Ring‚ spring break has finally started. Teenagers running down the halls of Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington DC‚ ready to have a relaxing one-week break before exams start. I walked out of the school to my bus; ready to be taken away to home sweet home. My family is staying in DC this week to meet old family members. I walked onto my bus and discovered that there was nowhere to sit by myself. I found a seat in the back next to a girl that was in my grade. I sat down and fell asleep immediately
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The Washington Monument is a magnificent structure designed to honor George Washington‚ the commander of American forces in the American Revolution and the first president of the newly created republic. The monument takes the form of an obelisk‚ a narrow‚ tall tapering four-sided structure with a top section that resembles a pyramid in shape. The Washington Monument‚ fashioned in granite‚ marble and sandstone has the distinction of being the world’s highest obelisk and the world’s highest stone
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many beautiful monuments meant to memorialize some of the most important events‚ people‚ and places. Many people travel thousands of miles to see them. These places are not built in a day but rather but rather designed and throughout over an extended period of time to produce a stunning and meaningful product. When creating a monuments‚ people must not only consider what person‚ event‚ or place the monument represents but also the purpose and design of the monument and where the monument will be located
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instill a sense of unity and civic pride with in the residents of the city‚ which in the City Beautiful style is intended to lead to better citizens over all. Civic Center Park illustrates the core goals of the City Beautiful movement through the monuments present‚ the design‚ and the location of the park its self. In the city beautiful movement it is key to create pubic space; this idea of public—shared—space is intended to create a place where all members of the community can come together in a central
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of traditional wrought iron‚ to build a very strong tower. Gustave has designed the tower in such a way‚ that every worn out individual part‚ can be replaced easily. It is interesting to know‚ that the massive windstorm in 1999 damaged many Paris monuments‚ but no harm came to this wonder tower. .The construction was only meant to last for the duration of the Exposition‚ but it still stands today‚ despite all protests from contemporary artists who feared the construction would be the advent of structures
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like Velcro. Fleas are some of the best jumpers in the natural world. A flea can jump seven inches‚ or 150 times its own length‚ either vertically or horizontally. An equivalent jump for a person would be 555 feet‚ the height of the Washington Monument. Fleas can jump 30‚000 times in a row without stopping‚ and they are able to accelerate through the air at an incredibly high rate—a rate which is over ten times what humans can withstand in an airplane. Fleas have very long rear legs with
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1) The Lost Symbol‚ by Dan Brown. Copyright 2009. 509 pages. 2) The Lost Symbol begins with Harvard Professor Robert Langdon receiving a call form a long time friend and powerful Mason‚ Peter Solomon. His friend asks him to present a speech in D.C. that day‚ and Professor Langdon agrees‚ and takes the next flight to D.C.‚ only to discover that Peter Solomon never really invited him! The initiation turned out to be a fraud‚ and Langdon quickly discovers his dear friend is in terrible
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Both Washington‚ DC‚ and London are one of most influential English speaking capital cities of the world‚ and yet they offer hugely different experiences to their residents and visitors. Comparing and contrasting the two metropolitans based on their history‚ their culture‚ and their residents show how different and similar the two are. Both cities are abundant in the world and national history‚ though they developed on very different timelines. London‚ for example‚ has a history that dates back
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In Washington DC‚ sexual abuse is classified on the basis of four different categories depending on the level of their seriousness. If the sexual abuse involves children‚ there are additional misdemeanor charges and other charges that would be based on the level of sexual abuse and physical violence. The most important thing to note is that sexual abuse is a serious crime and is not taken lightly by the court system in Washington DC. What is a Sexual Act? In the District of Columbia‚ the Code
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My Family Vacation to Washington D.C. In the past‚ our family normally makes plans to go on a trip. So this year we decided to travel to Washington D.C. with my grandparents. My parents told us at around Christmas time and said that we were supposed to leave during spring break. I couldn’t wait! We were going all the way down to Washington D.C.! There were a couple of requirements though. For example‚ we had to keep the whole house spotless without anything on the floors‚ and we had to stay
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