Today, Plymouth Rock is surrounded by protective pillars on the shore of Plymouth Harbor, and believe it or not tourists come from all over the country just to see the rock. Many people argue that it was not actually touched by the pilgrims because it would have been under the shoreline not to be exposed for another couple hundred years. Some people believe so strongly that it was never seen by the pilgrims that they jumped over a gate and into the 15 foot hole where it lies just to spray paint the word "lies" across the monument.
Late this past Monday, January 13, someone got into Pilgrim Memorial State Park and vandalized Plymouth Rock spray painting "lies" across the monument symbolic to the Pilgrims arrival in North America. However, this is not the first thing that has been written on the monument. on average Plymouth Rock is vandalized about two to five times per year.
Many people have strong feeling towards Plymouth Rock and say that its is nonsense and should not even be considered a monument. The Plymouth Rock at Plymouth Memorial State Park today is in fact not the full rock that the Pilgrims would have seen in 1620 but is a small piece of the original. Engraved in Plymouth Rock is 1620 which is the year that the Pilgrims came to America. Yes there is controversy on this topic but jumping fifteen feet just to write "lies" on it is a bit extreme.
Pictures-
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g41773-d104830-Reviews-Plymouth_Rock-Plymouth_Massachusetts.html
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/01/15/Anarchists-Deface-Plymouth-Rock
Facts-
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/01/14/plymouth-rock-vandalized-late-night-intruders-paint-lies/gBkypo9pZUFeBQbKYMtMzJ/story.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Rock
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ReplyDeleteI thought you did a great job on this piece! I really liked how you included a little information about the Pilgrims and how they're related to the rock, so readers can understand the history behind this a bit more. I also thought it was very interesting that you were able to make something that happened so long ago, relevant to today's world. Finally, I really liked how you added your opinion at the end of the piece to show your perspective on the matter as well. Nice job!
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ReplyDeleteLies is interesting. My main question is what jerk would vandalize a monument? This has good expression at the end: Lies is too extreme. In some cases, it most likely was what they first stepped considering the rock is right at the edge of where water probably used to be in 1620. If they think that, fine. But don't wreck a monument about it. Nice writing
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