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people who he intended to honor have mixed feelings about the carving. The Indians of Crazy Horse’s tribe have misgivings because "It depicts a proud man whose image was never captured in a photograph or drawing."(Source C) If the motive of the memorial was to help the Indians, there may have been better ways to go about it. Time, talent and money invested in carving the statue could have been spent on cultural education to help preserve the proud heritage of the Indians. The Crazy Horse monument

for any purpose has it’s positives as well as the negatives. Ranging from a memorial of a popular United States president from a loved one of a family, memorials have generally served as a purpose of remembrance from the past of said event. The purpose of the memorial is usually associated with a positive, uplifting feeling towards the deceased individual or past event. While this is more or less simply defining what memorials are for, what is the meaning behind them? What purpose do they serve besides

Why Should We Build a Memorial in Haiti? On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake stuck Haiti, destroying buildings, homes, and the lives of many Haitians. This earthquake resulted in the deaths of over three hundred thousand people and the displacement of millions. Although the earthquake occurred over 5 years ago, many Haitians are still suffering from the effects of the disaster. The construction of a museum, which will serve as a memorial of the earthquake, will support Haiti for many

All throughout the world, there are many ancient and amazing landmarks that have left an impact of the area in which they are. The United States of America has many landmarks, like the Seattle Space Needle, that really don’t have any meaning. We also have some monuments that do have meaning like the St. Louis Arch which is signifying the gateway to the west. But neither of these monuments have nearly the amount of history within them as the ones I am going to share with you today. I am going to

Chase Gibbs Amy Henrikson His 111 07-12-17 St. Louis Arch Great structures tell us what society values throughout history. Monuments aren’t created just for having bragging rights over another country. The importance of creating these pieces of art is to retain the historical events that led to the creation of monuments all around the world. Reaching 630 feet high and taller than any other structure, stands one of the most recognized monument in the United States, the St. Louis Arch. Built by an

the Lincoln Memorial, which is a breathtaking site, but there is some controversy Abraham Lincoln. That is something that the artist probably considered and hopefully they did. Lincoln was a great president and one of his big accomplishments is the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slave, but it was actually a war tactic. To some African Americans they do know that it was just a war tactic and it does not sit well with them. The agency/artist that built the Lincoln Memorial had to have thought

Monuments are sometimes thing we may just walk past by or even sometimes they are major tourist attractions. While many people may visit because of the popularity others may visit for it’s significance. America is a country with people that originate from many other countries. The diversity makes it hard for people or companies to try and appeal to everybody. Many groups or agencies would like to create monuments to either promote or to leave their mark on the world. However, when deciding on a monument

The Removal of the Confederate Statues On August 12, 2017, a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, VA turned into a violent and brought renewed attention to dozens of Confederate monuments from around the country. The removal of the confederate statues has its pros and cons as to why they should take them down. My opinion to this debate is that they shouldn’t take the statues down. There are three reasons why I would not want them removed. The first is that what we should see in the statues

There have been many people in our past that we should be able to remember and know what they did, monuments have helped us to remember some of the great people in our country. Some of these people include George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King; people that have accomplished as much as they have deserve to be honored and should be given a monument in their name. There are several qualities that must be taken into consideration before a group puts up any sort of monument. Among

have the whole earth as their memorial" (Pericles). Memorials are an icon to represent some historical events that have happened or even people who have made a significant impact on society. For example, they symbolize many things that had happened in the past and people could go there and remember some good things that it has caused. People can even go there and pay tribute to the person the memorial is about. There are three sources that show the importance of memorials and why they should be built