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    roads, ect. Pin: 1 What and Where : The Capitol building in Washing DC Investigate: Their is lots of trees and greenery and a big building. There are circle grass areas Facts: They first met their on November 17, 1800 they met their in the capitol building. At the end of world war 2 they began a tradition where they hang the flags flying 24 hours a day. Pin: 2 What and Where: The US congress in Washington DC Investigate: Its the same place as the US capitol building Facts: The US congress is that

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    On March 4, 1921, an unknown soldier from World War I was buried with the approval of Congress in the plaza of the Memorial Amphitheatre at Arlington National Cemetery. This serviceman was chosen randomly out of four other servicemen from four individual gravesites located in France. Not only was this soldier honored as a valiant trooper, but unknown soldiers from World War II and the Korean War were honored and remembered at this site too. The soldier located in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was

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    The Capitol Building is one of the most iconic building in the United States of America. Along with holding Congress, the Capitol Building stands as a poster child for democracy. The building plays an integral role in the American public as a whole. From being a piece of symbolism, to having the public design it, the Capitol Building has been a part of the American public since the beginning. The Capitol Building in Washington D.C. has been an integral part of the American public since is design

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    Mockingjay most of the Capitol citizens have been evacuated. Upon hearing that Capitol homes, including Snow’s mansion, are taking in refugees, Katniss decides to refocus on her mission to kill Snow, which starts the battle. Tigris disguises the squad members, and they take off with Cressida and Pollux as the guides, Katniss and Gale as the refugees, and Peeta to create a distraction if needed. They are quickly separated and Katniss reaches Snow 's mansion alone. She sees Capitol children gathered in

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    We often talk about Francis Bicknell Carpenter here at Cortland County Historical Society. His famous painting of Abraham Lincoln hangs at the Capitol and he was born and raised in Homer. However, there is another native of Cortland County who has three important statues prominently displayed in Washington, D.C. Curious? His name was Clark Mills and he created the first equestrian statue in America and his life began in Taylor. Clark Mills was born in Taylor but the information available to

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    American Art Project

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    gloomy, hard and uninteresting, but depicts the respect of the general public because of its deep religious spirit. Also, because of the clever handling of shadowing and general carefulness, the painting has an admirable technique. In 1836, the United States government commissioned Robert W. Weir to paint the Embarkation of the Pilgrims and hung in 1843. The Mexican war was an event that inspired Weirs painting. The moral and geographic greatnesses were absolutely holey understandings. In other words

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    went on “ the capitol will be here soon to take away our contestants for this year 's hunger games.” “If they don’t make it in time we will have to evacuate the city and who ever is left behind we must leave behind” the major said. Everyone started to gasp and panic. I thought to myself, but what about gale and my sister Prim he can 't leave his family and neither can I he still has his mother and I have my father.My mother died from pneumonia. His father left them to escape the capitol one day and

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    cold. In the hunger games it gets really cold at night so could you imagine such a night to sleep in. You are in the dark and extremely cold on top of a cornucopia and the whole night you have to listen to the screams of someone being slowly ate by Capitol engineered mutts. Also you know that if you fall down from the cornucopia you will die a painful death and scream just like the Cato who is slowly dying. Katniss is an amazing person because she was generous enough to

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    as they demonstrate faith in the cultural identity of a nation internally as well as foreign country. Likewise, United States of America is known as a land of democracy and the Congress House of U.S., Capitol building in Washington D.C supposedly reflects the democratic political system. The U.S. Capitol is the legislative branch of U.S. federal government that sit atop the Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. After going through many construction phases which was started in 1793, the original building

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    The Reaping The citizens of each of twelve districts in Panem are forced to participate in the traumatizing, Hunger Games. Attempting to overthrow The Capitol, now each District must; sacrifice a boy and a girl who will later compete against twenty-two other people from the age ranges of twelve to eighteen. The Capitol established these games as a reminder they are in power. According to a citizen, Katniss Everdeen says “Attendance is mandatory unless you are at death’s door. This evening

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