Tag: Academic

For my Academic opportunity, instead of attending a workshop with the SACC Tutoring Center like I had planned, I went on an impromptu visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with one of my friends. I have been to the museum a multitude of times over my life but I never get tired of coming back. Since we have been so many times, my friend and I made it our mission to explore the exhibits of the museum we had never seen before. It was crazy to see art from people I have only heard about in my textbooks such as Rodin and Rembrandt van Rijn and artifacts from the time of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette. My all time favorite exhibit has always been the Egyptian Art sections. Seeing the aged stone and wilting pages always makes me wonder about who first created these things. It baffles me how things from so long ago have stood the test of time just to be presented before me. It makes me wonder of how things interconnect throughout the universe and whether or not being remembered is better than being a memory. I had an amazing time wandering through the palatial halls for hours on end. After a while my friend had to force me to leave so we could get something to eat. I love the city that I’m from and the wonders within it. It was amazing to see all of the different artifacts and artwork from around the world and across time. Going to places like this truly makes me value the city where I live. Being in the cultural center of the world is a rare and amazing experience. Through this freshman seminar activity I have learned to value New York City and all it has to offer a little bit more.

When trying to decide what activity to do for the next Blogs @ Baruch post, the best option for me turned out to be the trip to a museum exhibition. This was because for an assignment in my Anthropology class, I was required to visit the Museum of Natural History. More specifically, I needed to visit the Hall of Human Origins and create a mock exam off of the information provided in this part of the museum.

I went on October 1st with my friend who is also in the Anthropology class. We were unsure of how long this assignment might take, so we went pretty early in the day. Thankfully, the museum was relatively empty so we were able to easily access the different parts of the exhibit. I thought I would be needing to take notes so I brought a notebook and pen, but in the end I just took a bunch of pictures.

Learning about the origins of mankind has always been a topic of interest for me and even though I had come to the Museum of Natural History plenty of times, I do not think I had ever paid much attention to this specific area. This exhibit allowed me to understand the evolution, migration, and the similarities and differences between different humans and our ancestors. In addition to gaining more knowledge for my Anthropology class, I learned more about this subject just in-general.

After exploring the Hall of Human Origins, my friend and I walked around a majority of the restof the museum. Museums, such as these, really put the rest of the world into perspective and it was a great experience being able to fully appreciate what the world has to offer to us and what we have to offer the rest of the world.