Monuments and memorials are always being built to commemorate events and people of the past that hold significance to a general audience. Sometimes people will not enjoy the display put in front of them other times people will tear up at the glimpse of a great monument like the statue of liberty. A group or agency should consider the value of the historical figure or event and should consider if residents of a location would or would not oppose a certain monument in the area. A monument or memorial
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Called a monument to love‚ the Taj Mahal has also been called "India’s most famous and finest example of architecture. We could call it a monument to symmetry. From the formal gardens divided into four sections‚ to the tomb 900 feet from the entrance‚ the four minarets continue this symmetrical theme. The minarets next to the Taj Mahal are 41.1 meters or 137 feet high and are cylindrical columns with beveled angles. Located at each of the corners of the raised marble plinth the minarets repeat the right
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Case-3 1) In your judgment‚ is it wrong‚ from ethical point of view‚ for the auto companies to submit plans for an automobile to China? Explain your answer. In environmental point of view‚ where my ethic point of view strongly relies on‚ on international auto companies to submit plans for an small automobile enough to carry three people‚ rugged enough to commute across poor maintained roads across nation generating a minimum pollution automobile costing less than $5‚000 dollars is not such a good
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the first and second Vatican Council was a time for both social and religious revolution. After World War Two‚ the new medium of television bought the Civil Rights Movement‚ the Women’s Liberation debate and many other social and political issues into the lounge rooms of millions of people every night‚ sparking debate and fanning the flames of change. The Christian world did not escape this mood of change and in an unprecedented response‚ the Second Vatican Council was held. Between the time of
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Not Marble‚ Nor The Gilded Monument - William Shakespeare ABOUT THE AUTHOR- William Shakespeare (baptized 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works‚ including some collaborations‚ consist of about 38plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several other poems. His plays
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The Monuments Must Go written by the Christian brothers‚ Jack and Warren Christian‚ was respectfully written to address the Mayor of Richardman Virginia‚ Levar Stoney’s‚ and the members of the Monument Avenue Commission opinions on the taking down of confederate statues‚ more importantly the Stonewall jackson monument. Mayor’s Stoney comment claimed that “removal of symbols does [nothing] for telling the actual truth [nor] changes the state and culture of racism in this country today.” The Christian
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E: "Harwich: Kindertransport Survivors Share Memories (From Harwich and Manningtree Standard)." Harwich and Manningtree Standard. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/localnews/4584539.Harwich__Kindertransport_survivors_share_memories/>. Kindertransport The Holocaust was one of the world’s darkest time periods. In the years between 1933 and 1939‚ the Nazi party had killed six million Jews. These Jews were brutally killed by killing squads
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The way in which Oldenburg’s work possesses both implicit and explicit identities enhances Pop Art’s protest value. While The Lipstick Monument had unambiguous military imagery‚ Giant Three-Way Plug is simply an electrical plug on the surface. Although its military aspects may not be obvious to modern viewers without context‚ it would have been back when it was created in 1970. The uproar of the Vietnam War was in part due to the new technology that virtually broadcasted this gruesome war‚ making
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opinions in this case is different for every person on the council‚ whether it is standing up for Fran or pushing her out the door. I try to put this situation into context; trying to picture this situation in my city or village. There is quite a bit that this study leaves out‚ such as population and the city’s historic culture‚ but with that being said‚ I still have to address the question as it is. The most important issue for the council and the city is trying to determine whether they want to
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The Second Vatican Council The Second Vatican Council‚ otherwise known as Vatican II‚ radically changed the dynamics of the Catholic Church as it was known. Vatican II was a meeting of the world’s bishops for four sessions between October 11‚ 1962 and December 8‚ 1965. When Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council in 1962 (What are Catholics to think of Vatican II)‚ some people in the Church were fearful of possible changes‚ but the majority of Catholics welcomed the opportunity to change
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