Some of the terms that seem most important to Sturken, is the idea that memorials are built to honor those who died in situations that did not have a great outcome. Whereas monuments were constructed to also honor the dead and the living, but it was also to honor the accomplishment of victory. This idea seems very important to Sturken because she feels some designers do not make this distinction between the two terms. She is able to understand the differing of opinions in this field of sculpture and architecture; however the opinions voiced should be based on one's true knowledge of the times they are structuring.
One important term to the people connected to the development of the memorial, is the term memorial and how others associate it. The developers wanted to associate a feeling of honor and remembrance towards the veterans and towards those who lost their lives. They may have not wanted to show any political statement, but it was engraved in their heads how they felt......
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