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symbols of america I know that what I wrote yesterday probably seemed overwrought, but at three in the morning my mind does tend to wander into less than happy territory. Then again I do know that I am going to wait a little longer before I go to see my grandma. I need time and I imagine that it must be hard on her having people see her that way. She can do very little and the people that love her feel just as helpless. ... Before I fell asleep last night I watched two different documentaries on public television. The first one was about Mount Rushmore and the second one was about the Statue of Liberty. Both of the documentaries were pretty informative, but the part that I liked the best from both of them was how the perception of them has changed over the years. Although many people seem to admire them today neither of them were that well thought of when they were first made. Of the two American icons I think that Mount Rushmore was the more controversial of the two, but I could be wrong. What I do know is that even today the Native Americans from that area hate the work of art because it infringes on land that is sacred to them. I can see their point but at the same time I'm not sure why a version of Crazyhorse is being carved in the same area and never seems to get finished. Switching back to the Statue of Liberty it was fun to hear quotes written in New York newspapers from that time openly criticizing the statue as being everything from an eyesore to a gift that cost too much money. Today the statue may be over commercialized, but I doubt that many people would want to get rid of it. On a more personal level I've only seen Mount Rushmore and I can say that it is impressive on some levels. The size alone is worth a trip there, but at the same time I can't say that it stirred any real feelings from me. As for what I might think of the Statue of Liberty has yet to be determined. Maybe somedday I'll go there to see it, but I'm not in any hurry.
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