Many people wonder why there is so many memorials or monuments around the world for specific things. For every memorial there is a meaning behind it and there is value in the monument to people. Something had happened to change the life of someone or something big enough would change something around the world. In this essay I will explain to you why memorials and monuments are meaningful to people and to everyone in the world. The monument I picked out was the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
like my monument to be a place of beauty that would be enjoyed by the community. As author, Vincent Harding points out in his text “ I Hear Them…Calling” we are all products of our communities, our comminutes help shape and influence our callings, and so we must be of service to our communities in our professions (Harding, 396).A perfect monument would a park filled with beautiful gardens. The reason I chose a park is because it’s useful to community members. This park would be a monument to my life
A monument is typically defined as a structure or object created to commentate a event or person. Similar to writing a book or making a movie, a monument is meant to capture and tell a story. A monuments creator must take the monuments location, size, and materials under careful consideration. These are essential tools in displaying the purpose of a monument. With these tools and history, a monument should exhibit a story and capture a moment that can influence the emotions of others. A monuments
A monument is used to show honor and respect for people or events. When a group or agency is considering building a monument, they should consider the location of where the monument will be built, the cost for building and maintenance, opinions of citizens, and the purpose of the monument. When a group or agency is considering building a monument, the cost of building and managing the monument afterward should be considered. Albeit a non-credible source, Source D is an example of why considering
Monuments are a way you can immortalize a person. There are many ways to create monuments such as writing a book, Speeches, even sculpting. Many factors play into creating a monument of a person. When honoring a person you have to look at the location, size, and material and the significance of the monument. When a group first considers on memorializing a person through a monument, they should figure out the location that best fits the monument. A public area, in a nice park or a place that is most
memorialize events or people with a monument. Monuments help remember great moments of achievement and they pay homage to deep sacrifice. When creating a monument to commemorate a person or event, a group or agency should consider the factors of location, size, and material. To memorialize a person or event, a group or agency should take location as a key factor of consideration. Location helps emphasize the importance of a person or event. Creating a monument of a person in the place where they
A monument is an solid, carved in statue that is an representation of a person or event that has made an remarkable time in the past. However, there are many different ways to remember a person or event. Memorializing an person or event is a great way to preserve history; because everyone agrees to enormous expensive statue is more entertaining than reading a boring textbook about the person or event. As a matter of fact, every person in American can not remember every person or event in history
When it comes to making a monument, location has a big role. Not so much if it looks nice somewhere, but if it is representing the right thing in the right place. For example, one of the articles talks about how some people are upset about the potential spot of a holocaust museum in the mall, “The controversy grew…primarily due to the fact that a museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust would be built in the United States, who did little to stop the holocaust,” (Musser 2010). The location
Symbolizing meaningful aspects of individual communities, monuments are an exceptional way to increase patriotism for one's society. However, they can be a major responsibility to bear, and careful consideration must be made before resolving if a memorial is the proper fit for a city. When discussing factors considered in creating monuments, the cost, ethics, and location are important because the monument will be an extensive commitment to the locality it is constructed around. Economics are the
Visiting a monument provokes an emotion in people of feeling connected to their country and of patriotism that helps us see our country in a positive way. Moreover, they are ways for different places to show everyone what they have gone through or what they are proud of. Deciding to build a monument to honor or bring awareness to an important event comes with many factors a groups or agency should consider before the monument is built. The factors that need to be looked over and thought out properly