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Now that construction has finally started at Ground Zero, it seems that the cornerstone at Ground Zero is what everyone wants to see. However, you can't really see the slab of granite, about 9 feet by 4 feet, because it's set beneath the site, though you can see it from a footbridge over Vesey Street. There is something beautiful and sad about the cornerstone, and it does give people something to focus on other than the gaping hole and to be hopeful for the new era at the World Trade Center.
Here are some panoramas of the activities at Ground Zero during the groundbreaking this past July 4th.Read the NY Times' report on the groundbreaking; they also had an editorial about what federal funding should go towards in terms of rebuilding downtown.
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Spell-check anyone? Grammar?
spelling looks right to me.
I'm sort of bothered by the style problem, which a good editor might have fixed. The two "purposes" should be grammatically parallel. "To honor" and "as a tribute" don't flow very well. Am I being a hater? I suppose I just don't like that the political phrase on the monument is bigger than the commemorative phrase. It was, after all, the World Trade Center, not the World Freedom Center, where people might go work to secure liberty and justice for all. Could we dedicate the new tower to free trade? I think I could actually get behind that.
Spelling is fine- can you spot the grammar mistake?
It's missing a comma after 2001. I even e-mailed the mayor about it.
Jesus, you would think that they could have hired a writer or copy-editor or something...
The comma after the 2001 is not considered essential. In cases where two terms consisting of several words are joined by a single conjunction, comma usage is left to the discretion of the writer. More often than not in modern American English usage, commas are left out when style is the only consideration. (Personally, I miss them when they're not there.)
(Setting aside this show of grammar dogmas... given the topic at hand it's really insulting actually.)
Anyway, am I the only one who is bothered that the "war on terror" is commonly assumed to be all about "freedom"? To boot we now have this shallow amorphous concept of "freedom" permanently engraved in stone at the very epicenter of the object of this new era.
Isn't what is unique about America and this momment is our version and ideal of secular democracy? Freedom can happen anywhere, hell, even benevolent dictators can provide "enduring spirit of freedom." That modern democracy should endure... wouldn't that be more meaningful? After all 1776 was only about 7.5 generations ago... (the Enlightenment only about 12 generations ago) and back then lots of people died for that ideal of democracy, not for "freedom" in some abstract sound bite form. Modern democracy is not to be taken for granted... historically it's very young and fragile... and it is slipping away right in front of us today.
Winston, sorry that I didnt get the memo that you decided what goes on the post- why don't you head over to Altrios if you need to vent your take on "what makes America great". And if you take a look at what you are saying, one could make the arguement that understanding words, their meaning, and how they are strung together actually do mean something and have a great affect on our society and world. Do you think that the Framers etal were grammar slobs? Do you think that Grammar is being taken for granted? Mine sucks- and I am worse off for it (but thank god my words dont get carved in stone).
Max- First, the whole of the Internet is bracketed by everyone's "IMHO", that doesn't need to be spelled out all the time, does it? Second, I thought Gothamist.com was about New York City, which is in the state of New York, in the country of the U.S.A. Or is it really about fans of the Chicago Manual of Style? Maybe it's about all of the above. Still... this country (that NYC is part of) needs more than improved grammar; even if Kerry wins this election democracy is still in big trouble... such is the crisis we're in. And today in New York City, we have a new building foundation stone commemorating an event that accelerated this crisis which does nothing but offer vapid and vague sentiment in the midst of this democratic crisis. It's a telling cultural comment on what is going today in NY, NY, USA.
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