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    The document discusses considerations for building monuments. It states that when planning a monument, builders must ensure it is not offensive or invasive to the people it is dedicated to, that they have sufficient funds to construct and maintain it, and that it inspires awe in viewers. Specifically, it provides examples of monuments that failed to avoid offense or invasion, such as the Crazy Horse monument and a proposed Holocaust museum. Finally, it notes that monuments should inspire awe and appreciation in observers to fulfill their purpose.

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    The document discusses considerations for building monuments. It states that when planning a monument, builders must ensure it is not offensive or invasive to the people it is dedicated to, that they have sufficient funds to construct and maintain it, and that it inspires awe in viewers. Specifically, it provides examples of monuments that failed to avoid offense or invasion, such as the Crazy Horse monument and a proposed Holocaust museum. Finally, it notes that monuments should inspire awe and appreciation in observers to fulfill their purpose.

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    Swann1

    MichaelSwann
    Ms.Thompson
    APLanguage,Block1,SkinnyA
    May17,2015
    Draft1
    MonumentsSynthesisEssay
    FromtheWashingtonMonumenttotheLincolnMemorial,almosteverymonumentin
    thecapitaloftheUnitedStatesinspiressomesenseofawe.Thosemonuments,however,were
    noteasytobuildalotofplanninghadtogointotheircreation.Whenplanningonbuildinga
    monument,thebuildershavetomakesurethatitisnotinvasiveoroffensivetothepeoplethatit
    isdedicatedto,thattheyhaveenoughmoneytobothconstructandmaintainit,andthatit
    inspiresaweandappreciationinthosewhoseeit.
    Themostimportantconsiderationwhenbuildingamonumentismakingsurethatitis
    neitheroffensivenorinvasive.Forexample,theseconsiderationswerenottakenintoaccountby
    thebuildersoftheCrazyHorsemonumentinSouthDakota,whichisbothoffensiveinthatitisa
    fictionallikenessofCrazyHorse,sincenobodyknewwhathelookedlike,anditwasinvasivein
    thattheAmericanstookthislandawayfromtheIndianstomakethemonumenton.Another
    exampleofamonumentbeingoffensiveistheproposedHolocaustmuseuminTheMallof
    AmericainWashington,D.C.,becausetheU.S.A.didalmostnothingtohelpHolocaust
    survivorsafterWorldWarII,yettheyaremakingthemamonumentnow.Ifamonumentis
    eitheroffensiveorintrusive,itwillnotbegloriousandaweinspiringasmonumentsaremeantto
    be.

    Swann2

    Finally,monumentsneedtobemadetoinspireaweandappreciationinthosewhoseeit.
    Evenifthemonumentisnotbuiltonahistoricalsite,itcarriesoutitspurposeaslongasit
    inspiressuchemotionsinthosewhoseeit,suchasthoseinspiredbytheepicstatueinsourceB.

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