The Remembrance Of The Memorial Architects Essay

If there is one day I dread most upon its arrival, it would be 9/11. Sure there was an immense amount of strength as a nation represented, following the terrorists attacks, but it also brought a great amount of grief and sorrow. I remember watching videos of innocent people jumping from windows in the twin towers hoping to escape the terror. These people believed there was no one to help and no one to help them. They lost hope. In “Remembering a Hero, 15 Years After 9/11” written by Peggy Noonan, published in The Wall Street Journal on September 11th 2016, Alison Crowther—Welles Crowther’s mom—recalls the courageous actions to save the lives of others, made by her son on this horrific day. Noonan utilizes pathos, ethos, asyndeton, and

September 11, 2001 is a day that shook the United States to its core. Millions of Americans felt the pain, the loss, and the anger that came with the attack on their nation. It was a day of mourning, and when it comes to days of mourning it is difficult putting one’s pain into words. However, Leonard Pitts Jr. was able to move past the emotion. He put into his words, not only his own feelings, but the feelings of an entire nation. Pitts conveys the emotion felt after the terror attacks in his essay “Sept. 12, 2001: We’ll go forward from this moment” through his mournful, angry, and righteous tone.

Tuesday morning, September 11 of 2001, referred to as a day to remember, the twin towers were attacked by terrorists in a hijacked plane. Thousands of lives were lost and it was a day that brought great sorrow to America. George W. Bush, the president at that time, addressed his speech to America as a nation, giving them hope that the events that took place earlier that day would not shake them but that they would come back stronger. In this essay I will evaluate Bush’s formal 9/11 Address to the Nation and discuss the speaker’s appeals to pathos, logos and ethos to convey his message that America can stand tall as one.

One of the most detrimental and traumatic events of United States history involves the terrorist attacks on the day of September 11th, in 2001. September 11th is a day countless Americans will never forget. Because our nation encountered such a horrific attack, it was up to our president during the time, President George W. Bush, to address the country. Many Americans suffered loss and fear; therefore, former President George Bush’s goal was to heal and comfort the nation by persuading them to see the light within the darkness. Bush’s speech was a success because he showed America’s togetherness and solidarity by creating an emotional connection to the audience; moreover, by responding appropriately to the attacks, he presented himself with a leadership and role no one else could take.

From Trajan’s Column, completed in 113 AD, to the statue of Christopher Columbus in Easton, Pennsylvania, monuments and memorials have been a significant element of celebration and honor throughout history (Source B). Though monuments are typically meant as a symbol of honor, recent controversy over statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and generals has sparked the debate over how to choose subjects to memorialize, and the actual development of these memorials. When considering what or who to honor, one must also consider the subjects impact on history, ensuring that it is positive. In creating memorials and monuments, groups and agencies should examine the historical significance of the events or persons they wish to memorialize, and the

Traveling to the 9/11 memorial brought a heavy feeling to my heart today. It’s pretty hard to go somewhere and stand on the ground where thousands and thousands of people lost their lives. Especially since I personally lost loved ones during the attacks. Not only did the going into the memorial bring a different feeling to you, it was also one of the best educational experiences I’ve had in a while. I learned so many things that happened that day than I really actually knew about. For instance, I never really had full insight on what had actually happened on the place during the hijacking, but after memorial had all these short little clips that explained each scenario in depth. Another one of my favorite parts of the memorial

The 9/11 Memorial has about 300,000 people visit it each year, you should be one of them to. If you go to New York the 9/11 Memorial is becoming one of the top tourist attractions in the city, and I can’t see why it's not at the top already. The 9/11 Memorial is a beautiful pool with gushing water running down its sides, and within the pool there is a smaller square pool that still has water running down to it. Just to top it off, it has trees that surround the pools, just imagine it when it’s in the fall and all the leaves turn colors and the leaves may float down and into the pool. The best part about visiting the 9/11 Memorial is that it is free! You should be one of the 300,000 a year.

On April 15, 2013, Boston’s first attack on public citizens, in a long time. During this attack 3 civilians were killed and later on there was an officer shot by the suspect. There was also 264 people who were wounded during this time as well. All this was caused by two bombs that went off on Boylston Street each at different parts of the street. This was known as the Boston Bombing. Hello I’m Cameron Smith, our country has many monuments and memorials, all dedicated to people or events that would never be forgotten in America's history. On the dated listed above the Boston Bombing happened, which affected many people who lived in America. This is why I am proposing a new monument to honor all those people who risked their lives to go save others who, were injured. This monument would also honor those who lost their lives during this tragic accident. This monument would be built in Boston, near where the bombs went off.

Every year, as September eleventh methodologies, the country remembers the unspeakable occasions and terrible loss of that day. But since of the coordinators of the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, September eleventh is no more pretty much grieving, however about group, giving back, and trust.

Every city around the world has had a tragic or violent event occur. From natural disasters, such as hurricanes or tornadoes, murders, or freak accidents. When events that cause destruction, physically or emotionally, a decision must be made about what to do with the location of the event. Said space is either memorialized as a remembrance of what occurred or it is destroyed to attempt to wipe it from existence. A sacred space is defined as an area worthy of reverence that promotes reminiscent respect. Although, hearing the phrase sacred space may seem to incorporate religious ties to a place, it does not necessarily only reference a religious history. For example: Mount Sanai in Egypt, the National D Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, and the 9/11 Memorial in New York, New York. The previously mentioned examples range from religious, militant, and political spaces.

When Billy Collins wrote “The Names” America was enamored by tragedy. Speaking of tragedy, the pain in his poem is shockingly detailed among few lines. The presentation of his captivating words, paints pictures in the minds of his readers. At least it did for me as I read this piece of his work. The United States monuments Sept. 11, 2001, as the day that will never be forgotten, many would definitively agree. My insight on his work will reflect on the effects this attack had on our communities, lives of Americans and the tightening of the security we hold in the U.S.A.

In the article “A Masterpiece at Ground Zero”, by Martin Filler, the author attempts to express his high regard for the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Despite the fact that he is presenting his argument to a an audience who is already interested in reading more intense articles since they are subscribed to the publisher, Filler uses highly specified design terminology and structures his article in a non-linear, confusing way. Therefore, his overall argument in support of the memorial is lost in the style of his article, and does not create a strong basis for further support of this contested public work. Throughout the entire article, Filler consistently illustrates his arguments with complex vocabulary and references that deduct from a general audiences understanding of the article.

The term “ground zero” in this instance defines New York as the focal point of 9/11 and the most important aspect . The problem is that the term also effectively erases the other events that happened on 9/11, including the crash of American Airlines 77 at the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The reality is that the idea of ground zero being used as the blank slate or as the targeted center of the attack thus sets into motion a set of narratives about 9/11, “both the narrative of lower Manhattan as the symbolic center of the event and the narrative that 9/11 was a moment in which the United States lost its innocence” (167). Ground Zero is an “ephemeral space”, yet one charged with meaning. Meanings that have been generated through the frameworks of photographs, sacred ground, dust, and consumerism . Although these frameworks in the article display the act of commemoration it devotes to the tragedy, it also conveys the argument as to their controversial stances on memorializing the

Nearing the end of our visit, we passed a bush. Not just any bush, a PLANT. Now, what is so great about this plant? Nothing. This plant was intrinsically worthless. However, hidden in the corner, behind that worthless little plant, was a chunk of metal, which turned out to be what Adam called an I Beam (I call it metal) from the aftermath of 9/11. Yes, September 11th. In the front of the museum was a chunk of the Berlin Wall, proudly displayed for all to see. But this? Why was this here, out of sight from the general populus? Now, while I don’t necessarily have strong ties or memories of 9/11 like others, it irked me a bit to know that the way we commemorate such a thing is by hiding it. Anyway, sorry for the mini rant.

On September 11, 2001, there was a horrific terrorist attack on the Twin Towers - Also known as the World Trade Center - that left a disgusting and traumatic gash on American soil. Not until 2014 did we finally realize that this open wound needed to be healed, not just mentally, but physically as well. We soon began rebuilding ‘Ground Zero’, marking a turning point and steering from the sadness and depression the bewildering experience abandoned us with. Within the rebuilding of ‘Ground Zero’ symbolism can be found in the antenna, the slanted windows, and the surrounding grounds as a way to remember the attack and acknowledge the scar it left behind.