On my family’s recent trip to New York City, we were able to go to the top of the Empire State Building, a historical landmark in our nation’s history. Despite the building’s age, it surprisingly still holds a lot of relevance in our current lives. At the time of its creation, the Empire State was the tallest building in the world; although this may no longer be the case, still stands tall and overlooks the beautiful streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Jersey. Remarkably, it took only 14 months to construct and was seen as a marvelous feat of engineering and construction (meanwhile, the new freestyle campus has taken almost two years). The Empire State is a testament to the knowledge and capability of man and proves that we can accomplish anything that we put our minds to.