Essays Tagged: "Smithsonian Institution"

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ree from judicial review and immune from outside demands, much like the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution have the right to manage their own collections and decide what content and l ...

(2 pages) 31 0 1.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

A survey of the literature about the little-known Austrolapithecus anamensis. Topics include the role that A. anamensis may play in a macroevolutionary model.

mensis in 1995 by Meave Leake and crew, are the earliest pieces to the puzzle of hominid evolution (Smithsonian Institution, 2000). The problem then, is figuring out how these pieces fit in with the r ... then from A. afarensis to all otherlater hominids, all hominids have commonality with A. anamensis (Smithsonian Institution 2000). Alan Walker, who was a member of the party responsible for the tremen ...

(7 pages) 66 1 3.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

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nal Museum of the American Indian Act of 1989, which focuses on the return of remains housed at the Smithsonian Institution) but "sacred objects" as well, defined as "ceremonial objects which are need ...

(3 pages) 30 0 4.3 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

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nal Museum of the American Indian Act of 1989, which focuses on the return of remains housed at the Smithsonian Institution) but "sacred objects" as well, defined as "ceremonial objects which are need ...

(3 pages) 19 0 3.7 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

                                   Christopher Columbus         Daniel J.Boorstin, who has served

brary of Congress, director of the National museum of American History, and senior historian of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Howard Zinn is currently an associate professor in the D ...

(4 pages) 2786 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

                                   Christopher Columbus         Daniel J.Boorstin, who has served

brary of Congress, director of the National museum of American History, and senior historian of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Howard Zinn is currently an associate professor in the D ...

(4 pages) 1513 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Ancient Art

the most recent times (Sayre: A World of Art). After doing a research in the Louvre Museum and the Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery I came across two beautiful art forms The Python (c. 350 – ... n (c. 350 – 340 BCE) from the Louvre Museum and the Funerary Relief Bust (c. 231 BCE) from the Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery.Out of these two works of art, my first art work is the Python ...

(2 pages) 28 1 3.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Art Essays

Disabilities Rights Social Movement.

lastly full access to society."These people only want to be treated the same as everyone else" (The Smithsonian Institution, 2000). Furthermore, people with disabilities and their advocates had to fig ... year 1990. "The ADA is one of the most significant civil rights documents of the 20th century" (The Smithsonian Institution, 2000). "The Americans with Disabilities Act, endorsed by some 180 national ...

(11 pages) 35 0 1.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Smithsonian Institution and James Smithson By:Cline Wooten

The Smithsonian Institution is sometimes known as the American attic institution. Because of one man, pe ... s Smithson is a very important man. He helped America build one of our most prized possessions, the Smithsonian.James Louis Macie was born in 1765 in Paris, France. His mother gave birth to him in sec ... r been there before in his life. He trusted the United States to make the best use of the money.The Smithsonian Institution was built in 1855, but before it was built Congress had some trouble decidin ...

(3 pages) 1222 0 2.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

National gallery of art

ld. In 1937 Congress passed legislation to establish the museum as in independent bureau within the Smithsonian Institution (National Gallery of Art, www.nga.gov). European and American paintings, scu ...

(2 pages) 1603 0 3.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Ethical Standards for Nonprofit Managers

standards. From the most notable organizations such as United Way, Red Cross, American University, Smithsonian Institution, and EduCap Inc., to local charities, these nonprofit executives have failed ... seat" it is no wonder why many people are loosing their faith in nonprofit organizations. After the Smithsonian Institute scandal, stories of this organization, and many others just like it hit the ne ...

(14 pages) 75 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication