Archive for February, 2014

Topic

The topic that I really want to look into, and will probably do my research work on, is focused on the crime and murder rate in Washington DC. The steps I am going to take is to do a minor search on google, then once I get a good understanding, I’ll then move to the […]

Research Questions

The first topic that interests me is crime and murder in Washington DC. This interests me because one would think that D.C. would be an extremely safe place, but there are always crimes going on in this area, such as auto theft, robberies, etc. William Cronon’s process for creating questions really helped me think outside […]

Topics of DC

My first topic that really interests me about the history of Washington DC, is the monumental architecture. Why did they build the buildings the way they did? Was there a certain reason? The Capitol, Union Station, US Supreme court, and the White House are all huge with white designs. Also, could there be a reason […]

My Two Primary Sources

The first primary source I found was a picture of Washington D.C. This picture can be found on flickr. This photo is great because it shows the entire landscape of Washington D.C. You are able to see the amazing surroundings of Washington D.C, which, to me, is really interesting. The photographer of this photo is […]