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Sunroom Observation

All of my family and I are at my Aunt Lisa's house for my Grandpa's birthday. We are currently sitting in her beautiful sunroom that has wood along the walls and sitting. It is also thunder storming right now which I love. I love the sound of he rain and the thunder. The rest of my family is in the next room in the kitchen prepping for dinner. I love getting together with my family for special occasions like this. We have such a great bond and I really enjoy everybody's company. My grandpa and my dad are talking about sports like always. A conversation I can never find my way into. I smile and nod my head while I pretend like I'm interested. The floor of the sunroom has multicolored tiles and me and my cousin Andrew are sitting in a swinging bench chair. My Aunt Lisa's house is my favorite house out of everyone in my family. It has so much character and her backyard is huge. It has a large pond where I have many memories of me and my cousins going canoeing. My cousins wedding shower was also held here. Sitting on the ottoman are a bunch of caprese that my cousin made. I had to stop myself from eating a thousand.

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Indie write #5- observation #5

Natural history museum

On the first floor of the museum is the marine life floor. There are so many things to look at. The room is packed and all around are different skeletons and preserved marine animals. Kids are going crazy, but a particular corner catches my eye. What catches my eye is an aquarium. It looks normal at first, but once you look closer at it it's an aquarium that is full of plastic that looks like coral reef. Everyone is walking past it like it's nothing, but I can't help and stare at it. This is what we have come to, a world where plastic is going to ruin our oceans and no one seems to care. It makes me sad to think about this.

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Indie write #5- observation #4

Washington memorial

Okay first of all, this monument is huge! Around the monument stands a bunch of American Flags. People are taking pictures all around, and it smells like freshly cut grass. Behind the monument are a bunch of people playing various sports or having a picnic. This is a very inviting area, and I think that's what the builders intended. George Washington wanted America to be an inviting place. It's also very interesting that his monument isn't a statue of him, but instead is a giant building. You would think that him being a founding father and true first president they would have a statue of him, right?

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Indie write #5-observation #3

The national archives

Walking around looking at the declaration and the constitution is kind of crazy. When you walk in, it's a dark room with lights only over the different documents. When you finally are able to see them people are helping each other figure out the words and whose signature is whose, since it's very hard to read. But what really weirded me out is that these two documents drastically changed our lives and it was only because of a group of people. Looking at these documents it's hard to read but looking at them you just realize that these documents are the reason that we are here in this country today.

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Indie write #5- observation #2

Lincoln memorial

On the outside the memorial is huge. It's lined with marble columns all around, but on the inside is a statue. A statue with a president that changed the course of history, Abraham Lincoln. He is sitting in a chair face outward. People are taking pictures and are very nice about letting everyone have a turn at taking them. On the sides of the memorial is the Gettysburg address. When you look in the direction that Lincoln is pointed at you see the reflecting pool and on the other side is the Washington monument. People are sitting on the stairs just taking it all in. It's a beautiful site, especially at night. In the water you can see a reflection in the Washington monument and just behind us you is the Lincoln memorial. D.C. is just truly breathtaking.

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Indie write #5- observation #1

Air and space museum

People are taking pictures everywhere, and it's hard to move around. There is a smell of popcorn from the stand right outside of the entrance. Looking around all you see are planes, and ships. All different sizing and colors, from different time periods, but they all have one thing in common. History. Everything in here has made an impact on our lives. John Glen, the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, all impacting our lives and are now on display at the museum. I always wonder what will be put in next? First mission to mars, or maybe even the planes that we fly in today. It's weird to think that one day all o the things that are normal to us might be put on display for others to look back on.

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Family Room Observation

My family, Sarah and I, are all gathered on our big couch watching Moana. My dad is sitting at the end trying to multitask by reading a book. My mom is next to him under a blanket making commentary every two seconds during the movie. She always asks questions about the movie that nobody knows the answer to and she always wants the movie to be spoiled for her. I don't think that's any fun. Next is my brother playing on his phone and drinking a smoothie I just made him. Making smoothies and protein shakes is my new thing. I don't know how long it will last though. My dog is cuddled up next to me breathing really hard like she always does. Actually she just got up and went to go lay on the cool tile in front of the fire place. That's her favorite spot. Next is Sarah intensely watching her favorite movie. I swear she asks if we can watch it almost every day. I always enjoy snuggling up on my cozy couch watching movies with my family.

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Football Field Observation

I'm sitting here on the Avondale football field waiting for my powderpuff practice to start. I'm sitting next to two of my good friends Emma and Grace and we are talking about the upcoming school year. The sun is shining bright and there is a nice breeze. I'm eavesdropping on the conversation behind me giving my opinions in my head. There are currently not enough people here to make a powderpuff team even though practice was supposed to start five minutes ago. None of the coaches are here either. It's really peaceful out here when there aren't many people. A big contrast to Friday night football games. Football season is definitely my favorite. There's nothing I love more than coming to games with my friends. Some more people just arrived and they're talking about how there aren't many people here. There are a few people scattered around the track either walking or jogging. I honestly don't even feel like being here because I'm not feeling too good. I know I need to be here though because I haven't been in a while and it is the last practice before the school year.