This week has been jam packed. I have visited three tourist attractions, along with plenty of work at my internship. Where did I go you ask? I went to Archives, Arlington Cemetery and the Nation History Museum. Attraction 1: Archives After class on Tuesday I went to visit the Archives. I knew I needed visit them before I left DC because I get off at the Archives stop almost every day for my internship. This was a bit annoying because I could not take any pictures once I was inside with the documents. On the other hand, it was nice to be able to see our constitution and the Declaration of Independence. One thing that I was not expecting when I visited these historical pieces of history was I my inability to read the documents. This was not because they were written in ornate handwriting, it was because they were so sun bleached you could barely read it. But the guards around the documents were very nice providing an unending stream of knowledge concerning the documents. Attraction 2: Arlington Cemetery on Saturday, I went to Arlington Cemetery. It was more powerful than I was expecting. At home I used to run through cemeteries for cross country practice, so I have been somewhat desensitized to cemeteries. But seeing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier made me really reflect on what military members must go through. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier could be anybody and a family is without a family member or even worse no one even knows who they are. At the Tomb we were able to see the changing of the guard and changing of the wreath ceremony. So even though I did not see the President change the wreath it was powerful to see the line of veterans watching the ceremony as seen in the picture below. Attraction 3: National American History Museum The main reason I went to the Museum of history was because I really wanted to see the exhibit on First Lady Dresses. They were all so beautiful! But the exhibit stressed the importance of the first lady and her role during a presidency. Below is a slideshow of my pictures of the First Ladies dresses. I was able to also see several other exhibits one my way to the First Lady's exhibit. Some of my highlights are Dorothy’s Ruby slippers, Mohammad Ali's Boxing Gloves and the first Harry potter uniform for Daniel Radcliffe from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This museum was filled with various exhibits appealing to everyone, such as an entire exhibit dedicated to food right next to the exhibit on transportation. The Star Spangled banner exhibit was HUGE. This flag took months to create and was worked on by only 5 women by hand. If this flag was recreated in current times it would involve machines or several sewing women in possibly a foreign country. Unfortunately, I was unable to take pictures of the exhibit. So in order to see this exhibit you must visit it for yourself.
Have a Happy Veteran's Day and please thank a veteran for all of their service!
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AuthorMy name is Shannon McCullough. I have Political Science and Legal Studies degree at Nazareth College of Rochester. I have previously interned at the Office of the Attorney General for DC. Currently, I am studying my Masters degree in International Relations at Shandong University in Jinan, China. Archives
September 2016
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