Grace Leung
2/8/11
Western Civilization
Give several examples of monuments in Maryland / DC / PA that might be familiar to folks who live here but which would not be understood by outsiders without an explanation. Please include your own or public domain photos.
There are many monuments in Maryland, the DC and PA areas that people who do not live here would understand. One is the White House. This could defiantly throw people off because if they are not familiar with the United States or are foreign, then this not very powerful name could seem to them as odd. The White House is one of the nation’s greatest monuments. To describe this to someone who would not know about it is, The White House is where the leader of our country lives. He is the president and almost like a “king”. Another monument that may not be familiar for people who are not from this area or even the U.S. is Edgar Allen Poe’s memorial grave. This may be unfamiliar to people who don’t live in Baltimore because Poe is a famous poet from Baltimore. A way to explain this to someone is the memorial grave marks the death of Edgar Allen Poe who wrote some of the most famous poems in the world.
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