Remembrance Day

Teaching Philosophy The importance of understanding days that are commemorated in Australia is discussed in the Humanities and Social Sciences (History) domain of the Australian Curriculum (AC). The curriculum for Year 3 stipulates students to look at days commemorated in Australia, such as Remembrance Day, its historical origins and the importance of symbols (ACARA, 2014a, ACHHK063). As a result an integrated thematic unit on Remembrance Day has been created. Adopting this thematic…

harbor in a maelstrom pulse of terror. Japanese Zeros with their arsenal of modified torpedoes assaulted, destroyed, and damaged several ships leaving the Pacific Fleet of the Navy crippled. Death tolls rose to more than two-thousand service men. The day was a grim and sudden. Army Major Shawn Russell agrees, “to have that taken away so violently on December 7th must have felt like a violation of what that place was supposed to be. So as a location, it symbolizes the difference between how…

suffering, and unquenchable reminders of the strength of the human spirit.” Each year, Seattle University’s Campus Ministry and School of Theology and Ministry, in collaboration with the Jewish Student Union, organize the Holocaust & Genocide Remembrance Day, an event that recognizes Holocaust survivors and their experiences from the tragedy. This year, speaker Bob Herschkowitz will share his insightful story of surviving through the largest concentration camp in France during World War II.…

*National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day* Today is _National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day_. While he was in office, President Ronald Reagan designated October 1988 as _Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month_, which he began to remember pregnancy loss and infant death including, but not limited to, miscarriage, still birth, SIDS or the death of a newborn. Prior to social media, I never knew that such a day/month of remembrance existed, but I remember and often think…

with retinoblastoma, a disease that left him blind. He made music since childhood and record five full-length recordings. His enthusiasm and determination gained recognition as an athlete, award-winning singer, songwriter and entertainer. On Remembrance Day, he was at ta drug store in Nova Scotia and the store owner announced for everybody to take a moment of silence to remember our troops. But he saw one man not standing for a moment of silence and interacted with the store clerk. Terry was…

Writers often tell two stories when writing one. It’s natural habit. Often there is an ulterior motive when writers use such a technique but, sometimes, there is not. This “two-story telling,” without any ulterior motive takes place in “Maus” by Art Spiegelman where Vladek, Art’s father, recounts the story of the ghastly holocaust and how this relationship effects both of them. Even though Spiegelman doesn’t outright say that the story is also about his relationship with his father, it is…

Vladek’s Personality Before and After the War The Graphic Novel Maus A survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman is about Art’s father Vladek Spiegelman’s real story as a survivor from Holocaust. Vladek Spiegelman is a complex character that faces many challenges and tragedies through life. His survival of Holocaust is a major event in his life. The Holocaust began when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933. During holocaust, about 6 millions of Jews were killed, about two-third of Jews in…

By pairing the art of cartooning with the stories of Vladek and Anja Spiegelman, Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus reveals the adversities faced by Holocaust victims. In his work, Art includes the conversations and interactions he has with his father Vladek as he tries to gather details from not only Vladek’s memories about World War II and the Holocaust, but also from his deceased mother’s experience. Although he gains much insight from his father, his mother’s story and presence in the…

Memorial Day is a day reserved to remember those who have lost their lives in active military service. Often times the true meaning of this holiday gets lost somewhere along the way. Memorial Day, for numerous people, is a day off from work/school, a trip to the beach, or a barbeque with friends and family. It is saddening to imagine that some people may not even think about the millions of men and women who didn’t make it home from the battle field, on the day organized just for that. What does…

If you were a sports fan in Hartford the day of my birth you had probably traveled to Dell Rapids the night before to see the West Central Boys basketball team. The Trojans, who defeated the Quarriers 76-68, were lead by Tucker Hansen, who had 23 points (“West Central 76, Dell Rapids 68” 4C). Also from around the Sioux Empire the police were searching for the driver of a truck that hit a pedestrian. The driver of truck hit a man from behind on 31st Street North and between Cliff and Van Eps…