...Madhuri Sathish states, “A 2016 report from the Southern Poverty Law Center identified 718 Confederate monuments and statues scattered across the country — and not all of them are found in Southern states.” A substantial number of people are protesting and arguing over whether or not we should keep the Confederate monuments or destroy them. The monuments have distinguished themselves as a huge part of our history, and the monuments demonstrate the fact that our country has not been ever been perfect. If we destroy our Confederate monuments, then we will not be able to remember all the great things that come from our history; preserving all parts of our past and our history is crucial to remaining strong as a nation. The argument for why we should remove the Confederate monuments has many valid reasons. Americans should not praise the South because they seceded from the country and started a civil war, these leaders could be considered traitors against the U.S. Constitution, because they advocating the state's right to own slaves. Bob Cesca in his article states, “Consequently, it became publicly acceptable — normalized, as we say these days — to have monuments to traitors against the...
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...statues are no longer a suitable representation. To continue to honor and preserve these leaders is an undoing of all the progress made to ensure equality. I believe all confederate monuments should be taken down. I believe the monuments should be removed because the most memorable actions of the confederacy was based upon slavery. The leaders were wealthy slave owner who relied heavily on the abuse, oppression, and labor of many blacks. The general Robert E. Lee was honored for publicly being opposed to slavery in his statements but his actions contradicted during the times he went beyond beatings and even went as far as to separate the families. The slave owners did not want to lose their wealth and production methods so they devised ways to coerce other farmers into fighting and ultimately dying for their cause. They would perpetuate that any black person was dangerous and a threat to their families; wanting to protect their families this would convince many farmers to join the cause....
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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......
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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......
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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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...There are multiple options to commemorate a particular person or even an important event. 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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...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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...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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...…Taking away something I’ve known for all my life, gone... What seemed to be a scary dream, in which I cannot awake from. I had lived in the same place practically my whole life. The school I went to was great. I knew everyone, and everyone knew me. I had lived there for 13 or more years, so I was very comfortable with my surroundings, and how things were turning out. Well… On a late Friday night at the end February, that was all about to change. I distinctively remember that night pretty clearly. My parents were gone majority of the day, and I was home watching my younger relatives until they returned, so I could go to my friend’s house. I got a text from my mom around 5:30pm saying, “Be home soon, and bringing home dinner.” When I received that text I was excited that I would finally, after a very long wait of what seemed to be hours upon end, see my best friend. Little did I realize, that wasn’t going to happen. They walked through the front door and then exclaimed, “We need to have a family talk.” Being as eager as I was, I just thought to myself, “I don’t care, I just want to get out of here.” That mood was a drastic change when they said the first sentence at the dinner table. “How would you guys feel if we moved?” My first initial response was just in shock. I had never really thought of that topic before for a very long time. It never occurred to me, because I knew I was not the only one who was very pleased with our lives there. My only question I had for my......
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