During our stay in Washington, we saw and experienced a number of things that spoke to the larger ‘American experience' in the world. From the monuments that we visited, to the museums, to the Canadian embassy to the United States, and the various governmental and cultural sites that we toured, you get a sense of what America regards as its natural ‘place in the world.' Now it is your turn to reflect more deeply on one of those experiences.
You are free to choose a topic that you find interesting and worthy of further exploration, but it should be relevant (if even tangentially) to our visit to Washington. Suggested topics are:
Current issues in Canadian-American relations
The Civil Rights Movement
The Holocaust in history and in memory
Consumerism in modern America
War and memory in modern America
George Washington and his historical legacy
Thomas Jefferson and his historical legacy
Architecture and American power