National Mall

Geographic Context: The National Mall is located in America in the bustling downtown of D.C, the capital of the United States. It is a national park that consists of a variety of heritage tourism sites that commemorate American history. Fig. 1: Washington D.C is located on the East Coast of the United States. The Martin Luther King Memorial is a monument located on is located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. It is directly across the Tidal Basin and is dedicated to the Civil Rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who advocated rights for African Americans in the 1960’s. The Lincoln Memorial is a national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It stands at the west end of the National Mall. Fig 2: The Lincoln Memorial and the MLK Memorial is located on the West side of the National Mall.…

Picture this: you’re walking through what I can only describe as the equivalent to your neighborhood park, its below freezing, children are whining, adults are whispering, and all of a sudden you’re face to face with a stone-cold troop of soldiers. If you have ever heard of or visited the National Mall you most likely have the basic understanding, that it is not in fact a mall, but rather a national park in downtown Washington D.C. The National Mall is unique in the sense that it is home to…

on this trip, perhaps the most “interesting” of us would have to be my aunt Joanne. As we ventured down the National Mall, there she was at the head of the pack. She was dragging along my younger cousin Cody while lugging her tourist bag which held fourteen sandwiches and enough water for California and Nevada combined. Now everyone has a crazy aunt or a weird uncle, but my aunt Jo is bat-shit insane. She is the personification of wackadoodle and so much more. Standing at barely five feet, she…

understand, nobody’s gonna be better than Ben. Last month, we celebrated the life of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., whose incredible example is unique in American history. You read all about Dr. Martin Luther King a week ago when somebody said I took the statue out of my office. It turned out that that was fake news. Fake news. The statue is cherished, it’s one of the favorite things in the—and we have some good ones. We have Lincoln, and we have Jefferson, and we have Dr. Martin Luther King.…

The Martin Luther Memorial is also known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. This memorial is located on four acres of land near the National Mall. This monument is to remember the 1964 Civil Rights Act that Martin Luther had a big role in. He was one of the most well-known leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Baptist Minister and social activist who fought for equal rights and influenced the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The same year, he also received the Noble Peace Prize. In…

I learned about how he was a child, just like me, who grew up to become the man that fought to end racial segregation. I learned about how he lead marches through heavily segregated areas, made speeches at famous monuments, and ultimately died as a martyr. His speech ‘I have a dream’ is one that I memorized for a theater project in 9th grade. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as a man who fought against hate and racism, but struggled for freedom and love. Regrettably, his dream has not yet…

Would you want to continue to live if all your family was dead? Is that a decision you would want to make yourself, or would you like someone else to make it for you? In the book if i stay, by Gayle Forman, Mia Hall is a 17-year-old cellist with loving parents, and a younger brother. She lives in Oregon, and spends her time playing her cello, and hanging out with her rocker boyfriend, Adam, and best friend, Kim. Mia is very talented and has the prospect of going to Juilliard in the fall. That is…

trips to the mall with her daughters or to the nail salon and she would never let her family be caught dead in last season clothes. Both of the women rolled their eyes and laughed. Then the preacher’s wife said she could not believe I was so happy to get dresses from two seasons ago and that my parents should be ashamed of themselves. After hearing this, I no longer felt like saying thank you again. I walked away with the realization our family was different, that we did not fit in. I was very…

Really?!? Hi friends, Can you see where I was going with this? How was this supposed to work? What was I thinking? Turned out more mustard than fuchsia. Looks like I didn't quite cut the mustard (excuse the pun, still coming down from yesterday's pun-capade). You know how sometimes you want to match your nail design to your outfit? But somehow the Order Of The Nail Art Designs (not to be confused with The Order of Water Buffalos) doesn't grant you permission. So you're left…

Sabin and his teammates changed and decided to head over to the lobby so they can wait for the busses. At the lobby Sabin meets up with his friends Brian and Alex. They were trying to go to the store to get new football gear and asked Sabin if he would like to come with them to the mall across the street from their school. Sabin responds saying “Man I wish but I have no money to buy new gear”. Brian and Alex abruptly starts laughing. Sabin being confused he says “What's so funny?”. Brian saying…