Monthly Archives: March 2014

Research Topic

After proposing multiple topics for my research, i think what i would really enjoy writing about and digging more into are all the different monuments that are found in various areas of Washington D.C.

When people visit D.C, the first thing that tells the story of this capital are the monuments. I remember when my family and I first came here as tourists, it was  a pleasure discovering all the different historic areas that D.C has to offer. Now that I am living here, I want to look more into these fascinating monuments. What was the reason behind building each of them? what does each of them stand for? why are they placed where they are placed now? Who designed each monument and how exactly did they build those large monuments back then without the aid of the technologies that we have now?

Those are all interesting questions that still pop up in my mind every time i lay my eyes on one of these magnificent monuments that we have here in our nation’s capital.

 

Calvin and Hobbes Cartoon Images

Copyrights are useful tools for authors to ensure safety of their material. Copyrights give the rights of a specific work to the person who created them, and does not allow other people to use the work of that person without acquiring permission or paying that person for the right to use their work. The digitized Calvin and Hobbes cartoon images that appear on the Assignments tab on the syllabus might be in violation of copyright regulations. The pictures are not claiming ownership of the work, but at the same time it is lacking any indications as to where the picture have come from or who is the creator of the work. Although fair use allows the usage of copyrighted materials for educational reasons, which is the case here, there are guidelines that are required to be followed in order to claim fair use. There is no source to where the comics are coming from, which is why i think this points to copyright violations.