Washington Monument

Monuments are used to honor achievement, historic even that happened in the past and respect people who have achieved great things. Monuments have been around for thousands of years and are still being constructed to this day. There are many factors that should be taken into consideration before creating a monument, but location, message or a purpose behind the building of the monument, and having a plan beforehand are the most important factors to consider when an agency or a group tries to memorialize

Confederate monuments hold too great a historical value to simply dispose of them like last night’s dinner. The monuments and memorials under fire all possess similar traits that causes social and racial tension. By first identifying these traits we can then make the necessary adjustments to remedy the issue. Again, Confederate war memorials possess a valuable glimpse into the past and are worth preserving because if we

In his speech, “Address on Confederate Monuments” New Orleans Mayor, Mitch Landrieu explains why he chose to remove the Confederate monuments around the city. Landrieu begins his speech by stressing the importance of history within many different cultures. He then reminds us that New Orleans was the place where “hundreds of thousands of souls were brought, sold and shipped up the Mississippi River to lives of forced labor of misery of rape, of torture” (Landrieu, 2017, page 3). Next, Landrieu goes

the world, there are people who achieve such great achievement, that when they die, there is a monument of some type that might be built for them. This doesn’t have to be just when a person of great ability to do something dies, but people might also have memorials when there is an extreme sacrifice that was made. This might be because of hard times that were going on, and the people who make the monument have to determine the size they want it and what materials they are going to use, etc. There are

history. This is where monuments come in handy. Monuments are made in remembrance of an event that people feel strongly about. Monuments are not just randomly thrown together, or at least shouldn’t be. When making a monument there are a few things that cannot be overlooked or discarded, like the fact’s that people can and will become attached to some monuments, and that the history behind where the monument is built and its name are extremely important, and that all monuments must be created with

Digital Memorials are a lot more complex and abstract than a physical memorial, since it is able to last longer than the rest of us and will be there forever until the servers are no longer connected. My genre that I chose for this project is a blog, more specifically a Tumblr blog. I chose this medium specifically because I knew it would be an easy way for me to get personal, but not too personal especially since I am discussing my childhood on a public blog. However, I wanted it to be public to

Maya Lin Vietnam War Memorial: her design was moderate and nontraditional. The remembrance, in the event that you are new to it, is a cleaned black, V-formed stone section apparently ascending starting from the earliest stage. The quality of the rock appears differently in relation to delicateness of the grass and conveys a parity to both nature and building design. Upon it bears the names of more than 58,000 Americans who were killed or are missing. At the point when asked what moved the authorities

tombstone for events or people that had a huge impact on the country or city it is located in. Memorials can be extremely powerful and provoke great emotion, and others simply serve a basic purpose of simply educating. Europe is known for their monuments of figures such as Britannia and events such as the French Revolution. Poland does not fall short of this tradition, nor does it lack in historical significance. Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II from 1939-1945

important. The compassionate folks at McGee Monuments will help you select headstones that are gorgeous and built to last. Serving the Rochester, NY and surrounding areas for over 100 years, this family owned and operated business is the premier name in funeral monuments. From headstones and grave markers to memorials and cremation services, these professionals will assist you with everything you need to beautifully memorialize your departed loved ones. McGee Monuments understands that losing a loved one

Memorialize What is your favorite monument? What event or person is that monument memorializing? Remembrance of people who have had an impact on us is very important. In most cases, people are remembered for doing something good in life. However, there are some instances in which a person or event is memorialized for something horrifying. When making making a memorial for a person or event, there are a few factors that groups or agencies should take into consideration. The location, size,