Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Australian Citizens, we remember and honour the Unknown Soldier because he represented all the young men of the British empire who were unfortunately killed during the Great War. During World War I, many unknown soldiers sacrificed their life in either killed during battle, due to bombs, lost when ships sink or many more. The burial of an Unknown Soldier honours the memory and sacrifice of those young men and women who laid down their lives for Australia. His tomb reminds Australians of what we…

Was the Sphinx Built No one knows exactly why the egyptians built the Sphinx but people come up with theories. Egyptologists believe it once was guarding a tomb or it was holding a tomb. According to Ducksters, “The Egyptians built sphinx statues to guard important areas such as tombs and temples.” Now it is too late to figure out why the Sphinx was built because of grave robbers. According to Ducksters,” Despite the Egyptian's efforts, nearly all of the pyramids…

died around 212 BC. There are different stories of how he died. One is that when Romans Soldiers captured Syracuse, a soldier found Archimedes working on a math diagram. He told him to come with him to his general, but he refused. He said he had to finish first. The soldier got mad so he killed him. Another story said that a soldier found him walking with math tools. He tried to surrender to the soldier but…

malaria, two potential disease killers, in a skeleton of a rich woman that bore signs of them (Meinking 8). By the evidence the archaeologist found, they can conclude that during the war with Spanish Conquistadors and Inca soldiers may have transmitted diseases to the soldiers that may have brought it back home to their community to their…

Similar to the United States of America, France has a tomb dedicated to an unknown soldier representing all of the people who died in order to serve their country. This is visited by many civilians every day and has a wreath placed by the President. In Washington D.C., the President allows four students to place a wreath in honor of the soldier buried. This prestigious ritual occurs around the world and is made each day at the Arlington National Cemetery. It would be a profound honor to…

chosen from the East Windows stained glass figures shows the ‘Spirit of the ANZAC’. This is shown through determined set face of courage, selfishness and inflicting determination. The wounded soldier has a drawn broken sword point with a blood covered tip which shows how the selfishness and commitment of the soldier to face and deal with anything that comes his way will still suffering for battle wounds. This ANZAC spirit is deeply portrayed in the hard-set character of determination, that is…

while we were there. I wanted to go to the National Archives and the Museum of American History, my mom wanted to go to the Museum of Natural history, and to old town Alexandria, my dad wanted to go go see the Changing of the Guard and the Tomb of the Unknown soldier at Arlington Cemetery and the Museum of Air and space. On the first full day we were there we did went to the all the stuff I wanted to do, We saw the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and The Bill of Rights at the…

the utterly frightened he was that he would not be immortalized and even forgotten. This lends itself to the human condition, the fearfulness of the unknown, and what actually happens after death. Even though it was a normal practice for his time to be buried with belongings and even his slaves during his life, the outright immense size of his tomb lends to what his ideas and beliefs…

of Versailles. November 11 1938 is a legal holiday in the U.S. It is an American Holiday dedicated to all American veterans for all wars. The most important thing done on this day is parades and family gatherings. Visiting the unidentified soldiers killed in the war at Washington D.C., there are no National U.S holidays because States retain the right to designate their own. Veterans Day is also called Armistice Day. 1941-1945 was the greatest mobilization of the U.S military in the…

The Living Unknown Solider, expressed the hope and despair citizens of France felt after a man had been found with no name and no recollection of who he was during the First World War. Citizens of France felt despair because many families were given the notice that their loved one had gone missing. This left a deep hole in the mourning process and the man with no name brought new hope to families who received this information. This man was given the name Anthelme Mangin and he was placed in an…