The Response
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The Response is a prominent sculptural group at Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa, symbolizing the nation's sacrifice and commitment in times of war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Response canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1329911 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Response Context triple: [National War Memorial, alsoKnownAs, The Response]
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A.
Ripostes
Ripostes is a 1912 poetry collection by Ezra Pound that marks a key transition toward his modernist style and the Imagist movement.
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B.
The Right Reason
The Right Reason is a collection of essays by conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. that articulates and defends his political and philosophical views.
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C.
Point Counter Point
Point Counter Point is a 1928 modernist novel by Aldous Huxley that satirically portrays the intellectual and social life of the British upper class through a complex, multi-character narrative.
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D.
Rouse
Rouse is a surname most notably associated with Pete Rouse, an American political consultant and former White House official.
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E.
Mitnagdim
Mitnagdim were traditionalist Lithuanian Jewish opponents of the Hasidic movement, emphasizing rigorous Talmudic scholarship and rationalist religious practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Response Target entity description: The Response is a prominent sculptural group at Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa, symbolizing the nation's sacrifice and commitment in times of war.
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A.
Ripostes
Ripostes is a 1912 poetry collection by Ezra Pound that marks a key transition toward his modernist style and the Imagist movement.
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B.
The Right Reason
The Right Reason is a collection of essays by conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. that articulates and defends his political and philosophical views.
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C.
Point Counter Point
Point Counter Point is a 1928 modernist novel by Aldous Huxley that satirically portrays the intellectual and social life of the British upper class through a complex, multi-character narrative.
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D.
Rouse
Rouse is a surname most notably associated with Pete Rouse, an American political consultant and former White House official.
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E.
Mitnagdim
Mitnagdim were traditionalist Lithuanian Jewish opponents of the Hasidic movement, emphasizing rigorous Talmudic scholarship and rationalist religious practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sculptural group
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war memorial sculpture ⓘ |
| architect | Vernon March ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
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| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Canadian armed forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian forces
Canadians who died in war ⓘ Canadians who served in war ⓘ |
| depicts |
22 military figures
ⓘ
a winged allegorical figure of Freedom ⓘ a winged allegorical figure of Peace ⓘ airmen ⓘ artillerymen ⓘ infantry ⓘ mounted cavalry ⓘ nurses ⓘ sailors ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| designer | Vernon March ⓘ |
| genre | war memorial art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figures
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bronze figures ⓘ military service personnel figures ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Response ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | federal heritage building ⓘ |
| inception | 1939 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| laterAssociatedWith |
Korean War
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Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
subsequent Canadian military service ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
First World War (original commemoration)
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linked to:
World War I
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| location |
Confederation Square
ⓘ
National War Memorial ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in national Remembrance Day ceremonies
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representation of multiple branches of the Canadian military ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canada's national commemorative landscape
ⓘ
National War Memorial (Ottawa) ⓘ
linked to:
Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada
|
| subjectHasRole | national symbol of remembrance for Canada ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Canada's commitment in times of war
ⓘ
Canada's sacrifice in war ⓘ |
| unveiledBy |
King George VI
ⓘ
linked to:
George VI
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Response Description of subject: The Response is a prominent sculptural group at Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa, symbolizing the nation's sacrifice and commitment in times of war.
Referenced by (4)
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