National Museum of Natural History

state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, recently awarded more than $124,000 in Major Grants of up $20,000 to nine nonprofit organizations across the state. The grants will support a range of humanity projects with varied approaches. These include: history, critical thinking, civil dialogue, and the use of digital media. Each project will challenge participants’ assumptions and world perspectives about current issues. They range from the development of museum exhibit and…

who relish the great outdoors and this state's rich resources. With the Bass Strait and Tasmania to the south, New South Wales to its north, the Tas Sea to the east and with South Australia to its west, Victoria extends to Aussies a wide range of natural attractions that make it second to none in Australia. Let's begin with the Great Ocean Road. Blessed with being one of this world's most beautiful scenic drives, participants will discover a myriad of breathtaking blessings: spectacular…

Stadium, there is always something for the family to do…together. The World renowned Santa Fe College has a teaching zoo and a great planetarium. The Harn Museum of Art, the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Cade and the Cotton Club Museum are all great places to experience the richness of the area. The Hippodrome and Dance Alive National Ballet rival any performing arts and professional ballet in the state of…

support in order to acquire notable excellence. American history has been driven and constructed on the economic development of productivity and competitiveness. But, as nations continue to advance, the intensity of competition continues to flourish. In order to promote national advancement in security, technology, and education, the government must analyze the funding applicable. However, with the public opinion of tax payers, national advancement is dependent on various factors. To…

Patriotism Patriotism a way that an individual takes ownership of their country. It is one who has national feeling or national pride as ethnic, cultural, political or a historical aspect. A patriot is defined to have love and loyalty to its country. Soldiers who fight with love toward their homeland, have the power to win against their enemy. A patriotism citizen takes pride of his/her country achievements and our country’s diverse culture. Without it you would not be enjoying its…

beings have made a huge impact on the global ecosystem. Many people believe that the Anthropogenic epoch has been caused by all humans, while there is the conflicting idea that it is only because of some people. The use of some scholarly journals, a museum, and a book present the commonalities and the differences in the claims and evidence of some perspectives. This paper will argue that there are many claims to the cause of the Anthropocene. Also, it will present what amount of human…

Ramírez, Daniel Quiroz, David V. Burley, David J. Addison, Richard Walter, Atholl J. Anderson, et al. “Radiocarbon And DNA Evidence for a Pre-Columbian Introduction of Polynesian Chickens to Chile.” Proceedings Of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. National Academy of Sciences, 2007. Last modified 2007. Accessed April 6, 2016.…

Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia).” Like the previous two articles, all the sources used were cited and easily accessible. I also trust these articles as acknowledgements were made of who loaned the authors the casts of the bones as well as different museums that samples were collected from. Originally I was slightly skeptical of my source that I found on nature.com, “The foot of Homo floresiensis.” However, when I looked at their cited resources, they were all credible sources like…

esteemed biologist who contributed to avian taxonomy, genetics, and evolution. He was a man who accomplished much, did much, and learned much. In his time, he was known as the ““Darwin of the 20th century””, because he expanded on Darwin’s theory of natural selection and completed it. (Encyclopedia Britannica) He earned many accomplishments and became honored in our society. Ernst Walter Mayr, born on July 5, 1904 in Kempten, Germany, was raised in a family of boys. His father died in World War…

Speaking of righteousness, sharks need to be defended based on established facts. The federal agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) states “Despite their scary reputation, sharks rarely ever attack humans and would much rather feed on fish and marine mammals” (NOAA). In other words, humans are not part of sharks’ diet. It would aim for smaller fishes; therefore, deaths caused by shark attacks were often due to confusion, curious and self-protection (NOAA). To support…