Washington, D.C.

From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C, in 1963 the hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Dr. Martin Luther King gave one of the most famed and revered speeches of all time. The name for that amazing speech was “I have a dream”, and it was given in front of more than two hundred thousand people who had come to demonstrate for civil rights. At the time of this iconic speech, Dr.King had felt that even on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation…

During my visit in June, 2015 at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial across from Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., I was intrigued by how much detail was shown throughout the entire sculpture giving its presence a powerful message. The building contains a large sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and two speeches that he wrote having a significant impact in the United States of America. There were multiple parties involved in the completion of the artwork, but who was behind it was Henry Bacon. Daniel…

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…

in them it would make the memorial substantial. “...Museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust would be built in the United States” (Musser par. 2). The holocaust period was a very dreadful time and despiteful period to Jews. The Mall in Washington, D.C. is creating it into their mall, historically this is a very memorable time for the society worldwide. “No other nation has a broader, graver responsibility in the world...No other nation more needs citizens trained to look life in the face”…

Do you know who designed the American Flag ? In the following essay i will be explained who designed the flag, what do the symbols mean, and what changes did they make to the flag over the years. I’m going to be talking about these because these are very important and they are important because the people who designed it, they put some meanings in it. There are meaning for the national bird and for our rose of the United States. So there has to be a meaning for the our national flag. The…

known all around the world, spoken by one of the most influential leaders during the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s to the 1960s: Martin Luther King Jr. On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington for civil rights, jobs, and freedom. Martin Luther King Jr., using the sentiment of Americans across the nation, there gave a speech that went “down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the…

Dream" speech was publicly delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which Martin Luther King Jr. called for an end to racism in the United States and called for civil and economic rights. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Furthermore, Martin Luther King Jr. incorporates a few fallacies in his speech to strengthen his…

and “Glory and Hope,” by Nelson Mandela, I have concluded that “I Had a Dream,” by martin Luther King, Jr. was not only the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation but as well as more inspiring than Nelson Mandela. In Washington D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. stood in front of activist and everyone who was interested in the Civil Rights and gave an inspiring and motivational speech that inform and persuade people about Civil Rights…

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) is known to many Americans as the leader of a swing-era dance band as well as a writer of pop tunes. Some musicians and jazz fans also know him as a major composer--arranger. In fact, there are musicologists and journalists who consider Ellington to be America's greatest composer, which puts him in a league with Charles Ives and Aaron Copland. Though many jazz fans think of Ellington as a pianist too, few scholars have examined how unique and original his approach to…

Independence but they were both too ill to attend. They both died on the same day, 4th of July 1826. Thomas Jefferson was 83 years old when he died and was buried on the grounds of Monticello. The Jefferson Memorial, near the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., was dedicated on April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of Jefferson’s birth. When Thomas Jefferson became very ill and knew that he would die soon, he drew the shape of the headstone that he wanted on his tomb and also wrote the words…