the historicals names and times written on them. One of the greatest accomplishments/landmarks she has made was the vietnam veterans memorial. She made it so simplistic yet powerful due to the great way she personalized it. She made it more personal by having all the full names written out chronologically by the year they were killed. This gave the families and the veterans more peace since everyone was recognized for what they have accomplished by serving our country. One more really great monument
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The Most Outstanding National Monument I Have Ever Seen The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the most outstanding national monument‚ viewed daily by thousands of people with both traditional views and modern opinions. This particular monument has influenced me by its unique atmosphere and the indelible mark it leaves on a person. I remember the engraved names on the black‚ granite memorial. The abundance of names listed seems to go on forever in my head. The chilling feeling I experienced‚ while gazing
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In all my higher education career I have completed various topics of research papers and projects. Although‚ I wouldn’t never thought that being a Criminal Justice major I was gone be required to do a research project and presentation about a specific work of art that depicts to wars of the past. At first I had a lot of trouble finding the “ideal” artwork to start my research paper on. As a matter of fact‚ I consider using any random sculpture‚ painting‚ or music‚ but after a few weeks into the semester
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of homelessness amongst veterans has become an increasingly growing issue. Through my extensive research I have found multiple reasons as to why this threat has occurred. Some examples of these are things such as the transition from military to civilian life‚ post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ and poverty. I am going to apply the functionalist and conflict perspectives in explaining the problems of homelessness amongst veterans. The first institution that fails veterans is the military. From the
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Maya Lin is one of the most modern architects you probably have ever known. Maya Lin was born on October 5‚ 1959 in Athens‚ Ohio. She was also an artist and a sculptor. The book Boundaries was also by her. Maya designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982‚ the Civil Rights Memorial in 1989‚ Groundswell in 1995‚ The Wave Field in 1995‚ Flutter in 2005‚ and other great projects. Maya’s mother was a poetry writer and she teaches literature. Her father designed china
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Human life is short in reference to the timeline of mankind and each year‚ many significant individuals who benefited humanity greatly‚ pass away. In order to remember these revolutionaries‚ groups and organizations will engender monuments. When creating these sites of remembrance‚ factors such as location‚ size and personalization need to be considered. The location of a monument needs to be considered when memorializing an individual because it can add emphasis to their remembrance. However
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to provide land for the memorial‚ and then came the task of raising the necessary funds for such a memorial. It was amazing how the entire memorial was completed with private funds‚ and hundreds of thousands of Americans chipped in to honor their veterans. Finally‚ a design contest was held‚ and a college student‚ Maya Lin‚ submitted the unique proposal for the memorial. Her design was controversial‚ but statues such as the Three Servicemen were added‚ and today the Vietnam memorial is one of the
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THE HUNT FOR SEASONAL WORKERS CROSSES BORDERS TOMMY DOYLE KAPLAN UNIVERSITY AB 203 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HILDA WHITE DEC. 25th 2012 THE HUNT FOR SEASONAL WORKERS CROSSES BORDERS Introduction After reading the case study analysis in this week’s assignment reading‚ there are three questions to be answered in this paper‚ and the information to follow is an answer to those questions. Review/Analysis of the case Question #1 If the companies described in this case cannot fill all vacant
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In accordance with my Puerto Rican heritage‚ I chose the “Ballajá” sculpture created by Victor Ochoa and created in 1992. It currently resides near the Ballajá Barracks in San Juan‚ which is a military barracks that was built from 1854 to 1864 and used extensively during the Spanish-American War and World War II. The barracks is architectural art in itself‚ following the neoclassical style – along with other several famous buildings in Puerto Rico (San Juan Municipal Theater‚ Puerto Rico Academy
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Summary/Critique of “Monuments to Our Better Nature” When choosing what story to read out of “75 Readings An Anthology” one caught my eye; “Monuments to Our Better Nature”. This caught my eye because I was intrigued to see what kind of monuments Byers talked about in the story. The moment I read he was talking about the monuments in Washington D.C. I knew this was the story I wanted to summarize and critique. During my spring break of my 9th grade year I visited D.C. and visited all of the monuments
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