The Soldier - Poem by Rupert Brooke If I should die‚ think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore‚ shaped‚ made aware‚ Gave‚ once‚ her flowers to love‚ her ways to roam‚ A body of England’s‚ breathing English air‚ Washed by the rivers‚ blest by suns of home. And think‚ this heart‚ all evil shed away‚ A pulse in the eternal mind‚ no less Gives somewhere back the thoughts
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I believe that getting the chance to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery would be a tremendous honor. Guarding the tomb is one of the highest military honors‚ but I also think it is a great honor to get to represent your school to remember those who have lost their lives. One major reason I want to lay the wreath is because I have several family members that have been in the military. Fortunately‚ I have been lucky to have my family come home to me alive and known
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military had a sense of ‘National Identity’ in which they saws blacks as inferior to whites. The example of black officer Walter Tull shows different reasoning for participation of blacks. It is evidenced in ‘The Manual of Military Law’ that black soldiers were not wanted for the war effort‚ yet Tull managed to both enlist earlier on‚ and become an officer. As noted by Bourne‚ the next black officer would not be until 1940 with Charles Moody. One can infer from Tull’s achievements that he must have
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WW1: Unit Test Outline The Test: Date: 25 marks: Multiple choice 15 marks: Written response 12 marks: Essay (*MARKS NOT RECORDED. For your reference only) 1. Turn of the Century a. SPECTREM Changes b. Wilfrid Laurier (French-English Canadian Relations) c. Minority Rights (French Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Chinese) 2. Causes of War a. Militarism i. Building up of armaments; Germany trying to match Britain’s great navy b. Alliances i. Triple Alliance/Central Powers – Germany
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Achievement Standard 1.10 Title: Vampire Diaries Author: L.J Smith Text type: Novel I thoroughly enjoyed the novel ‘Vampire Diaries’ written by L.J Smith. The story centers on Elena Gilbert‚ a young high school girl who finds herself eventually torn between two vampire brothers‚ Stefan and Damon Salvatore I admire the character Damon. From the start he proves to have a very flippant personality‚ taunting his younger brother with his desire to be human and his love for Elena. To many he
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Committee: UNICEF Topic: Child Soldiers Name: Topic Background: Throughout history children have been seen to have the most adaptable compatibility‚ especially during wartime. At an early age children can be trained to kill and do despicable things. This is because children have one barrier against these recruiters and that would be their family member. Once this barrier is gone‚ recruiters can easily cheery pick these children‚ and make them work for them and do terrible things. Now
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“A Soldiers Thoughts” Zachary Scott-Singley wrote an essay called “A Soldiers Thoughts”. His essay was based on his inner thoughts and questions‚ how he should and shouldn’t feel about war. Is war right or wrong? Are these people truly the enemy? What would you do to stay alive? I feel war leaves these questions open to discussion and defiantly can change based on the person and the involvement; but the work of war can change a person’s values and morals. War‚ is it right or wrong? This question
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Thanks for participating in our study to learn “what the UK talks about!” The purpose of this diary is to help you remember the conversations you had throughout day. Please feel free to record conversation details next to the corresponding topic below or record information on a separate sheet of paper. Please include face-to-face conversations as well as phone calls‚ emails‚ letters‚ blogs‚ online chats‚ instant messages‚ or any other communications. If a conversation falls into several
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Food Diary My diet compare to the recommendations I received from the Food Guide Pyramid has a lot to be desired‚ the first day my dairy intake was less than one cup‚ meat and beans intake was less than 6 ounces‚ fruit intake did not equal 3 cups‚ grain intake was less than 7 ounces‚ vegetable intake was less than 1cup. My servings ranged from 1 of the dairy family to 6 servings each of the carbohydrates. The second day I increased my fruit intake and meat intake‚ decreased the bread intake
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America & Germany By Fernando G Lorenzo America never wanted to participate in World War 1‚ in fact in August 1914 when the war broke out in Europe; President Woodrow Wilson issued a declaration of neutrality. Preferring to remain isolated from the war‚ America tried to broker peace between the allies and the axis‚ the war was in Europe; America did not need to get involved. On May 7th 1915‚ German U-boats‚ patrolling in the Atlantic Ocean‚ fired torpedos at the British passenger ship Lusitania
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