Veterans Day

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Simpson and his donkey and Albert Jacka VC are only some of the stories that have been known to Australians, and have contributed to the myth around the great Anzac legend. This is due to the stories that have been erased from the truth and more focused on making the whole Anzac legend a positive and important story. In reality, it’s not all that it appears and the genuine truth and representation must be conveyed throughout our nation, instead of romanticising the Anzac story. These values of…

After a Press conference on September 30th, 2016 with Ava DuVernay, director of the film the 13th, a reporter Esther Zuckerman, a known expressive liberal, stated (talking about Ava DuVernay), "She’s evidently anti-Trump." The 13th is produced by Howard Barish and Spencer Averick. Howard Barish is also the founder and president of Kandoo films, a movie production company. In 2016, Kandoo Film Production Company had a big hit, the movie O.J.: Made in America. On June 11th, 2016, an article came…

The celebrations of holidays include art. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that is traced back more than 2,500 years to the rituals of ancient indigenous tribes of Mexico. This holiday celebrates the family and friends who have passed. Day of the Dead is celebrated the 1st and 2nd of November. They believe that overnight on Dia de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) the souls of their loved ones whom have passed will return to visit their family and friends who are living. People who celebrate…

Memorializing people and events have been an endless routine for humankind. The purpose that we, as a species, do this is to have a personal connection with what has happened and to have a better understanding of how it is important to acknowledge it. For a long time, commemorating has increased in variety rather than creating a statue, painting, monument, etc., there are now films, books, music, specific parts of amusement parks, and even buildings. However, when it comes to memorializing…

Memorials are a great, wonderful, amazing thing to have. They show great significance, memories, and love. According to a quick search on the web, the definition of memorials are “something, especially a structure, esablished to remind people of a person or event. People build memorials for many different reasons. A lot of times they are built to remind people of who they once knew. If it was a place then it shows them something they once knew. They are very important to have and hold because…

For example, Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, presents it in every facet of her design. In her article, “Making the Memorial,” she writes that she wanted to “cut into the earth,” signifying the violent first stage of the Vietnam War, and simply intended to write the names of every…

Monuments and memorials have been significant in honoring historical events and people for many years. While monuments bring people together to celebrate and honor historical moments,,some monuments pay homage to sacrifice. When creating and planning for the building of a monument, a group or agency should have proper funding and a desirable location before memorializing an event or person. Proper funding is a key factor to consider when creating a monument. Without proper funding, a monument…

Halloween and Day of the Dead have many things in common and I believe that the two holidays are more similar than different. The two holidays are alike in the ways that in both you have to dress up in costumes, they both have the colors orange and black as the main colors in the holiday celebrations, and that they eat sweets and candy during this holiday. The Day of the Dead and Halloween are similar in the fact that in both holidays people dress up in costumes. In Day or the Dead they dress…

Roadside memorials are notably everywhere on the streets and highways of Hawaii, where accidents have occurred unexpectedly. In The New York Times, Robert Tiernan observes that roadside memorials use public property for private purposes. He believes they violate the constitutional principle of separation of church and state because public facilities are being used to promote religion. He concludes they are a distraction and danger to the motoring public. Though Tiernan makes a sensible point,…