...One option is to create a monument. Monuments can show great achievements as well as important sacrifices. A group or agency should consider factors like the location, size, materials, and the importance of a monument when creating it. Location is an essential aspect in the creation of a monument. It should be located in a place that can be easily seen to the public and in a place that is pleasing to the eye. Source B shows a picture of Christopher Columbus's monument in Riverside Park, Easton, Pennsylvania. As people walk by this beautiful place, they shall be able to recall how important he was to American history. The location should also be somewhat relevant to the monument. A Holocaust museum was planned to be built in the Mall in Washington D.C. (Source E). Many people protested and stated that the Holocaust should not be built in the US since it did...
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...There are a lot of memorials, monuments and markers across the United States. Their very existence serves the purpose of honoring the memory of an event, a person or a span of history. The significance of the landscape can be expressed in admonishing or admiring terms. In either case, these landmarks manage to garner both the local and the world’s attention. Such important monuments and memorials abound in the U.S. As 9/11 Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Liberty Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and Washington Monument, among a myriad of others. This paper attempts to make a rhetorical analysis of one of the most important monuments in America, Washington Monument, in order to find out the relevance of this great monument conveys to its audience and how it...
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...“Once you crossed the gate to the Camp , There was no chance to get out of there alive”.- Chaim Hirszman.Memorials and monuments show, in part, the ways that communities and people have answered these questions. The gallery of images below exhibits a variety of memorials and monuments that have been constructed to remember the Holocaust. The introduction that follows explores the complex questions that memorials raise about how we choose to remember history. Memorials raise complex questions about which history we choose to remember. Some people distinguish between the two, saying that memorials are a response to loss and death and that monuments are more commemorative and celebratory . “Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator,...
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...Memorialize “The Discussion of Monuments” As a matter of fact when building monument many things have to be taken into consideration; such as the location, the size, and the materials that they may use when they are building it. The reason why monument are so remembered is because of all the things that the builders take into consideration like the size of the monument they are building. The Abraham Lincoln is one of the most seen monuments because of the size and where it is at. Since the Abraham Lincoln monument is so important it shows that the builders had to take many things into consideration. People who built the monuments had to take many things into consideration when building a monument, like the size and place. If people take the location, size,...
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...Victoria Pompei Acts of terror during the Korea War Many visit the Washington Mall without ever having seen the Korea War memorial, which is indicative of how misunderstood the Korea War is, hence its other name : The Forgotten War. Overshadowed by the Lincoln monument just a few feet away, this memorial commemorates the American men who served during the war that took place between 1950 and 1953. Nineteen stainless steals statues stand in a triangle form, surrounded by bushes and on their right a wall representing the 38th parallel. These statues evoke feelings of sorrow and anguish unlike any other monuments on the Mall, but what it fails to do is recall the lives lost due to acts of terror committed by US troops during that time....
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...Source A shows that Gibraltar is interpreted as a fortress that became a little world of itself with 300 Jew and Genoese "the fortress became a little world of itself ... 300 Jews and Genoese "this was published by Drinkwater in 1785. The evidence that supports the statement that Gibraltar was a fortress is that there were sentries to prevent confusion and riot which means there was presence of military forces which showed that it was big enough to support military forces Source C supports Source A as it is interpreted as being a fortress in 1761 by colonel William Green , Royal engineers believed hat "Gibraltar was as tenable as any place in Europe. It was vulnerable from the sea, but as long Britannia ruled the waves, it was possible to make the Rock near impregnable as any fortress can be". This supports that interpretation of Gibraltar being a fortress. Source D supports source C as Governor Cornwallis said in 1768 "Gibraltar has its faults, but with them, as tenable as any place in Europe : where it is vulnerable is the sea .. Though it has often been said that Gibraltar is impregnable which no place is according to my notion, while you command the sea. the bay is extensive, our garrison small". However this also contradicts source C as it believes that Gibraltar is only interpreted as a small garrison. Source E supports Source D and C as in 1772 Major general Robert Boyd and colonel William Green supported by lieutenant Governor Edward Cornwallis remodelled Gibraltar's defences...
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...If the moment creates a turning point in our country then it should be memorialized. This proves that we show respect for the moments that create the land we live on and the people who surround us. Source B is showing the Christopher Columbus Monument in Riverside Park. This memorial is showing the man that "founded" America and giving tribute to the events and deaths that made us who we are. Memorializing these historical events based on the purpose and effect the moment has gives the memorial a strong pull to the...
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...The French Revolution of 1789 brought an upset of the social order in France: monarchy and religion, the two institutions that had retained order and promoted the growth of a great society for decades, were rejected. It is not difficult to see Chateaubriand’s René as an allegory describing post-Revolutionary France and the predicaments that the Revolution brought to French citizens. Chateaubriand’s short interlude draws a parallel between René and France- both have been cut off from previous social order, which provokes a feeling of nostalgia. In René’s world, like in the new France, there is no connection to the former religious way of life or the traditional government. Even the title of Chateaubriand’s work can be seen as a metaphor for a need for return to the past due to the fact that René means reborn or born again in French. The title provokes contemplation for the renewal of pre-Revolutionary society. Furthermore, Chateaubriand focuses on lack of memory to point to the necessity for the rebirth and restoration of pre-Revolutionary French society. The first time there is a lack of memory in René, it occurs on an individual basis. On the very evening of the passing of René’s father the “indifferent passer-by trod over his grave”; “aside from his daughter and son, it was already as though he had never existed” (89). René’s father, a ruin of the past himself, stands as a symbol for pre-Revolutionary society. Just as the ideals and morals of pre-Revolutionary France -which...
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...heaven confronts the issues of hate , love and their battle to reign supreme. The young protagonist an inexperienced teen just learning to drive is killed in a tragic auto accident that also takes his mother and sister as well as a couple in an oncoming car. the accident is caused by his swerving into anotherlane to avoid hitting a little girl on a runaway trycycle in the antechambers of heaven , described in dazzling and delightful detail , there are monuments to great things done for god in this life. our young driver has an monument inscription ''greater love has no one than this to lay down one's life for one's friends''. To his heroic sacrifice of his own life to save the child he reflexively did what he could to avoid hitting the child , a good and natural reaction normally , but he sacrificed four other lives , just as valuable to god and others as that of the child without their consent , there is nothing heroic in this , just a tragic set of circumstances and certainly nothing to be rewarded for with an external monument in heaven. Overall i highly recommend this book because scriptures are used to support a interesting story about what god could hold in store for us in heaven. it also does a good job in telling how...
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...95% of the statues on Rapa Nui are made out of volcanic tuff. The statues are examples of monumental carving with 961 maoi at more than 210 sites. The moai are erected on ‘image’ ahu located along the coast. ‘Image’ ahu are monuments that have a platform, a ramp on the inland side leading to a leveled court and in most circumstances wing-like construction extended out laterally from one or both ends of the platform. The moai would be placed on a pedestal on the platform and would face inland. The ahu would have been the center of social and spiritual life for the community. The construction of ahus started as early as AD 1300 to 1400 and construction and remodeling would have gone on until the end of the 17th century. The 2003-2004 UNESCO-JAPON project at the site complex at the ahu Ura Uranga te Mahina. The goal of the research was to establish chronological patterns of use and discard at Ura Uranga, find more evidence on stone working methods and distinct stages of shaping and examine what the statues can tell us about statues uses and attached meanings. Based on the characteristics of the three Ahu at Ura Uranga it was determined that Ahu three was built first, then Ahu five and finally Ahu four. Ahu three shows the most damage of all three from tsunamis as well as being partially buried by the reconstruction of Ahu four. No statues intact or otherwise were found at Ahu three, which suggests that Ahu three may have been built before people in Rapa Nui started erecting...
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...Depicting no guns, swords, nor uniforms, there is no sign that may indicate that the Battle of Nashville Monument is anything other than a monument of peace. Nevertheless, this monument succeeds in honoring the everlasting memory of both the Union and Confederate dead of the Civil War. The bronzed youth, with the steeds of the North and the South at its sides, journeys forward into the future of a united country. As the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society had stated, “It is a monument which was conceived, built, and dedicated as a memorial to those brave men and women, from both North and South, who fought so courageously in not only the War Between the States but also in World War I…” (Battle of Nashville Preservation Society). The history of this beautiful monument can be traced back to 1902, when Mrs. James E. Caldwell, the president of the Ladies...
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...simple as writing a tune that’s dedicated to a close friend. They can be completely personal - or they can be simply for remembrance. Monuments, however, are a bit more formal. A monument, by definition, is a structural figure whether it being a building, statue, or any other construction, that was built solely for the purpose to pay tribute to an acclaimed or significant person/event. When the location, size, material, and purpose for the monument is all carefully thought out, the monument becomes greatly successful in honoring what or who it was built for, thus achieving it’s purpose for existence. Therefore, these factors must be considered by the group or agency when constructing a monument....
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...poems were filled with imagery, which caused me to pause and consider how I relate to death, be it my own imminent demise, or the death of those around me. For the Anniversary of my Death, is a poem depicting the tale of a man who realizes that death is unavoidable. Each year as we go about our daily business we all without celebration, pass our individual death anniversaries. We have no way of knowing when this day is and few of us take the time to contemplate this truth. Most of us are living our lives in fear of that day, attempting to get as much life as possible into our allotted time. Few of us take the time to think that it may even be tomorrow, and if so what have we truly accomplished. Facing It tells the story of a Vietnam Veteran visiting the memorial for the first time, he stands facing the memorial, reviewing the names, unconsciously in search of his own name, as though he can’t believe that he has truly survived the war. He is facing the Memorial, but he is also facing his past, facing his humanity. Merriam Webster defines imagery as language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind. However imagery is more than just pictures in your mind. When I read a good book or poem, I become completely take away, it’s so much better than television or a movie. I can hear the rain falling or the birds chirping. I can taste the fried chicken or the cold lemonade. I empathize with the characters, I have been known to laugh out loud, or cry on many occasion...
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...Another important step is to prepare your affairs. When you join, you will be treated as a recruit and will spend a period of time in basic training. You will not normally have contact with the outside world on a regular basis during this period and ensuring that your bills are handled, your friends and family know you will only be able to reach them when permitted will prevent much heartache. Some will also find it valuable to learn to live without their normal vices. Learning how to live without a music system, computer, telephone, books or whatever else will happen in basic, if not before. You will be expected to learn a great deal. While some of this will be job specific, and some will be difficult to research if you can’t talk to a veteran, there is much else which you will be expected to know which you can find beforehand, and knowing such information will be of potential value as it will allow you to study on other information when time...
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...Positioning and Differentiation Strategies The VA (Veteran Affair) and HUD (Housing and Urban Development) offer benefits and services to veterans but not all veterans have equal benefits. Veterans who have served in the military for a longer duration receive better benefits than those who served for a shorter duration. The difference between United Way and other organizations is the services offered to most homeless and near homelessness veterans no matter the duration served in the military. Military veterans should not be on the streets of the country they protected. The organizations services are “important” and “distinctive” (Armstrong & Kotler, 2011, p. 197) because it caters to the needs of all homeless veterans, including those who served shorter terms and fewer benefits from the government. Pre-existing services such as continuing education for adults, educational assistance for children, and more is an expansion to what is already offered. The new services, such as housing and health assistance, especially separate accommodation for female veterans, are a competitive advantage over other organizations who do not offer these services to many veterans. The focus of the organization is providing communities with resources to “achieve their human potential through education, income stability, and healthy lives” (About United Way Worldwide, 2012). United Way established and functioned for 125 years and continues to provide “quality service.” Communication, importance...
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