Posts tagged WORKING REMOTE
STATE 06: PENNSYLVANIA

I THINK ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE LIBERTY BELL AND INDEPENDENCE SQUARE WAS YES, THE CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE FOR OUR NATION, BUT ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WAS TAKEN TO POINT OUT THE HYPOCRISY OF OUR NATION’S ORIGINS, THAT IT TRULY WASN’T FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HISTORY BOOKS MENTION BITS AND PIECES OF IT, BUT IT’S NOT UNTIL YOU’RE IN THESE PLACES WHEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL AND IMAGINE THE DEEP ROOTS OF PREJUDICE IN OUR COUNTRY, SOMETHING WE’RE STILL DEALING WITH HUNDREDS OF YEARS LATER…

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STATE 05: RHODE ISLAND

YES, OUT-OF-TOWN TOURISTS (INCLUDING US) ARE PARTAKING IN THE SORT OF BIZARRE ACTIVITY OF WALKING BY MANSIONS IN AWE, PEERING THROUGH THE GATES AND WONDERING, “WHAT THE HELL IS IT LIKE TO LIVE IN THERE?"

A FEW OLDER MANSIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS MUSEUMS, CHARGING PEOPLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE AS A RICH PERSON. BEING ON THE TIGHTEST OF BUDGETS IMAGINABLE, WE DIDN’T EXACTLY PAY TO GET IN…

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