Remember ‘Remembrance Day?’ I sat cross-legged on the blotchy carpet‚ splattered with an abstract painting. My elbow rested on the dent in my knee. My fingers touched the fluffy texture beneath me‚ tracing the scattered shapes. Beside me‚ Jenny sat with her legs unfolded‚ her body was leant back‚ making her amber hair droop across her shoulders‚ with her arms propping herself up. Her skin contrasted with the dark orange carpet; her eyes fluttered around the room‚ where a group of girls sat in
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Remembrance can be interpreted as a particular kind of informal learning‚ which does not depend on any examination or curriculum‚ but on the challenge to communicate and share memories with people‚ who do not have the same experiences. Therefore‚ remembrance‚ like learning‚ is influenced by the particular context‚ and by the particular inherent purposes of remembering. A common core purpose of remembering and learning is authenticity: People‚ who are interested in the past – either concerning particular
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The overall work of the Remembrance Day Slideshow was done very well in my group‚ but there were a few things that we could have worked on‚ in order to improve the overall success of this assignment. In my group‚ I mostly contributed to the editing of the photos and music into the slideshow‚ and was able to do most of the work independently. In my opinion‚ my group was very successful in this assignment because we got our work done in a very short amount of time and was able to make use of every
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Charlotte Bronte “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will. - Charlotte Bronte” (“Charlotte Bronte Quotes”). This quote ties in with Charlotte’s personal perspectives on life. Bronte believed in being a person who speaks out for what she values most‚ no matter if her opinion is against the larger majority. “Bronte published her first novel Jane Eyre in 1847 under the manly pseudonym Currer Bell” (Biography.com Editiors). Charlotte’s novels have now become
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One of the chief disagreements amongst critics with respect to Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights has been Catherine’s decision to marry Edgar instead of Heathcliff. Her reasons to marry Edgar Linton foreshadow the beginning of the end as complete chaos breaks out hereafter; nonetheless‚ her rationale did seem just at the time. Heathcliff’s love for Catherine is blind‚ and Catherine‚ is to some extent the same‚ as she decides to marry Edgar for Heathcliff’s benefit and this explains why Heathcliff
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A Poem of Remembrance (Thinking of You) We sit in our rooms thinking of you‚ thinking of all the things we use to do. We think of you night and day. Just wondering why you had to leave us. You will always look down and smile upon us. Even though you aren’t here to talk to us that doesn’t mean we have lost our faith. God knew that you were getting tired. So he said come‚ my child‚ and take your rest because you are one of my best. Your Brothers & Sisters‚ George‚ Willie C‚ MC‚‚ BJ‚ Ollie
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Remembrance Day is important and should continue to be recognized and celebrated. First of all‚ Remembrance Day is a time when everyone respects and thanks all of the soldiers who have fought in a war. Some soldiers were forced to join the battle and fight‚ so this is a day when every person shows how grateful they are to the people who were required to sacrifice their life. Without this day‚ people may think that soldiers are just there to protect everyone‚ so they should not be given respect. But
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Although Charlotte Bronte has long perished‚ her emotions and thoughts still live. As clichéd as it sounds‚ poetry has the power to surpass it’s mortal creator and become an eternal glimpse into the poet’s soul. Although this observation is no secret‚ it should not be overlooked. It is such a potent and remarkable concept that when one reads a poem they are literally getting the condensed and encrypted emotions left behind to be interpreted. While not tangible‚ poetry has the power to communicate
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similarly‚ in ‘A Room with a View’‚ E.M. Forster expands the relationship between Lucy and George to address wider social issues. Both novels explore and dramatise the conflict between human nature and society‚ between nature and culture. Both Emily Brontë and Forster use setting to represent nature and civilisation. In Bronte’s novel‚ Wuthering Heights symbolises the wildness of nature‚ whereas Thrushcross Grange embodies comfort and civilisation‚ protected from the violence and tumult of the moors
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Many do not know that the color red of a poppy’s petals symbolizes the blood lost by victims and casualties in the conflict. Many kids listen to the reason to celebrate Remembrance day‚ but do they understand the actual meaning? Do they feel a moment of silence and wearing a poppy on November 11th is “just what you do”? Remembrance Day means something different to everyone but I don’t feel enough emphasizes is taught to today’s generation. Kids find it boring to stand around in the cold November
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