Westminster Abbey]]. When you exit the tube station and look up you can see the gorgeous structure ahead, and with one of my milestones being architecture, I immediately took notice of the architectural details. We met up with a tour guide who took us into Westminster Abbey. He told us about the gothic feature of using stone to disperse the weight of the ceilings which allowed for larger windows. Because the weight is dispersed to the walls flying buttresses are needed to keep the building together. Continuing through the church, there were many beautiful memorials, all very detailed, but unfortunately we could not take any pictures inside because it is a sacred place. The Westminster Abbey was a great place to start our activities!  
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Revision as of 16:16, 8 May 2017

Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson



Overview

The paragraph should give a three to five sentence abstract about your entire London HUA experience including 1) a summary of the aims of your project, 2) your prior experience with humanities and arts courses and disciplines, and 3) your major takeaways from the experience.

Milestone 1


Comparing Architecture Through Photography
Objective: How has architecture changed over time in London? By photographing buildings that were built in different time periods I will be able to show how architecture has changed over the years."

Below the objective statement, Insert a one or two paragraph summary of your findings from having reached this milestone. Edit the link below to link to your milestone page.

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Milestone 2


Graffiti in London
Objective: London is known for it's street art, so I will be taking a look at the street art and the history and artists behind it. London has very street laws against graffiti and artist chose to continue anyways. I will be looking into the iconic artists of London, and how there art has made an impact on the streets"

Below the objective statement, Insert a one or two paragraph summary of your findings from having reached this milestone. Edit the link below to link to your milestone page.
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Milestone 3


Photography Guidebook
Objective: I will be taking the photographs from my other objectives, as well as photographs of iconic London spots and artwork and create a guidebook. This guidebook will have the locations where the photographs were taken and a few words about the work of art so it can be used as a resource for those traveling to London. This guidebook will have a glossary that has each page as a pinpoint on a map of London. This will allow people reading the Guidebook to find all types of art in London, from street art to museum art and architecture."

Below the objective statement, Insert a one or two paragraph summary of your findings from having reached this milestone. If this milestone, for you, represents a humanities and arts capstone, please indicate so. Edit the link below to link to your milestone page.

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Activity Journal

The activity journal represents an ongoing log of reflections gained through each and every project activity on the calendar.

Leave the above sentence in place exactly as it is, delete this sentence, and add a new activity journal entry for each major trip or activity in which you participate (museum visit, cultural experience, etc.).


Activity #1 Westminster Abbey

Bright and early in the morning of May 8th, 2017 we headed to the tube to get to Westminster Abbey. When you exit the tube station and look up you can see the gorgeous structure ahead, and with one of my milestones being architecture, I immediately took notice of the architectural details. We met up with a tour guide who took us into Westminster Abbey. He told us about the gothic feature of using stone to disperse the weight of the ceilings which allowed for larger windows. Because the weight is dispersed to the walls flying buttresses are needed to keep the building together. Continuing through the church, there were many beautiful memorials, all very detailed, but unfortunately we could not take any pictures inside because it is a sacred place. The Westminster Abbey was a great place to start our activities! EWABBEY1.jpg Fullsizeoutput 15bb.jpeg 400px



Activity #2 Tower of London

After visiting Westminster Abbey we hopped back on the tube and headed towards Tower Hill. When you first see Tower of London you are taken aback. When you first enter you are surrounded by towering walls. You have the freedom to walk around the Tower and visit exhibits that interest you. My group went to see the torture exhibit, the crown jewels, we did the wall walk and saw actors throwing projectiles over the wall! This was my second time at the Tower of London and I still enjoyed it. There was so much to see and do, and the crown jewels are still magnificent no matter how many times you see them!

My Complete Contributions

The journal section should end with the following link to your complete contributions (new articles, edited articles, added media, etc.); delete this sentence and replace the username Vjmanzo below with your own username:

All of My Created Content and Edits





Copy each of the three category tags below (respective to your year and advisor), edit your page, and paste the tags at the bottom of your page. Category tags for your profile page must include 1) the tag [[Category:Profiles]] and 2) the present year in which you are participating in the London HUA experience, and 3) the advisor(s) tags; that's it!

  • Do not list any other tags especially "Project Category" pages as you do for Milestone pages.
  • Do not list all of the categories available in this page; list only the categories related to your three milestones.
  • Do not add the Template Pages category to any of your pages :)

For example:

[[Category:Profiles]]

plus the year the project was completed by you, like this:

[[Category:2017]]

plus the year the advisor tag(s) like this:

[[Category:Advisor:Manzo]]

Note that the last name of the advisor may be different depending on who your advisors are.
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