Mount Rushmore

I think that the location of Mount Rushmore in the middle of nowhere makes the statement that from the middle of what used to wilderness, our nation has arose and prospered amazingly well. We were and are able to create and develop amazing things in this country from place that was untamed and unruly just a few centuries ago. We are able to make great things from less than perfect conditions. This display of civilization within this hard to navigate wilderness shows our perseverance as a nation to

Mount Rushmore In the Black Hills of South Dakota, there is a monument that is dedicated to four of the most influential figures in American history. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are names that still to this day trigger thoughts of greatness and awe-inspiring men. All four of these men were presidents of the United States. They each had a signature style or brought a particular ideal the American forefront. George Washington was known as the "father

that talks about Mount Rushmore can be looked at in two perspectives. The four white faces were drilled and dynamited onto the Mount Rushmore that forms attractive carvings. The faces are of four leaders of the United States: George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. To some, especially most non-native Americans, its creation is indeed a struggle while it is also viewed as a desecration of sacred Sioux land. It is, indeed, true that Mount Rushmore has brought a lot

Mount Rushmore is one of the biggest international monuments. Mount Rushmore, when it was started, was supposed to represent the time period from 1777 to 1927. Mount Rushmore is one of the most vacationed monument in America. Mount Rushmore and the surrounding area are one of the most beautiful monuments in America. Mount Rushmore, added up, is one of the biggest monuments in the world. The monument is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The carvings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson

power to make. That is Mount Rushmore that I am talking about. Now I think you know what I am but I bet you don’t know all about it besides it can be found in South Dakota and it has four of the greatest presidents in the world. In here you will learn a lot of interesting facts about Mount Rushmore. Plus by the time you finish reading all about Mount Rushmore you will wish your face was up there. Enjoy. Mount Rushmore was to remember important men in our past. Mount Rushmore is about as tall as

replacing their faces was not enough to remove the known connotations from the piece. I also placed the Mount Rushmore sign beneath the monument, and spray painted out the words “Mount Rushmore” so that it now only says “National Monument”. I found this to be an integral part of the piece because it is the statement that allows for the piece to be interpretable. Leaving the words “Mount Rushmore” on the sign and just hiding them behind the paint was a necessary part of the message because it shows

rewritten. Debates can go on about what was wrong and right, yet in the Black Hills, the carvings of Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore can be found. Including Downes, there is skepticism on the Mount Rushmore monument. Downes shares, “It was bad enough that white men drove the Sioux from hills they still hold sacred; did they have to carve faces all over them too? It's easy to feel affection for Mount Rushmore's strange grandeur, but only if you forget where it is and how it got there.” This point is very valid

Mount Rushmore is one of the greatest monuments in the United States that represents American heros. It took the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum 14 years from 1927 to 1941 to complete the national memorial. The four heads chiseled into the granite wall in South Dakota today are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. These are four great leaders of America, and the question is: If four more people were added to Mount Rushmore, who would it be and why? The four best

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Shrine of Democracy The carving and construction of Mount Rushmore started on October 4, 1927 when Doane Robinson called in Gutzon Borglum. When South Dakota became a new state, Robinson wanted to create a monument on Stone Mountain to attract tourists. Gutzon Borglum, with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum, immediately knew what and who they wanted to carve; he proposed George Washington and Abraham Lincoln because he wanted those presidents to be remembered

agency will ever have to make. Just by the location, visitors will have preconceived notions of trust, happiness, sadness, or skepticism. One well-known example of this is Mount Rushmore. The location of this famous monument can be used to show both beneficial and detrimental elements of location. “It’s easy to feel affection for Mount Rushmore’s strange grandeur.” (Downes) The