I believe this picture, taken by me, properly represents the quintessential American landscape, and the country in general. The landscape depicted is rich in color and detail, which pretty much sums up the country's landcape as a whole. My ideal picture would have been a photo that looks across America from coast to coast, showing its immense geographical diversity. Unfortunately, this is rather impossible, because the best one can get is a satellite image, which only shows the country from above. Still, I believe this picture does well as a substitute. After all, having spent several days in the area where this picture was taken this summer, I can honestly say that it is amazing to see the moutnains of Pennsylvania and that there is little more impressive than the stunning views from atop them.
From a more metaphorical standpoint, the area depcited is very diverse in the types of life depicted, representing how America is similarly diverse, with all different kinds of people making up the coutnry's population.
Lastly, I believe this picture very much adheres to the concept of "America the Beautiful".
By the way, if anyone's curious, I took this picture at the top of a ridge near the city of Shamokin in central Pennsylvania this summer.
On an unrelated note, a certain part of tonight's reading inevitably brought this song to mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkV-of_eN2w
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