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    Museum : Museum Of Kenya

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    Museum Exhibit: Australopithecus afarensis The National Museum of Kenya seeks to preserve and share the heritage of past and present Kenya (museum cite). Kenya is located on east Africa, where numerous of different hominin fossils have been found (O’Neil). The Australopithecus afarensis is the intermediate ancestor between human and apes (O’Neil). Moreover, the term Australopithecus means “southern ape” and the term afarensis is based on the location where the first of its kind were found, in Ethiopia

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    Battle of the Two Museum Websites Every day, people are browsing on the internet, going on different websites, but what makes them want to go on those certain websites? Each website is different from one another by having its own unique style and certain type of audience it is trying to attract. There are many ways a website can bring viewers to its site, such as having simple and readable text, a good color scheme, an easy to remember web address, etc. In this paper, it will be comparing and contrasting

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    used is the Museum of Natural History. Although the museum is not seen throughout much of the story, it still has an important meaning and significance. Both the meaning and significance of the museum contribute to the overall message of the story. The Museum of Natural History represents the continuity and preservation that Holden desires but cannot obtain. This is because growing up is inevitable and therefore the loss of innocence cannot be prevented. The Museum of Natural History found in The

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    Musiology of Musium

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    A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Types of Museums vary, from large institutions, covering many of the categories, to very small institutions focusing on a specific subject, location or a notable person, categories include: fine arts, applied arts, craft, archaeology, anthropology

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    find the perfect fit. That was until we took a trip to a museum that became life changing. For as long as I can remember, I have loved to learn, particularly about history. Any time period, be it human history, or natural history, I was there, notepad in hand and a head full of questions. So when my family took a trip to Chicago, there was one place I knew I had to visit: The Field Museum. The Field Museum is a world-class natural history museum, housing collections of more than twenty million specimens

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    Guide to the Arts in Salt Lake City: Museums, Performing Arts & More Meta Description: Salt Lake City is a great place for the arts. Between the museums and performing arts venues and organizations there is so much to see and do. Meta Keywords: Salt Lake City Arts, Museums Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Performing Arts, Arts Salt Lake City An Arts Guide to Salt Lake City Salt Lake City may be known to most outsiders for a singular thing. But, there is far more to “The Crossroads of the West” than

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    bildungsroman story, gets the ax from the prestigious Pencey. Traveling back to his home state of New York, Holden lives incognito so his parents cannot find out he flunked out of another boarding school. While experiencing New York on his own, a natural maturing process begins to happen. Dreaded by the idea of adjustments within his life, Holden tries to stay in his youthful and innocent state. Realizing this transition to adulthood is inevitable, he tries to figure out what he needs to do, but deep

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    Alabama Geology Report

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    understood the importance of Alabama’s natural history, and petitioned the

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    symbols such as the Museum of Natural Discovery and the ducks in the Central Park lagoon to show how eventually, Holden comes to the conclusion that not everyone can stay pure.

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    Bare Boned Scaffolding

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    institutions in their ability to shape these influences • Memory/Collaboration Case studies (will tie the theories to these) • Ishi • Boas’s exhibits • Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows (I’m questioning if this relevant or not) • Couple in the cage • National Museum of the American Indian Questions I’m trying to answer (condensed list): • How are Native Americans represented in exhibits? o In what way does this affect societies understandings of the ‘other’ o In what ways is the ‘other’ talked and written about

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