Georgia Museum Analysis

It must have been 13 years or so since I have been to the art museum, back in elementary school, on a one of a kind field trip. 13 years is way too long to have been away from the art museum, as my experience this year reminded me that. It was a beautiful, sunny October day, although it felt like July, and it was an even better day to talk a walk through the vast, mesmerizing pieces of art that the museum has to offer. The North Carolina Museum of Art provides an abundance of artwork from various time periods, cultures, and one can find art anywhere from Egyptian, to classical, to modern and contemporary art. The artwork that the museum provides not only displays an abundance of artwork, but

When the thirteen colonies signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and became the United States of America, an international spotlight was drawn widely onto the new country. Because of this, many people from various regions of the world attempted to migrate to the United States. However, it is evident that in the early years of the new nation, it tended to exhibit xenophobic tendencies towards many nations surrounding it; this is made manifest in the 1894 political cartoon “Miss Columbia’s Schoolhouse” (Document 1). By the near turn of the century, thousands of inhabitants of various nations had migrated to the United States in a hope to escape the poor conditions of their home countries and to find opportunity in the United States. Unfortunately for the migrants, the Americans did not appreciate their presence despite the visions of the founding fathers’ hopes of the United States being a ‘melting pot’ as some would call it. In the political cartoon, Miss Columbia’s Schoolhouse is precisely this, a veritable melting pot of various cultures, but it has turned out to be far from what it was expected to be. Every individual except for Miss Columbia is seen as being indigent, barbaric, and uncivilized. Miss Columbia herself, seen as a strong embodiment of American values of freedom and democracy, is considerably larger when compared to the “others” surrounding her. It is evident through this visual appeal that American perceptions of others were that outsiders were in

In recent years racial and socioeconomic differences have grown more prevalent in our society, and many wonder why. Growing up in Ethiopia, the concept of race was never popular or significant, as there was little to no racial diversity. Coming from a country where I did not even look at the color of my skin to a place where the only thing people saw was my color, astonished me. Living in the United States and learning about slavery in middle school, I thought of it as something that was long gone, something I would never have to worry about, but as I grew older I began to see the lingering shadows that remained. A petrified twelve-year-old me once asked my mother why we were moving to America and to that question she replied “America is the land of the free; the land of opportunities”. America did feel like an embodiment of her statement my first few years here but as time passed I began to see some clear differences in how society viewed me. I wondered, if this really was the so called “land of the free”, why are minorities incarcerated at a higher rate? And why are there such significant socioeconomic and educational gaps?

America the land of the free wasn’t always free for everyone, it was a place of slavery, racism, sexism and more. Since our beginning we have solved many of these problems, however, they haven’t disappeared completely. While civil liberties issues have been mostly resolved for race and gender, in the U.S there still exists issues with basic liberties in other aspects of life. This is proven through the use of logos and pathos within Susan B Anthony’s speech, “What to the American Slave is Your 4th of July” by Frederick Douglas, and the photograph Susan B Anthony’s grave.

America is known across the world as a country that endorses freedom and equality. A place where one will not be judged based off of the characteristics that create them. The land of the free and the home of the brave is what we sing as an anthem to invite people to our land .Although this country already struggled with battles between races and ethnicities,these morals are what we're supposed to represented our country, but the opinions and actions of Americans did not come as a surprise.

The United States of America is known as a country of independence, liberty, and rights; within the lines of our national anthem the Stars Spangled Banner, it is clear to see how the phrases "the land of the free and home of the brave", symbolize the ideals that have been centralized into the American Society for hundreds of years. Despite being recognized as a world power; for its military structure and the "believed" system of possibilities in terms of self advancement, the United States of America houses a very dark and inhumane secret; a sociological failure that perhaps is called that way, given the as a nation, we neglect, fail to address, and persecute those that because of their inherited skin color, look different than the accepted sociological norm of whiteness. It is shameful, to me at least, that the term "American" is a representation of the world 's largest incarceration rate; it’s even more shameful, how we prosecute, isolate, and declare what President Nixon once believed was the proper measure to take on poor communities; the war on drugs. For hundreds of years, we as a country have idealized with what Mustafa Emirbayer & Matthew Desmond have identified in their book Racial Domination, Racial Progress the Sociology of Race in America, as a mistake; mistake that has cost thousands of minorities their reputations and has impacted not only their tranquility, but their overall success rate in the promised land of opportunities.

The West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa is a blast from the past for most of the older generation while the younger generations get to see how their grandparents or great grandparents got to live long before they were born. The overall theme of the museum is honoring and memorializing the old city of Tallapoosa. When exploring the little museum, there are displays of old stores and work offices such as a dentist office or a doctor’s office display from the 1800’s. These displays are interesting to look at because most of the stuff on display in each of these rooms are actual items from that time or very close to that era. When viewing these rooms, there is a button viewers can press which activates a narrator to tell them what they are viewing

Due to all the immigration from countries all over the world, America has become a place of diversity among many races and religions. Although, this diversity came with prejudice that has gotten better since the late 20th century, it is still alive today. America became a place for, as Maya Angelou would say, “The Tree, River, and Rock” or peace, security, wisdom, humanity, and freedom to all people regardless of their background. Because of this, the early 21st century has brought many new opportunities for people of all cultural backgrounds.

“Vrrrrrrrr” sounds the fans cooling the projectors displaying video instillations of Terry Berkowitz “the last supper”. As I strolled into this gallery, I instantly thought of both “ted talks” we previously had this semester and how the artist we using rather unconventional means to portray their art. In visiting the Boca Museum Of Art I observed 3 specific pieces that tied into lessons I’ve come to learn more about in this semester.

The masses of people going into the stores astonished me the most. Garnett and the towns surrounding it are predominately black. In all of my years there, I have only seen a handful of white people and one or two Mexicans. The most diversity I was exposed to was through TV. I had always wanted to learn about other cultures but, the slug-like speed of a dial-up Internet connection and the one library in a nearby town did not have a significant amount of books blocked all access to any information on the topic. The close proximity and variety of malls and movie theaters made the usual forty five minute long car trip from Garnett to Beaufort obsolete. The libraries are filled to the brim with eclectic array of genres of books and the Internet is faster and more readily accessible. Animal control prevented stray dogs from wandering the streets and all owned dogs have to be licensed and spayed and neutered. The multitude of differences between Garnett and Columbia were a culture shock to me and took some getting used to. Once I did, I realized that living in Columbia has opened my eyes to a bigger world full of opportunities and diversity.

August 3rd was the kickoff of the Civil Rights tour. The Civil Rights tour was a trip all along the South to visit multiple historic places while performing. Over the course of seven days, we had made it to 5 states: West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. The days were filled with energy graining activities, like going to museums and exploring cities. By the time we went to the hotel , I would pass out from the exhaustion. But that didn’t matter because I was learning so much.

This historic site opened in 1998 to portray the conditions that prisoners lived in during the civil war and other wars. Andersonville National Historic Site and National Prisoner of War Museum provides a harsh viewpoint of what life was like as a prisoner in various wars with exhibits inside and a POW camp outside of the facility. On the outside of the facility, the visitor could see the holding area of the prisoners. This holding area consisted of cylindrical wooden beams posted up with multiple watch towers that surround the encampment. It is now only a single section with one tower remaining. On the inside of the camp, one can see tents set up with pieces of wood and small pieces of cloth. The bulk of the site is mostly open terrain with

Understanding the need of the community is important to social work because it will be our guide in how we serve our community as a whole. Our role is to respond to the needs of the vulnerable population by addressing issues of poverty, diversity, homelessness, equality and health concern of the individual that live within our community. The homeless population within our local community has continued to rise. And over the past few yours has cause a lot of concern for local business in our downtown district of Columbia. Improving shelters and providing much needed services have become vital in order to help our community see a decline in the number of families on our local streets.

As the whole world knows, America is considered a country where freedom is the priority. It is a place where its citizens can express themselves freely. America is also known to be a melting pot; different types of people in terms of race, religion and culture. Although there has been contradictions for the freedom of Americans. Racial discrimination is one of the biggest problem America has.

This was actually my first visit to this museum since I have gone to Kennesaw. My expectations were pretty high initially upon going, because I have heard so many things about it from my peers. Just by their opinions, and my love for art I have myself, I was actually excited about going in to take a look. I must say, I was not disappointed by any of the art work I saw in there. I really enjoyed the exhibit of work from some students from a high school around this area. It really shows that the college really supports the youth of the future and their passion for art as a whole.