Past from the eyes of the Present

    Sometimes, people are tempted to think that they are the center of the universe. The freedom associated with caring and being concerned about others is a foreign concept for some, even though it may not be complete. For some of you, it may just be that you read David Wallace's 'This Is Water' and now want to not think of yourself, well I'm here to help you with that. The rest of the essay is just going to be one interesting rant about my daily day and you guys are going to read it, for some reason.    Well, to start I get the daily student requirement of sleep- 4 hours, and it makes sense because when given the choice between a good, healthy, regular amount of sleep and stressing yourself out studying for 900 tests and another 500 pages of homework, any sane person would choose the latter. It's just common sense. Anyway, I'm getting off track, so after I wake up, which by the way I use very loosely because I could fall asleep on any flat surface in an hour...

The deafening noise rang across the garden. The memorial had a grand aura around it, making it seem untouchable. Looking at it with the carefully thought out shapes and colors, the hidden meaning within every inch of it's being re-assured the mourners while reminding others of the horrors of war. The names of the people lost to war along with the images of battlefields made the hearts of countless people heavier. Memorials have a way of helping people connect with circumstances that they wouldn't be able to understand had they not been there themselves. Memorials help 'close one of the most important gaps separating the experience of soldiers and civilians'(Allyson Booth).  The designers for memorials make sure to include aspects from the war, mimicking the geography of the region, using phrases that were common on the front lines, using symbols to celebrate the soldiers and locations that help serve as a reminder for the future generations, but also taking into...