by Nakunda Mshana | Jan 29, 2020 | Final Reflections
There are more than seven billion people in the world and one person’s view can be very similar to others but I believe that no one’s view will be identical to the other. I consider learning to be the gaining and application of a new perspective. This...
by Emma Haren | Jan 29, 2020 | Final Reflections
After these 23 days in D.C. that went so fast yet lasted a lifetime, I have come to realize how entangled the government is in the arts and just how important it is to engage in art scenes. I experienced first hand the ways arts can engage in and detract from...
by Alina Villa | Jan 29, 2020 | Final Reflections
I’m sure this is a widely felt sentiment but truly, the older I get the quicker time passes. Perhaps it was the breadth of our experiences and our rich itinerary. Perhaps it was the walking or the hours of dialogue or maybe the 191 hours of sleep I got (wow). I’m sure...
by Anna Cook | Jan 29, 2020 | Final Reflections
When people in the United States think of democracy, they often think of a governmental system with equal representation under the law. Previous to my visit to Washington D.C., my understanding of society’s notion of democracy seemed unattainable. Initially, I...
by Hannah Summers | Jan 29, 2020 | Final Reflections
My high school psychology teacher Mr. Woodard used to tell us to question anything that claimed to be a “magic bullet” solution to a complex problem. It made sense at the time — how could any easy fix possibly consider and account for all the possible side effects...
by Katie Anderson | Jan 29, 2020 | Final Reflections
Democracy (/de mäkresē/): noun; a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Art (/ärt/): noun; the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a...
