Martin Luther King Memorial
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is the newest memorial to be built in Washington D.C. The memorial was finished with construction in the summer of 2011. This memorial celebrates the life of one of the most influential leaders of the Civil Rights era, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is a reminder of Dr. Kings’ powerful impact on the country and even the world. It was only right that a memorial was built in Washington D.C. to honor the life of this powerful man. Dr. Kings’ memorial is located on 1964 Independence Avenue. The street number represents the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that Martin Luther King had a huge role in. The vision in adding the Martin Luther King’s memorial was to have a “line of leadership” which is the combination of three different memorials--the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and now, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The Lincoln Memorial celebrates the life and historical significance of President Abraham Lincoln. He was the President who stopped abolished slavery and his monuments the famous place where Martin Luther King gave his “I have a Dream” speech. The Jefferson Memorial honors one of the founders of the Declaration of Independence and one of the founders of the United States. Dr. Kings’ memorial is also situated in the center of Washington D.C. famous cherry blossom trees. These trees were a gift from Japan to symbolize peace. The memorials’ location is perfect because Martin Luther King envisioned peace for everyone. He hoped to spread equality as well as peace. The purpose and thought in the building of this monument could of not of been more perfect but with every perfection there is a defect and in the case of this memorial, controversy.
On the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial website there is that gives a thorough description of the monument. It tells us that Dr. King’s memorial was built right in the center of the famous cherry blossoms trees. They say that it is not a coincidence that the flowers begin to
On the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial website there is that gives a thorough description of the monument. It tells us that Dr. King’s memorial was built right in the center of the famous cherry blossoms trees. They say that it is not a coincidence that the flowers begin to
Cited: About the Memorial." Design Elements-Build the Dream. National Memorial Project Foundation, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. . Hundreds Celebrate First Anniversary of Martin Luther King Memorial." Political News and Opinion from a Multicultural Point of View. Politics365, 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. . Manteuffel, Rachel. "Martin Luther King a Drum Major? If You Say So." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. . Writer’s Letter My paper addresses the newly built monument, The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Throughout the paper I discuss several aspects of the memorial and the significance of each part to history. The main topic of my paper is that although this was a beautifully thought out monument and the various elements with perfect with Dr. King’s life, there can always be something that may be wrong. There may be controversy even through perfection. Throughout writing this piece, I definitely learned how to analyze text in a more in depth way. From my free write to my rough draft, I really didn’t know how to construct my claims and my support as well as using the rhetorical terms in the way. My timing for these terms also was not where it should have been. I used several terms in places that I shouldn’t of. I feel like my full understanding of these terms was not where it should have been. I think another problem I had was fully understanding what the assignment was asking at first, but the comments from my peers and my instructor actually helped me transform my paper a little more. A huge problem I was having was going more in depth with my analysis of the text and a way I addressed that was adding more examples in the text to support the argument I was making as well as the authors. I do think this was a major problem in my paper so I wish that I could have did a better job with this concept. I think that my most beautiful paragraph was my introduction because it described in great detail the monument and the meaning of mostly every element of the memorial. I have to say my worst paragraphs were my body ones because I feel I could have expanded more. Overall, I feel that I tried my best to come up with a quality paper and I enjoyed learning about Dr. King’s monument.