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| A group shot outside the House of Seven Gables |
We went to the House of Seven Gables today. The tour was very interesting as the tour guide provided us with plenty of background information and historical details. The house dated back to 1668 and was surrounded by beautiful gardens overlooking the sea. It was an eye-opener to see how the rich in New England lived. Many of the things that we have today are borrowed from the past; we still use them just that they have been improved on over the years. To be honest, I think people from the past were the cleverest. Yes, we learn Mathematics and English in schools nowadays but in the past, people had to invent everything themselves. They had to fix their own problems, innovate and create. This spirit of theirs is very similar to our forefathers. The point is, we do not invent much compared to our ancestors, whether Americans or Singaporeans. Most of the time, we just take the original idea and improve on it a little. We owe so much to the early settlers for helping us improve the quality of our lives that we are living now.
~Natalie Khoo, 3/4
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