The Rotunda

Rosa parks was a well known African American civil rights leader. She's mostly known for times when she stood up for herself against racial discrimination. This research paper will explore the early life and adult life of Rosa Parks as well as discuss her contributions to America and her contributions to my life. When Rosa parks was younger, she struggled with the lack of racial equality. When Rosa's parents separated she and her mother moved to Alabama. Her mother taught how to read at a…

were usually important players in political alliances (3). Arsinoë is shown wielding power most queens probably never had; she had a following and most of all wealth; Carney wrote “…She paid for the largest round building in the Greek world, the rotunda, as an offering to the Great Gods of Samothrace.” (38) Carney is showing us just…

The Great Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge, the Colosseum, Machu Picchu - human beings are responsible for some of the most extraordinary feats of engineering that we still see standing today. Architecture is an art form of a unique category due to the complexity, grandeur, and artistic elements incorporated into the structures. Completely describing the history of architecture would take many books, a couple of doctorate degrees, and a passion for all things related to architecture to encompass the…

Art throughout the world reflects new ideas of the time and preserves the past historically marking each new era. A shift in the way the world is organized is almost always immediately followed by a new perspective that changes the way people create and receive art. Art has endless capability to be felt, observed, and examined in new ways that reveal a story behind each piece that weaves another picture of life during that century. Exploring art movements not only reveals the history of the time…

Street I smell foods from all different countries. If I go to Chinatown you'll taste amazing authentic Chinese food. One of the most beautiful places to see architecture is Washington D.C. Is the capitol building, it is stunning, as I looked up at the rotunda, I was speechless. The Lincoln Monument is also a must see with the beautiful cherry blossoms lining the reflecting pool in the…

Renaissance architecture. Source: Wikipedia Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan, Italy. Architect: Donato Bramante (1444-1514) Notice the brick structure and the N. Italian tradition of a squared dome. Source: Wikipedia Villa Capra La Rotunda Architect: Andrea Palladio (1508-80) Notice the four identical facades each with a temple-like portico. It is a centrally planned house with a domed central hall. Source: Wikipedia Inside the Church of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy. Notice…

Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 16, 1820. She was raised in a Quaker household with seven siblings and her parents, Lucy Anthony and Daniel Anthony. Her father owned a cotton mill. Susan had strong feelings about equality from a young age and worked on social issues for most of her life. Susan was a strong and stubborn individual who was determined to achieve equality for all. Throughout her life, she worked towards it. In 1826, her family left for New York and…

highest award, and the Martin Luther King Jr Award. On September 9, 1996, she was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On October 24, 2005, at the age of ninety-two she had passed away from dementia, and was put to rest in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, she is only of two people of African descent buried…

CLANG! The cell door slammed shut! Clink! The officer locked the door leaving Rosa Parks in the darkness of her cell. She had refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, which led her to the big house. Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist whom the United States Congress called “The First Lady” and “The Mother of the Freedom Movement.” Rosa achieved so much, but to fully realize what she did you have to know about her early life, her great accomplishments, and her later…

the best name.The place is the best example of simplicity and beauty. Tourists are allowed to visit areas of the Capitol but reservation has to be made in advance. A visitor can see the spot where live congress sessions take place, the Crypt, the Rotunda and the National Statutory hall. Along with this a short film of 13 minutes titled as ‘Out of Many, One’ is shown to the visitors which features the struggle of country to establish first truly representative democracy. The place is must visit…