The Lincoln Memorial has a big set of stairs. When you walk in there is a high ceiling made of white marble and limestone on the walls. Lying between the north and south chambers is the central hall containing the figure of Lincoln sitting in contemplation onto the Mirror Lake and the Washington Monument. In both south and north chambers, there are inscriptions of Lincoln’s inaugural speech . The Lincoln Statue is sitting down looking straight to the Mirror Lake, with the right hand on the chair, and left hand pointing at something. The Memorial is surrounded by 36 columns, one for each of the thirty-six states in the Union at the time of Lincoln 's death. Below the stairs, the Lincoln Memorial is surrounded by a huge amount of grass that
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He seemed to be Asian American, who was wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, holding a neon orange flag. He was giving a tour to a group of Asian tourists, specifically, Chinese between 20-65 years old, and the only thing he could tell me was that he was running out of time, and had to start gathering people to move to the next monument. I found him a little bit uncomfortable too. He was smiling, and he did not try to avoid my questions, but then he mentions that he has no time to talk to me, which makes me feel frustrated. I had already tried to speak to with two people in my first 30 minutes, and no one had an answer for me. I was stressed because I could not get an answer, maybe it was because I look different from them ,or if there was something that made people feel uncomfortable around …show more content…
The bookstore was crowded and had a long line in a small space. There was a huge range of different souvenirs, books, and maps around the store. There is not much space to walk around the bookstore with the long line,and a lot of the people around seemed to be between 20-45 years old, and some kids were with their parents.
Lincoln’s Memorial serves no function for survival, but memorials are important in our culture. Memorials show how important is for the people to remember the ones that influenced the most in our lives.
I was expecting people to be more open with me, I did not get any answer from other than the Mexican family, which makes me think that we tend to open ourselves more when we are talking to someone from our own background.
I went to the Lincoln Memorial to get answers to questions I had, but I left the Lincoln Memorial with even more questions:
Does the Mirror Lake has any relationship with the famous idea of “throwing a coin and making a wish” and Martin Luther King “I have a dream Speech”?
Does culture mentions a limit within the unspoken rules of society?
Does Cultural Anthropology makes reference to the age, we as members of a community, start understanding unspoken
He seemed to be Asian American, who was wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, holding a neon orange flag. He was giving a tour to a group of Asian tourists, specifically, Chinese between 20-65 years old, and the only thing he could tell me was that he was running out of time, and had to start gathering people to move to the next monument. I found him a little bit uncomfortable too. He was smiling, and he did not try to avoid my questions, but then he mentions that he has no time to talk to me, which makes me feel frustrated. I had already tried to speak to with two people in my first 30 minutes, and no one had an answer for me. I was stressed because I could not get an answer, maybe it was because I look different from them ,or if there was something that made people feel uncomfortable around …show more content…
The bookstore was crowded and had a long line in a small space. There was a huge range of different souvenirs, books, and maps around the store. There is not much space to walk around the bookstore with the long line,and a lot of the people around seemed to be between 20-45 years old, and some kids were with their parents.
Lincoln’s Memorial serves no function for survival, but memorials are important in our culture. Memorials show how important is for the people to remember the ones that influenced the most in our lives.
I was expecting people to be more open with me, I did not get any answer from other than the Mexican family, which makes me think that we tend to open ourselves more when we are talking to someone from our own background.
I went to the Lincoln Memorial to get answers to questions I had, but I left the Lincoln Memorial with even more questions:
Does the Mirror Lake has any relationship with the famous idea of “throwing a coin and making a wish” and Martin Luther King “I have a dream Speech”?
Does culture mentions a limit within the unspoken rules of society?
Does Cultural Anthropology makes reference to the age, we as members of a community, start understanding unspoken