Essay #5 Cover Letter

In essay #5 I wrote about why the Downtown Brooklyn Tour would be better if the Brooklyn Navy Yard was included. I suggested this by writing about the history of the navy yard, the women who worked in the navy yard during World War II, and the new museum which recently opened at the navy yard. The new museum contains many artifacts, including the “benches from the battleship North Carolina line the second level near a detailed model of the battleship Maine”. The battleship Maine was significant because it was the ship that sank that led to the Spanish-American War. The reading “Reading Lucy” provided an example of a strong independent woman named Lucy who worked in the navy yard. I said “were no slouches, performed heavy tasks, and took their work seriously.” The fact that Lucy was working to be promoted to 3/c suggested she was working hard. I enlisted many of the important battle ships that were built at the navy yard such as The Ohio, USS Maine, USS Arizona, and USS Missouri. These three main points suggested that the Brooklyn Historical Society would make there tour better if they were to include the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The history would benefit the students because of the worthwhile experience and the museum also has no entrance fee. Therefore, it would not be costly to any of the students. This history should be recognized and covered during the Downtown Brooklyn tour.