The Holocaust museum was a powerful, heavy-hitting
experience. The museum forces you to empathize with the survivors and victims,
and puts you in their place. This creates an environment that is somber;
nonetheless, the lessons that the experience teaches you and things you learn
about yourself from the museum are poignant and important. Personally, after my
time at the Holocaust Museum, I was even more passionate about the rights of
the individual and my belief in fair and impartial application of the law.
These
beliefs were perfectly tied into the resolution I presented before the Senate
later in the day. My co-senator and I delegated the task of presentation and
debate – I handled the debating and the rebuttal, whereas she was the speaker
and presenter. It worked extremely well for us. She was able to present a
compelling introductory speech as to why our resolution (which was expressing
the will of the Senate that the rights of privacy and due process are to be
upheld and we should discourage acts that infringe upon these rights) should be
passed. As senators who disagreed with our resolution questioned and argued, I
was able to rebut their points through logic and evidence. Our resolution ended
up passing 78-20-2, the highest amount of affirmative votes on a resolution
bill thus far! Other girls presented bills about holidays and vaccinations,
which also passed. We finished up the day with reflections; this was a
meaningful and beautiful time of reflection and bonding among the citizens of
my community.
Sophie Boulter
Ohio
Chevy Chase
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