Monument Ideas

A monument to All Those Affected (Directly and Indirectly) by Mass Shootings

Wynter Miller

AR15S. The Modern Firearm of Mass Killing

AR15s. Humankind’s worst mistake yet. Personal firearms really. Have you heard about the recent shootings in Oxford and Uvalde? Guns. These “cool” things are not acceptable in any way. ArmaLite Rifles and ArmaLite style rifles have NO recreational, educational, or protectional uses to anyone outside advanced governmental protection. Let’s get this straight, guns have NO “coolness” to them. AR15 and AR15 style guns have been used at large since Dec. 14, 2012. Since the end of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act or Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB), AR15 and AR15 style gun crises have skyrocketed. This is exactly why gun laws need to change. Furthermore, if you are up to date on all the mass shootings in America, you would know that all of the perpetrators that engaged in these shootings have had, at bare minimum, an ArmaLite Rifle (AR15).

Learn more here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15_style_rifle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban

I would make a monument to legos and horses because they are cool and are so fun. They should get a monument that is made of gold. Clyde Musehl

Teachers should have a monument because they are taking time to teach you. Isaac Semrau

We should make a monument for snakes because a lot of people fear snakes, but MOST don’t bother humans unless you bother them. They’re really cute, small, and adorable in my opinion. Snakes help the environment by keeping animal populations down like rats and insects and other animals.

Korrin McKissic

I want to make a monument for all the people who are helping to save the environment. A lot of people don’t really care about all the people who actually care about our environment. Nayeli Karunasekara

Kindness, helpfulness, family, and friends memorial, because friends and family help us build relationships. Teague Stewart

Monument Ideas (cont’d)

» Harriet Tubman » pride is pride, not fashion to wear at school or to just be popular » 826michigan for helping me improve my writing skills » parents for giving us love and hope » schools » animals we eat » ocean and the earth » half made of metal and plant-like » after this generation, the earth can be changed, so our next generation of people » completely clear sculpture with a heart in the center colored like an LGBTQ+ flag to represent the wish to be transparent and to uplift people, not out » not everyone in the LGBTQ+ community feels safe expressing themselves » something to do with the pride flag » maple leaf » Jalen Rose » Henry Ford » Barack Obama » Rashida Tlaib » Ghost Boys—good book » Steph Curry—broke three-point record » hawk » JK Rowling » Ibn Battuta—great explorer » national turtle

Writing for Change Writers Club

Design Your Own Monument

WHO or WHAT would you like to memorialize?

Opening sentence to hook the reader’s attention:

What are some facts to support your proposal?

Share your feelings about why the proposed monument is important.

Describe your vision of the monument. Where would it be located? What does it look like? What is it made of?

Conclusion to support your proposal: