Summary Of On Hallowed Ground
Tyler Maher
HN English 11
2 August 2014
On Hallowed Ground
1. The argument that Poole makes about the importance of honoring our men and women in uniform is that it is the least that we can do after they give their lives to make ours better. Poole believes that it is the government's responsibility to provide every family of a lost soldier the opportunity to have their loved ones body returned to them. Many people share the same views on this subject that Poole does and that is why the government spends so much money and manpower to obtain the bodies of these soldiers from the field. Poole also believes that it is important to make it an honor for the men and women in uniform to be presented with the opportunity of being buried in the National …show more content…
Poole’s tone through his descriptions of the growth and architectural development of Arlington National Cemetery is astonishment. Poole’s detail included in his writing when talking about the building of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier really illustrated how amazed he was by the time it took to make it to perfection. Poole used this same tone when he was describing the incredible growth and transformation the cemetery went through after the civil war. The cemetery went from a military fort to a giant cemetery in a very short period of time. Poole’s impressed attitude when discussing the growth of the cemetery allowes the reader to share the same impression of the growth. That is how Poole describes the growth and Architectural development of Arlington National Cemetery in an astonishing …show more content…
President Kennedy’s funeral brought more honor and respect to Arlington as our national cemetery because he was the first notable person to be buried in the cemetery. From the public view it was a huge deal that the president decided to be buried at Arlington instead of in his home state. The whole story behind Kennedy and his death made his presence at Arlington even more of a public spectacle. During this time period it was normal for people to be buried where they grew up. Arlington National Cemetery also was not as much of an honor as it is now. After Kennedy was buried and thousands of people visited his grave it made the cemetery a place of honor and memorial for the country. this was how President Kennedy’s funeral brought more honor and respect to Arlington as our national
HN English 11
2 August 2014
On Hallowed Ground
1. The argument that Poole makes about the importance of honoring our men and women in uniform is that it is the least that we can do after they give their lives to make ours better. Poole believes that it is the government's responsibility to provide every family of a lost soldier the opportunity to have their loved ones body returned to them. Many people share the same views on this subject that Poole does and that is why the government spends so much money and manpower to obtain the bodies of these soldiers from the field. Poole also believes that it is important to make it an honor for the men and women in uniform to be presented with the opportunity of being buried in the National …show more content…
Poole’s tone through his descriptions of the growth and architectural development of Arlington National Cemetery is astonishment. Poole’s detail included in his writing when talking about the building of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier really illustrated how amazed he was by the time it took to make it to perfection. Poole used this same tone when he was describing the incredible growth and transformation the cemetery went through after the civil war. The cemetery went from a military fort to a giant cemetery in a very short period of time. Poole’s impressed attitude when discussing the growth of the cemetery allowes the reader to share the same impression of the growth. That is how Poole describes the growth and Architectural development of Arlington National Cemetery in an astonishing …show more content…
President Kennedy’s funeral brought more honor and respect to Arlington as our national cemetery because he was the first notable person to be buried in the cemetery. From the public view it was a huge deal that the president decided to be buried at Arlington instead of in his home state. The whole story behind Kennedy and his death made his presence at Arlington even more of a public spectacle. During this time period it was normal for people to be buried where they grew up. Arlington National Cemetery also was not as much of an honor as it is now. After Kennedy was buried and thousands of people visited his grave it made the cemetery a place of honor and memorial for the country. this was how President Kennedy’s funeral brought more honor and respect to Arlington as our national