Memorial

James Madison wrote the Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments on June 20, 1785 in order to counter and show his opposition Virginia’s impose religious tax to support Christian preachers. In this document he listed many proven reasons of why this Bill was an abuse of power. James Madison expressed his reproachfulness in this document by showing how the Bill violated the equality among men. In addition to his document, he stated that it is the human natural right to have belief…

As summer came to pass underclassmen dragged there slowly yet surely feet right into the two story Texas building of Memorial high school. “Finally the beginning of the end!” I said in a voice of excitement as I happily walked into my last year of high school. Reminiscing on how I survived those dreaded past years of public speaking I realized that all my classes were a breeze and felt as if I was walking on clouds. Not a care in the living world came to mind as I walked into my final class…

history. I got to experience places that I have been waiting my whole life to see. Upon reflecting on the study-at-large as a whole, I think the most educational experiences I had were at the Museum of Modern Art, the United Nations, and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. I was so excited to visit the Museum of Modern Art. It held some of my favorite works from some of my favorite visual artists. I had taken four years of art in middle school and high school, so I have a fundamental understanding of…

were not hurt, they saw their father murdered. His daughter voiced, “To come together just for common humanity means a lot, because the opposite of that is what took away my dad.” In response, his wife, Sherialyn Byrdsong, started the Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate as a protest against racism and hate. Everyday, there are incidents on the news of people being denied civil and human rights. Hate around the world is growing and this run shows the commitment people show to end racism…

Memorial and the Politics of Collective Memory are “central signifiers that define the meaning and impact of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and thus the status of race relations and race politics since that time” Outlining that King has…

Saving Private Ryan is an award winning 1998 film directed by Steven Spielberg that documented D-Day on June 6, 1944 and the atrocities the men in battle went through. The film received 5 Oscars, 74 other rewards, and was nominated for another 74 awards. The film has also been appraised by Royal Marines that played as extras in the film and after the release of the film in 1998 the number of people that visited the American cemetery at St. Laurent increased due to the graphic content that was…

In March of 2016, I was involved in a freak accident while volunteering for NHS, leaving a portion of my spine broken. I spent two weeks in the hospital, one of which was spent at Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital, where the goal is to get you out of the hospital room and walking again. To my surprise, during my stay there I was the youngest person in the whole hospital, with all of the others being well over forty all with differing reasons for being admitted. As a patient myself, I knew…

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate a small amount of money a month to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund which helps the fund honor America’s law enforcement officers. Central Idea: How often do police deaths happen and how can we help the family members of the Fallen Hero’s. Organization: MONROE’S MOTIVATED SEQUENCE INTRODUCTION I. (Attention-Getter) Imagine that you’re having a normal day just got home from work waiting for your loved one to come home and…

the entrance that read “Los Angeles National Cemetery”, two signs stood in front of me: one with a list of floral regulations, the other welcoming visitors, while warning them of prohibited activities. Behind it, a black signpost read: “Blue Star Memorial, A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America”. Except for the dull roar of speeding cars on the highway beside the entrance, and the occasional, distant chirpings of birds, the scene was filled with a solemn…

family members for those that had died in the September 11th, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers. The article focuses on “revisiting” the families and re-evaluating the personal lives of those that had died in the attacks. This presentation is meant as a memorial for those that died on 9/11. Question 2: There were two story forms that utilized video presentation of interviews with family members, as well as written biographies of various family members to a chosen victim of the attacks. The…