When History and Art Collide

Roots of Knowledge Introduction When I saw the Roots of Knowledge for my first time on February 16, I was amazingly interested in it. The subjects I love to do are history, music, and nature.  There are many questions I was asking myself: What were the origins of this idea? Who had the idea for creating this window? Who is the artist? What are the ideas or the meaning inside the art of the window?  I will discuss each of these questions in this paper. The Making The the project was created by Tom Holdman, his artists at Holdman Studios, Roots Media, and students from UVU. The way they made the windows is quite interesting. First, they used mind maps to separate it to different eras and timelines. Second, they converted it into a sketch and put it in Photoshop so they could find different images and put them in one window. Third, once they had the design, they put it in Illustrator and created red lines so they could piece out the glass and bring it to the painting r...

Yosemite National Park: An extra-credit essay Yosemite National Park is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I spent last week visiting Yosemite with my family. In this essay, I will present the history of the park, some of its geographic areas, and my impressions of the park.      History of the National Park Yosemite became a national park in 1890. John Muir played a big role in making Yosemite a national park. Muir was born in Scotland, but he is famous for exploring the American West. He wanted Yosemite to be under the federal government instead of the State of California. Muir invited President Roosevelt for a three-day camp in Yosemite in 1903. The purpose of Roosevelt’s trip was for Muir to convince Roosevelt to put the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove under the control of the U.S. government. After seeing the valley, Roosevelt signed a bill that gave control of Yosemite to the federal government in 1906.     Geographic Areas...