Thursday, October 4, 2018
Hello from Ole Miss :)
I missed being in class today, but you’ll never guess what I saw on my way to ole miss this morning. There was a truck on the side of the road with a bunch of people from Parchman working on the highway! I could tell by their green and white striped pants. Aside from that, I also visited the University of Mississippi Museum today and saw some awesome art that not only showed the beauty and history of mississippi, but also some stuff from Ancient Greece! Even a tribute to Dionysus!! I took some pictures of some of my favorite pieces. I hope y’all enjoy!
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This is awesome Sophia!! I think it’s amazing when we get to actually see the things we’re learning about in our everyday lives or in the perspective of reality. It really gets us to think about how the world works the way it does and why we learn about the things we do. I love the 5th photo from the top. It really shows the struggle of lives in Mississippi but also the determination and perseverance that laborers had during difficult times. I think it can be beneficial for us as students to take the time love Sophia did to explore and discover more about the things we learn, both inside and outside of the classroom.
I agree with Anabella. It is always interesting to see the things studied in class in real life.
I remember on the trip to Europe this summer, with Dr. Vaccaro, we went to the national portrait gallery in London, England. Along with countless monarchs and parliamentarians, we saw portraits of writer, artists, musicians, and poets from History. While there we saw portraits of Charles Dickens, Robert and Elizabeth Browning, Alexander Pope, John Locke, William Shakespear, and countless others. To see these individuals, whose works we have read and study, on the walls of one of London's most famous museums is astonishing. It shows me that the works we read in class are not just random, but works that have shaped history and have had a true impact on the world around us. This is one the reasons that I have grown to love fiction more and more as the years go by. I have come to the realization that fiction is just as important if not more so than nonfiction because it applies creativity along with issues that reach far and wide in societies. Just like "100 Years of Solitude" I see some fiction less as a book for enjoyment and more as a tool for expression of the overall community and daily life.
That's so cool! I have had similar experiences myself while I was traveling where I got to witness historical landmarks and museums that made me appreciate what we are being taught in our classes at school. I remember then I was traveling this spring to visit Ole Miss myself, my family stopped to have lunch in Jackson, Mississippi and toured the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. It was very interesting to see how much our nation has changed and makes me appreciate the world I live in today, while also feeling ashamed of our terrible past. Later that week, I also went to Memphis to visit Rhodes college. There I got to visit the National Civil Rights museum and also the location of where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot. I was actually there on the anniversary, and it was a fascinating sight to see everyone come together to honor such an extraordinary man. Getting to witness this makes me appreciate everything I am learning in school in my history and civics classes. Without knowledge of our past, we are bound to repeat history. I think what we learn everyday in school is valuable and is important as a United States citizen. I hope those in school can realize we are learning everything there for a reason.
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