service are remembered‚ traditionally observed on May 30 but now officially observed on the last Monday in May” is how Google defines Memorial Day from the book. However‚ everyone has their own experiences and ideas of what this American holiday means to them; not every word or phrase can be clearly defined like they do in dictionaries. For some students‚ Memorial Day means a day off from school; or a day to play video games‚ or binge watch an entire TV show. Or‚ if you’re in the school band‚ it
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Lastly‚ the third quote‚ I saw that impacted me was at the FDR Memorial. Carved into the stone‚ it stated‚ “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” - Franklin D Roosevelt. FDR said included this quotation in his First Inaugural Address during the time of the Great Depression. FDR was telling the American people that their fear of the Great Depression was only making things worse during the financial crisis. This quote is meaningful to me because it made me believe that fear is all in your
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design of the monument and where the monument will be located. Before the design of a memorial can be thought out‚ people must first decide what to memorialize. Because memorials are meant to represent the most important things‚ the memorials subject must have some significance.
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America’s second world war is conserved by the memorial in Washington D.C. It contains the memories and facts about this event in history‚ that honors the sixteen million who died in the armed forces‚ 400‚000 who died in the war‚ and millions of Americans who supported the American war effort at home (National WWII Memorial). Adolf Hitler used his position as chancellor to be a dictator. He had full control over the legislative and executive branches. He took control in 1933 and started World War
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As a young adult in today’s society‚ I am constantly surrounded and influenced by images in the media. Whether a photograph‚ a film‚ a news segment on T.V.‚ or something on the internet‚ visual images are becoming an increasingly powerful influence. During a time of war and destruction‚ America is constantly shown images of soldiers fighting‚ innocent citizens dying‚ and terror among those who want peace. Throughout history this has been the case with each war. However‚ it’s the images shown after
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The establishment of the Vietnam Memorial consisted of an abundance of controversy both in the creation and building process because of the two opposition groups that were in play during the war. In "Never Again: A Vietnam Syndrome in American Foreign Policy"‚ Patrick Hagopian analyzes how various factions congregated due to either support or opposition of the Vietnam War. As the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C was created‚ a vast majority of individuals‚ verbally protested back and forth against
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The Iwo Jima Memorial (also known as the U. S. Marine Corps War Memorial) is a military memorial statue outside the walls of the Arlington National Cemetery and next to the Netherlands Carillon‚ in Arlington‚ Virginia‚ in the United States. The memorial is dedicated to all personnel of the United States Marine Corps who have died in the defense of their country since 1775. Felix de Weldon designed the massive sculpture which was based on the iconic photo Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima‚ taken during
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the problem of creating a shared identity for the Holocaust. Germany set out to create memorials that could help German citizens recognize the atrocities of Hitler’s reign‚ mourn the deaths of more than 6 million Jews and avoid fascist dictators in the future. James E. Young was a member of a five-man committee that would decide which memorial sketch to construct. The process was troublesome because the memorial had to be accepted by the Jewish community and have the Germans not feel targeted. Young
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The Jefferson Memorial honors Thomas Jefferson’s ideals of beauty‚ science‚ learning‚ culture‚ and liberty. Thomas Jefferson was America’s 3rd president and became one of the few to sign the Declaration of Independence. The memorial was built in dedication to him as a president‚ politician‚ drafter of the Declaration of Independence‚ architect‚ educator‚ and intellectual. The idea came from Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ who was upset that there was no monument to honor the great president‚ like there was
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and the pros/cons of it. Any memorial is a stamp of history‚ because it outlines an important person or event. It has a chance of effecting people while appealing to their emotions in positive or negative way. So when an agency is considering memorializing an event or person in a monument one should have a feel of how it would affect the mass population. A major factor is to anticipate the opinion of the people and how neighboring citizens will react. Some memorials can raise lots of speculations
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