Looting In Robert Atwood's Stealing History

Semester 1 final Question #51 ELA I am writing about the Palace Thief. In The Palace Thief the story is mostly focused on a teacher whom goes by the name of Mr.Hundert that observes one of his unintelligent students as he progresses. This story takes place at a all boys school named St.Benedicts. Mr.Hundert is the narrator of the story and has been a teacher for a very long time. In the story Mr. Hundert learns that people will do anything to get what they want .

The 1906 Antiquities Act is a law that gives the President of the United States the authority to declare historic landmarks, structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest as national monuments. The act was designed to protect cultural resources and prevent looting and destruction of archaeological sites and artifacts. The Antiquities Act provides several specific protections for cultural resources. For example, it makes it illegal to remove, damage, or destroy any archaeological resource located on public lands without a permit. It also provides for the preservation and protection of historic and prehistoric structures, including buildings, ruins, and other artifacts.

With both cases of the Kennewick Man and Elgin Marbles, there is controversy on who should own the artifacts or sites that was found. There are good claims from both sides on who gets to keep it. The arguments goes from culture and tradition, property, history, and science. In this prompt, the Kennewick Man is the main focus. Some Native American tribes, scholars, and the federal government are fighting for right to own the remains.

The 8th grade class took a 4 day trip to Washington. We did many things to explore Washington D.C. including visiting monuments. Some people think differently of how a monument should be made. Good monuments to some people could be to make people remember about the person or thing being remembered or to just reflect the person’s life or importance. In “The Follower Problem” by David Brooks, David thinks a good monument should show power and authority.

Furthermore, for Elgin to sell these treasures, just “to pay off ... many debts“, is absurd. With the example, Hitchens shows that the sale of these treasured sculptures was only possible because Lord Elgin, who was Britain 's ambassador to Greece in the 19th Century, had sawed and taken them with him to England. Besides, by emphasizing the ridiculous low cost Elgin sold these beautiful carvings, Hitchens manifestly supports his claims to his readers. He explicitly showed that it is only when the present owners return these sculptures to their original locations in the Acropolis of Athens that

This suggested remains withstood and defended the intrusion. From this, we are ables also tells us that the remains were a priority to be rebuilt. Therefore, it cost money and labour to repair the structure. For this reason, the remains are also significant to research because it allows archeologist to study the tool, materials and skills it took to create a base that provided a strong defence. Dinsmoors argument raises an intriguing point.

The Elgin Marbles are a great piece of Greek history,Greek culture and Greek heritage, but half of that history was taken 2395 kilometres away from where they belong. The Greeks want the Elgin Marbles to be returned to their homeland. What are the Pros and Cons of the Marbles being

Who owns history? This image, containing the Elgin Marbles, has been debated over for centuries by many historians who question the legality of Lord Elgin’s ownership over them. (see Appendix A) Sculpted in the 5th century BCE, The Greek Marbles are a collection of sculptures attached to the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, before they were removed by Lord Elgin and shipped to the British Museum in London in 1801. Some historians believe that the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece because they represent a vital and central part of Greek cultural heritage and they believe they were removed illegally by Lord Elgin.

Ever since the establishment of Institutional Review Board, many researchers have been made sure that their research follows the principles of ethics. The board makes sure that no human subject is to be harmed or taken advantage. However, in archaeology, it is rare to have to go through the board since human subjects are not usually their area of interest. Archaeologists care about ancient artifacts and sites and how to preserve those said artifacts and sites. An artifact's destruction is the last thing an archaeologist wants to do, the same destruction that is evidently noticeable in the movie Lara Croft:

In the Chief Joseph’s speech, many examples were used to symbolize one main topic. This subject that Chief Joseph was getting to was that the white settlers should not have done what they have done. He explains about all the stuff done to his people and how simple treaties or apologizes will not be forgiven for the people and land that him and his people had lost. As I was listening, I agreed to his reasoning as it was truthful, and upstanding. What the white man did to his people and their possessions, such as land, game, or rights, was not acceptable and should be recognized.

Some argue that the monuments should not be damaged or tampered with anyway since, even though the person might not have been the best, it is a historical artifact which therefore, should be preserved. The conflict surrounds whether the monuments should be destroyed, stored (in a museum etc), or left to remain. Personally, I believe that monuments, if historical, should not be damaged in anyway, but left to remain, or in specific occasions, preserved in a museum. A monument being destroyed is going too far in some instances. Historical monuments should be preserved and studied.

Markus Zusak has assembled ‘The Book Thief’ using a variety of narrative conventions. These include a unique narrative viewpoint, plot structure and use of imagery, all of which provide meaning to the reader. (33 words) A narrative’s point of view refers to who is telling the story. In this case Zusak’s narrator identifies himself as Death.

One day, the marquis suggests that Julia should marry Duke de Luovo, an old, evil character, quietly the same as her father. Julia refuses to marry the duke and sinks in deep grief and depression but finally convinced by her brother Ferdinand to elope with Hippolitus, the night before her wedding. Unfortunately, their escape is failed; the Marquis and the Duke attack the couple in the hollow tunnels underneath the castle. The marquis stabs Hippolitus and throws Julia in a solitary boarding prison located on the remote south part of the castle grounds. 25 Later, Julia was informed that Hippolitus has died.

The Iraqi and Syrian civil wars began in 2014 and 2011 with the advance of jihadist militants groups through Syria and Iraq, who, in conveying their ideology and agendas within both countries, have destroyed important cultural heritage sites and collection. This essay will look at the roles played by antiquities in war zones, looking at specific examples from Syria and Iraq, and the responsibilities of archaeologists in these situations. During the Iraqi and Syrian civil wars, many important cultural heritage sites and collections have been destroyed the IS and other Jihadist militant groups working within both countries. The destruction of these key pieces of Syrian and Iraqi heritage are results of combat damage, looting, and the intentional

Before I watched the movie, I actually answered that art cannot have equal or greater importance than a human life. My initial reasoning was that one human life has the potential to do much more than what one piece of art can. However, after watching Monuments Men, it made me seriously reconsider my own reasoning on the subject. To those men, the pieces of art meant more than just a monetary value or some symbolic piece of art, the art was an integral part of human history. Europe was one of the oldest and most developed places on Earth, and the art that was being talked about were crucial to our understanding of previous times, like the Ghent Altarpiece.