Monday, sadly, was the culmination of all of my homework procrastination. Having had such a wonderful time seeing the city with my friends, my homework has become the nagging reminder to get a shot – something you distantly remember doing, and recall that it was painful.
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So instead of heading out the door at 10, I hung back to get some spend some quality time with my friend homework.
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When I finally made it out the door, I met up with Thomas and his sister at the National Archives. There, we saw the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. I was, and overheard that many others were, surprised that the size of the parchment. By my estimation, each sheet was two feet wide and three and a half feet tall.
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We also learned that “it’s plain hokum” from watching President Truman on one of the televisions, made a presidential seal, guessed at the identities of notable people in history, and saw history throughout its transitions in media.
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We also went to the world’s most popular museum, the Air and Space Museum. Their varied collection of air and spacecrafts, ranging from the Wright brothers’ plane to B-52s, was incredible. Each time I get into a plane, I hardly worry. I know that today’s planes are more safe than driving a car on the highway. And in many ways, I think this has caused me to significantly undervalue the innovation we have seen. For example, there was a wooden plane that, at some point, had taken people into the air. I wouldn’t dare volunteer to ride in it, but someone designed it, rode in it, and trusted it, as it was the newest form of transportation.
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