Smithsonian Institution Building

America has about thirty-five thousand (Washington Post) museums; while that alone is really surprising, but more amazingly it surpasses the amount of Starbucks and McDonald's that we have in America. Museums in America are visited daily; it is like they almost never close. In 2015 upwards of six million nine hundred thousand people visited the National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC (USA Today), this tied with the National Air and Space Museum, also in DC. Many of these artifacts are

The U.S. Energy Future is one of the most talked about subjects in science. There are many different types of alternative energy to using fossil fuels. Scientists have warned the population that the fossil fuels that we current use for our main fuel source may run out in less than 100 years (James Trefil & Robert Hazen, 2013). While the fossil fuels are readily available to our current generations, we need to start making great results in switching our main energy source to more renewable energy

The clink of a coin in a cabinet, the sound of a console logo popping up, the clatter of joysticks, and the mashing of buttons. These are the sounds that gamers enjoy. To them these sounds and actions form endless hours of entertainment, yet to others it may appear as a waste of time and energy. A gamer can play a game and see an epic tale unfold, characters go through arcs and tumultuous peril, hear a symphony on a battlefield, or conquer mind bending trials. To an outsider there may appear to be

Implementing green techniques and products into existing homes and communities is not only more economical but also supported by government programs; however, due to lack of education, cost, and willingness on the part of the consumer, implementing these changes takes time. Now that spring is here, homeowners are taking action and cleaning house, both inside and outside, getting rid of old items that no longer function well, while making repairs along the way. As a result, homeowners are finding

to his pieces he would have studied under a landscape artist. Harvey Thomas Dunn was born in South Dakota in 1884, he is most known for his prairie intimate piece, “The Prairie Is My Garden”. He mostly painted the war landscapes, and the Smithsonian Institution houses most of the Dunn’s painting and sketches. George Matthews Harding was a WW1 army artist was born in Philadelphia in 1882, his purpose was to please the american critics that wanted to see more scenes of actions on the front lines.

Washington CSI and Law Trip Revised Draft There are few trips in life that will be remembered for a lifetime. One of those trips was a trip to Washington, DC, the purpose of which was to teach about CSI and law. The first thing I noticed about the trip was that it was held in a resort that was an almost perfect replica of the White House located in Chantilly, Virginia. Likewise, the sights seen on the trip were the most spectacular I had ever seen. From just arriving at the airport, to staying in

The sustainable measures of Middle Eastern heritage buildings are limited, as well the international green rating system versions are still unsuitable and unable to adapt the local conditions and customs. Despite the Arab efforts to have their own rating systems, such as Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Kuwait (Komurlu, Ruveyda, Asli Pelin Gurgun, and David Arditi 2015, Omar Attallah, Sherif, Ahmad Senouci, Amr Kandil, and Hassan Al-Derham 2013), sustainability in most Middle Eastern countries is still deficient

Expansion of the museum progressed in 1994 with the movement of restoration center and aircraft to a larger building. Transition: Now that we’ve discussed some history about the Air Zoo, let’s talk about more additions made in the 2000’s. III. There have since been many additions made to the museum in recent years. According to Terry Turner from The Sioux City

Try, if you would, to recall your last visit to a museum or other similar institution. Did you immediately accept the information presented to you as fact? Did you stop to think about how a particular exhibit represents a culture and whether or not it was accurate? Since their origin, museums were created for the purpose of preservation and interpretation of the material culture they exhibit, and have been the most widely accepted method for the dissemination of information pertaining to other cultures

to World War II veterans.7 If we as Americans would just look further, beyond the picture-perfect ending to the war that we imagine in our minds, we might see the dehumanizing events that we ultimately caused the Japanese. Since we went about building the museum as a way of commemorating this event as a heroic war, the question is, what could we have made known with a serious look at the end of World War II.8 From the Japanese standpoint, their destiny began with two planes (pika) and an extraordinary