Anzac Day

Abraham Lincoln, Christopher Columbus, Iwo Jima, The Vietnam Memorial, and the drawn out list continues of the many remarkable people and events that over the years artist have created memorials of/for. People create statues, plaques, mausoleums, etc., all for someone who has done something so phenomenal for this nation, as well of astonishing and even devastating events that have forever left an imprint on America and the rest of the world. Designing and having the task of dedicating a…

A contractor was hired by the city to trim some pine trees outside city council to touch up the area. However there were bald eagle nests up in the tree and when he trimmed it those nests they fell to the ground and the chicks died upon hitting the ground. In the nests there were a number of feathers and those were suppose to be taken by the government to be given to native americans for their headpieces. The problem was that some bystanders knew that bald eagle feathers are worth a pretty penny…

Every year we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11th. Veterans Day is a day where we honor the men and women, dead or alive who served in the military. There are four different branches of the military; Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines, and each branch plays a unique role in our country. When I discovered the benefits of the military, like free college after 36 months, or amazing Medicare, I thought, “I should join the military!” When I hear the word military, the first thing that…

To immortalize a human might be impossible but as long as one person knows your name, you are never truly dead. Throughout history, many groups and agencies have memorialized an event or created a memorial but there are more steps and factors in completing this action than most people believe. Memorials and events need to represent something and portray its background properly. When a group or agency memorializes an event or person and when they create a monument, they should include the factor…

follow by sending your infant to day care? Imagine being a young couple of a 3-month year old infant barely making it by on one income would day care be the best option for your circumstance and will this have a negative effect on your child let’s take a look into this topic. Day Care is the act of taking care of a child while parents are working. Daycare began in 1854 and the first childcare facility in the United States was placed in New York City labeled “New York Day Nursery”. Defeating the…

that it is connected to real life events that occurred in the past - Australians commemorate some important events - Compare and contrast information about remembrance Curriculum links History (ACARA, 2014a) • Days and weeks are celebrated or commemorated in Australia (Including Remembrance Day) and the importance of symbols (ACHHK063) • Use historical terms (ACHHS066) • Pose a range of questions about the past (ACHHS067) English (ACARA, 2014b) • Understand that successful co-operation with…

As American troops continue to risk their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, and return home to join the ranks of America’s almost 24 million veterans, the Veterans Day holiday has had a certain immediacy in recent years. Or at least it should. Holidays so easily succumb to linen sales and classic TV marathons, but this is one whose the true meaning of which we really should nevernot forget. Throughout our history, many brave Americans have given their lives in defense of freedom, and many more…

Why do we celebrate veterans day? We celebrate it to show respect to the veterans. We show respect to them because they have made sacrifices and some of the veterans sacrifices are never getting to see their families again, which is very hard. Veterans are like children, they listen to orders and they do what you tell them to do. Therefore, veterans deserve the utmost respect because they gave us the same respect. We do this because they sacrificed their lives for us and how loyal they are to…

People create monuments for others to see the great achievements of people in the past or to create monuments to represent a incident that was sorrowful (such as nine eleven) or to represent a event that was wonderful. Sometimes people may not care about monuments that represent the past and only be interested in the monument if they get a connection from it. People should consider a couple of factors before building a monument. The first factor: that needs consideration before building a…

in an hour. After about an Hour and a half we had 14 chipmunks and 1 squirrel. The squirrel took five shots to kill. That is one gargantuan chipmunk. I hollered as loud as I could because I felt pumped, and then I thought about how good we did that day. Drake - Wow, That is a lot of chipmunks. Jonas - you’re right, we killed a plethora of chipmunks. We got so pumped we had my grandma take a picture of me and Jonas with the 14 chipmunks and 1 squirrel. My grandma said if we kept shooting…