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Finding Patriotism

Taking my English writing instructor?s advice, one day during my lunch break from work; I went on a short trip to Faneuil Hall. This historical building blends in with other red brick buildings in Boston. Therefore, you might pass it by, if it were not for the painted red line representing the Freedom Trail and a statue of Samuel Adams in the middle of the plaza. Before entering the building, one might compare this moment with, as Walker Percy says.

"Seeing the canyon is made even more difficult by what the sight- seer does when the moment arrives, when sovereign knower confronts the thing to be known. Instead of looking at it, he photographs it. There is no confrontation at all." (589).

This may also explain my expectations of Faneuil Hall, picturing how my friends had described it to me. As Waker Percy would say ?the privileged knower? , ? the preformed complex?.

As the pamphlet describes:

?FANEUIL HALL TODAY

Into the 20th Century, Faneuil Hall has remained an active and important place for Bostonians. In the early 19th Century the three granite structures of the Quincy Market were built to the east of the Hall. These, along with Faneuil Hall?s market stalls, continued to be Boston?s wholesale food distribution center until the 1960s. During the 1970s the entire Faneuil Hall area underwent a major renewal, and today the stalls purvey food to the thousands of visitors each day.?

Entering the building, I was expecting to see a mus... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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