project proposal
For my semester project I still would like to build a website about the John Adams memorial. I plan on building a website devoted to providing information about the memorial. Therefore, my target audience will be the general public, but also those with interests in John Adams, Washington DC history, and national monuments. I planned on doing some research for this project over break, unfortunately I was not able to do so. So I need to do more research on the topic. Of course the findings of my research will influence my argument. However, I am thinking the overall argument of the website will be that there should be a monument to John Adams and to inform people of the status of the proposed monument. So hopefully the website will help people become more aware of the proposed monument to the Adams family and possibly persuade them to support it.
The website will attempt to provide people with a variety of information on the topic. I am thinking standard HTML would be the best way to build the site. In terms of what the website might look like, I would probably divide it up into sections based on topic. For example one section would be on the history of the proposed monument. Also, I will probably have one page devoted to links to other websites about John Adams, as well as to websites with information on the proposed monument. The rest of the website will be devoted to my research. The government already has digitized Congressional records on the web. Therefore, there is no need to digitize such information, but would I be able to put the actual records on my website or would I just need to provide access through hypertext? I may include a section on the history of the Adams family and provide arguments as to why they are deserving of a memorial. Finally, I will include a section on how people can help support the Adams Memorial. Basically, how they can possibly get involved in making the monument a reality.
As I mentioned in my presentation last class, I have a personal interest in a monument to the Adams family. Having grown up in Massachusetts and being exposed to so much of New England’s history, I believe there should be a monument to the Adams family in our nation’s capital. It is hard not to have an interest in early American history when you grow up going to Boston’s historic sites and taking field trips to Lexington and Concord and Plymouth plantation. I am not exactly certain what I want to do after graduate school, possibly work in an archive or maybe do something with education. So I am not sure if this project fits in with any of my professional aspirations. It is much more of a personal interest.
March 21st, 2006 at 3:30 pm
Your project proposal reminded me that I want my website to include a page of links as well. Since my website on blue lyrics will have to sacrifice accuracy for searchability, I think it is important that I provide links to sites that have more accurate transcriptions.