I feel the child sitting on the wooden bed I wish I could ask if they can see the stars Because everyone deserves to imagine themselves along the airless atmosphere Sleeping peacefully The smell of clouds I wish I could say take my hands I promise I will pull you out of the hole your stuck in That I can find you a new pair of shoes That I can rap you in a blanket and give you water But at least you’re at rest And all I can do is wonder Where they are And if they can see me Looking for them In between the stars And among the clouds In a place called elsewhere
Daniel Seferi As I walked into the museum, I found myself upset. I thought about all the history the museum holds inside of its walls, thinking about how people were able to cause this much sadness and how people still do this stuff today. The things inside the museum aren't just history; they are the present as well. From the Holocaust museum, the room with all the shoes will definitely stay with me forever. This room will stay with me because it shows that you have that in common with the people in the Holocaust. Sometimes when talking
about the Holocaust, we just say ... amount of people died, not going off the individuals that suffered because of this horrifying event. But seeing a room of shows just puts you into perspective. "That could have been you" because you have that in common with the people in the Holocaust and it doesn't become a number anymore, it becomes a group of people that have a lot in common with everyone and not just numbers on a chalkboard and seeing this room shows me that, that number told to me, that's so hard to visualize is just ordinary people. From the African American Museum, the most moving place in the museum is the room with all the boards that tell a story. This room is moving to me because it just shows the long history need to get the freedom that should've been there from the start. Seeing these events matter most to me. I find it crucial to learn about these terrible events because not learning about them could allow them to happen again. I also felt that this people that believe horrible things never got to go to these places and actually learn about the facts and not just lies. D.C Museum Reflection Dashiell Pitts When I walked into the African Museum I was very interested in learning everything I can about racism and discrimination against African American people. When I entered the museum all my thoughts about everything else left and I was focused. When I entered the museum, I told myself that I would not be disrespectful or rude to anybody or anything. Seeing MAGA hat kids being
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