The Importance of Memorials
(An Analysis of the Impact of Memorials)
Throughout history we wouldn't really know what happened if it wasn't for records that people took. For instance, we wouldn't know what Native Americans did if it wasn't for their petroglyphs. We wouldn't be able to recall what happened during the civil war or even World War One if it wasn't for records from people who wrote about it. Another example would be the Egyptians because they created large sphinx to display a monument to show the successes of their society. These are just a few ways in which Memorials could be considered important.
First of all, you have the Obscure Monument to Lobsterdom. This monument was created as a way to show a person's dedication to trapping lobsters. A man by the name of H. Elroy Johnson made money trapping lobsters, he did this as a living and dedicated basically his whole life to it. This source tells more about how people will disrespect monuments until someone dies and they become memorials of something. “It wasn't until poor H. Elroy Johnson died that a bronze cast was finally made of the statue, and eight years after that (1981) it was moved to Washington, DC and …show more content…
This is a controversy on whether or not the mall was an appropriate area for a design of the holocaust museum to be placed. “The controversy grew from Jewish and non-Jewish communities, primarily due to the fact that a museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust would be built in the United States, who did little to stop the Holocaust from occurring” (Source E). I could see how this would be considered a problem to Jews due to the fact that they were the ones who had ancestors go through this and I do think it would be frustrating to watch the United States talk about how bad it sucked. However I believe it is still important to create this memorial to educate people so we can stop something like this from happening
(An Analysis of the Impact of Memorials)
Throughout history we wouldn't really know what happened if it wasn't for records that people took. For instance, we wouldn't know what Native Americans did if it wasn't for their petroglyphs. We wouldn't be able to recall what happened during the civil war or even World War One if it wasn't for records from people who wrote about it. Another example would be the Egyptians because they created large sphinx to display a monument to show the successes of their society. These are just a few ways in which Memorials could be considered important.
First of all, you have the Obscure Monument to Lobsterdom. This monument was created as a way to show a person's dedication to trapping lobsters. A man by the name of H. Elroy Johnson made money trapping lobsters, he did this as a living and dedicated basically his whole life to it. This source tells more about how people will disrespect monuments until someone dies and they become memorials of something. “It wasn't until poor H. Elroy Johnson died that a bronze cast was finally made of the statue, and eight years after that (1981) it was moved to Washington, DC and …show more content…
This is a controversy on whether or not the mall was an appropriate area for a design of the holocaust museum to be placed. “The controversy grew from Jewish and non-Jewish communities, primarily due to the fact that a museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust would be built in the United States, who did little to stop the Holocaust from occurring” (Source E). I could see how this would be considered a problem to Jews due to the fact that they were the ones who had ancestors go through this and I do think it would be frustrating to watch the United States talk about how bad it sucked. However I believe it is still important to create this memorial to educate people so we can stop something like this from happening