The Digital Past IV

June 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment

The Wikipedia page for the World War II Memorial was pretty well constructed. It was clear, concise, included links that could answer other questions if the reader felt so inclined to further investigate WW II, but kept to basic information about the history behind the building. The page covered the fundraising, motivations behind site-picking, design, construction, and lastly, the controversy surrounding the building. The only thing I really thought could be improved was the article’s mention of the “Kilroy was here” slogan. The article could have gone more into depth about the significance of the slogan inscribed twice in the memorial and the character it added to it.

Allllllright guys. My screenshots don’t seem to be loading properly on my site so you’ll have to enjoy these two big white rectangles until someone can teach me how to do it correctly.