Mount Rushmore

a similar history connected to it, i wouldn’t have made it. People would eventually find out the history about the monument and would want me to take it down. Making a monument with a terrible history isn’t something i would intend on making. Mount Rushmore should be there as a monument because it is a part of our history. It’s a monument of our past presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham…

Herman participate in a sequence of retaliation on one another. At first Max fills Herman's hotel room with bees, to which Herman responds by running over Max’s bicycle, and Max ends up arrested for cutting the brakes on Herman’s car. The ending of Rushmore wraps everything up in a way that mirrors real life. The characters don’t get what they want; there is no “lived happily ever after.” Max does not win Rosemary’s affection, Rosemary’s husband is never coming back, and Herman’s marriage has…

Creating monuments to memorialize the history of the United States should be heavily evaluated before action is made. History is remembered and glorified through the creations of monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial as described in Source A. Therefore, the people and events chosen to be memorialized contribute to the perspective we have on the morality of these figures and their actions and our identity as a nation. Evidently, that significance is not always considered when making said…

Monuments symbol many things. A historical event, a remembrance for a loved one, or even to mark an important event that changed life as we know it. Monuments can be seen a lot of places like museums and cemeteries.There are many factors to choose from when building a monument. A group or agency should consider the landscape, cost, and importance of the monument when building one because these factors can either make or break the monument. The landscape can help make your monument harmonious…

famous Mount Rushmore sculpture was completed, and midway through the decade President Franklin Roosevelt died. December 7th of 1941 was an important part of U.S history, it marked the beginning of America’s entry into a world war. Although WWII started in the late 1930s the Japanese wouldn’t bomb Pearl Harbor until the 1940s, this is what caused the US to join in the war. There were many historic events that occurred in the 1940s besides the war of course. The famous Mount Rushmore was…

that stand out when considering location, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. Both of these monuments, only miles apart, represent leaders whom were significant to their nation, the United States and the Sioux tribe. These monuments are important to their nation and are inspirational to young and old. However, the meaning of the monument changes when the history of this land is revealed. In document C, an excerpt from an online opinion article says Mount Rushmore, "a federal monument and national…

The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and other iconic national monuments have all been successful in commemorating certain times and figures in history. While these monuments are simple symbols of the United States' past, it required much thought and contemplation of certain factors to make them impactful and appropriate. In the development of a monument, an agency should consider the suggested location and the purpose behind the memorial, because these factors…

there for? The decision to build a monument for someone is based on several things. For instance, they built Mount Rushmore to memorialize Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt for their many accomplishments as American presidents. This was built on land that was once sacred Indian grounds. However as said in source C, “I have to admit: Mount Rushmore bothers me. It was bad enough that white men drove the Sioux from hills they still hold sacred; did they…

statue and took a picture. I thought it was really cool seeing all there stores and the old western stuff. We also went thru the Badlands. We got out and walked around and also took pictures. Then we went to see Mount Rushmore. I thought Mount Rushmore was super cool. After Mount Rushmore, we went to pick up my sister at school. My sister and I hung out at the cabin, and we went to walmart. It was really nice to spend some quality time with her. I don’t get to see her often. We also went to a…

I am going to talk about Sitting Bull. Born in 1831 in South Dakota and died on December the 15th of the year 1890 in Standing Rock Indian Reserve, sitting bull is a tribal chief and physician of the Lakotas Hunkpapas (Sioux). Sitting Bull gained the title of "holy man sioux", or "wičháša wakȟáŋ". His holy man's responsibilities were mainly the understanding of complex religious rituals and the management of Sioux's belief . He is one of the leading Native Americans resisting the US…