Photos - DC Semester - Cedarville University

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Inspiring Greatness
D.C. Semester
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At the Family Research Council, Cedarville students hear from Chris Gacek, Senior Fellow, at F.R.C. Dr. Gacek is an expert in government regulation.
CU students visited the American Center for Law and Justice, where they heard from James M. Henderson, Senior Counsel of the ACLJ.
CU students ride the Metro (DC's subway system) to an appointment. Many students take the Metro to work every day, and the group frequently uses DC's mass transit system.
CU students visit Concerned Women for America.
Students hear from CWA's president, Wendy Wright. Mrs. Wright spoke movingly of her experiences that transformed her from a homemaker to leading political activist.
The Smiths are living on Constitution Ave, just a few blocks from the students, the Suprme Court, and Capitol Hill.
CU students visit The Leadership Institute, an organization that specializes in training students, and others, for political involvement.
Nathan Dollison, Senior History and Political Science Major.
CU students hear from Rob Boston, Assistant Director of Communications, Americans United.
Tim Moore, CU Senior, International Studies Major.
Grant Bacon, Elizabeth Gingell, Brittany Hicks, and Kayla Butz take a tour of DC. Our first group activity was a Twilight Tour of DC, which is the best way to see the nation's capital.
David Ferkaluk, Junior History/Public Administration major.
The sun sets on Washington, D.C.
For good or ill, Jefferson still looms large over us.
At F.D.R.'s memorial, visitors are reminded of the hardships of the Great Depression. This is a bronze, life-sized representation of a bread line.
Lincoln's Monument overwhelms, but at night, visitors speak in hushed tones beneath the great man's majesty.
At the World War II Memorial, there is a wall of 4,000 gold stars. Each star represents 100 American casualties suffered during the war.
More stars (See 17)
Students wait to get into the National Archives, where visitors can see original copies of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Magna Carta.
An original of the U.S. Constitution housed at the National Archives.
Students visit Ford's Theatre, the location of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Grant Bacon stands in front of a display, at Ford's Theatre, that commemorates the Gettysburg Address.
DC is full of fun, free things to do. On many evenings, there are free musical performances like this one. Here, The Commodores, the United States Navy Jazz Band, performs on the steps of Capitol Hill.
At the Holocaust Museum, visitors are issued a passport-like document that has a picture and description of a victim of the Holocaust. Throught the document, the visitor reads the victim's story. Some of the victims died, others survived, some of whom volunteer their time at the Museum itself.