The Monument
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| Originally published | 1991 |
| Authors | Gary Paulsen |
| Genres | Fiction |
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| ID | 2321056 |
About The Monument
The Newbery Honor author of Hatchet and Dogsong delivers the moving story of an artist hired to design a war monument who forces a small Kansas town to confront issues they would rather ignore. An American Bookseller Pick-of-the-Lists and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Skeletons discovered in rare 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney
... Prof Cummings added: " The preservation of so many human remains in one part of The Monument is amazing, especially since the stone has been mostly robbed for building material...
Coins and medal found in mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
... Underneath the marble face of The Monument the box was discovered, apparently placed there during the completion of the statute in 1829...
A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
... Underneath the marble face of The Monument the box was discovered, apparently placed there during the completion of the statute in 1829...
US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight while drunk - prosecutors
... It comes after two bomb scares at the tower on Saturday forced The Monument to be evacuated twice in the same day...
The fight over a Confederate statue in Arlington National Cemetery
... The Monument, a bronze statue and plinth on top of a granite base, commemorates the men who fought and died for the slave-holding southern states in the US Civil War...
Colosseum: Tourist apologies for carving names on wall
...By Jasmine AnderssonBBC NewsA tourist filmed carving names on to an inner wall at Rome s ancient Colosseum says he did not realise how old The Monument was when he acted...
Thousands welcome summer solstice at Stonehenge
... On the solstice, the sun rises behind the entrance to the stone circle, and rays of light are channelled into the centre of The Monument...
After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, can a community heal?
... Inscribed on The Monument is our holy martyrs ...
Bear Grylls: 'Scouts need to learn from Robert Baden-Powell, the weaknesses of the'
A statue of Robert Baden-Powell in Poole has been with boards
The Scout movement nailed need to learn from the "weaknesses" of their founder, Robert Baden-Powell, chief scout Bear Grylls says.
The Adventurer was, to speak following a row about whether to take a statue of Baden-Powell in Poole, Dorset.
in the Midst of claims of Baden-Powell, a supporter of Hitler, the municipal Council initially said it would remove The Statue , it attacked to stop.
Grylls said the scouts " founder: "We certainly have to celebrate Baden-Powell for his weaknesses. "
In a on the Scouts website, the TV presenter continued: "We see and we recognize them.
"And if he was Here Today we would not disagree with Him about many things, No Doubt about that. And I suspect he would also.
"But we also recognize that Baden-Powell is a part of our history, and the history is nothing, if we learn from it. "
Bear Grylls said he hoped Poole statue of Baden-Powell would stay in placeHe added: "Baden-to have Powell taken The First step in the creation of Scouting, but The Journey continues today, without Him .
"We know where we come from, but we're not going back. "
He Said that he hoped, Scouting statues, as in Poole, would remain in force ", to remind us all of one Thing - of the great positive influence to bring Scouting to as many Young People around the world".
There was a public outcry about the decision to remove the Baden-Powell statue, temporarily, after his appearance in the case of a target-list,
Baden-Powell had been criticized by activists - although this characterization of Him .
, The Baden-Powell statue was ultimately not far from Poole Quayfears about The Monument for the Black Live Matter protesters had Last Weekend .
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole population development Vikki Slade said that she and her 15-year-old daughter were to remove curses, according to interviews over The Monument .
A petition, to hold it in place gained more than 40,000 signatures, and protesters gathered on the quayside to support for The Statue , which was vandalized on Thursday, with some camping overnight to ensure that it was.
The Council , Deputy Director Mark Howell said the decision to Board was made, temporarily, because "Some People in The Council were suspicious could return it".
Fans of The Statue remains in place, include Tobias Ellwood , MP for Bournemouth East, who congratulated the protesters, who "stepped forward to defend modern values, to defend [against] all the vandalism, and even - Dare I say it - a rush to get rid of this statue without any debate".
poole, scouts, robert baden-powell, black lives matter
Source of news: bbc.com
