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Archive forJune, 2013

The site!

The memorial honoring those whom had served in WWII was a controversial topic for some when the American Battle Monuments Commission in 1987.  Upon Representative Marcy Kaptur’s introduction of the World War II Memorial act to the House of Representatives, the project was acknowledged, but back-burnered.  Kaptur introduced a bill for the memorial three more […]

The following chart shows the amount of casualties, (civilians included), that lost their lives during World War II. 

My Ngram compares the amount of attention the Lincoln memorial, the Washington Monument, the World War I memorial and the World War II memorial receive.  I understand why the Washington monument has received a greater amount of attention after the earthquake repairs and general notoriety but I found it fascinating that the World War I memorial […]

Slide Show!    

The closest I’ve ever come to having my identity stolen was having my actual laptop physically stolen.  As traumatic as that was to lose,  I can not fathom the amount of frustration and angst Mat Honan experienced having his whole virtual identity stolen.  Amazingly, nothing on my laptop was hacked, (maybe they looked at my […]

  The Teachers Pay Teachers site includes a thorough copyright FAQ and an overview of their personal copyright policy in the informational footer on every page.  The FAQ seems to cover as much information as possible without seeking legal council.  Teachers Pay Teachers appears to have investigated multiple copyright scenarios for member interaction with their […]

The Wikipedia page for the World War II Memorial was pretty well constructed.  It was clear, concise, included links that could answer other questions if the reader felt so inclined to further investigate WW II, but kept to basic information about the history behind the building.  The page covered the fundraising, motivations behind site-picking, design, […]