John Ciardi’s “Most Like an Arch This Marriage” is about how a marriage needs support just like an arch. The poem tells of how two people come together in a marriage and support each other in hard times, just like how two pillars come together to hold up an arch. The poem also shows how the author feels about support in a marriage. Lastly, the author uses descriptive images to justify how the two are alike in multiple ways. The poem starts by defining what an arch is, and how it’s solid and doesn’t
Louis do not realize the Gateway Arch national park is actually named “The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial”. For many St. Louisan’s the Gateway Arch has become a symbol of home, our claim to fame per say, and represents much more than Thomas Jefferson's vision. The Arch has served as a historical site of many upgrades
Jefferson’s philosophy and St. Louis’ role in the westward expansion of the United States. The Gateway Arch is a monument standing as a symbol. The opening to the exploration of the western half of the country was a big accomplishment and St. Louis, Missouri was the city chosen to represent the expansion of our country. The design of
most influential figures in American history. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are names that still to this day trigger thoughts of greatness and awe-inspiring men. All four of these men were presidents of the United States. They each had a signature style or brought a particular ideal the American forefront. George Washington was known as the "father of our country." Thomas Jefferson co-authored the Declaration of Independence. Abraham Lincoln delivered
Louis. They needed a plan to help get more people attracted to the city and the businesses located downtown. In 1947, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association proposed a nationwide competition to find a unique structure to honor Thomas Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase, and other pioneers who succeeded in expanding America westward. They wanted the structure to represent the city of St. Louis and the American nation as well
1861 to 1865 it was a civil war between the United States of America and the Southern slave states of the newly-formed Confederate States of America under Jefferson Davis. The Union included all of the free states and the five slaveholding border states and was led by Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party. Republicans opposed the expansion of slavery into territories owned by the United States, and their victory in the presidential election of 1860 resulted in seven Southern states declaring their
Louis Gateway Arch, in Missouri. The Gateway Arch is marked as a National Historic Landmark, and it is also the largest arch in the world. Standing at 630 feet tall, the steel arch is also the largest monument in the western hemisphere. Designed by Eero in 1947, construction was not started until 1963. In 1948 Saarinen took first place with his design in the competition for the design of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis. Eero used his sculptural and artistic mind to make a
The newly elected president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, was inaugurated on January 20, 1965. His vision was a world without hate and full of promise. In his speech, he said he would do his best to lead the country and achieve the Great Society. An estimated 1.2 million people attended the inaugural parade and the gathered in the Plaza total. Johnson’s inaugural ceremony and parade had the strictest security in the history of Washington D.C. Johnson rode in a bulletproof limousine and
View from Mount Rushmore Amidst the Black Hills of South Dakota, the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln watch over the nation. George Washington, often called the father of the nation, was a leader in the American Revolutionary War to win independence from Great Britain and later became the first president of the United States. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and added territory that doubled the size of the nation through the
Often art is lost or destroyed through out the many dangers of time. Art is sometimes used to convey thoughts or ideas of a time or people. If works are lost or destroyed we may lose important information from this time or the people who created the art. This matter is shown best in the movie titled The Rape of Europa. The movie begins by giving us a brief history of a painting. The painting they refer to is the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. It was still in its creative process at the time being
Masculinity in Oliver Stone's Nixon I. Introduction When President Nixon was leaving the White House, Henry Kissinger comforted him by saying, "History will treat you kindly," to which Nixon replied, "That depends on who writes the history" (Hamburg xiv). [1] Watching Oliver Stone’s Nixon (1995) and the director’s earlier film JFK (1991), it is difficult to have kind thoughts about Richard Nixon. Stone’s investment in the figure of the president manifests itself in two ways: first, in