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    American culture and the popular norm view New Orleans as a wild, uncultured, vivacious, and eccentric; a city without rules, and where you can party and drink till the sun rises. A city where the lines are blurred, and you can find people and characters like no other. In many respects, media and popular culture portray New Orleans accurately, capturing some unique events and people on film or bringing the culture to life in movies. “The Princess and the Frog” showed a lot of the bayou, which…

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    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…

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    whether there any drugs is present inside the body at the time the drug test was conducted. Although these drug tests may be effective in identifying drug use, what if it also gives out false positive results? Some say that the simple fact of eating a poppy seed bagel should not affect the results of a drug test…

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    grammar school boy from Sydney who was handed an opportunity of a lifetime, a cello audition. At the same time his Poppy, who he didn’t have much communication with suddenly began spending time with him. Poppy had the urge to go on an adventurous road-trip with Hugh. Hugh wasn’t a fan of the idea to begin with neither was his mother as she had no relation with him due to the past. Finally, Poppy convinces Hugh to join him; they get up to all kinds of trouble as they make their way across…

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    Do you think you are smarter than a wolf? In the twisted fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, Charlotte and Poppy prove that they are smarter. The wolf consistently underestimates the girls and their knowledge of ways to defeat him. In Maura McHugh’s feminist reading of “Little Red Riding Hood”, Charlotte and Poppy demonstrate as feminists, how women are portrayed as unwise but they prove they are intelligent by outsmarting the wolf multiple times and eventually killing him. Charlotte first…

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    Reminders From The Poppy On remembrance Day, Poppies are worn to remind us of the people who went to war, Civilians caught in Battle, and those who ultimately died during these times of hardship. Each year, remembrance day serves as a reminder to the Family and friends of those who passed away fighting for our country and those who are currently fighting. The poppy reminds us to remember, and honour the memories of soldiers and their families. Poppies lie in Flanders fields above the…

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    sickness, also called the Suicide Sickness . The only way to combat the Gloom was by using opium or drinking poppy milk. This did not cure the Gloom but seemed to help some deal with the horrible visions and feelings of despair. This lead to a moratorium on opium trade and a thriving black market that catered mostly to the wealthy1. Erin, the actual cause of the Gloom, was kept sedated with poppy milk as much as possible. But after her kidnapping the effects began…

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    troops and their families. So when you think about soldiers think about Lincoln’s promise. food, water, and toothpicks. We also can send clothes like sweatshirts, and pants. We w How can we help our troops? We can send care packages like ear red poppies to support them, because they were the first living things they had seen when they were dieing. We help them by putting up green lights to show support for them. We…

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    A field of red poppies in the spring is a beautiful scene, especially after a storm, as the dark clouds move out making way for blue sky. Seeing the wall of rain slowly come and go creates an eerie aura, as the cover of clouds filter the sun into twilight over the fields. This process is necessary for the poppies to receive the water needed for full completion of their cycle. Something often seen as harsh leads to the overall health of the flower, too much rain, however, could lead to the entire…

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    was the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the money going to benefit servicemen in need. Later a Madam Guerin from France was visiting the United States and learned of this new custom started by Ms. Michael. When she returned to France she made artificial red poppies to raise money for war orphaned children and widowed women. This tradition spread to other countries. In 1921, the Franco-American Children’s League sold poppies nationally to benefit war orphans…

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