GEG 2108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Parks Canada, List Of Universities In Canada, American Exceptionalism
26 Aug 2016
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Memory through monuments, lms, museums, heritage sites. First we create the memories we want to remember about ourselves. History is constantly under revision, constantly nding new sources. War memorials since world war 1 has ourished: the one thing everyone thinks is a good thing, commemorate the people that sacri ced themselves, war memorials are sites of valour, courage, power monuments. The most unique, rst of its kind. The idea of graving the names of all soldiers killed or missing. A more personalized experience of the war. The rst war that the usa had lost. People touch the wall, pray to it, weep; one of the most heart wrenching moments that people have. The wall represents a national remembrance, but also marks a point of personalization, where you"re supposed to feel a personal connection: a connection of loss. New york: world trade centre memorial. Also graved all the names of victims of 9/11.
