Trip To Washington

Growing up in a small town, someone wouldn’t think how much history is in that place. I’m very fortunate enough to live in a remarkable place that has a lot of history behind it. So let’s begin this journey together as we look back into the place that I call home.

Washington's indubitable virtue, wise judgment, and superlative record of service can easily be seen to have united a disparate country, lending legitimacy to the government.

In his commentary, What’s Wrong with Washington? Tribalism.,” Norman Ornstein states that he authored a segment about the 112th Congress entitled, “Worst. Congress. Ever.” His title and thesis statement endured a significant amount of criticism. Ornstein suggests that there have been numerous periods of political disarray in The United States. Everything in The United States governing body plays a significant role. If one part of the body fails to follow through, dysfunction will result. For that reason, Ornstein claims that he would adjust the title to make it apply to the 113th Congress. He claims that we are in the most dysfunctional period in history. Ornstein claims that our dysfunction is primarily caused by tribalism. Tribalism is

This tour has been almost a century-and-a-half in the making, and during this walk through our city’s past, you’ll discover people, places and happenings either overlooked long forgotten by locals and visitors alike.

Most events and places of historical value nowadays holds little value in our lives. We confine ourselves to our interstates and highways, following the long line of motel chains stopping for maybe two minutes to take a picture just to say we were there. We take nothing away from these sites that is of real value. We barely scratch at the surface of information and true meaning of what happened at these historical sites. Rinker Buck explains his own experience with removing himself from this cultural norm

A week before spring break my dad proposed that we go to Las Vegas. So that following Tuesday we boarded a red eye out of Dallas, Texas and headed to the city of entertainment. First, we checked into the New York-New York Hotel & Casino. As we walked throughout the hotel I was in sensory overload: there were lights flashing, people yelling, and cigarettes burning. From then on I identified Las Vegas as a fascinating place.

In order to adequately depict my feelings, I must start at the beginning. In the fall of 1996, I embarked on my maiden NYC voyage. Armed with a camera,

As a child, I had always dreamed of traveling around the world and viewing its breathtaking creations. Through the years I still have this sudden niche for traveling and experiencing new and exciting things. From Costa Rica to much of the United States I have ventured upon a lot of traveling. Through the sale of my parents family business I received the opportunity to travel west and help the new owners grow. After traveling through many of the western states I finally realized how different not only the terrain was, but culture as well.

As I walked onto our Amsterdam bound plane in PDX, I couldn’t help but think about what I would have the privilege of seeing. In the next week and a half, I would visit the Acropolis in Athens, Epidaurus- the first amphitheater and major healing center, Ancient Olympia- the sight of the first ever Olympics, Pompeii and the world-famous Roman Coliseum. I’ve been many to many places: Hawaii, New York, Boston, Washington D.C, and Honduras, but I’d never been as excited to travel somewhere as I was then. Without the inspiration of some of the places I would be visiting, our world would be very different than the world we know. We might not have track races, theater programs, sporting stadiums or many other fixtures of life.

However, one paper by Simon P Newman, believes Washington embraced the role of a monarch. This seems to be partly true if one looks close enough. Simon says, “On his journey from Mount Vernon to New York City, local dignitaries and militia units received Washington on the outskirts of almost every town through which he passed, and often the local citizenry welcomed their president as he passed under a triumphal arch. These rituals were strikingly similar to those employed to welcome English monarchs on their "royal progresses" and their entries into London for their coronations.” (Newman 484) These shows that Washington was embracing these grand ceremonies being presented to him. However, he was a hero to the American people and his previous

I have been able to use my travel as the synapse to what I have learned in school, watched in movies, read in books or experienced from the news. I find myself reminiscing upon the real places on which was reported, the same places I have been. Seeing the diary of Anne Frank in real life and standing in the same place she hid in secret as a teenager was the nexus for understanding the important role travel has played in the balanced perspective of different cultures I have, the similar perspective Anne Frank embraced without regards to her particular circumstance. From this event I also embrace; we are more alike, my friends, than we are

London, England's pulsating capital and largest city, is filled with cultural sights and exciting activities.

After the dissatisfying quality of service I received, it is unlikely I will use the airline for my future business trips and request compensation due to employee errors. As a small business owner, I constantly travel and called Jet Express Airlines direct to get the best price for my multiple stop trip. After three calls, I paid $172.50 over my original quote and when I mentioned it to Ashley, the third representative, she said, "Well, you could always take a bus from St. Louis to Nashville, couldn't you?"

Oh, come on, what in the world could be better than an expedition to a state filled with history? New York is full of action, stories, and anecdotes; wondrous things someone could wish to experience. Washington D.C. is an opportunity to connect with the past, socialize with other people, gain experience, and have memories to share after the trip. It’s a once in a lifetime experience, and missing out on the action is the wrong way to go. No, this isn’t an illusion. It’s an offer that would rarely be asked, but you could surely be destined to accept it. That is why we chose you, specifically, to join us. Why hesitate when you could already be registering for this insane adventure?

My love for traveling the world began at a young age. In fact, I was only an infant when I took my first vacation. When I was only 10 months old I took my first expedition to the land of Cancun, Mexico. Later, when I was 20 months old, we decided to go back to Mexico. I obviously don’t remember a whole lot, but I do know that that first trip was the beginning of my life journey for traveling the world.