Joel Iskowitz's Accomplishments

On May 12, 1962, General Douglas MacArthur addressed the cadets at the West Point Military Academy in his speech Duty, Honor, Country, during the reception for the Sylvanus Thayer Award. This award is given to an “…outstanding citizen of the United States whose service and accomplishments in the national interest exemplify personal devotion to the ideals expressed in the West Point motto, duty, honor, country.” As the one receiving this prestigious award, General MacArthur truly exemplified these values as he had acquired the rank of General of the Armed Forces while serving in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Within the speech Duty, Honor, Country, MacArthur utilizes logos, pathos, and ethos in order to appeal to the cadets

how beautiful ideals were painted for our boys who were sent out to die. In War is a Racket, the

The new medal for military service is called the medal of preserving innocence. In the book The Things They Carried, war is viewed as an event that steals youth and innocence away from many, but with the many that have their innocence stealing, they preserve the innocence of many back home. The qualities of the recipient include but are not limited to: stopping the truth of war actions from spreading back home, taking action to stop the enemy from invading territory, and performing heartless acts to see a fellow solider make it home alive. The medal includes many symbols. The heart is there to show that it takes a lot of love for someone to shield them from the truth of the war. The crest of the eagle is to show that bravery does not always

Baker, the U.S. Secretary of War. To commemorate this presentation the 69th NY commissioned the Louis Comfort Tiffany Company made a sterling silver band for the color’s flagstaff.

A famous quote from Oskar Schindler states, “If you saw a dog getting crushed under a car, wouldn’t you help him”? Oskar Schindler was an industrialist who was a figure of hope and optimism for the Jewish people during the horrific and appalling acts of the Germans. Many people contemplate if he was a savior or a sinner because of his involvements in the Nazi party. His works manifested the world and we think he was a savior and not a sinner. His profound works exemplify what it means to help people even in a time of despair, and hatred that embodied the world. The enormity of his works shows how one man can make an everlasting difference in our society. His profound career has had many impediments and successes along the way and he is widely

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is a monument that stood out the most to me while visiting Washington D.C with my fellow nursing students. Residing on the National Mall, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and south of the Reflecting Pool, the Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated to the 5.8 million Americans that served and sacrificed in the Korean War. During its relatively short duration from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, 36,374 Americans died in battle at the Korean War theater. In addition, 103, 284 were wounded during the conflict. The Korean War is noted as one of the most hard fought battle in our history. The U.S Congress approved the construction of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in 1985. It then broke ground on June 14, 1992 and on July 27,1995, The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated. Cooper-Lecky Architects were responsible for the design of the memorial, as they oversaw collaboration between several designers. The most notable of these designers was Frank Gaylord, who is known for being responsible of the 19 stainless steel statues one can see in the park at any time of day.

"Min Yasui was an American civil rights leader who bravely challenged our government's incarceration of Americans of Japanese ancestry in WWII in the Supreme Court," said Representative Mike Honda. "This medal expresses our country's appreciation for the continued lessons we learn from his courage and lifetime of advocating for civil rights, providing legal assistance to Japanese American and immigrant communities and building bridges with communities of color." Time after time, the court

At the end of my year and half long internship with United States Congressman Dave Loebsack, I was given a flag flown over the United States Capitol, a photograph of the Congressman and me at my graduation party, and a note from the Congressman thanking me for service.These three objects are important to me because the serve as a reminder of the hard work I put in for Congressman Loebsack, and the people of Iowa’s second congressional district.

The National World War II Memorial was created when President Clinton enabled the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a World War II Memorial. Leo A. Daly was in charge of the entire building process. He was also responsible for many other projects for the U.S government. The monument was designed by Friedrich St. Florian. He was chosen to design it from over four hundred entries in the national competition. Raymond J. Kaskey, a sculpture who’s an architect, constructed all of the sculpture in and for the memorial. James A. Van Sweden, a landscaper, was in charge of all the landscape for the memorial. Nicholas Benson was the stone carver and letterer for the entire project. There were

To be presented a Thayer Award, one must have great patriotism, fearlessness, and dependability. To always strive for Duty, Honor, Country. On May twelfth of 1962, General Douglas McArthur was handed a strongly earned award. The Thayer Award. An award that undergoes much consideration to select one who has overachieved and recognized by the United States military academy each year. General McArthur used an assortment of rhetorical devices such as repetition, parallelism, and many others to draw vivid images and provide an easier structure to comprehend his speech.

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.

This memorial has every single name of a fallen soldier that fought in the Vietnam War. The design is perfect because it is different from all the other memorials in D.C. Every other memorial recognizes the great accomplishments of their war. The soldiers in those memorials are rising in triumph on top of black pedestals (Source E). Instead, this memorial honors the dead instead of the living. The goal of Maya Lin for choosing this design is for everyone

In March of 1781 William Herschel, a musician and amateur astronomer discovered what would eventually be called “Uranus.” He discovered what he initially thought was a comet, while looking for what he called double stars. He ended up finding Uranus as it passed by one of the stars he was looking at. He recorded is in a journal, and after a few days looked for it again. He was able to see that it was moving and that it appeared to have an orbit. He contacted some friends of his that were astronomers and gave them the work that had done and wanted to them to explore it further than he could. They ended up finding the same thing and also classifying it as a comet, probably a comet called 1770, and congratulating him on his discovery. It wasn’t

A Soldier in 1904 helped redesign the original Medal of Honor. It is described as a five pointed star. The Medal of Honor consist of thirteen stars which signify the thirteen colonies, Minerva symbolizes the Roman Goddess of wisdom and war. The oak leaves stood for strength and the laurel leaves victory. The words “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” surround Minerva’s head and “Valor” surmounted by an eagle. On the reverse it is engraved with the word “THE CONGRESS TO” followed by the name of the recipient. This redesign was presented by a Soldier that not only received a Medal of Honor for his duty during the American Civil War nearby Bethesda Church, VA in 31 May 1864, but was also one of only sixteen Soldiers that belong to the “Corps of Engineers” who have received the Medal of Honor.

"The photograph is memorable not only because of it taut graphic composition but because it is, in the words of historian Paul Fussell, 'so successful emblem of the common will triumph" (Susan D. Moeller). The Iwo Jima Memorial, located on Ella Grasso Boulevard in New Britain, Connecticut serves as a respectful reminder of the men who fought and died for us during WWII. To enhance the importance of this piece is a small monument fed by a gas line where a constant flame is kept lit. In this paper, we will discuss the history, subject matter, composition, meaning, and formal elements that this statue conveys.