Statues help us reflect upon everything satisfactory or unacceptable that has ever happened in U.S history. The removal of these statues is a complete injustice not only in my opinion ,but I feel it's an injustice to the country. My reasoning behind this is people can’t say let's take a statue down on the grounds that it hurts them historically. Throughout history there have been multitudinous moments that have been depressing; BUT that does not mean that you should affect the whole country about it. So the best way I believe to handle this problem is to ask not the government, but ask the people,which statues should be put up ad which should be taken down. So just like electing the president everyone gets a fair say and nobody feels left
The Statue of a kouros and the Portrait statue of a boy both depict similar subjects, however are greatly different in how they accomplish this task. Through detail, or lack there of, the Greeks and Romans are able to display a certain value they have in its members. These two statues were made about 500 years apart and approach the sculpting process quit differently. The Greek statue seems to use geometric exaggerated lines to form the body while the Romans use a more realistic approach and sculpt the body with a more rounded finish. Statue of a kouros, from about 590 B.C and Portrait of a boy, from about the first century, do not share any great technical aspects and are basically nothing alike.
In this article, John Daniel Davidson explains that tearing down the statues is wrong. John Davidson asserts the audience that, “the reason for keeping them has nothing to do with honoring the cause of the Confederacy or the memory of slavery. Even though many of them were erected for that purpose in the decades spanning the 1870s to the 1930s, that should not be our purpose for keeping them now” (Davidson). He reminds us that the real reason on why they should be kept is not for praising slavery or confederacy, but for preserving history. Davidson then gives an example of how the statues should be viewed and acknowledged, he says suggestively, “Something as central to American history as the war between North and South should impose on us
Taking the statues down is like ignoring standing up for what you believe in and death by war. A quote from “Monumental Battle” states, “‘But many of those who support keeping the monument say their motive are about honor not race.’” This quote shows that not all who support the statues agree with slavery. Some don’t want them to come down because it’s honoring all who fought for what they believe. Others might argue that even though those people lost their lives for what they believe in, slaves lost their lives from working to hard or starvation. I would argue against that by saying, in school students are taught to stand up for what they believe in, if we take the statues down that’s saying don’t stand up for what you believe in; if you do, nothing comes from it. In other words, if we are able to take down statues of people who stand up for what they believe in, then that’s like taking down a statue of Lincoln, He stood up for what he believed in, no slavery; just like, for example, General Robert E. Lee, stood for
Many people have disputes over many of the Confederate soldiers such as General Robert E. Lee. To many people the monuments of confederate soldiers remind them of slavery, which was the mainly the whole reason for the civil war. However other people don't want to take down these monuments. They think that the statues remind them of a part of history and that if they statues are taken down, then a part of our history is being ripped away. Pierre McGraw is a descendant of Confederate soldiers and he says “you’re basically ripping out chapters of a history book.”Since there are two different points of view on this issue it is causing a lot of controversy. Many different states have made laws banning the removal of plaques, statues, and monuments.
Genetin-Pilawa states that “the overall message of the group is one of inevitable subjugation or assimilation for Native people.” This very clearly states that sovereignty is not respected. By discussing how the statues were planned to be removed and the rhetoric surrounding, Genetin-Pilawa further shows how sovereignty is not respected as equal or accurate representation is not needed on the mall. The fact that so many of the statues and murals depicted Native Americans as barbaric or savages further shows how their sovereignty is not represented and rather they are viewed through a biased lens of racism in which they can only be depicted as assimilated or barbaric. These murals and statues were also created with American exceptionalism at heart as they were made by whites to represent a positive image of white
Another issue that is brought up by Finn in his write up on Change.org is the fact that the university did not consult the public about the decision to house these statues. As Finn explains, the statues were originally rejected from being in Victoria Park due to a large opposition from the public (Para. 3). The Laurier community had no opportunity to discuss the implications of the statue project prior to the decision made by the university. This scenario displays another power dynamic that exists, and manifested itself with the decisions Norton and Walton-Roberts discuss the way that power manifests itself when they write that “power is exercised through the production of knowledge” and that “our knowledge about ‘reality’ is not in fact
This, in fact, would be the most proper and effective way to handle the situation. It is the better alternative to removing these statues forever and essentially trashing them out. Museums are meant for people to learn about history, and having these statues will allow people to become more educated about the significance of them and the reasoning for them. People who oppose removing the statues concern about how it will “whitewash” and erase history; however, moving them to museums also resolves this issue. It is important to preserve history and putting the statues into museums will surely do that because of the role of museums: to educate people about history. In addition, statues of Robert E. Lee should be removed because of who he was. Lee, like many other people at the time, were slave owners. Not only was he a slave owner, but he was furthermore a cruel and harsh owner, as he often severely beat his slaves. One slave said that Lee was “one of the meanest men she had ever met” (Contreras). A popular counter argument to that is George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were also slave owners, so we should remove their memorials
My reaction to the Marble statue of Dionysos leaning on an archaistic female figure was it looked amazing and I feel like I could have written more about it. I also felt like there more than one symbolic meaning behind it. The other symbolic meaning I see is that Dionysos is always watching the protecting the small figure. My reaction towards the statue of King Sahure and Nome God was that who was more important the king or the God. The reason I say that is because the king is more focused on that the God. I would think they will be equal, or that the god should be more focused on.
America’s history-both good and bad-has much to teach us. Taking down, destroying these monuments is erasing, rewriting the physical symbols of the nation. This type of cultural whitewashing is inglorious. We can treat these monuments as a cautionary tool to remind ourselves what we are and what we are not. The cost forebears paid for the freedom of the nation should be remembered; therefore, people should retain these statues to remind of themselves what these monuments represent.
Firstly, the statues and monuments are irrelevant and unfair to citizens of the United States. Bryan Stevenson states during an interview, “It is unfair to leave African Americans to drive past statues of men who put their ancestors through suffering”(source 1). Slavery played a major role in the southern way of life. These are men
To specify, monuments of historical figures who were in favor of slavery are in jeopardy of irreparable destruction. To put the above issue into perspective based on the warrants given in favor of historical significance: if someone were to erect a monument of a historical figure who supported such unethical morals today, there would inevitably be reasonable grounds to demolish such a statue. Even so, these monuments that activists want to destroy are a part of our history and it has been aforementioned that we have changed and grown as a society since those historical figures lived and these monuments were built. The morals that date back to these historical figures’ times on earth are much different than our general societal morals today. We need to recognize our history even if it means leaving a monument we disagree with
This monument is intended to honor all the people that do nothing but good for this world and are treated unfairly because of what they look like or how they think. These people should be remembered because they were treated poorly and even though they were treated badly they continued to do nothing but good for the world and no matter how hard times got they continued to stay strong without using any form of violence, but only peace to get their ideas across. We owe it to them because they help us every day without us thanking them or even recognizing it. The fact is that we need those kinds of people, the kind that helps their neighbors without asking for any pay, the kind that selflessly put themselves in danger for the sake of others, and
If public opinion changes cities or private groups have to remove them. This is what happened in the south over the 2016-2017 period and calls for more removals of Confederate statues to be removed continues today. To many African Americans, these memorials are here to remind them of the past when white people, who only had the power would threaten African Americans. Many people argue if this is a remembrance of fallen Confederate soldiers and generals or a racially motivated statement. More reasons people want to get rid of them is cultural values like good and bad luck associated with memorials. The article that talked about the removal of an older cemetery because the Asian business owners near the cemetery believed that a place near a bunch of dead people causes bad luck and will cause negativity on the
When showing how much people care about something, nothing pales in comparison than a monument. Monuments are great buildings that commemorates an amazing moment or event, making it frozen in time forever. Whether it be a statue of an individual or a humongous obelisk right next to a gigantic reflection pool, monuments surround our nation. When creating one of these amazing structures, groups and individuals must consider the specific details of dimensions, materials, and reasoning. If they are able to fulfill all of the requirements for the monument, they will be able to pay proper tribute or recognition for the event.
This is a great symbol of art because The Statue of Liberty is magnificent in every way, and serves its purpose to a superb level. Like I mentioned previously, “location, location, location .. “ the statue’s location was perfect back in the days of Ellis Island and is perfect now as a tourist site. Shortly after the immigrants on the boats first spotted the land of their new homes, they came into the Hudson river to see this grand statue, and to most people it wasn’t just some lady who was standing in the middle of a river, it was the lady who was going to free them or help them from their inadequate lives.