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What is the main part of the monument, the upright portion above the base where the inscription is located?

 A subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots; blocks make up sections is called a block?

An Epitaph is an inscription on a monument to commemorate the deeds or qualities of the departed?

A memorial is a small headstone, usually one piece, used to identify individual graves?

Which trade did Franklin’s father have that he did not wish to do?  

What fantastic thing happened when Franklin died?  

Two cities that claim Franklin as “their native son” are:  

A song written by Malvina Reynolds, [BLANK-1] was a fierce critique of conformity and the lack of individuality in the suburbs. In the song, Reynolds painted an image of the white, suburban, middle-class family that dominated popular culture in the 1950s and had become a major part of the image Americans had of the “American Dream.”

The most serious scandal in the presidency of Ronald Reagan was [BLANK-1] of the mid-1980s. Reagan administration officials in the National Security Council violated the Boland Amendment and sold arms to a foreign government (against congressional orders) in order to fund a group opposed to Nicaragua’s Sandinista government (also against congressional orders). This serious violation of U.S. law bordered on treason. While no smoking gun could be found tying the president officially to the scandal, congresspersons on both sides of the aisle and historians formed a consensus that the orders would not have been carried out without Ronald Reagan’s approval. Senior NSC official Oliver North took full responsibility for the incident in order to protect Reagan and was indicted on 16 serious criminal charges. This scandal seriously tarnished the legacy of Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party of the 1980s.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower criticized the Military Industrial Complex and massive defense spending, despite being a former five-star general and supreme commander of allied forces during WWII. In his speech, [BLANK-1], Eisenhower identified the problems associated with the incredible funds spent on defense and encouraged an easing of tensions during the Cold War.