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    Posted February 18, 2010

    Famous World Landmarks and Monuments.

    Flash Past:  A look and discussion of events of the past

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     Flash Past Episode 4

    The New Colossus

    Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
    With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
    Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
    A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
    Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
    Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
    Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
    The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
    “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
    With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
    Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
    The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
    Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
    I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

    —Emma Lazarus, 1883

    Examples/Discuss:

    • Great Wall of China
    • Empire State Building

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    • Eiffel tower
    • Sphinx

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    • Colosseum
    • National Parks


    Tallest building in the world Dubai’s Burj 2625ft, nearly 1000 ft taller than the next tallest bldg, Taipei 101 in Taipei Taiwan

    Research websites:
    Famous Monuments
    City Icons
    Places of Power and Worship



    Flash Past Trivia Question

    Last weeks Question:

    Q:  What were Donald Ducks parents names?
    A:  Hortense McDuck and Quackmore Duck

    This week’s question:

    Q:  How many rooms are in the U.S. White House?

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