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Poppies Persuasive Speech
Wind blows poppies that grow in a field of grave stones, they are a reminder of the men lost. A reminder of a time when the singing of birds was drowned out by the carnage of war.

We were alive a short while ago, and we felt the high of life all around us. We had loved ones and they loved us back. But now we are dead, now we lay berried in Flanders field.

We fought for what was right, and fought to the death for it. Have faith that we are in a better place. If you don't, then we will never be satisfied with the sacrifices we made for you. We will never truly rest in our graves, in Flanders field, underneath the

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