Facing the downtown of Bloomington, the Sample Gate is the landmark entrance to the Indiana University Bloomington. Entering the Sample Gate, you are arriving at the west side of campus with lush woods. Walking along the pathways to the inside of campus, there are three bronze benches surrounded by various flowers and trees. In the middle of the benches, a lifelike bronze sculpture is sitting with his outstretched hand. The archetype of this sculpture is legend Herman B. Wells, one of the greatest presidents in IU’s history. It was installed in 2000, the same year Herman B. Wells passed away.
Herman B. Wells, the most familiar name for every IU student, served as IU’s 11th president from 1938 to 1962 and as chancellor from 1962 until he passed
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away. The reason why people see Dr. Wells as a legend is because he really changed IU during that period. When he firstly came to IU in 1921, he was as a general student and fell in love with the University. After his college career Dr. Wells wanted to dedicate his whole life to the University. Before Dr. Wells took over IU’s president in 1938, the University was a small Midwestern college. But until he passed away in 2000, he expanded the University from only 11,000 students to more than 90,000 students. The University had become a world-renowned institution with seven more campuses in Indiana. “He put Indiana University on the map, not just in the Big Ten, but nationally and internationally,” said James Capshew, the author of a Wells biography. (Auslen, Michael) He had always complied with its commitment to students. During his tenure, he often walked around the campus and interacted with faculty and students. He tried to understand their needs and feelings to create a better campus. During the early period of his presidency, the businesses’ racial discrimination to Blacks was not eliminated. Then Dr. Wells would go directly to found these people to fight for the rights of Black students. As president, Dr. Wells said in his final speech, “In the act of signing I felt some individual participation in the joy and satisfaction of each graduate” Besides, “As president and chancellor, Wells kept in mind the future growth of the University and realized that because the institution would far outlive him, he ought to provide for its future.
” (Auslen, Michael) He bought the land to expand the campus area and constructed buildings for students. The first building he had constructed was the IU Auditorium, which nowadays is the main building for large presentations and performances. He wanted IU students to know that the world is available for them. Meanwhile, Dr. Wells started to build the strongest foreign language program in the United Sates. Nowadays, school of Arts and Science at IU provides more than 40 foreign language course, which is far more than most of universities in the United States. Moreover, an increasing number of international students are attracted and come to IU. Due to his support of natural space, IU has chance to represents its beautiful sights as one of the most beautiful university campus in the United States.
Just because of Herman B. Wells’ great effect, Indiana University could have a rapidly development till now. He not only defended the University’s academic freedom, but also maintained the campus’ natural space. Today, Herman B. Wells as a sculpture locates at the pathway of campus, watching every student in
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IU. Sculpture is one of the most common methods as commemoration. The Herman B. Wells statue is a typical monument as designation. As Kenneth Foote said, “Designation is closely related to sanctification in that a site is marked for its significance, but this response omits rituals of consecration.” (Foote, Kenneth, Landscape of Violence and Tragedy, 16) It is easy to find many sculptures which are huge to people. Especially for the great characters, some people are always trying to make their monuments huge to represent their greatness. In China, many schools would also like to create a sculpture for great characters of school or society. For example, the sculpture of Confucius is most common in China. Confucius is a famous Chinese philosopher and his Confucianism formed a far-reaching impact on Chinese and Chinese society. However, these huge sculptures of him always lead people to feel his greatness, and people can only leave the reverence in their impression. In this case, people have limit desire and approach to learn more about the sculpture archetype and its history. Smith and Bergmen said, “Memories are anchored in space and location, which Pierre Mora has called “sites of memory.” Such sites can also increase the durability of memory because memories can be embedded in an enduring space that visitors can see, smell, and touch.” (Smith and Bergmen, 165) The lifelike bronze sculpture of Herman B.
Wells provides more chances for students and visitors to approach him. People could shake hand with him and sit beside him. Compared to some huge sculpture, people would have more interests to have an interaction with it and have a deeper understand of it. Due to people’s learning interests, the spirit of Herman B. Wells can stay inside of each IU students and continually maintain the Indiana University. Because of this sculpture, students and faculty will never forget Dr. Wells’
efforts. Don’t know when to begin and shaking hand with the Herman B. Wells statue became a sign of getting luck. Every year during the family orientation activities, many parents are invited to shake the hand of Dr. Wells. People believe follow tradition will bring luck to their students while at IU and students could graduate in four years. Also students in IU are often sitting next to the Dr. Wells and taking picture with him. Whatever as president, chancellor, or just a sculpture at IU, Herman B. Wells will continually shape IU to maintain the great campus and academic freedom.
Ida B. Wells could not have been more ordinary. She was born an urban slave during the Civil War. Her parents, both of mixed blood, were able to send her to Rust University where she would develop a stubborn personality that would
Students should know this place when they are on campus life. This place was known as the soul to the ISU campus student body,” Memorial Union”. MU was Located in the front of the middle line. It was the biggest activity center and central building on campus now. Opened in September 1928, memorial union was a building that was used as a memorial to the sacrificed Iowa State soldiers. As a land granted school by the government, Iowa State University has had not entertaining center before 1920, because the university only has academic buildings and farm buildings. There is no place for both students and faculties to gather for cultural, entertainment or social events. So people start to think of a building that can be used for these purposes. Finally, when the project of Memorial Union was settled; ISU decided not only use the building as a memorial to the honorable soldiers, but also a super center for students. Nowadays, it became the memorial, living art, and camp of the student life. The best place for students to spend their time.
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was a newspaper editor and journalist who went on to lead the American anti-lynching crusade. Working closely with both African-American community leaders and American suffragists, Wells worked to raise gender issues within the "Race Question" and race issues within the "Woman Question." Wells was born the daughter of slaves in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862. During Reconstruction, she was educated at a Missouri Freedman's School, Rust University, and began teaching school at the age of fourteen. In 1884, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where she continued to teach while attending Fisk University during summer sessions. In Tennessee, especially, she was appalled at the poor treatment she and other African-Americans received. After she was forcibly removed from her seat for refusing to move to a "colored car" on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, the Tennessee Supreme Court rejected her suit against the railroad for violating her civil rights in 1877. This event and the legal struggle that followed it, however, encouraged Wells to continue to oppose racial injustice toward African-Americans. She took up journalism in addition to school teaching, and in 1891, after she had written several newspaper articles critical of the educational opportunities afforded African-American students, her teaching contract was not renewed. Effectively barred from teaching, she invested her savings in a part-inte...
in English and taught as a part time instructor. It’s a garden that he describes as “overgrown and seemingly unmanaged...perhaps the only place left at the university that is not meticulously landscaped and stage-managed for tour groups and the website”. While the “aesthetic conformity” of the school is not the only issue, DeBoer’s portrayal of the campus sets the mood of his statement. The juxtaposed descriptions of the natural versus managed spaces on campus reflect the bigger picture; namely universities are more focused on marketability than education. He backs this up with other information, but it is this personal example that will likely stick with the audience. The garden might seem like a trivial issue, but it represents DeBoer’s personal stake in the subject. “That’s precisely why I love the garden: It’s one of the last little wild places left at Purdue”, he says, “Naturally, it’s slated for demolition”. This particular statement is a powerful ending to his introduction because it depicts the weakness of campus culture and freedom against university
Ida Barnett Wells’ parents were extremely involved in the Republican Party throughout the Reconstruction. Unfortunately, they died in a yellow fever outbreak in the late 1870s as well as one of Ida’s sibling. This catastrophe unfortunately left Ida B. Wells to take care of her other brothers and sisters. However, Ida Wells was once a student at Rust College, where she obtained her early education, unfortunately she stopped going to school at the age of sixteen (Biography.com Editors, 2016).
Ida B. Wells was born in Holy Springs, Mississippi on July 16, 1862. Ida was born into slavery. Ida’s father served on the board of trustees for Rust College so he made education a priority for his 7 children. Ida received early schooling but she had to drop out at the age of 16, when tragedy struck her family. Both her parents and one sibling died in a yellow fever outbreak, so Ida was left to care for her younger siblings. Ida was a very strong African American woman she formed the National Association of colored women in 1896. Ida B. Wells should be remembered as an African-American woman who battled both racism and sexism at a time when it was extremely dangerous to speak out. She used her gift of writing, speaking and organizing to help shed light on injustice. She was extremely brave and held steadfast to her convictions despite being criticized, ostracized and marginalized by her contemporaries. Ida was a fighter she fought against prejudice, no matter what potential dangers she faced. Ida had gotten married to Ferdinand Barnett in 1898 and she was known as Ida B. Wells-Barnett. On March 25, 1931 Ida B. Wells had passed away from kidney disease she was at the age of 69. Ida was a great writer she left some great speeches and protests behind.
The south was ripe with lynching, riots, white supremacists against African Americans fighting for equality. It was through these altering moments in history Ida B. Wells made a difference in our nation. Her unparalleled circumstances and unique individuality from the other African Americans allowed her to become more aware of her social, economic and political surroundings. Through triumphs and battles, she prevailed and did not allow her hardships to diminish her ambition.
The Vestibule leading to this entrance hall is identical to the entrance of the Temple of Erectheus on the Acropolis of Athens. The statues in the deep niches, carved by Frederick MacMonnies, combine “American idealism with the elegance of Second Empire Style and is in advanced realm by their lack of enframement or paneling.” The vaulted entrance hall, which leads to the grand staircase, is segmented into three aisles and is clad in Iowa sandstone. The arched central aisle has the names of prominent Bostonians inscribed on them.
When I visited the museum, it had a wide variety of exhibits and artworks. It had two temporary Exhibits. The first temporary Exhibit I had the pleasure of seeing was Peter Max’s 50 Years of Cosmic Dreaming, which is on display from June 10th thru September 11th. Max was born in Berlin, but has lived in China, Israel, and finally the United States. Max was a rising star in the 1960s, with a passion for astronomy, sages and spiritual life. His work is strongly “associated with pop art, neo-fauvism, and abstract expressionism” (Peter Max). Max’s artwork contains multiple United States symbols and cultural icons. Symbols included the statue
I had an opportunity to visit the oriental institute museum . During my visit to the museum I was made aware of its location and the importance of it to chicago. The museum housed many exhibits of historical value dating civilization back to the paleolithic period of 2,500,000-100,000 B.C. Below you'll find examples of mans rise through the use of tools and refined skills from cave living to structured living throughout evolution. This is an experience that has grounded me to a new interest in structures that we have devised to become the homes we use today for the rest of my life.
In this essay I am going to discuss Wells' use of contrast in the Time
In Bromley, Herbert George Wells was born. Wells started Morley’s school in Bromley when he was seven, when he was 14 he became apprenticed to a draper. In 1883, Wells rebelled against their fate. Herbert arrived at up park when he was 14. Some events that propelled Wells in a new direction are in his autobiography called “starts in life”. When Herbert George Wells was young his mother taught him how to read, Mostly using big sheet capital letters. Wells Aunt Mary and sister ran a boardinghouse and Wells went to live with them. Wells stumbled upon a lot of knowledge. Wells childhood was very low class. Wells education began when he attended the commercial academy for young gentlemen. Wells moved to Wookey, Somerset in 1880 to help a relative when he was 14 (Abrams 13+; Hall 310+; “Herbert George Wells-Biography”; Kunitz 1492; O’neal 1630; “Wells, H. G.” 122).
One pleasant afternoon, my classmates and I decided to visit the Houston Museum of Fine Arts to begin on our museum assignment in world literature class. According to Houston Museum of Fine Art’s staff, MFAH considers as one of the largest museums in the nation and it contains many variety forms of art with more than several thousand years of unique history. Also, I have never been in a museum in a very long time especially as big as MFAH, and my experience about the museum was unique and pleasant. Although I have observed many great types and forms of art in the museum, there were few that interested me the most.
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