Thursday, March 29, 2012

How might a history-themed park help people learn and/or appreciate history?

      In my opinion a history-themed park help people learn and appreciate history because of its attractions. Napoleon Bonaparte's theme park would be very well appreciated because he has had a vast amount history in the French Revolution and an interesting role. For example, in Lay Puy de Fou located in Vendee(Western France) there are about 1.5 million visitors a year. People have been attracted by Bonaparte's life, battle scenes, Pyramids, the Gates of Moscow and much more. People will appreciate history when a theme park has two important aspects. One of them is to keep the theme park with full excitement. Excitement will come in when builders have kept monuments for people to look at. This will persuade/compel the visitors to learn about Napoleon Bonaparte. The second way to attract visitors to Napoleon Bonaparte's theme park is to share information. There can be tour guides who show people about who Bonaparte was. This is how people will be able to appreciate history.

In comparison to Napoleon Bonaparte, if the two aspects I mentioned were in his museum people will enjoy history a lot because they will learn about him and how he was an important person in this world.



Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Courage In Many Ways

           Courage is an important quality for someone to have and show. Some people are born with courage and aren't bashful. Other people are shy and timid, and need to develop courage. According to me, a person needs to have courage in order to show what they want. One must speak up for themselves.  People who are intelligent but shy, may overcome less opportunities in life because they lack bravery. Winston Churchill said that, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." Therefore, the people who are shy, but listen to people who speak are in a way courageous. In spite,  showing different types of courage will help a person move forward and people will respect you. There are many types of courage: moral, intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social.  So, if you were genuinely shy and timid, then that person needs to develop courage in order to communicate or do what you think is right. If you already feel that you are confident about yourself, then you don't have to develop it.

 
The picture shown above is Florence Nightingale who was a nurse during the Crimean War. She has inspired me by showing moral, physical, and intellectual courage because she took care of soldiers who were injured. Also, she made sanitation regulations and kept each soldier out of their worries. She is an amazing person!