Monuments are meant to honor moments of great achievement and pay homage to deep sacrifice. It allows people to remember historical achievements and other famous people in history. There are many factors people should consider in memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument. Such as, the location, size, and what monument is being created. This is a big factor because some monuments are offensive to others depending on what is being memorialized. Memorializing people or events is complex and the considerations in planning should be heavily examined.
If a person is to create a monument, the quality and price must also be considered. In Washington, DC a statue called “The Maine Lobsterman” was painted bronze because they ran out of money (Source F). The statue then became vandalized, and later eaten by rats. Without money, the quality is lowered which makes it a cheap statue. If there is not enough money then the statue should not be made. Not only does this apply to statues, but to memorials
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as well such as the El Monte Cemetery Association (Source D). They had to spend millions of dollars to move graves to make way for a future development. When making a monument or memorial, money is an important factor in order to determine the quality. There are people who do not understand the factors in considering in memorializing, such as the location.
Burying those who have passed is a sacred thing and should choose a suitable location in doing it. For example, the bones of Pallet and other pioneers are buried at Savannah Memorial Park and there are people who want it moved for future development (Source D). It could cost them millions of dollars to move the graves somewhere else. The cemetery is filling up and residents want it moved because it causes bad luck. If the El Monte Cemetery chose a more suitable location for it, they would not need to spend millions of dollars. Another example would be the Christopher Columbus statue in Riverside Park Easton, Pennsylvania (Source B). This is a good location for the statue because it is in open view to everyone in the park and there is no need for it to be moved. In order to create the best possible monument or memorial, a suitable location must be found for
it. The significance of monuments or memorials is viewed differently among people. There are those who view monuments as offensive to them from the significance of it. It could be offensive to others because could cause them to remember a bad or horrifying moment depending on what is being memorialized. An example of this would be some plans to build a museum dedicated to victims and survivors of the Holocaust in The Mall in Washington, D.C. (Source E). Not only is this a horrifying time for the Jewish and non-Jewish communities, but the fact that it would be built in the United States caused an outrage. They do not agree with this because they say the United States did little to stop the Holocaust from occuring. Other monuments in Washington, D.C. offer historical significance such as the Lincoln Memorial (Source A). This monument makes people come together to see a famous monument and remember the historical achievements Lincoln accomplished. This is how to memorialize a person or event, it offers historical significance and is not offensive to others. The need to memorialize people or events is complicated and the considerations in planning should be thoroughly examined. The price of the monument is a big factor because it can determine the quality. Location should also be considered because if a suitable place is not chosen for monuments or memorials, there could be consequences such as paying money to move it. In addition, there are people who view monuments as offensive to them. These are all important factors people should consider when memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument.
From 1754-1763, Britain fought the French and Indian war. Although Britain had won the war, they still had a lot of war debts to pay off. Britain turned to the colonies to pay off their debts by taxing them. The taxes angered the colonists because they believed it violated their rights. Benjamin Franklin had initially proposed the Albany plan of Union to unite the colonies, however this law was rejected by all of the colonial governments. It wasn't until after all of the British laws and taxes that the colonies would unite and write the Declaration of Independence.
Monuments and museums are arenas of public history and for the formation and articulation of identities and narratives.[1] Decisions taken as to the formation of museums and the selection, display and organisation of exhibits are influenced by criteria which are not necessarily politically neutral; these may especially involve devices of political elites to emphasise aspects of communal togetherness and thus exert control over communities.[2] Memory and commemoration of past events and generations is by its nature a political and contested act, especially in sharply divided societies.[3] It is no surprise that recently established governments and states should particularly concern themselves with the production of such forms of festivities, commemorations, and monuments.[4] As rulers of a sharply divided society, unionist elites in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of its eventful creation in 1920-1 had particular reasons to concern themselves, and did concern themselves, with such strategies of power.[5] The integration of the province's Catholic minority may have been, or may have been felt to be, beyond the rulers of Northern Ireland;[6] but this very fact heightened the importance of preserving the highest possible degree of political unity under unionist hegemony among the Protestant majority.[7]
During the 1700’s the Britain Colonist decided to declare war against Great Britain. The war began due to friction between the British colonists over the King's policies. The colonist eventually lost their patience and started a revolution. High taxes, and no religious freedom led the colonist to fight for self government.
Beginning of the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans began to explore in the Atlantic Coast of Africa. They were mainly lured into the excessive trade in gold, spices and other goods without knowing about slaves in Africa. Nonetheless, Europeans had no success of taking over these African states to achieve all of these goods but later they did take over various regions in other areas. Africans seems to be willing to sell as many as 11 million people to the Atlantic slave trade to the Europeans. Thus, this makes them the first people to have slaves not the Europeans that forced them into this trade. Furthermore, at the start the Africans seems to have full control of the slave trade, but the Europeans came in and slowly dominated the trade without the Africans knowing. Later on, the trade was overturned and everything went back orderly.
America’s history-both good and bad-has much to teach us. Taking down, destroying these monuments is erasing, rewriting the physical symbols of the nation. This type of cultural whitewashing is inglorious. We can treat these monuments as a cautionary tool to remind ourselves what we are and what we are not. The cost forebears paid for the freedom of the nation should be remembered; therefore, people should retain these statues to remind of themselves what these monuments represent.
The need to memorialize events or people is complex; in some cases, monuments honor moments of great achievement, while in other cases, monuments pay homage to deep sacrifice. A monument's size, location, and materials are all considerations when planning and creating a memorial to the past. Examples of such feats are the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and even Mount Rushmore. For the latter of the memorials, an entire mountain was dedicated to the faces of four major presidents.
When creating a monument, the group or agency needs to consider if the subject is compelling enough to society. The monument has to have
...lieves that people often forget the history behind the creation. The fact that the monument was built on Mount Rushmore also illustrates the importance of these Presidents, but undermines the mountain and builds up environmental consequences. When creating a monument, agencies and groups should consider the size of the memorial.
The relationships of the Axumite Empire with the world outside its borders was almost entirely based on trade and military conquest. The key location of Axum in the horn of Africa, which is now Ethiopia, near The Red Sea and the Indian Sea made Axum one of the most important trading posts of the time. In the documents “The Periplus of the Erythraen Sea”, “The Christian Topography” by Cosmas and “Inscription on a Stone Throne” The authors describe different features of the trading practices and military campaigns of Axum that had a significant impact in the neighboring empires. From the grandeur of the Axumite port Adulis and the products that were available for import and export. To how they conducted the trading of materials and resources for gold with the neighboring African peoples. And military conquests that expanded the wealth of Axum.
Evaluate how British laws from 1660 to 1776 affected colonies resistance and want for Independence.
Americans have often used art to symbolize the relationship between themselves and their history. Therefore, art is used to honor and remember someone or an event where people died, through a memorial. As an example, The National World War II Memorial is a memorial to honor and remember the people who served in World War II. The success or failure of a memorial depends on how well it represents the image that people have of a certain person or event. Especially in America because they find the construction of a national monument so controversial that no memorial has been erected in the National Mall without a discussion. The National World War II Memorial on the National Mall was a poor addition; its location diminishes the formerly open space between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, its design is vague, and it is a poor choice even when compared with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A very good start.
The buildings that I chose to do were an advert for a powerful civilization. The emperors showed their power that they are the great leaders with a lot of money that could get many workers as they possibly could to erect their pattern of monument. The emperor Augustus used propaganda to ensure a vast base of support leading up to his renunciation in 27BC. The Roman emperors also built all these monuments in regard to public entertainment for their political advertising.
1.The dropping of the Atomic bombs on Japan was an unjustified, inhumane war crime. Firstly, these bombing attacks on Japan were radically motivated by American resentment towards "the savage Japanese". Secondly, the main intentions of these bombings was to scare communist Russia, rather than to defeat Japan. Additionally, there were many other alternatives to using nuclear weaponry; for instance Russia was planning an invasion for the following week. Also, the use of Atomic bomb on innocent civilian cities was inhumane, and illegal according to the law stated in the League of Nations. The bomb was intended only for last resort defence purposes, using it in attack is simply inhumane.
Even though to some, removing statues and monuments could mean erasing a part of history, I agree that statues and monuments that have had a controversial or negative impact on American Society should be removed by government officials. If certain individuals had this type of impression on our ancestors, as well as today’s society, they should not be in an idolized position. However, we should consider the following questions: Why are these people being commemorated? Why are many so offended by these pieces that they want them to be taken down? And how should the US government deal with the ghosts of its past?
Monuments are a symbol of a significant time in history. Monuments represent life, death, success, and struggle just to name a few. They have become as important to society as the events they represent. They bring history alive to new generations and memories to those who experience them firsthand. Monuments create a bridge between generations. Many parents feel a certain indescribable joyfulness when they see the look in their child’s eyes they had went they viewed the same monument.