Gallipoli

Michael Bergin The sirens are ringing in my ears. My eyes are fuzzy and blurry. Hands are shacking uncontrollable. My life flashed before my eyes. Where am I? What happened to me? Did I get shot? It’s 12th October 1917 and I’m saying goodbye to an amazing life experience. I will forever remember the chaps I met in World War 1. *** Hi, I’m Michael Bergin and I was born on Monday, 18th August 1879, in Roscrea, Tipperary Ireland. I grew up with my family that consist of my mother, Mary Hill and…

“At a mile distant their thousand hooves were stuttering thunder, coming at a rate that frightened a man - they were an awe inspiring sight, galloping through the red haze - knee to knee and horse to horse - the dying sun glinting on the bayonet points…” Trooper Ion Idriess. Ultimately, Australians in the Middle East fought against the Ottoman Empire being able to move freely and quickly, however, the conditions were completely different from the muddy and stagnating Western Front. The Middle…

anatomy and physiology, and psychology. This program required a 4-month clinical practicum internship in all major department in the clinical laboratory. My internship was taken place at two different Holzer locations; Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio and Holzer SSC 850 Laboratory in Bidwell, Ohio. At Holzer Medical Center, my rotation focused 1 month in bloodbank. Also at this location I practiced inpatient and outpatient phlebotomy as well as specimen processing. At the Holzer 850…

I think that technology influenced World War I warfare negatively, because of the horrible and unnecessary massive slaughter that it brought. New technological advances in metallurgy, chemistry and engineering among others, made by that time weapons extremely more deadly and powerful. This changed completely the way that wars were fought in the past, now causing devastating damage faster and easier. The leaders of such wars needed necessarily to change their strategies to adapt to this new…

Why I am who I am today I was born on December fifth, 1996 at Holzer in Gallipolis. My parents are Lance Campbell and Cindy Collins. I have two sisters and a half brother. When I was only four and a half years old my parents got divorced and both left our home to split ways. My dad moved back in with my grandma and grandpa and my mom got a small house just for the time being. I stayed with both of my parents during the divorce and it was not so bad, at first. When I was five my mom got a house…

upert Chwaner Brooke biography Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915) He was an English poet who apparently was described as “the handsomest young man in England” and known for his idealistic war sonnets written during WWI. Brooke belonged to the literary group “Georgian Poets” and he was one of the most important .He had some problems in his emotional life in 1912 caused by sexual confusion and jealousy who resulted the end of his long relationship with Ka Cox(Katherine Laird…

Turco-German alliance of the First World War meant that the Ottoman Empire supported the German war effort. Members of the Australian Flying Corps, sailors of the AE2 submarine and soldiers in trenches were captured in the Dardanelles campaign in Gallipoli. But majority of the prisoners under Turkish captivity were light horsemen; captured in areas such as Egypt and Sinai-Palestine where fighting was more mobile. In total, the Turkish captured 232 Australians. Meanwhile, German troops captured…

Margaret Rose Preston was an Australian artist. She was known during the 1920s to 1940s for her creative works as a painter, printmaker and for introducing Aboriginal artists into contemporary art. Margaret was born on April 29, 1875, Port Adelaide. Margaret Preston was an influential teacher of art, taking students for private tuition. This influenced, and gave her the freedom to pursue her own artistic/creative visions. Preston’s students persuaded her to study in Europe and the United…

here to recognize the deplorable event when millions of lives were lost during the World War 1. This event also denotes the time when the Australian and New Zealand army corps were formed after uniting and battling together and joining as one in Gallipoli. The poem I will be presenting today is a World War 1 poem named “Rain” by a British poet and soldier, Edward Thomas, in 1914. This poem is told from a soldier’s point of view and describes the misery and suffering of experiencing war. Edward…

From the movie Jaws, we learn from the characters, that not facing our fears can have a greater impact on the outcome of our situation than we expect. Larry Vaughn was one of the first characters to demonstrate the importance of facing our fears. He was so caught up in the issue of the town not making enough money, he refused to acknowledge the shark problem that they were having, and close the beach. Due to his actions, the lives of the townspeople were not only put in danger, but a child’s…