please.. don't be a philosopher, ^__^ just state your thoughts
2007-08-06 02:30:20 · 9 answers · asked by IceMist 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
im sorry for the misunderstanding, i was just referring to people who have smart comebacks with no points...
Any answer will do, please... with no restrictions
2007-08-06 03:51:53 · update #1
statuary , memorials all note a community participation in something either larger than the community (like a memorial to vets of a war from that community) or to note something very significant that happened in that community.
Sometimes, the emblem is a person. There are dynamic people, that sometimes are known for many things or just solving one big problem. Sometimes a community wants to acknowledge someone who originated from their community who did something great somewhere else.
It's all good. These things exist to both bring beauty to the community and to unite it through pride. It's a way of stating: Our community is important and beautiful. It's also a way of stating that there is a connection to that hero to YOU/Me/ the future, and that something we share is important to that guy who lived a hundred or more years ago and right now.
Sometimes the meaning is elusive. There's a statue of Joan of Arc in New Orleans. No one can figure out what the meaning is all about, except that maybe catholics in the area thought a statue of a French catholic hero would be good. Dunno what it has to do with anything.
Hope this helps
2007-08-06 05:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by Shanna S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can a person give you their thoughts, and not be a philosopher for a question such as this...
My thoughts are that (in general) a city/state/nation needs statues of its past leaders in order to know where we have come from, and in order to preserve the deeds that the individual or masses have accomplished.
The individual such as George Washington
and the masses such as a local civil war regiment
2007-08-06 03:51:27 · answer #2 · answered by wi_saint 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How else will people remember? A statue helps people remember, they talk about the person more readily. Also, it inspires people that don't know about that hero to look into it. After all, if he's got a statue, he must have been important.
2007-08-06 03:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People need symbols to unite them into nations. A hero is a good symbol. Unity as a nation still seems essential to survival in this world, and we must deal with what is, not what we would like to have.
2007-08-06 02:35:56 · answer #4 · answered by marconprograms 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I personaly don't think they aren't needed because it's just a brain washing coated with sweet candy such as Identity, United and Justice. And stories of them are slways full of bullshit from manipulation by the goverment.
2007-08-06 05:02:55 · answer #5 · answered by Dana D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a nation's identity is defined by three things: borders, language and culture.
we in the US neglect our borders, dilute and deny our language, and have decided that our culture is unworthy of preservation.
thank God it has not always been so. statues are erected to remind us of those who have given their all to ensure that we have too much. guys who have charged machine-gun nests to make sure that we have the right to burn the flag and slaughter babies in the womb.
you ask a philosophical question, then request that your answer not be philosophical...
interesting.
2007-08-06 02:42:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The building of a statue indicates that we revere the person whom the statue represents, that we honor his memory and that we recognize his contributions to our society.
2007-08-06 03:17:14 · answer #7 · answered by kcchaplain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A reminder of a particular person that is part of the history of that region or country.
2007-08-06 02:36:34 · answer #8 · answered by kit walker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your question requires either a philosophical answer or no answer. I choose the latter.
2007-08-06 03:44:08 · answer #9 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋