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Our online activities are not as secure as we think! After the speaker presented his information, I found out a lot about internet safety. Passwords are easily hacked and it is easy for hackers to get private information about our lives. So far I only have a few items on my Omeka site. I did, […]
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As I create my project, I have to start planning the exhibit I plan on creating. The topic of my exhibit will be statistics of crime in DC during the 1960s to 2000. I found a really helpful website, which can be found here. This website is found on disaster center and is an extremely helpful […]
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Text-mining tools are not that valuable to my research project just because it does not give me data or statistics. For example, Wordle is a great tool that is visually appealing. But for my topic, it would only be visually appealing rather than having an informative meaning. Google Ngram is only helpful in the sense […]
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The URL to the map I created can be found here. I did not run into any problems while creating my map. I actually found it to be very useful! By creating this map, I am able to see where the different neighborhoods, parks, etc are in relation to one another. I also found […]
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Copyright is the right of the owner to reproduce or permit someone else to use copyrighted works. Things that can be copyrighted include articles, pictures, lyrics, sound recordings, etc. The Calvin and Hobbes cartoon images placed in page headers of the syllabus do violate copyright regulations. This is because the editor of the syllabus page […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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9/11 Memorial The first website I reviewed was www.911memorial.org, which is a museum website. This is because it is a site about a memorial and provides us facts about the 9/11 memorial. The purpose of this website is to give readers an insight on 9/11. It not only shares information on what the 9/11 memorial is, […]
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