Compare And Contrast Parthenon And Lincoln Memorial

I wanted to compare the Lincoln Memorial with the Parthenon. While doing research I found that architect Henry Bacon based this monument to the Parthenon: the origin of democracy. Most of Lincoln’s Memorial is resembled to ancient history: the columns, the murals, the roman fasces. I furthered into the comparison and found out the meaning behind each monument. The Parthenon and Lincoln memorial both resemble a political state, and their frieze depict a specific event in their time. The metopes in the Parthenon show the struggle between forces of order and justice, while in the Lincoln memorial the Second Inaugural Address and the Gettysburg Address depict the struggle between freed men and slave, and North and South. Since the Lincoln Memorial was inspired from the

The murals resemble unification of all in the United States, just as we talked about murals in class with religion, it is telling a story of power, faith, and hope. In the mural “Angel of Truth” by Jules Guerin, the angel is symbolized as powerful and peaceful. Although the Lincoln Memorial is a modern day art it reflect and was inspired from prehistoric and ancient art. Lincoln massive sculpture was sculpted by sculptor Daniel Chester French. With the position of Lincolns hand he symbolizes strength and determination and his warm nature.

In chapter 2 How to Mother a Mother, in this chapter Kolker talks about the Mexican cuarentena. The cuarentena is “an ancient set of postpartum rituals still practiced with religious intensity” (39). This cuarentena is “meant to protect the lives of newborn babies and even more urgently their mothers” (39). The positive outcomes from this tradition is that the mothers can have a bond with their new born and get to know them, while recovering. The negative outcomes about this