Ideas for Civic Artifact Speech
For my artifact speech I was automatically drawn to elements of history, to artifacts that have been a part of key moments through time. At first I thought of the Scales of Justice, which would relate to my passion blog, which is about law and the expression of our rights. I was drawn to the Scales of Justice based on their symbolic importance, the physical representation of the scales, and how they act or do not act as a call to justice.
As another option I was going to select the Declaration of Independence. My reason behind possibly selecting this artifact, other than my mom recommending it, is based on the large role it has played in not only our countries history, but histories of other countries, and how regardless of topic, The Declaration is always a hotly debated subject. What did the founding fathers really mean? Is it outdated or timeless? Can we really use it as a reference? The list goes on.
However, I have found a commonality between these two artifacts, other than their strong hold in history, both relate to freedom and the right for everyone to express those freedoms.
When writing this short summary about my options, I feel myself leaning more towards the Scales of Justice, for I feel there is more room to interpret their meaning through many mediums and produce a more relatable speech.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Justice
https://www.reference.com/world-view/meaning-scales-justice-384aeb50c2804335
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0843225/
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
