Preserving the Past
“The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory from the past.”
Jean Henri Fabre
Main events that happened in the past such as the Renaissance, still impact us today. One of the only artifacts that we continue to have is art. Art has been a major influence during those medieval times and are very significant to us right now. What people don’t realize is that if we erase art, we erase part of us. Our cultural belongings that can no longer be received to future generations. It was a time of the renaissance where people were able to express themselves and capable of free thinking. The part of them to show others what they knew. Something we no longer have today if we decide not to help to save. For the the two main reasons of why we need to protect this art is that it shows the scenes of main events what …show more content…
But, sometimes decisions are not so easily made for either protect the art or save the lives of our men. As stated in document B “We are bound to respect those monuments as far as war allows.” This claims how not everything can go the way it is supposed to and there's nothing we can do to interfere it. As well as plans don’t always go as planned; a live’s soldier will always be more valuable. Sacrificing everything is not always the best choice when it’s a decision between the past we know in and our precious lives. Especially when you have two jobs to attain. The job to win the war and the job to save the art. This is a reason why some Though it can be difficult when trying to concentrate on two tasks at once. However, if all art is demolished our lives will change as when it influenced us in the past. Our civilization would be turned into ash. The culture we lived in will change forever as the years go on. It’s a part of us we no longer repeat. A weakened spot in this
“The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory from the past.”
Jean Henri Fabre
Main events that happened in the past such as the Renaissance, still impact us today. One of the only artifacts that we continue to have is art. Art has been a major influence during those medieval times and are very significant to us right now. What people don’t realize is that if we erase art, we erase part of us. Our cultural belongings that can no longer be received to future generations. It was a time of the renaissance where people were able to express themselves and capable of free thinking. The part of them to show others what they knew. Something we no longer have today if we decide not to help to save. For the the two main reasons of why we need to protect this art is that it shows the scenes of main events what …show more content…
But, sometimes decisions are not so easily made for either protect the art or save the lives of our men. As stated in document B “We are bound to respect those monuments as far as war allows.” This claims how not everything can go the way it is supposed to and there's nothing we can do to interfere it. As well as plans don’t always go as planned; a live’s soldier will always be more valuable. Sacrificing everything is not always the best choice when it’s a decision between the past we know in and our precious lives. Especially when you have two jobs to attain. The job to win the war and the job to save the art. This is a reason why some Though it can be difficult when trying to concentrate on two tasks at once. However, if all art is demolished our lives will change as when it influenced us in the past. Our civilization would be turned into ash. The culture we lived in will change forever as the years go on. It’s a part of us we no longer repeat. A weakened spot in this