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We spent several days exploring on the street, up several stories, and under the ground as we learned about broadcasting, saw what renovating can do to a scary alley, were moved by the Civil Rights Movement at the Martin Luther King Jr. Historical Site, experimented with robots, and found out how a peanut farmer became a really good president. We missed out on seeing the new pandas at the zoo, and lots of other cool things, but what we did see was great. Always leave wanting more!
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Dubbed
the Capitol of the South, Atlanta is a fascinating city with lots
to see and do. The 1996 Olympic additions and improvements have made
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In 1922, WSB Radio became the first AM station in all the southern states. (There are now 65 in just the greater Atlanta area.) During our hour-long private tour of the new, multistory broadcasting building, Amanda got a chance to see what it's like being a TV newscaster. "I'm sitting in front of a big camera in the newsroom. This is where they do the short news ads that are broadcast during the day. They don't do the news here--that's in a big studio on a different floor of the building." |
The
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"Dad took us to the place his dad took him 18 years ago. Back then it was a scary, dark place where motorcycle gangs hung out and they thought they were going to get mugged. Now, it's full of interesting shops with everything from African art to zoological toys. It's also a train station. I think they did a good job remodeling the place."--Harrison |
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"I learned lots of things about Jimmy Carter that I didn't know before. He was in the Navy, was Governor of Georgia and was a peanut farmer before becoming the President of the United States. His big smile became famous. While he was in office, he worked hard to make peaceful relations with many other countries. His wife participated in the Equal Rights Act. "We got to ask the President questions at the Virtual Town Meeting (see the picture above). There I learned that they brought in musical performers to the White House, played tennis and football and enjoyed their dog with their children. They had 3 grown sons and a young daughter. I also learned that the President is paid $2-300,000 a year."--Harrison |
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"We found a mirror and we made funny creatures from our bodies,
like a floating two-headed person. We made robotics from lots of "Robotix"
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