Argumentative Essay On Memorials

We look at our past to see how far we have gotten. In the 1980’s there were events that impacted our future forever. On November 13, the Vietnam War Memorial opened. Soldiers gave their lives to protect people they didn’t even know, and yet some don’t see what they gave up.Also in 1983 Sally Ride became the first woman to fly in space. Now, because these events happened we see that woman are just as powerful as men and they can accomplish anything. That the wall has come with a great price and we should pay attention to it. We can learn from our past that no matter where we are we can accomplish any goal we have for ourselves or others, we should never give up no matter the cost it comes with, so we can move forward.

There are many monuments in the world and they are all built to honor someone or something that was done by that person. For example, after the Maine Lobsterman was built, the fake bronze statue returned to Maine and spent several decades being moved from city hall to museum to museum. No one seemed to want the man and his lobster. The issue at hand is if the monuments being built are memorializing the person or moment created accurately. Monuments capture legacy and preserve the individual's actions throughout history. Specifically, monuments should consider purpose, location, and size in their creation.

These memorials are in memory of the fallen soldiers and sometimes the soldiers that made it out alive.

Body Creating memorials that have no meaning are a waste of space meaning eyes don't have any monetary or sentimental value. To quote from source a "why make a pilgrimage to a site with no historical significance to read text taht. Was alraedy everywhere?

The idea of keeping monuments in public spaces is a challenging choice for us all because for those who don’t like the idea of the monuments being removed they can become really violent much so that in the article “Battle Scars”

November eleventh is a special day for Americans to honor and recognize the soldiers who fought for our country. Veterans day is a day for people to honor those who have fought for our country, the ones who we did not know, and our loved ones. On this day it is important to pay your respect to the men and women who fought and also fully understand why we have this day to honor them. Veterans day matters because the men and women who bravely fought should be acknowledged because without them our country would not be safe and free. November 11 is not a day off to relax, we take this day off with an important reason. Many Americans do not understand the importance and reason why we celebrate Veterans day. On this day all Americans should be honoring those who fought.

As we look to (Source F: Roadside America), we are forced to look upon the godly creation of a simple man that catches and sells lobsters for a living. The passage goes on to talk about how the statue was short of funding so they slapped on a layer of bronze. While this was a last attempt to finish the project, and by no means as majestic as the original design would have been, there is no argument that the bronze sculpture creates an unworldly image upon which we all can look. It would appear that all forms of monuments have to have an out-of-this-world arou to them. Seeing as the monument is honoring those who went above and beyond and did more than the typical person's expectations of life. It only makes sense that the constructions to show their actions was also above and beyond what typical human beings are usually displayed as. No matter what monument you decide to focus on, they are all in a way greater than life itself and create for an atmosphere of awe. The statues of men, the monuments for the moments of disparity in the country, the creations of wonder for those times of extreme success, they all are more than any other form of glorification, and rightfully

On September 11, 2015, the nation shared a moment of silence remembering the terrorists attack 14 years before. In lower Manhattan, families of those who were lost on this tragic event came together for a touchstone of the annual remembrance. The ceremony took place, for the first time, in the new World Trade Center, built less than a year ago. Roses were set at the memorial inside the letter of the names of those who were lost, and everyone remembered how the attacks changed the course their lives. The memorial was reserved for families in the morning, but was open to the public later. Last year, about 20,000 people visited the memorial to remember the events that occured September 11, 2001. Even the president, bowed his head in silence at

Memorials have been the displays that represent the past. Many people from when the memorial was built, can go and learn a lot just from where it was placed. Lasting from the years of 1861 to 1865, the great American Civil War was a war that changed United States history. With American’s fighting against themselves, it was a battle in which over six hundred twenty-two thousand lives were lost. With memorials set almost everywhere in the United States, Gettysburg National Military Park has over one thousand four hundred monuments alone!

This memorial is very effective in the way the message and symbols are presented. The memorial emphasizes the United States’ side of the war and how it affected the country. The ways the illustrations are depicted are accurate in a sense that it only shows the effects it had to the U.S through symbolism. The way nationalism is used though the symbols are directly connected to the war and the nationalism that is emphasized in that setting. The layout and design is used to help build that intensifying persuasion. Persuasion can be found in many different ways an in the case of this memorial, it is found through the symbols, layout, and materials used to put the WWII memorial together.

Have you ever been driving and on a side of the road you see a plaque or a building with a plaque in front of it? Those are called memorials. Today I’m going to tell you a little about memorials and why they are important. Lets just say there are a lot of really cool memorials such as the Gateway Arch in St.Louis, Missouri, Steilneset Memorial to victims of the witch trials in Norway, or the Pentagon memorial in

While researching and reading about the history of the memorial, I found interesting things that stood out. An example of this was the story behind the structural design. The architecture of the chamber inside the memorial means something itself. Different stones from different states were used in the creation of the chamber. According to the “DC Pages”, “The terrace walls and lower steps consisted of granite blocks from Massachusetts, the upper steps, outside front wall, and columns contained marble blocks from Colorado-the interior walls and columns were Indiana limestone, the floor was pink marble from Tennessee-the ceiling tiles were made up of Alabama marble, and the Lincoln statue encompassed 28 pieces of marble from Georgia”. The structure of the memorial was built on different marble stones to signify what Abraham Lincoln stood for. Henry Bacon who was behind the design of the memorial chose these stones to tell a story. The stones symbolized that although a country was torn apart by war and hatred, it can still come together to build something as significant as the memorial. The stones explain the reunification of the states. The memorial not

Even though some assert that roadside memorials are distracting, the reality is that they are too small to cause any trouble. Several articles and documents have provided evidence to support the memorial's insignificantly small size. For instance it is mentioned in the article "Roadside Memorials" that "the typical memorial is between 1 and 3 feet high with a breadth of about 1½ feet." The article also states that if you are between 50 to 100 yards away from the memorial, it would be challenging to see it (Collins and Rhine 238). Therefore, it is highly unlikely for most drivers to spot roadside memorials. However, restrictions should be added to ensure that the memorials remain in a size that is not big enough to cause trouble. Additionally, opponents to the idea of the memorials argue that they should be removed for distracting drivers, but do not make such an argument against billboards and other commercial signs. These signs are much larger than roadside memorials and are usually more colorful, meaning they are much more likely to grab the attention of drivers. Therefore, supporting the removal of roadside memorials, but not billboards would be applying a double standard judgment. If the opponents of the placement of roadside memorials do not argue that billboards are distracting, they should not have

When memorials are placed in an inappropriate spot, the message is skewed, and there seems to be of little relevance if the monument is not where the impact was most prominent. You would

Location; where the monument is plays a big role in how effective a monument is in memorializing or honoring a person or moment. For instance Mount Rushmore, to the untrained eye, is four important men of the past on the side of a mountain, but it is actually quite more. “I have to admit: Mount Rushmore bothers me. It was bad enough that white men drove the Sioux from the hills they still hold sacred; did they have to carve faces all over them too?”(Source C). Source C is saying that the location of Mount Rushmore is disrespectful to the Sioux because that mountain is sacred to them, and the people who drove the Native Americans off the land have their faces on that