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I personally am a visual learner. For example when I am driving I am a landmark person. You could give me street names all day long but if you tell me to take a right at the McDonald’s I will find my way there so much easier. I also am able to remember the pictures and associate them in my mind.
I really do love to read but it has to be something that is interesting to me. I have been known to fall asleep doing some of the readings that I have for my other classes because they are long winded an… Continue

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I choose two historical points for Raleigh… The governor’s mansion and the election of the first woman governor who now resides in that mansion.

The Mansion

The original plan of the city of Raleigh had designated Burke Square as a possible location for the governor's residence. By the time the state decided to build, however, Burke Square was already occupied by the Raleigh Academy, and a different site for the house was chosen. Later, under Governor Jarvis's prompting, the legislature passed a bill in 1883 authorizing the construction of Raleigh's third official residence on Burke Square, providing for its major furnishings, and requir… Continue

In the article “Getting in touch with Slavery and Freedom” Mark M. Smith quotes Fuller Thomas “Seeing is believing but feelings’ the truth. I grabbed a hold of this idea for a few reason. I truly believe that all five senses are required to completely understand history. We can read in books and gain a magnitude of knowledge but to complete and engrain the knowledge it has to be experienced.
As a child I was able to accompany my grandparents to all kinds of historical sites. Anytime we took a tr… Continue