Burmese Days

Racism has been a significant issue over the years and continues to be somewhat of a buzzword in todays society. Reginald Walter Saunders is an excellent example of a man who overcame racism in one of the most difficult of circumstances. Saunders was an Indigenous Australian who fought in WWII both for his county and his rights as an Aborigine. He later became known as the first Aboriginal commissioned officer in the Australian army. Throughout his time of service, he made a significant impact…

that spare lives are as worthy of our notice as battles that give rise to loss of life. “It was a wonderful thing to get so many thousands of men, with artillery and stores, away in such a manner,” (12) wrote Corporal Reginald Gardiner on Christmas Day after the withdrawal was completed. In addition to the Anzacs there were many hundreds of non-combat roles that were crucial to the war effort. In particular, the experience of Australian nurses working as members of the medical units is also…

to himself, being diagnosed with depression was only an obstacle for him to continue searching for what brought him joy. That was how he wanted everyone else to view the illness as as well, always making sure they knew that it would get better one day. Moreover, Williams grew up without his parents around a lot, so whenever they would come home, he would make it his duty for them to be happy. He has stated that, “Not only was the maid very funny and witty, but when my mother came home I'd use…

October Wednesday in Pillager, MN. Eli was awoken from his deep slumber by his Dad at 9:00 am, just like every other day of the week. Once he finishes climbing out of his deep slumber, Eli grabs some clothes and gingerly heads up the stairs. Now Eli isn’t like most kids his age, which at this time he is 15 and in 10th grade, he has chronic hip pain and sleeps close to 18 hours a day. He has visited many doctors, been diagnosed with Lyme disease and many other things. Up until now, nothing has…

After the storm was over—a full seven days and six nights of being homebound—a group of my friends and I got together outside of the Puttingneg city library after the martial law was lifted and streets cleared. The library sat on three acres of land. It had a garden and beautiful pond with gold fish. The castle shape library had four towers and many windows. The building was made of marble bricks. As you enter the front entrance, the oval double doors was made of solid bronze. James, Cindy,…

Decision making is something that we do every day. It’s something that’s so habitual that we don’t even think about it. I know I never really thought about it until reading into how it’s done and what affects our decision. During Memorial Day weekend, I used System 2 decision making. This is a more conscious and logical method than system 1. When I went shopping to get new shoes, my sister told me that Payless had a “buy one get one half off” sale for memorial day weekend. I knew that Payless…

usual, but it was still a very nice night. Today was valentines day and I was taking a cab home from the airport where I work to my house in Brooklyn. A majority of my friends got the day off today but unfortunately not myself. Valentines day is one of my favourite times of the year and it was very disappointing that I could not get the day off. Valentines day is bittersweet for me. I met the love of my life a few years ago on this day. His name was Tom. He was always dressed in nice clothing,…

The Early Years Curriculum has developed over time from 1944. The background of the progress of legislation and reports through the years will be shown in a timeline. The developments of provision within the UK will demonstrate the changes through the years and the adoptions made to enhance provision. The Early Years Curriculum since 1944 has been culminated through legislation and reports. From the start of 1944, The Education Act supported the concept of nursery education which leads to the…

Wednesday, Today was a good day. Today I lead a twelve step group for recovering alcoholics. In this particular group I was instructed not to use names and to try and make sure that I am I talking to everyone at one time, what my supervisor wanted to make sure was that everyone had their confediality kept. I was warned that some counselors would speak to a individual person and the other group embers would feel like whatever the counselor was saying the member was guilty of. I walked into the…

anticipated. In November 2016, Albertan Premier, Rachel Notley, announced a new pilot project aimed to amend current child care issues; financial costs and space shortages. The $10-million program will involve 18 Alberta daycare centers offering $25-a-day care (Bellefontaine, 2016). Centers participating in the program will receive $500, 000 or more in grants in the first year, and be eligible to receive two more years of funding. In addition, the program boasts creating up to 1,000 new child…