ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEMORIAL
From Late Latin memoriāle a reminder, neuter of memoriālis belonging to remembrance.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMORIAL»
The term «memorial» is very widely used and occupies the
4.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «MEMORIAL»
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memorial.
Memorial bracelets memorializing prisoners of war, missing in action, killed in action, and those who died of wounds or injuries sustained in a combat theater are authorized.
I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war.
As a memorial, I'd like a statue. Not of me, but a little modern statue, in marble or bronze, maybe of a bird, in a park where children could play and people going by could see it. On it, I'd just like it to say: 'Maeve Binchy, storyteller' and people could look at the name and remember that they'd seen it somewhere else.
Between now and then and I just felt it was ready and it was a long enough period gone by. I obviously didn't want to hurt anybody, you know. It was done out of a genuine memorial or tribute whatever you want to call it.
Memorial Service: Farewell party for someone who already left.
In 2003, Congress authorized the construction of a visitor center for the Vietnam memorial to help provide information and educate the public about the memorial and the Vietnam War.
After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America.
Since it is not granted to us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived.
And there's the Victoria memorial, built as a memorial to Victoria.
Three years ago the Government announced the creation of Reconciliation Place, and said that it would include a memorial to those removed from their families. However, they refused to include any of those who were removed in the design of their own memorial.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEMORIAL»
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memorial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged ...
A remarkable book, engrossing from start to finish, Five Days at Memorial radically transforms your understanding of human nature in crisis. From the Hardcover edition.
Learning about an imminent terrorist attack, CIA operative Mitch Rapp takes the lead in a daring commando raid into northern Pakistan, where he obtains information about a planned nuclear attack but suspects that a greater threat has yet to ...
A boy listens to his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father (all veterans) talk of a memorial tree planted in 1918, and finds out the city council is planning to cut it down.
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Deleuze and
Memorial Culture: Desire, Singular Memory and ...
This approach is interdisciplinary, drawing on media criticism, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, urbanism, continental philosophy and political economy.A number of case studies are examined including the holocaust, the Vietnam Veterans ...
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Roadside Crosses in Contemporary
Memorial Culture
This work is a study of roadside crosses in which the author presents the history of these unique commemoratives and their relationship to contemporary memorial culture.
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The Lincoln
Memorial & American Life
Everyone interested in architecture and American culture will enjoy this book as much as I did."--James H. Boniface ""The Lincoln Memorial and American Life is engagingly written and is easy and fun to read.
Christopher A. Thomas, 2002
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Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America
In Memorial Mania, Erika Doss argues that these memorials underscore our obsession with issues of memory and history, and the urgent desire to express—and claim—those issues in visibly public contexts.
Robin Nelson. by Robin Nelson We celebrate Memorial Day every year. People
wanted to honor. a Lerner Publications Company · Minneapolis Title Page.
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Memorial Books of Eastern European Jewry: Essays on the ...
This collection provides a history of the memorial books and their cultural contexts; essays on Yizker books; key reviews (some translated from Yiddish); and a bibliographic overview of secondary sources"--Provided by publisher.
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Funeral,
Memorial and Thanksgiving Services: Creative ideas ...
Arising out of many year's experience of helping to lead local church worship and counselling work in a children's hospice, this is the first of three new volumes that focuses on the occasions when many non-churchgoers visit a church: for ...
Jan Brind, Tessa Wilkinson, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEMORIAL»
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memorial is used in the context of the following news items.
NMDOT may remove enormous roadside memorial | New Mexico …
NMDOT may remove enormous roadside memorial. Alan Sanchez was popular Albuquerque boxer. Published 10:23 PM MDT Jul 21, 2015 ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»
Memorial held for Marietta Marine killed in Chattanooga - 11Alive
MARIETTA, GA (WXIA) – Tuesday night it was a sea of red, white and blue in Cobb County at a memorial for Skip Wells, the Marietta Marine ... «WXIA-TV, Jul 15»
Memorial at Lopez park site dismantled by unknown party
So why did some person or people recently begin dismantling the makeshift memorial at the site that has served as a tribute to the teen for ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
El Paso-area Vietnam veterans group to hold forum on planned …
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial group will host a forum on Thursday to discuss its plans to raise $50,000 and build a memorial in Northeast El ... «El Paso Times, Jul 15»
The Latest: Mother remembers Sandra Bland at Texas memorial
Sandra Bland's mother has told attendees of a memorial service that her ... At a memorial Tuesday night on the campus of her daughter's alma ... «Bloomington Pantagraph, Jul 15»
Dept. of Defense sells Mt. Soledad memorial to private group | FOX5 …
SAN DIEGO – The Mount Soledad Memorial Association has purchased the half-acre property that holds the Mount Soledad Veterans ... «fox5sandiego.com, Jul 15»
The Latest: Memorial held for slain Marine outside Atlanta - Hawaii …
The Latest: Memorial held for slain Marine outside Atlanta ... Wells of duty and officials said a memorial plaque would be installed on campus in his honor. Gov. «Hawaii News Now, Jul 15»
Actress Molly Glynn to be honored in Chicago Theater Memorial …
Chicago Theater Memorial Bike Ride to honor actress Molly Glynn, other members of community. It has been a tough year for the tight-knit Chicago theater ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Alameda: Memorial set for longtime bike shop owner - Contra Costa …
Alameda: Memorial set for longtime bike shop owner. By Peter Hegarty phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com. Posted: 07/21/2015 05:57:34 PM ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
Join us for an Instameet at the Oklahoma City National Memorial …
photo - Riders fill the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum during the eighth annual Ride Riders fill the Oklahoma City National ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
