In Flanders Fields

wouldn’t you agree? It’s our thoughts of warmth and fear of death, the emotions we feel. The crippling pain of sadness, the overwhelming surges of joy, and uncontrollable anger that you and I feel on a daily basis. The poems “For the Fallen” and “In Flanders Fields” both encompass these emotions. These poets have successfully shown the importance of honouring yourself and furthermore, your country. In tandem, these breathtaking poems evoke our inner hero encouraging us to project heroism and…

The Great War, an infamous event in human history, had a huge impact on the young minds of that generation. Two of those minds impacted by the war stem from the lost generation of famous authors, Robert Frost and John McCrae. As part of the lost generation they had the most impact on the literary world that inspired future generations of authors. Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” poem can be interpreted as his view of how the Great War ended in Fire “the world will end in fire”(Frost, 1106). World…

it? But the fact is that deterrence does not work, therefore, capital punishment does not work either. One major issue in justifying deterrence is the lack of evidence (Flanders, 2013). It is difficult to measure whether or not the death penalty deters because there are too many variables and it is hard to control for them (Flanders, 2013, p.4). Due to the small amount of evidence, those are only left to guess and predict, which in unethical even in determining the life or death of a person.…

All three served and died during the war but they left behind poems that will never be forgotten. Wilfred Owen wrote, “Dulce et Decorum Est,” in 1917; Isaac Rosenberg wrote, “Break of Day in the Trenches,” in 1916; and John McCrae wrote, “In Flanders Fields”, in 1915. These poems all illustrate the different views of war each poet held. Owen and Rosenberg have similar views on war while McCrae’s view differs. “Dulce et Decorum Est” is a famous…

Lesson Plan 3 Why is the poppy a universal symbol? Date/Time: Learning area(s): History, English Year(s): 3 Learning objectives - Why is the poppy a universal symbol? - Poppies are worn at a certain time of the year - The meaning of Remembrance Curriculum links History (ACARA, 2014a) • Australia (Including Remembrance Day) and the importance of symbols (ACHHK063) • Use historical terms (ACHHS066) • Pose a range of questions about the past (ACHHS067) • Locate relevant information from sources…

In the 1910’s the First World War was in process and most of the men that sacrificed their lives for their country and family were forced to commit undignified murders of fellow soldiers. Many of the soldiers that went to fight would write poetry about the glorification and traumas of the war to send back to their families at home, many of these poems were later published and used to implicate the horrific world war. Language techniques are used in many different English pieces, through powerful…

the German Army resulting in approximately 200,000 dead German Soldiers, and nearly 300,000 dead British Soldiers. The British aimed to relieve the worn-out French forces already in place, and then take possession of the areas above the plain of Flanders, mainly the city of Passchendaele and its surrounding areas. The result was a sound beating of the British forces by the German forces, with the British having to be bailed out by other Allied Forces, largely French and Canadian, in order to…

A public event that took place recently is the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Grand Parade War Memorial. The event took place at 10:30 am on November 11, 2015 where many people from Halifax came to gather to remember the veterans that fought in the war for freedom for all Canadians. The ceremony consisted of veterans and RCMP marches, a moment of silence, placing of poppies and wreaths and readings. This event that took place was a time to gather and reflect on the wars that took place and the…

In the past, there have been many wars over land and resources. But the invasion of Germany in Belgium in 1914 was over something more unusual. Germany wanted a better position to attack France in the future so they need Belgium as an advantage. Germany used many tactics to invade Belgium. By using their massive and powerful army they were able to overthrow Belgium as well as many other countries. First, Germany sent a ultimatum to Belgium demanding passage into the country on August 2, 1914.…

Paul Halsall's note: Ekkehard, a well-known German historian had completed a history of the world in the year 1101 when he determined to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem On his return he entirely rewrote the particulars of his history relating to the First Crusade, and finally issued it as a little separate volume called Hierosolymita. His work is regarded by historical scholars as remarkably painstaking and temperate. After mentioning the capture of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon and his…