believe that art is not worth a life‚ but the Monument Mens believe that it is. Theme of sacrifice is shown when Monuments Men act on their belief that art and the history that comes with it needs the be protected. They believed that it is needed by the human race in the future so they died protecting it. They sacrificed themselves for the future. Robert Edsel‚ the author of the book‚ wrote “But was art worth a life‚ Taper wanted to know. Like all Monuments Men‚ it was a question that haunted him. “I
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(24) Baay‚ Jan Michael U. The Tallest and Latest Monument of Jose Rizal in the Philippines (Calamba‚ Laguna) The tallest Jose Rizal monument was inaugurated during the celebration of Jose Rizal ’s 150th birth anniversary in the City of Calamba in Laguna‚ earlier today. The event was attended by His Excellency President Benigno Simeon Aquino III (PNoy) who unveiled the gigantic statue‚ himself. PNoy unveiling Dr. Jose Rizal ’s tallest statue to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of the National
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Dear Principal‚ I really would like to visit Lava Beds National monument located in northeastern California. It holds many new learning experiences‚ many new sights to see‚ and possibly might change their career. A surreal landscape sculpted by molten earth‚ Lava Beds National Monument contains volcanic tablelands punctuated by cinder cones and spatter cones‚ plus more than 700 caves. These strange features were formed when the outer edges of flowing lava began to cool‚ forming tubes. When
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PROTECT PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT: CREATE THE WORLD’S LARGEST MARINE CONSERVATION AREA >> NAME – Chances are you haven’t heard about Papahanaumokuakea (pa-pa-hah-now-mo-koo-ah-keh-ah)‚ but it’s more important than you know. Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument is one of the world’s most significant marine conservation sites and a place of incredible cultural significance to native Hawaiian islanders. In fact‚ it’s so important it was designated a UENSCO World Heritage Site
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After the March on Washington fifty-two years ago civil rights activist Dr. Martin King Jr. delivered for the first time his "I Have a Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial. During the speech‚ Dr. King offered inspiration and called for an end to racism in America. In fact‚ he spoke on his personal hopes and dreams for people of all races in his country. One of his hopes was that one day people of color would be judged based off their character‚ rather than their skin color. As for his dream that
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freedom and equality” (King). This little quote was from the famous “I Have a Dream” speech that was made and spoken by Martin Luther King Junior. The speech was spoken on August 28‚ 1963. It was taken place at the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. The speech is about having freedom for all Americans‚ though this was mainly pushed for having the Blacks become officially free since they were the main target by the inequality. All the hundreds of thousands of Americans that had gone to
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Jefferson Memorial‚ there was controversy surrounding it. The choice of the memorial location and the need to remove cherry blossoms were very controversial at the time. Lincoln and Anacostia Parks were locations which were under consideration. The Washington Post states that “Neither of these would attract the number of visitors that would go to the north rim of the Tidal Basin or the proposed site in the Mall.” With the full backing of not only Congress but the sitting President as well‚ clearly
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This piece called the Funerary monument of Flavius Agricola was a large marble piece that is categorized as a piece of ancient art. This was depicted as a man being served at a party on a diner lid. This was a piece made out of white marble with scratchy black and brown lines that went in a vertical direction. Those black and brown lines also give it a visual texture of movement and realism. Since the man is lying in a half seat perspective you see the horizontal lines of his leg and his body. This
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ANALYSIS Not marble‚ nor the gilded monuments (1): This line is likely an allusion to the lavish tombs of English royalty; in particular‚ to the tomb of Henry VII in Westminster Abbey‚ which contains a large sarcophagus made of black marble with gilded effigies of King Henry and his queen‚ Elizabeth of York. unswept (4): note that the pronunciation here is /UN swept/. with sluttish time (4): i.e.‚ by filthy time. In Elizabethan England the word "sluttish" could describe either a sexually promiscuous
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Cited: Armbruster‚ Ann. The American Flag. New York: Ann Armbruster‚ 1991. Krythe‚ Maymie R. What So Proudly We Hail: All About Our American Flag‚ Monuments and Symbols. New York: Maymie R. Krythe‚ 1968. Sedeen‚ Margaret. Star-Spangled Banner: Our Nation and Its Flag. Washington‚ D.C: National Geographic Society‚ 1993. “Texas v. Johnson‚ 491 U.S. 397 (1989).” 21 March 1989‚ 21 June 1989. Supreme Court of the United States. 26 January 2002 <http://www2.law.cornell
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