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Dawna Dabreo CIVICS AND ECONOMICS ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT March 7, 2011 LLAMA DC   Welcome to Llama DC; my name is Sllama Llama, and I will be your tour guide. On this tour, we are going to be exploring the vastness of Washington DC—if you aren’t ready for this, get out of my face, as of now. For the duration of this tour, you are not to do things that I will not want you to do. Here are the guidelines: 1.) Keep all hands and feet on your Llama at all times. Yes, you will be riding Llamas, but remember these llamas are a luxury that can be easily taken away—you treat these llamas with TLC (Tender Love and Care) or you will be taking the footlocker express—your feet. 2.) If you talk back to your tour master—me, you will be kicked off this tour of DC, it is that simple. 3.) Listen to me, and you will understand everything that you need to know about Washington! (As in DC, wow, dumb.)—muffled in a low tone.    There is a lot to see in Washington, and I guess you want to see it since you are here… Well, awkward. Okay, first off, there is a little bit of background that you should know about DC before we hop on our Llamas and tour this amazing place. If you don’t know a lot about the White House, someone didn’t listen in Elementary School... Okay! Let’s see, you should remember that there are three branches of government which include: the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch. If you are unaware of those, we can always go over them again—just be sure to speak up when you have any questions. Another little piece of background information that would be good to remember in the back of all of your minds would be that there are seven articles, and each of these articles explain something different—three of those articles explain the three branches… COOL HUH?! So yeah, keep yourself strapped, and don’t be too annoying because you never know what Llamas are capable of. ** LET’S GET ON THE LLAMAS! EVERYONE GETS THEIR OWN. **  The first place that we are going to visit is going to be the White House. I think that is a pivotal place in DC, so we should start there. You should be paying close attention because if at any time I feel as though you are not listening—I will ask you a question, and if you answer wrong… Sayonara! The White House as you may know is where the President of the United States lives. He and his family live there all expenses paid, and live a really good life. There are some fun facts about this place that I really should interest you. For starters, construction on the White House started in October of 1792, and it wasn’t until about 1800 when construction came to a finish. I know that everyone would like to live in the White House, and you are probably wondering who it is that the first residents were. Well, to answer that question, the first residents of the White House were Abigail and John Adams. The White House can be considered to be indestructible. It survived two fires in the 1800’s while Herbert Hoover was president. Also, if you have eyes, you can see that the White House is fairly large. Well, did you know that the White House has 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels? Also, it contains 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators? Yes, if you heard me correctly, this is a pretty huge place!  Next on our tour, we will be visiting the Memorials. I understand that they are a little far apart from each other, but trust me, these llamas can handle anything! Plus, I also want you to be able to see all the scenery and memorize it! The first one that we will see is the Vietnam Wall. This wall is of importance because it lists the name of all the people missing in action, dead, or those who served in the Vietnam Wall. It is there basically to commemorate all those who either risked their lives or had their lives lost. As you can see from the view from the top of your Llama, you see all the gardens and greenery that surround this tranquil place. It is a place that you can be at ease with yourself and remember people risking themselves for this country.   The next stop will be the Korean Memorial. This memorial is here, like the Vietnam Wall in order to honor those who were in the Korean War—Living, dead, or missing. In this memorial, you can see all the sculptures that are there and what intricate designs were used in order to make this memorial happen. There are a total of nineteen statues that surround this memorial, and they all show reflections of those who helped us during this war.  Still continuing onto the memorials part of the tour, we are on our way to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial. It is in Washington DC to show people about when America had tougher times. Everything about the memorial shows how we made it through the Great Depression, and how we emerged victorious with a strong government. Surrounding this memorial happens to be different types of ponds and things that make it a place to remember what everyone went through during that time.  The second to last stop on the Memorials part of our tour is the Jefferson Memorial. This place is here in order to be a symbol of liberty and endures as a site for reflection and inspiration for all citizens of the United States and the world. The intention of the architect who designed this memorial was to synthesize Jefferson's contribution as a statesman, architect, President, drafter of the Declaration of Independence, adviser of the Constitution and founder of the University of Virginia. Now that you see this memorial in person, you can see the hard work and time that went into the creation of this memorial.  Lastly, on this part of our tour—I know we have been moving around a lot, but hey, the Llamas did more work than you did—we are now going to see the Lincoln Memorial. This memorial, like all the other memorials, has an overall purpose—to inspire hope and inspiration. Taking the things that Lincoln did in his lifetime, you can see everything that he went through in order to emerge as president, and to also do the things that he did.  Now, we are approaching the Newseum—the only one of its kind, and very glorious. This place is where all the newspaper and print things go. This place also helps reflect the freedom of speech, assembly, press, religion, and petition. The freedom that I would like for us to focus on today is the freedom of speech. People say that the freedom of speech means that you can say and do whatever you want only; they don’t know that it doesn’t protect you from using obscenities, things like pornography, and things of that degrading nature. A case that had to deal with freedom of speech was Texas vs. Johnson. In this case, Johnson burned a flag and was voicing his opinion at a rally. He got arrested and sentenced for this. In the end, it was Johnson’s freedom of speech because he was trying to portray a message through the burning of the flag. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> The next stop on the tour will be of the Capitol building. NO! Not the CapitAl, the CapitOl. The things that go on in this building have to do with big decisions like Health Care bills and other sorts. This building is where the Democrats and the Republicans can go and talk about these issues together in a more controlled environment. If you didn’t learn so already, there are several differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate. For one, the ages are different for you to have to be in order to become a member of either chamber, also, their term limits aren’t the same. Another thing is that the amount of time that they have been living in the United States is also different. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> The next stop on the Llama DC tour will be at the Supreme Court building. Yes, we have been going all over the place Little Johnny, but that is the point of the trip: confuse you and make you want to come back! Alright, the first ever meeting of the Supreme Courts was in 1790, and on their first meeting date, only half of the elected Supreme Court Judges were present, so they rescheduled for another day in the same year. The first place that the Supreme Court ever met was in New York City at the Exchange Building—they also met in Philadelphia. Walking inside this attraction, you see all the different places, you can see the dockets that they use, and you can also sit in on court cases if you get there on a day when they are in a meeting. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Now, we are quickly approaching the National Archives. Here is where they basically call it the record keeper. In this very building, they decide whether or not something in the nation is worth saving, or whether it is okay to bulldoze it or knock it down. Now everyone, Little Johnny has a good question. He asked me whether or not I agreed or not with how they ran things and decided whether or not something should be saved or not. Well, I think that if you have enough people that are willing to stand up and make sure that no one tears it down, then it deserves to be here on the ground as much as any other thing does. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Now, for the next couple stops, you may be experiencing some Déjà vu. Well, you in fact are. In the beginning, we didn’t see a few of the memorials, so we need to just hop back on those llamas and let’s go see them! We will start at the WWII Memorial. It is here that they honor the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home. Symbolic of the defining event of the 20th Century, the memorial is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment of the American people. This monument is here for whenever you need a kind of “pick me up,” and it shows what we can go through in order to accomplish an overall goal. One of the last places on our tour will be the Smithsonian Institute/ Museum. It is here that they preserve things, and decide whether or not something should be saved or not. There are several parts of the museum—actually; there are about nineteen museums and galleries. To make things more interesting, I am going to personally take you into the Museum of American Art. Some of the artwork, as you can see, include paintings, sculpture, photographs, folk art, and decorative arts from the colonial period to today—offer an unparalleled record of the American experience. Some other highlights about this museum would have to be the Lunder Conservation Center; Luce Foundation Center for American Art, a public study center with more than 3,300 artworks to explore; and the Kogod Courtyard. Now, to wrap things up on this tour, well, actually, I don’t care where you go. Leave your llamas and get on the road. Now, the only thing that I wish to tell you is to be careful because you never know when you will run into me, or my llamas around here. Maybe, just maybe, I will have a pop quiz for you when I see you; but, until then, Sayonara ( :   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Citations     Blayock, Jeff. "World War II Memorial (11/11)." //JB//. 11 Nov. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://www.jeffblaylock.com/2004/11/world-war-ii-memorial-1111/>.  //Business and Estate Attorneys//. Washington Wealth Counsellors PC, n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://wealthcounsellors.blogspot.com/2010/07/asset-protection-denied-with-llc-single.html>.

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