Week-day names

Most people perceive a cemetery as a place of mourning and sadness. What most people do not realize is that a cemetery is a place for remembering loved ones, heroes, and givers. At Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier which represents those soldiers who fought and sacrificed many things, but were never found or identified. These soldiers deserve to be remembered, honored, and respected for everything that they did for their country. I believe that the…

Each year, Americans spend over $3.9 billion on candy during Halloween, with each trick-or-treater receiving an average of 250 pieces of sweet treats during the night. Candy wasn't always given out on Halloween, however. Children today may be surprised how trick-or-treating has changed throughout the years. Early Halloween Treats During the Medieval time period through the 1930s, England children would go door-to-door on Halloween offering prayers for the souls of the household in exchange for…

have been capable of discovering what others value through the things in which they sacrifice. Whether it is time, experiences, or happiness, many people have suffered with trying to balance all that life can offer. In the novel, The Remains of the Day, Stevens, the Head Butler, embodied the quality of sacrifice to the extreme. He was willing to sacrifice his personal life in order to perform his job to the best of his ability. Consequently, he struggled to find the balance between work and…

change the date of Australia day? This has been a heated argument that’s risen over the past couple of years, with many aboriginal and Torres strait islander people claiming that its celebrating the date (26 January) which began the long destruction of the indigenous people and their culture. Aslam Mr. Debono and fellow students. This speech will state arguments to why Australia should change the date of Australia day. Australia Day, Australia day is the official national day of Australia.…

Never Let Me Know We are born, we go to school, we work for years and then we die. Isn’t fate cruel? Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, introduces a reality in which characters are complacent with living lives dedicated to “donating” organs and then dying. One would expect these characters to start a rebellion, to run away, to do literally anything but be passive towards their so-called lives. How can one be so complacent with a predestined life? Ishiguro’s answer: Memories. Only through…

Memorializing means to preserve the memory of either a person or event. Who or what and how that person or event is memorialized are some of the basic aspects a group thinks about prior to creating it. However, a group or agency thought and questioning process should involve a deeper engagement into the plans of any future memorial. When it comes to considering the memorialization of an event or person, a group or agency should consider its location, meaning, material, and its controversial…

Every day 50.4 millions children everywhere in America go to school. Little do we know what America is doing for us and the sacrifices made to ensure our success. The veterans of America give to our generation the protection of our freedom and rights, so we can grow and thrive to in turn, each do our part in America’s society. America’s veterans selflessly protected our freedom and rights. They have left their families and homes to go to war for our country. They are like the bark of a tree,…

While only a single day out of the 365-day year is devoted exclusively to ennobling our veterans, we, as American civilians must never fail to recognize and reminisce the sacrifices that many of our fellow compatriots have made to shield and safeguard our freedoms. Every single day, our veterans knowingly jeopardize their safety to secure a “port in a storm” for the noncombatants of America. Whether an American veteran has been in a state of deployment, at a time of action or at a time of peace,…

National Sorry Day Points Saying sorry would start to heal the Aboriginals wounds The public/new generation would learn to respect Aboriginals the same We would continue with Aboriginal traditions such as Acknowledgement of Country before every event Conceptualize this, only 50 years ago, you were treated differently just by the colour of your skin, there was absolutely no way you were allowed to vote despite your age and you were bullied and not allowed the same medical resources and…

discusses the details in conceptualizing a memorial that would “allow everyone to respond and remember.” (G) Lin accomplished this by using a simple yet striking design of all the known names of American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. The memorial seems cut out of the earth, and on a black wall is simply scribed the names of those to be remembered. This is not only a cost-effective idea, but one that memorializes the Vietnam War veterans by providing “an interface, between our world and…