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Jun
20
June 20, 2013 | Leave a Comment
The site!
Jun
20
The Digital Past X
June 20, 2013 | 1 Comment
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 […]
Jun
20
The Digital Past VIIII
June 20, 2013 | Leave a Comment
The following chart shows the amount of casualties, (civilians included), that lost their lives during World War II.
Jun
18
The Digital Past VIII
June 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment
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 […]
Jun
17
The Digital Past VII
June 17, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Slide Show!
Jun
5
The Digital Past VI
June 5, 2013 | Leave a Comment
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 […]
Jun
3
The Digital Past V
June 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment
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 […]
Jun
3
The Digital Past IV
June 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment
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, […]
May
30
The Digital Past III
May 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment
My topic for the final project is the World War II Memorial and though I know it is an especially sensitive topic for many vet’s, I didn’t realize that those involved — and onlookers alike — would have such mixed sentiments about the memorial’s commemoration in D.C.. The photographs I’ve obtained through Flickr and other […]
May
23
The Digital Past II
May 23, 2013 | 1 Comment
The readings/video for this class discussed the history of the Internet and the obstacles faced by those trying to be progressive with computer technology. Timesharing was explained and established as the first concept to suggest that one computer could share it’s power with multiple computers. DARPA created a network to accelerate knowledge transfer with other […]