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Trump’s America Manam looks into the recent KS4 History trip to America and finds out how the current unsteady political landscape directly affected their time. 12 STRETFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE
"Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken." Donald Trump 45th US President As many of you may be aware, a group of Year 10 and 11 history students recently went to the USA. This included trips to Washington, Philadelphia and New York. According to the one student “The trip was really fun and I would really recommend it”. The trip was well received by all of those who went abroad including the teachers, who complimented the good behaviour of all the students and the many memorable moments. However, the trip took place during a less than ideal time due to the current state of American affairs. You may have heard of the current political scene in America. All you have to do is turn on the TV and you are pretty much guaranteed to see some Trump or Bannon related news but the reality is much different. President Trump would have you believe that the people are in danger from outsiders and those who are different but the accounts from the students tell a different story. America is far from a dangerous place to visit for less than a week, however the atmosphere would imply otherwise. According to students, security was widespread in all areas, not just the airport, with one student recalling how they had to walk past guards just to enter a building for a Mc- Donalds. Although they weren’t patted down in the middle of the building, certainly seeing such extreme precautions would have raised some eyebrows and perhaps some fears. Allegedly the streets were no different as armed police patrolled large portions of the busy blocks of Washington D.C and New York City and as you can imagine the airports were also far from cosy. The sobering reality is that in the wake of Trump’s inauguration, the American lifestyle and atmosphere is set to change even further, and despite the enjoyment (which the students and faculty undoubtedly had) the further the country is pushed into its current political state, the less safe it will feel despite it being safer than it has been for a large portion of its existence and what Trump had intended. Marianne Y11 Manam Y10 STRETFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE 13
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