ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONUMENT
From Latin monumentum, from monēre to remind, advise.
10 QUOTES WITH «MONUMENT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
monument.
I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed... here, where I endured three hundred hours in line before the implacable iron bars.
I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire.
My life is a monument to procrastination, to the art of putting things off until later, or much later, or possibly never.
I always wish the hotels were like they are in movies and TV shows, where if you're in Paris, right outside your window is the Eiffel Tower. In Egypt, the pyramids are right there. In the movies, every hotel has a monument right outside your window. My hotel rooms overlook the garbage dumpster in the back alley.
Facebook is developing, and so are we. Timeline is a big step in the evolution of how we manage our identity online - and it's going to make a huge difference to Causes. You are building a monument to yourself and the things that are important to you.
I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.
But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own; and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.
The life of Dumas is not only a monument of endeavour and success, it is a sort of labyrinth as well. It abounds in pseudonyms and disguises, in sudden and unexpected appearances and retreats as unexpected and sudden, in scandals and in rumours, in mysteries and traps and ambuscades of every kind.
Painting is the only universal language. All nature is creation's picture book. Painting alone can describe every thing which can be seen, and suggest every emotion which can be felt. Art reaches back into the babyhood of time, and is man's only lasting monument.
Well, I think everybody's a little jealous of the Vietnam Wall, even people from wars that already have good monuments. You have a monument like the Wall and nobody ever forgets your war, you can bet on that.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONUMENT»
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monument in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
monument and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Fourteen kids stranded inside a superstore.
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Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the ...
Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.
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Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves: Race, War, and
Monument ...
Kirk Savage's "Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves" eloquently and authoritatively exposes the way racial dominance has been literally built into the public space that surrounds us--space in which it is, for this reason, increasingly ...
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A Moment's
Monument: Revisionary Poetics and the ...
To a large extent, this book is about Wordsworth, who discovers, through Milton, that at the heart of the sonnet's power as a form is the trope of synecdoche, which he connects up with the very moment and act of representation - thereby ...
Jennifer Ann Wagner, 1996
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The Washington
Monument
It took 36 years! Visitors have loved to look out from the top of this tall building ever since it was finished. But who planned the Washington Monument? And what troubles did workers building it face? Read this book to find out.
"A young soldier has been convicted of war crimes committed during a genocide.
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I Am a
Monument: On Learning from Las Vegas
The dialogue between the two editions continues with this book, where for the first time the two versions of Learning from Las Vegas are read comparatively.
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Monument builders: modern architecture and death
Sensitive but never somber, it features the work of an impressive international roster of architects as it moves from neo-classisist and modernist treatments of death to holocaust memorials and other difficult projects.
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Trail Guide to Grand Staircase Escalante National
Monument
-Remote, scenic hiking trails -Hidden waterfalls -Multicolored cliffs -Ancient Indian ruins -Rustic campgrounds -Majestic canyons Contents How to Use This Guide Chapter One: Background Information Chapter Two: Canyons of the Escalante ...
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Moment to
Monument: The Making and Unmaking of Cultural ...
With its transdisciplinary approach, this book uniquely responds to an everyday cultural phenomenon that so far has not received such wide-ranging attention.
Ladina Bezzola Lambert, Andrea Ochsner, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONUMENT»
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monument is used in the context of the following news items.
Satanic Temple's monument to be unveiled Saturday in Detroit
A controversial Baphomet monument is to be unveiled Saturday in downtown Detroit in an event that local Christians have tried to shut down, ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
Powerful monument set for Chula Vista
CHULA VISTA — When a 2½-ton metal monument is set in place Friday, it will memorialize a 50-year-old landmark on Chula Vista's bayfront. «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
Photo of people wading in National WWII Monument causes uproar
“Yesterday, along with my husband, our two small children and a family friend, I visited the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
Troy Monument Square project to be redesigned
Troy. The 1 Monument Square project is being redesigned again as architects, business owners and residents question whether the proposed ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
Monument Square project in Troy heads back to architect for redesign
The Monument Square project is expected to include apartments, space for a restaurant and a location for the Troy Waterfront Farmer's Market. «Albany Business Review, Jul 15»
Letter: Monument 'low-grade,' serves only politics
A press release by the Secretary of the Interior stated that the newly established 704,000-acre Basin and Range National Monument in ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
Officials Plan Veterans' Monument At Camdenton Airport
What do you think? Should the Camdenton Memorial Lake Regional Airport's veterans' monument be made of black, imported Chinese granite; ... «Lake Expo, Jul 15»
Why purchasing your monument early could save you...
Hamilton's H & S Memorial Studio offers quality, skilled craftsmanship and professionalism in designing a unique monument. But have you ... «InsideHalton.com, Jul 15»
Ottumwa to re-dedicate Central Addition monument
That monument is located in Ottumwa's Wayside Park. Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them; they are not reflective ... «KTVO, Jul 15»
Northumberlandia: Take a tour of the iconic monument without …
One of the North East's most iconic landmarks can now be visited by millions - without leaving the house. Northumberlandia, the world's largest ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
