I think this project is a great idea. I like starting conversations about controversial topics in the news. It’s great that it happens in the classroom because conversations between peers are quite often the most productive. I personally think Monuments shouldn’t be destroyed or taken down. Taking down a monument is like erasing history, and the only way to make sure mistakes aren’t repeated are to remember our past mistakes. I think the U.S. states could take a lesson from Italy. In Italy instead of tearing down monuments, people are incredibly petty. They build a larger more magnificent statue close by the monument they dislike. An example is in one of Florence’s plazas, Piazza della Signoria. Inside the square there are a lot of statues, but the one people dislike the most is the copy of Michael Angelo’s David. Instead of tearing the statue down Bartolommeo Bandinelli created the Fountain of Neptune, a statue twice as big as the copy that stared down the copy of Michael Angelo’s David.

In general I’m excited for this project and being able to interact with my classmates to explore the area around City tech and hopefully further.