Post 4: Response to Nebraska's State Capitol Building

History and politics have always been a sure point to draw my attention. When this assignment was given I was sure that other students would share my original idea for a topic, and my quest for individuality drove me to decide that I was going to find a completely unique place to write about. However, as I drove around Lincoln yesterday afternoon I found myself drawn to the State Capitol, and realized that maybe it was just the place I was supposed to write about after all. Gazing at the state capitol for its architectural structure is only slightly engaging. I mean yes, the Sower on top is neat, and the lawns are beautiful, but the true charm of the capitol occurs when you think about all that happens within its walls, and in what the building stands for. The building swims out on the prairie as a symbol of power. It represents the unification of a state, and is a center point for the people of Nebraska to be proud of. After all it truly is the figurehead to Nebraskans of a government that they alone can profess to run. Inside the building decisions are made that not only effect Nebraska, but which have also resulted in legislation enacted by the national government that have effected the nation as a whole. It is interesting to think that within those walls Nebraska state the bar for national legislature blocking trade with apartheid South Africa. To matter what age of person views the state capitol, it is a figure that spurs very patriotic emotions. No doubt it is a piece of architecture that will dominate that prairie skyline of Nebraska for generations to come. It can also be assured that is rough outer shell will hold for a long time, just as the democratic values practiced inside it have.