Memorial Day

Rough draft - There are many contrastive directions to go in when it comes to monuments, Considering the fact that it represents the deep sacrifice and pays homage to one’s family. Monuments symbolizes a person’s life and celebrates how successful they were as an individual. Monuments are symbol’s because it is put in a valued place and can sometimes last forever. It’s important that you carefully pick the place, a way to get money , and the statues. Due to the fact the place is such a…

Monuments are meant to be built for the people that did something special that warrants their recognition. Memorials or monuments are usually built for presidents, important people, or heads of a big organization so they can be remembered for years to come. So when building a monument ask these question, who is it for? Why are you building it? What exactly is it there for? The decision to build a monument for someone is based on several things. For instance, they built Mount Rushmore to…

Memorials grip the heart of all who stand in awe of their beauty and meaning.They have been a vital part of society since the start of civilization. Memorials may be private and minuscule, or they may be grand and represented on a national scale. From the Washington Monument in all it's glory, carefully constructed to the most minute detail; to Crazy Horse in South Dakota, known by few and yet to be finished. Yet even it holds value as shown in "Waiting for Crazy Horse" Where it's stated,…

Monuments a thing in the past When thinking of monuments we think of the historical figures like the presidents and historical events like 9/11,but in today's society many people can just buy a monument or have one built for them. also when a company is thinking of building a monument they have to pick a place on where to build it.So the factors that they should consider are the investment it will take and the location on whcich they should build. Monuments are a symbol that uphold someone’s…

Monuments have been up, built, and honored for hundreds of years now. Whether or not if it represented a significant individual during a crucial time period, or just to honor an individual’s successful for trapping lobsters (Source F), monuments have been valued for a long time. However, in recent years, many communities, and groups, have found themselves questioning the existence of a particular statute, due to it’s meaning and what it really represents. Which will lead into a follow up…

Memorials hold a special place in many countries showing the struggles their ancestors went through and leaving their mark on history for centuries to come. Memorials represent important moments in history, however, the construction of one includes several factors that must take careful consideration. Location and design are very important for size as well as placement, the event or the person that the memorial is for and, of course, it also depends on how costly the project is. A…

is a very important factor. The monument has to blend with the environment. For example, if the monument is about an awesome person with great power, then the monument should stand tall over the environment. In "Making the Memorial", the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lin, states "The idea of destroying the park to create something that by its very nature should commemorate life seemed hypocritical, nor was it in my nature." The materials that create a monument play a big role…

Groups and agencies have many factors to consider when they are creating monuments to memorialize certain people and events within our history. These factors to consider when they are creating monuments to memorialize certain people and events within our history. These factors include but are not limited to the relevance of this person or event to history, finances, and the overall the controversy. There are historical sites still standing today that hold a special place in our country’s history…

the statue, it was never finished and now it is just a waste. Before assembling a monument the constructer should consider the amount of money that will be necessary for the construction. Money is one of the most important factors in building a memorial. Certain people want to build on properties that are occupied because it is more “open”. “If the cemetery was sold for development, the association or developer would have to move the graves to another location and notify every relative. That…

do good in life. This was in document B. Back then, the cost to make that monument was 13,000 dollars, which would be about 175,000 dollars (http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/jim-deegan/index.ssf/2010/01/a_history_lesson_on_eastons_ch.html) in today's days. This monument has been up for about 80 years, so the owners of this monument have been doing a good job keeping the monument up and keeping it looking clean. People know the history about Christopher Columbus and all the horrible things he did…