Sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise or sunset?
Dec 9, 2010 12:09	#41
GUEST19736	This thread makes me think about the American Constitutional Convention of 1787. In the hall where the delegates met, there was a painting on the wall of a sunrise, or was it a sunset? No one knew. As the debate raged on about how to forge a blue print for a new American government, Benjamin Franklin tried to calm the passions of the participants, and he commented about the picture. I cannot quote him exactly, but he said that they were there to decide whether the sun was rising or setting on America, on the experiment in self government, on government of the people by the people and for the people. At the conclusion of the convention, he finally concluded that the sun was rising. I have always preferred sunrise to sunset. Both are beautiful, but sunrise symbolizes a beginning, a day full of possibilities; sunset symbolizes the end, for better or worse. Now, today, I sit here in America and I have to think, is our sun still rising or is it going down? There are many people here and around the world who think it is going down and we should just accept this. I do not. While it is clear that China's sun is rising (and I am happy for her because China is a great country, and my wife and son are both Chinese), I do not see why America has to fail. Why can't both countries achieve greatness? Why can't we learn from each other and teach the world by example?

Dec 9, 2010 12:09

#41

GUEST19736

This thread makes me think about the American Constitutional Convention of 1787. In the hall where the delegates met, there was a painting on the wall of a sunrise, or was it a sunset? No one knew. As the debate raged on about how to forge a blue print for a new American government, Benjamin Franklin tried to calm the passions of the participants, and he commented about the picture. I cannot quote him exactly, but he said that they were there to decide whether the sun was rising or setting on America, on the experiment in self government, on government of the people by the people and for the people. At the conclusion of the convention, he finally concluded that the sun was rising.

I have always preferred sunrise to sunset. Both are beautiful, but sunrise symbolizes a beginning, a day full of possibilities; sunset symbolizes the end, for better or worse.

Now, today, I sit here in America and I have to think, is our sun still rising or is it going down? There are many people here and around the world who think it is going down and we should just accept this. I do not. While it is clear that China's sun is rising (and I am happy for her because China is a great country, and my wife and son are both Chinese), I do not see why America has to fail. Why can't both countries achieve greatness? Why can't we learn from each other and teach the world by example?

Dec 17, 2010 04:51	#42
ATTA_BUTT Points: Join Date: Sep 13, 2010 Status: Offline	What do you thing if you knew about:- Sunrise, Sunset Calendars and Local Time of different countries rather then its beauty http://www.sunrisesunset.com/

Dec 17, 2010 05:08	#43
ATTA_BUTT Points: Join Date: Sep 13, 2010 Status: Offline	December 2010, Sunrise Sunset Calendar Beijing, China

Dec 17, 2010 05:21	#44
ATTA_BUTT Points: Join Date: Sep 13, 2010 Status: Offline	Last moments of 2010, when sunrise and when sunset for this year, what you got and what did you lost. Year near to gone. Sunrise: 7:32am Sunset: 4:57pm Moonrise: 3:22am Moonset: 1:21pm

Dec 19, 2010 03:17	#45
LONELYJOURNEY Points: Join Date: Oct 28, 2009 Status: Offline	Cool. hadn't been here for a while. I got my Nikon D90 and was beginning to get familiar with it. Unfortunately, I had been busy these days and didn't have a chance to shoot pictures. Hmmm, I need to shoot both sunrise and sunset to see where the difference is. So I can exactly know what I prefer

Dec 19, 2010 07:11

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Originally Posted by LONELYJOURNEY

Cool. hadn't been here for a while. I got my Nikon D90 and was beginning to get familiar with it. Unfortunately, I had been busy these days and didn't have a chance to shoot pictures.

Hmmm, I need to shoot both sunrise and sunset to see where the difference is. So I can exactly know what I prefer

I prefer to see your pictures at last day of 2010 when sunrise and when sunset.

Dec 19, 2010 20:15	#47
LONELYJOURNEY Points: Join Date: Oct 28, 2009 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ATTA_BUTT I prefer to see your pictures at last day of 2010 when sunrise and when sunset. I am not sure if I can get up very early to snap the sunrise. And the weather itself is changeable. What if it snows or rains? So many excuses. Anyway, I will use my camera to shoot good pictures and share with you guys.

Dec 19, 2010 21:55	#48
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by LONELYJOURNEY I am not sure if I can get up very early to snap the sunrise. And the weather itself is changeable. What if it snows or rains? So many excuses. Anyway, I will use my camera to shoot good pictures and share with you guys. Lonely, I am also waiting for your sunrise and sunset pictures. Don't sleep late and let us down.

Dec 20, 2010 02:00	#49
HERBEAT Points: Join Date: Mar 17, 2009 Status: Offline	haha, lonely, are you going to get some pics for us? I'm looking forward to them too:-)

Dec 20, 2010 08:45	#50
ATTA_BUTT Points: Join Date: Sep 13, 2010 Status: Offline	Now you have three requests (may be there are some more) then how you can sleep? We will wait.

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