Monuments RD3
Kendal Hiatt
Hamilton
AP Lang, 5th
February 2nd, 2015
2013 Q1 Monument Synthesis Throughout time monuments serve to provide a physical representation of emotional events or a person in order to unify the citizens. When devising a monument, one must regard three critical factors; the location, the materials, and the size. All three of these must be implemented to obtain optimum success in its commemoration. The first element to consider stands as the location. The place of the monument establishes the impact to the people. For example, Source B portrays a picture of the Christopher Columbus monument in Riverside Park, Easton, Pennsylvania. The choice to place this statue in Riverside Park furnished an unforgettable impression. From simply looking at the image, it evokes the emotion of deep remembrance. The park’s beauty elevates the meaning of the venue. On the other hand, the location should not degrade the environment, but rather enhance it. Source C describes this in explaining the Mount Rushmore landmark. America already perpetrated harm to the Sioux by forcing them out of their sacred Black Hills, and furthering this by carving faces onto them serves as an act “too close to graffiti” (Source C). Their decision to place it in this setting, in order to honor the Sioux, provoked the exact opposite result. This example highlights the value location holds; it contains the ability and power to build influence on the people, or crumble it. To continue this idea of the importance of site, Source E discusses the controversy of the placement of the Holocaust Museum in the National Mall. This poor choice of locality authorizes the failure to enhance the honor of the museum due to the fact that America “did little to stop the Holocaust from occurring” (Source C). Therefore, both Sources C and E demonstrate the negative result of the location, while Source B outlines the positive result that may occur with the correct placement. In all of the circumstances
Hamilton
AP Lang, 5th
February 2nd, 2015
2013 Q1 Monument Synthesis Throughout time monuments serve to provide a physical representation of emotional events or a person in order to unify the citizens. When devising a monument, one must regard three critical factors; the location, the materials, and the size. All three of these must be implemented to obtain optimum success in its commemoration. The first element to consider stands as the location. The place of the monument establishes the impact to the people. For example, Source B portrays a picture of the Christopher Columbus monument in Riverside Park, Easton, Pennsylvania. The choice to place this statue in Riverside Park furnished an unforgettable impression. From simply looking at the image, it evokes the emotion of deep remembrance. The park’s beauty elevates the meaning of the venue. On the other hand, the location should not degrade the environment, but rather enhance it. Source C describes this in explaining the Mount Rushmore landmark. America already perpetrated harm to the Sioux by forcing them out of their sacred Black Hills, and furthering this by carving faces onto them serves as an act “too close to graffiti” (Source C). Their decision to place it in this setting, in order to honor the Sioux, provoked the exact opposite result. This example highlights the value location holds; it contains the ability and power to build influence on the people, or crumble it. To continue this idea of the importance of site, Source E discusses the controversy of the placement of the Holocaust Museum in the National Mall. This poor choice of locality authorizes the failure to enhance the honor of the museum due to the fact that America “did little to stop the Holocaust from occurring” (Source C). Therefore, both Sources C and E demonstrate the negative result of the location, while Source B outlines the positive result that may occur with the correct placement. In all of the circumstances