descriptive writing
Kyle Thomas
Ms. Lodwick
ENG 2P
April 16, 2013
Beret
A memento, a token, a keepsake, and a talisman can be anything from a small item kept in memory of the person who gave it to you or originally owned it, to an object kept as a reminder or souvenir of an event. A memento, a token, a keepsake and a talisman are souvenirs, something that stirs memories from the past, so you will never forget them. You need these memories to have something to look back on when you get older, when that one special person who meant so much to you is gone in an instant. Many people have never worn it, they don’t know what it feels like to wear it, and most of all, they don’t know the meaning of it. My item brings me back to when I made on of the best decisions of my life. When I was younger, my mother asked me if I wanted to join Cadets. I wasn’t sure at first because at 12 years old you are usually quite shy, but on the other side, you want to start facing things on your own. I decided to join, and from that moment on, I felt like I was on top of the world. A dress uniform, dress boots, a combat uniform, combat boots, epaulets, PT gear and the most important of all, to me, were my berets. The two main parts of a beret are the beret itself, and the cap badge. The berets are made out of a black wool material, pulled down to the top of your ear and down to a finger width from your eye. The cap badge is the other main part of the beret, it inserts into the front of the beret and sits above the left eye only. It's a gold colour and it's made out of metal in the shape of a leaf, with a crown above the
Thomas 2 word "RCAC" meaning Royal Canadian Army Cadets. Under the leaf there is a banner with two words saying "ACER ACERPORI" meaning as the maple, so the sapling. My berets mean so much to me, they are a component to my uniforms. Even though they are just a round close-fitting brimless cap of soft wool material, you have to respect it. If you drop the cap badge or your beret on
Ms. Lodwick
ENG 2P
April 16, 2013
Beret
A memento, a token, a keepsake, and a talisman can be anything from a small item kept in memory of the person who gave it to you or originally owned it, to an object kept as a reminder or souvenir of an event. A memento, a token, a keepsake and a talisman are souvenirs, something that stirs memories from the past, so you will never forget them. You need these memories to have something to look back on when you get older, when that one special person who meant so much to you is gone in an instant. Many people have never worn it, they don’t know what it feels like to wear it, and most of all, they don’t know the meaning of it. My item brings me back to when I made on of the best decisions of my life. When I was younger, my mother asked me if I wanted to join Cadets. I wasn’t sure at first because at 12 years old you are usually quite shy, but on the other side, you want to start facing things on your own. I decided to join, and from that moment on, I felt like I was on top of the world. A dress uniform, dress boots, a combat uniform, combat boots, epaulets, PT gear and the most important of all, to me, were my berets. The two main parts of a beret are the beret itself, and the cap badge. The berets are made out of a black wool material, pulled down to the top of your ear and down to a finger width from your eye. The cap badge is the other main part of the beret, it inserts into the front of the beret and sits above the left eye only. It's a gold colour and it's made out of metal in the shape of a leaf, with a crown above the
Thomas 2 word "RCAC" meaning Royal Canadian Army Cadets. Under the leaf there is a banner with two words saying "ACER ACERPORI" meaning as the maple, so the sapling. My berets mean so much to me, they are a component to my uniforms. Even though they are just a round close-fitting brimless cap of soft wool material, you have to respect it. If you drop the cap badge or your beret on