Holocaust Memorial Dbq

Memorials are used to represent people and their impacts on history. A group or agency should consider the person's’ impact on history, proper representation of the individual, and making sure there are the proper reasons to create it.

When someone is is creating a memorial a person's impact on history and why they should be remembering must be considered. In Source B, one views Christopher Columbus in Riverside Park in Pennsylvania. Christopher Columbus was well known for find the new world in discovering America. When this Monument was created they took into account his impact on History by showing him as ready to explore with his head held high. The location is a park which was also thought about, when he stepped foot onto America it was

full of Nature, and therefore Monument being placed into nature probably shows his impact. Also Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial in Washington, took into consideration the impact of the people who served in this war. Incorporated the 57,000 name have the missing and killed in the war (Source G). These soldiers fought in a long war that lasted about 20 years. They gave their lives to fight against communist and for their way of life. She acknowledged the impact their service had on the war and impact on history. She created a memorial that would properly represent these brave men and women. Text someone makes on the world determines if they will get a memorial and what it will be.
Memorial being made must also properly represent and respect someone.

Getting a Holocaust Memorial, the creator had to take into account how the memorial will be viewed and make sure it respected the people who experienced the Holocaust. People had protested this Monument because they felt it may have been contradictory because US did little to stop the Holocaust (Source E). This is because the US joined World War II after Pearl Harbor, causing many people to feel that they did not try their hardest to protect the people of the Holocaust. Another concern was that they didn't want to "further anti-semitism or downplay the atrocities of the Holocaust" (source E). The commission of Fine Arts took the monument seriously and denied the first design. Then even when it was downsized, they still switch designers. This is because they need proper respect and representation for the Holocaust Monument because it is such a sensitive subject. A great example of a monument that properly represents the people it should is Ground Zero. It is located at the site of the Twin Towers to commemorate what happened on 9/11. It also has the names of all who have died that day during the attacks. This Monument shows the impact of the tragic Day and remembers who died that day. This allows people to look back at a time when their Spirits were attempted to be weakened but roast together and United as a country. It represents the acts of 9/11 and doesn't allow them to be

forgotten.
Another thing to be considered when creating a monument is the resources that one has.

When creating the Lincoln Memorial, there enough resources, like land and money, to create it. In source a, it speaks of the Colossal marble statue with two speeches carved into it. This is because of the large amounts of resources that helped to create this amazing monument. But in source f, because they lacked the proper funding, the statue was never completed and it ended up being eaten by rats. This disrespected the statue, who it represented, and the Creator. Finally, it was bronze casted and moved to Washington DC. It was donated by the campfire girls and this extra funding received allowed the statue to be completed and honored like it should have been from the start. When a statue is being made, funding and resources should be taken into account because if they aren't then it can lead to disrespect or

misrepresentation.
When a person is creating a monument they have to make sure it is a proper representation, that it shows why a person is represented, have enough resources. If all of these are combined then it will create a grand monument that commemorates a person or an event well. Is important because if they are coming it shows disrespect in many people take offense. Does a creator of a monument to take time and think about the best way to create a monument.