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<p align="center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stronger together than we are apart</span></p>
            The world has a lot of information to offer us, and a lot of different type of historical artifacts that we could use as a reference point on a direct topic of history. As our time on this planet is starting to come to an end due to our self doing, we (humans) have a lot of things that should be preserved for future generations to know about on a different planet so they don’t make the same mistakes that their ancestors made while they were growing up. While pondering on what we should do, and what should be preserved if we could only take four things on a ship to a different planet to be preserved for future generations to see and learn about, what would it be? Well we asked a student to write a paper over this idea and chose four things to write about, explain how he was to display the work, what cultural trends there were, what should the future generation should know about them, how they interact with them, and a couple of innovations about each of these pieces of work.<!--more-->

The ideas that were brought up to write about were “History of the New World’’ a book written by Girolamo Benzoni, “Fountain of Four Rivers” designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, a photo of the “Gettysburg Address” by Matthew Brady, and a version of the “Star Spangled Banner” done by Jimi Hendrix on the electric guitar. The layout that was given in order to fit these four different pieces of work together was something that was marvelous and by the time you get done reading this you will close your eyes and be able to see and walk through what was described.

The originals would be taken on this ship except for the “Fountain of Four River due to the fact that we would not have enough room for it to be able to fit on this ship so instead we are take the base of it so people can still throw a penny in it for a wish, but the rest of it will be a holographic cut out. When you go up to the fountain you can look up and see the rest of it as if the whole thing was there. On each corner of the wall there will be clay models of each fourth of the fountain and explanations of why this was put on there and why river gods look the way they do. The original book from “History of the New World” (when it was first printed) would be in a fire-proof see through box for everyone to be able to see but no way possible for anyone to be able to touch or destroy it in the future. There will be a duplicate of the photo from Mathew Brady on display for people to see and another duplicate of the audio of the “Star Spangled Banner” for people to listen to playing as well.

To start of talking about these pieces of work we’ll start with the book “History of the New World” by Girolamo Benzoni and how it was in the norm of the time and how it also stepped outside the box at the same time. Benzoni wrote this book about what took place while he was living in the “New World” or what we know today as America. The book was written in 1565 and in that time there were no pictures being taken (cameras were unheard of) only type of photos being done were paintings. One other thing that was very prominent of that time era was books being written telling stories of things that an author saw and thought should be written down. Well Benzoni pretty much did both of those within his book. He talked about his adventure to the new world and he also gave drawling of things that he saw and really stuck out in his mind and thought others should see this as well. Although his drawings weren’t as good as the other artist at that time or there paintings that were done in that time either, they still help get his story across to everyone.

This book was innovating for its time because Benzoni did something that was not thought of at this time and dedicated his book to the Pope of the time. (The reasoning behind that is that during this time the Pope was pretty much the person in charge of the whole world, and if said to do something then you did it.) Benzoni dedicated it to Pope Pius the 4<sup>th</sup> and the reason behind it was the fact that he didn’t like what he saw going on in the new world and he thought that “Christians” shouldn’t be treating other like that and thought the only way he could get his message to someone. The only person who would be able to do anything about it was the Pope, so why not dedicate a book to him to get his attention. Benzoni wrote about how negative the Spaniards were toward the Indians that were living on this land before we came to take it over. He talked about in his book how he would “see pregnant mothers kill themselves in order to escape from their children having to deal with the slavery from the white men” (Benzoni). Benzoni went into dept on what he saw and how he felt that these people were being mistreated.

Something for the next generation to take in to consideration is that we all should treat each other fairly and with respect. That they should also know that no matter how different they are from you doesn’t mean you are any better or worse than them. They should also learn that your actions can speak louder than your words.  When Benzoni wrote this book he combined both his words and actions together. It was disliked by a lot of people due to they didn’t want to believe it was the truth or this was actually taking place, but in the end it was and he got what he was striving for. That every now and then it is also to think outside of the box and try something new, that we are always thinking in the norm and rarely step outside and you strive to be different and not in the norm.

We’ll just stick in chronological order and move onto the “Fountain of Four Rivers” By Gian Lorenzo Bernini, this is something that if you ever get a chance to go to Pizza Novana within that square you need to make your way over to the fountain and embrace what is all there. There were fountains and other rock sculptures being done in the 1600’s, but this one done in 1651 was the first real piece of work that was done with combination of all of the continents in one piece of work. A lot of the sculptures were being done of either people or of the many different types of gods that they believed in at the time, like in the fountain each river is represented and protected by river gods. The background on this piece of work is something that is very important to this piece of work. The people of the time were outraged at first when the Pope told them that they were going to be taxed on their bread to help pay for the fountain. The people in the area would leave notes on the scaffolding surrounding the fountain as it was being built saying “We do not want obelisks or fountains, bread is what we want.” (nstormberg) But now after it has been built you can go there and just about everyone there loves that it has been built because of the fact it is such a large tourist attraction and brings in a lot of revenue for the local business.

Something that should be taken from this fountain is that this is the first fountain that was every built to represent the four major continents that were discover by us at that time. Another thing this is something that shows us that we are all still connected no matter how different we may seem like we are now and that we all pretty much originated in the same area. That at first you may not want something but give it time and your opinion might change on it.

The next piece of work that is a lot less of a controversy would be the photo by Mathew Brady of the “Gettysburg Address” the photo itself is nothing to spectacular to look at. It was not this amazing photo of it times. It was just like any other photo, it was in black and white and this one was a little worse due to the fact that the photo is a little blurry itself. It fits in with other pictures at the time due to the fact people were taking photos of the Presidents speeches and other major event like this one.

The reason this photo is such a big deal is the fact that the photo is the only photo to have ever show up with President Lincoln in it at the Gettysburg Memorial or when President Lincoln spoke in front of a large crowd at the memorial dedication giving his most famous speech. Another reason why this photo is innovated it because of the person who took the photo itself. Mathew Brady is known to be the first person to have taken photo of a war on the front lines and in the camps where all the soldiers slept. He took photos of the bodies after the battles had been fought as well. Brady wanted every to get the real look on what was taking place on the front lines of a war and how rough the men had it and what they had to bare through to be able to make it back home if they were lucky enough to survive.

When looking at this photo I want the next generation to learn what was taking place in America. I want them to learn what was going on before this picture took place, why this photo took place, and what happened after this photo was over. The picture alone doesn’t speak loud enough without know what took place in that location a few months earlier. What the civil war was, what it did to this country, and the change it started.

The last topic to be discussed about would be something that today can still be very controversial to some people and not so much with other people. The song in some people’s eyes seems very patriotic towards the country and to others it’s a sign of disrespect to the country. I’m talking about when Jimi Hendrix played the “Star Spangled Banner” at Woodstock on his electric guitar. It was something that stirred up a lot of conversation due to what was going on in the country and world at this time.

It was something that wasn’t being done in this exact form but people were singing the national anthem at major events that were going on in the country. It was played at the beginning of almost every sporting event across the country. There was only two things that were different about it one it was a solo on the guitar and that it was at the end (or near end of) a three day music event.

At this time in the history of our country only one other person a few years before had ever played the national anthem on the piano with no lyrics being sang to it that was done by “Puerto Rican musician Jose Feliciano” (Gettings) and “Feliciano’s piece didn’t go over so well with the crowd at that time” (Gettings) so you could say they both were being bold and innovating with their forms of their version of the national anthem. It had sort of now trickled into a trend because just about every musician this modern age is having their own version of the nation anthem.

I would like the next generation and the ones to come after learn that Hendrix was one of the best guitarists to ever step on the face of this earth. That what he did was controversial and he did it because he was in front of a crowd of people who were protesting about the Vietnam War. Hendrix did it to gain a popularity vote amongst the community. I would like them to know that this is another form of your actions speak louder than words. Hendrix is trying to speak to the government but knowing that he can just knock on the door and he be able to express his opinion, he used the stage at an event that was in support of his message to help cause his message to be heard by the government.

Well with now knowing the background of things and getting all of the important information out of the way I want you to read what the student what the wrote, and see how he described what you should see in his museum on the ship.

<em>Well it’s the year 2100 and the world has started to come to and waste land and all the humans well the ones who can fit are trying to buy there way onto a ship to go to some new planet they have us scattered out on different planets so I am not sure which one I will be journeying to, I hope its not to long of a ride. Well to the point of this paper I was suppose to choose four meaningful artifacts and bring them along in my museum, and well I choose some that I thought were really interesting and had great history to them. Instead of telling you individually about each one (because for this paper I was told not to) I am going to describe what they looks like that they will be staying in for there new home.</em>

<em>When you walk into the museum you will see a bright colorful banner that says “Come in as strangers, and leave with brothers and sisters.” After you walk under the banner there are a bunch of little wooden holders that have information sheets resting on them. Those information sheets look and feel like a brand new magazine that have in depth information and pictures of the artifacts that you are about to see. As you look ahead now you can see three different rooms you are welcome to walk in. The exhibits are in chronological order from left to right. You decide that you want to take the tour in order from the artifacts dating back from the earliest of times to the one that is most relevant. </em>

<em>You walk into a medium size room; the flooring looks like it is dirt as if you were outside on a dry grassy field. You look at the center of the room and there is an Indian tepee and right by it is a logged fire burning as if it was meant to keep you warm. You look on the walls of the room and you see a bunch of painting and drawling that spark your attention. You walk slowly up near the wall looking at all the pictures and reading a short caption of what was taking place in the picture and why it was added to this book. As you work your way around the room looking at all the pictures you come up to a book in a glass box the books title reads “History of the New World” by Girolamo Benzoni and as you look up to the wall behind the glass box you see a short paragraph giving you a summary of the book and explaining why the book was written. As you are walking out of the room there is a cut out of Benzoni and as you walk by him he tells you “Treat everyone equally, we are all friends”</em>

<em>You walk into a very bright room that has little color you look on the ground in the center of the room and you see what you think to be a large wishing well, but as you get closer you notice a holographic picture of the “Fountain of Four Rivers” by </em><em>Gian Lorenzo Bernini the reason the base of the fountain is real is so the people who walk through are welcome to through pennies in to make wishes (and to help pay for the museum employees). In each corner of the room there is a fourth of the fountain sticking out of the wall. On the wall right by each individual fourth of the fountain is a map showing you where they were located on the globe and on the other side of the sections there is an explanation on why the river god was configured that way and why they chose the animals they chose to represent each continent.</em>

<em>When start to walk toward the last room all you can see on the back wall in the room in a picture of a large crowd on what use to be perfectly green grassy field. As the closer you get to the room and as you walk in you start to notice that you are on top of a stage at a large event. You hear a loud cheer as if you were someone famous and you just walked on stage and were about to perform something, and then all of a sudden you hear a guitar start to play. The song being played is the national anthem; you can see the crowd’s reaction from being on stage. During the middle of the song the picture changes to a black and white photo of the Gettysburg Memorial Dedication, and the national anthem fades out and all of a sudden you hear a voice and starts off by saying “Four score and seven years ago” it pauses for a couple of seconds and then the rest of the speech is said. As the speech is being said a yellow circle shows up on the picture around the person who is doing the speaking. At the end of the speech the rest of the national anthem starts to play from about half way point and the picture in the background changes and you are standing in a large crowd watching Jimi Hendrix play on the guitar on the stage at Woodstock. As the song comes to an end you hear a loud roar of applause from the speakers behind you as makes you feel as if you are surrounded by a bunch of people. </em>

<em>As you start to leave the room and make your way towards the door to leave the museum you look up on the door frame in the room so see a sign that says “No one ever wins a war.” When you walk up to the exit you look up at the banner you saw when you walked in and this side says “Hope we made a difference. Go and treat everyone like your family.” You read it and then walk through the giant red oak doors.</em>

Now after reading on how this museum would look and learning about all the interesting artifact that I have chosen to preserve for the future generations to learn about and grow respect for. Hoping that everyone they look at one of these they grow for the fact that we weren’t perfect and we only want to better things. I also want them to take away that sometimes you have to be creative to get your point across. They also need to know we are all made equal and will all die as equals no greater than the man or woman to our left and to our right.

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