INSPIRATIONS ABOUT SCHOOL School inspires me each and every day. My friends and I talk about school all the time. But one conversation we discussed really interested me the most‚ and I would love to share this with the world! Michelle: Oh boy! School’s tomorrow and I’m so not ready for it. Crystal: Well‚ there isn’t anyone who’s willing to finish it for you. That’s how I see it. Why you think I try my best to make it there every day even if I’m not on time. Michelle: That’s understandable but sometimes
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Memorial Day is a day dedicated to those of who died fighting in the American armed forces. It’s original name was Decoration Day because when it originated families and friends honoring the deceased soldiers would go to their graves and decorate them with flowers‚ treasures‚ and goodies in honor of their service. The idea for Memorial Day was born during the Civil War to honor the dead Union and Confederate soldiers. Three years later‚ General John Logan proclaimed "Memorial Day" an official holiday
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service are remembered‚ traditionally observed on May 30 but now officially observed on the last Monday in May” is how Google defines Memorial Day from the book. However‚ everyone has their own experiences and ideas of what this American holiday means to them; not every word or phrase can be clearly defined like they do in dictionaries. For some students‚ Memorial Day means a day off from school; or a day to play video games‚ or binge watch an entire TV show. Or‚ if you’re in the school band‚ it
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As a young adult in today’s society‚ I am constantly surrounded and influenced by images in the media. Whether a photograph‚ a film‚ a news segment on T.V.‚ or something on the internet‚ visual images are becoming an increasingly powerful influence. During a time of war and destruction‚ America is constantly shown images of soldiers fighting‚ innocent citizens dying‚ and terror among those who want peace. Throughout history this has been the case with each war. However‚ it’s the images shown after
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the problem of creating a shared identity for the Holocaust. Germany set out to create memorials that could help German citizens recognize the atrocities of Hitler’s reign‚ mourn the deaths of more than 6 million Jews and avoid fascist dictators in the future. James E. Young was a member of a five-man committee that would decide which memorial sketch to construct. The process was troublesome because the memorial had to be accepted by the Jewish community and have the Germans not feel targeted. Young
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9/11 Memorial Tragedy struck our nation in New York City on September 11th‚ 2001. That September morning was much like any other until 8:46 a.m.‚ when terrorists‚ with links to al-Qaeda‚ flew two planes into the World Trade Center and killed thousands of American citizens. This day would forever be known as 9/11. Amid the destruction and confusion‚ there was an emerging controversy about how our nation would respond to the attacks. An international competition was held to design a memorial for the
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and the pros/cons of it. Any memorial is a stamp of history‚ because it outlines an important person or event. It has a chance of effecting people while appealing to their emotions in positive or negative way. So when an agency is considering memorializing an event or person in a monument one should have a feel of how it would affect the mass population. A major factor is to anticipate the opinion of the people and how neighboring citizens will react. Some memorials can raise lots of speculations
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Isabel Serrano Expository 5/14/13 Memorial Day History Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day‚ it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have
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design of the monument and where the monument will be located. Before the design of a memorial can be thought out‚ people must first decide what to memorialize. Because memorials are meant to represent the most important things‚ the memorials subject must have some significance.
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America’s second world war is conserved by the memorial in Washington D.C. It contains the memories and facts about this event in history‚ that honors the sixteen million who died in the armed forces‚ 400‚000 who died in the war‚ and millions of Americans who supported the American war effort at home (National WWII Memorial). Adolf Hitler used his position as chancellor to be a dictator. He had full control over the legislative and executive branches. He took control in 1933 and started World War
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