Monument

Students from Fruita Monument High School, to the University in California have been suggesting the idea of banning flags on campus for being “offensive to other students.”Although the word nationalism should be something the United States should be practicing, many high schools are protesting this idea since last summer of 2016. "They said we can't fly a Mexican flag, Confederate flag, American flag, any flag at all," said one of the senior protesters. "Whoever has a problem with our…

Invitation Rameses II of Egypt & Queen Nefertari Of Nubia will be joining hands in marriage. The people of Egypt and Nubia will be celebrating this marriage on May 31,1312 BC at Abu Simbel. Please wear white if attending the ceremony. Reaction The people of Nubia and Egypt are glad that the fighting and conquering of one another is over. So of the high rankings will be sad because they will have to work together and “fight” over certain rankings and positions (like the americans and russians…

attracts 130,000 visitors year round ting when in comparison to Yosemite National Park's 4 million. Although it may sound like a bleak place to go , it is full of natural wonders and geological secrets. This place is no other than Lava Beds National Monument where learning and exploring meet. It may sound as if it is a dangerous treacherous place to take us to, but there is no danger there at all. Most of the caves have smooth surfaces and only require some minimum protection. Many tourist…

Spolia refers to the repurpose, or reuse of structural or decorative components from one piece, to another. Spolia, or “the spoils of war” is seen on a lot of different artworks, or monumental constructions. Like many roman constructions like the coliseum, the arch of Constantine doesn’t go unnoticed for its use of repurposed material. The use of spolia has many advantages that were very meaningful in the time of the Roman Empire. Recycling older material is a lot more cost effective than…

referring to Judeo-Christian beliefs. This was challenged and ruled unconstitutional due to the monuments, which were in court houses and schools, did not contain pieces from other religions and it was a clear promotion of religion. In Texas, there were six foot tall monuments containing the Ten Commandments and other Judeo-Christian symbols. This was ruled constitutional because the context of these monuments were clearly secular (2005: “The Ten…

sort of astronomical calendar used to study the movements of the sun and moon. Though why and how stonehenge was built is unclear, there’s one thing that is known for sure; Stonehenge is shrouded in mystery. For an ancient monument to remain in so much secrecy, it truly is a monument of magnificent wonder and fascination to many in our modern…

waters were once bridges leading on the flames, but what does Chicago look like now? The Great Chicago Fire was a devastating event. The fire left many areas in ashes, but now they have rebuilt their city into a modern town with many skyscrapers and monuments. Chicago's architecture has transformed the town because they have fixed the construction issues flaws of 1871, Chicago was built from ashes and now plays an important role in our society, and Chicago hs put in years of effort to prevent…

The article “How one Frenchman’s vision became our capitol city” by Kenneth R. Fletcher was posted on Smithsonian.com on April 30th, 2008. The article explains how Pierre L’Enfant went to conceive our nation's capitol. L’Enfant was a genius architect and a very important person in american history. L’Enfant’s most famous design was the Washington Mall. The Washington Mall was originally meant to be a long strip of land where events would be held and people could relax, and that's exactly what it…

The altar of Zeus, which is usually referred as the Pergamon altar, is a giant monument constructed under King Eumenes II (Campell, “Pergamon”) on one of the terraces of the Acropolis in Pergamon. It is one of the numerous sculptural monuments that the Pergamenes aim of commemorating their military achievements (Pollitt 81). The altar is a part of the Acropolis that includes the library and the sanctuary of Athena on the sides (Fig. 1), which was built to worship their patron goddess Athena and…

Symbolism is a form of communication to carry the meaning through the use of symbols. For example, the devil can be described as evil, dark, lure and sin. God, for many people can symbolize hope, a cross, a dove and faith. Colors may also be used as a symbol. When you’re approaching a stoplight, the color green means you can go, the color orange means to proceed with caution, and lastly the color red embodies to stop. The metaphor life is a roller coaster is symbolic because it indicates that…