...1.Memorial Day, first known as decoration day, originated from when many women went to the battlefields looking for their lovers remains. As a result, it’s more formal beginning arose at Charleston's in South Carolina; around 10,000 people had decorated the cemeteries on May 1, 1865. 2. Many activities started after 1890 to celebrate Memorial Day with bike racing, picnics, and even baseball games. The southerners would deliver speeches consisting of how they had not fought for slavery but for their independence, eventually leading them to the “cult of the lost cause”. On the other hand, Northerners would have young girls dress in white and perform as flower bearers to cemeteries. The North celebrated their victory over slavery and rebellion....
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...Roma and Sinti gypsy memorial site, the one question that came up was how does this memorial site differ from the Murder of the Jews Memorial. It was discussed that it felt more as a memorial site than a tourist attraction as the memorial for the Jewish people felt. There is a timeline printed on a glass wall separating the memorial site from the park and a part of the glass that had what looked like a poem separating it from the on look of the Reichstag building. It was mentioned through the talk how serene it felt, there was a triangle that was the identification badge of the Roma and Sinti individuals in the concentration camps that was the main focal point in the centre of the pond and the words of an Ascuhwitz survivor’s poem were around the pond/triangle. Also, the places of...
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...World War II Memorial Sixteen million. When you think of that number, would you expect that that’s how many Americans served in World War II? That is definitely something to commemorate. The World War II Memorial was built to remember and honor the sixteen million who fought in the US army, and and the four hundred-thousand who lost their lives in World War II. The memorial was built from 2001-2004, and was designed by Friedrich St. Florian. The memorial has gained more than $197 million dollars in pledges and cash. This monument should be visited because it will impact how others see past generations. The World War II Memorial has fifty-six identical pillars, each representing the forty-eight states included in the war, and the eight territories....
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...celebrating? Why is everyone so happy on such a gloomy day? How did we lose touch with what this day really means and why we as a nation recognize this across the board despite race, sex, religion or political agenda? Since when did we think that Memorial day was about our right to cook food, laugh, and get paid for not working instead of honoring the fallen heroes who gave us such a great opportunity, rather than recognize that it was a privilege. I found two poems that seem to have the same view as I do on Memorial day, as they focused on veterans and the sacrifice made by them. I believe that as a society we have lost touch with the true meaning of Memorial day, which in my opinion is a day to recognize the sacrifice made by our fallen. When I was growing up I have a very distinct memory of traveling to New Hampshire where my grandfather, a Marine, was the parade leader for the Memorial Day parade. It was a big deal to get such an honor, and even at ten years old, I knew this day was important. Now I will admit being raised in a military family with a mother and father both as Marines, a grandfather, an uncle all in the corps, with...
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...create unions to bargain for better work conditions and wages, farm workers could not. Afterwards Cesar Chavez formed unions and protested for better job conditions. In the end he was able to succeed in his struggle. Even so nowadays it seems that people have forgotten all about him. So I strongly believe that most people do not honor Cesar Chavez enough as they should. I believe that they may not honor Cesar Chavez enough since most of his memorial sites are rundown, some of the sites are actually forgotten or obsolete, and lastly people have forgotten or do not care for Cesar Chavez enough...
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...1918) and fought against countries such as France, Belgium and the British on the western front of Gallipoli. After years of remembering the war, it leads into the investigation, why does the public commemorate the First World War. To fully understand the impact World War 1 had on the people of Australia it is important to examine; how does Australia recall the soldiers who fought at war? What is the purpose of the war memorials and monuments? How did the ANZAC legend shape the way Australian’s fought? By discussing these topics, it becomes evident that the Australian experience of the war, including the nature and significance of the war has greatly impacted upon Australian history and culture....
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...And, if possible at all, with some measure of grace, we should, in a way, be capable of reconciling ourselves with the dead. To bring the living and the dead together in a spirit of reconciliation is part of that vision.” The timeline has highlighted many important events in Ellie’s life where he has continued to bear witness. In 1955, Elie finished his Holocaust memoir, And the world remained silent. As soon as the book was published, he moved to the US. 1957, And the world was silent was published in France; Shortly after, 1960, Night was published in English. 1980-1986: Ellie served as the founding chairman of the US Holocaust Memorial Council and in 1986, Ellie won the Nobel Peace Prize. Ellie provides: "It was good talking to you, and I'm grateful to you for the medal. But this medal is not mine alone. It belongs to all.” Ellie testified in 1987, at the trial of Klaus Barbie, a former SS officer. ”No justice is possible for the dead. Memory. It is just about doing justice to memory.” Exploring Night as Literature explains more in depth the reason behind bearing witness and why it’s...
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...Name: Fang Jinhao Course: College writing 1102 Instructor: Mary Annas Date: 4/19/2012 [pic] Final Folio Overview In this course, I feel happy with my instructors. She is really nice and kind teacher to lead me how to thinking and how to writing. I have finished 3 projects in this courses, I found that I improve my writing skills and get some experience about writing. In my opinion, the most important thing in writing is thinking. I am sure that a good idea is more important than good writing skills. Now, when I write essay, I would not write immediately. But I will research the background and collect many information about the essay. Then, I will think and reclaim all information so that I can have my own ideas. For this three essays, was my favourite,because I spend a lot's of time on it. This was my first time to read such long article in my life. I need to pay attention to understand the writer's idea and try my best to find the main idea, main sentence and supporting sentence. Obviously, there are many misunderstand words, but I learned to catch the information what I understand and guess the main idea. So that this essay influence me to learn new writing skills. For my prompt, I was happy to my instructor to give us a chance to visit historical place. I went to Massachusetts State House in weekend, I learn that if you want to write a good essay, you should open your eyes. That's can help you to accept new ideas and easy to absorb different opinions....
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...------------------------------------------------- Guidelines for writing a MemorialParticipation in the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition consists of an oral and a written part, the memorials. Through the years, many teams have lost vital points on editorial technicalities in their memorials even though these memorials were of a very high legal quality. Considering the fact that the memorials make up 50% of the total score, a proper presentation of the written arguments, in conformity with the Rules of Procedure, is vital in a competition that is getting more competitive each year. Why such an emphasize on presentation? Is the legal reasoning not the most important issue in this competition? Certainly so, but every participant should realize that also in legal practice, solidly and neatly presented legal documents are a "must". A well-written submission, a logically built-up argument is easier for a judge to understand. He or she is more likely to pick up counsel's line of argument and, hopefully, its submission. Uniformly used editing rules make it easier for a judge to find the documents, referred to in the Memorials and it will be easier for him or her to read through the document in general. A well written and neatly and uniformly presented document will show the judge that effort is being put into the case. Combine that with excellent legal arguments and most judges will at least be willing to listen to your case with an open mind.Clarity and consistency...
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...Memorials are variant by nature. They can be as complex as a whole museum based off a historical event, or they can be as simple as writing a tune that’s dedicated to a close friend. They can be completely personal - or they can be simply for remembrance. Monuments, however, are a bit more formal. A monument, by definition, is a structural figure whether it being a building, statue, or any other construction, that was built solely for the purpose to pay tribute to an acclaimed or significant person/event. When the location, size, material, and purpose for the monument is all carefully thought out, the monument becomes greatly successful in honoring what or who it was built for, thus achieving it’s purpose for existence. Therefore, these factors must be considered by the group or agency when constructing a monument....
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...creating a monument, groups or agency’s must consider, what is the purpose of the monument, what message will it provey, what location should the monument be placed, and think about how much will it cost to create a monument and gain enough money to keep it standing. Source A is a perfect example of how a monuments location can conflict with the monuments message. “The site of the Lincoln Memorial, for instance, did not even exist in Lincoln’s life time; it sits quite literally on mud dredged from the Potomac River bottom in the late nineteenth century…” Source A is stating that the foundation of what Lincoln stands is just as week and unimportant as the loose mud used to create a...
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...work through objects she makes. This objects or architectural works she has done are all made so people all feel connected in the same way. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington Dc, are two black granite walls which are together linked and have engraved text in chronological order with the names of the men and women who gave up their live for this war. You see that she expresses the amount of sadness and depression in a simple black marble wall that represents much more than that; the color black represents the amount of pain people passed through this years of war and the names written in chronological order make the viewer see all the people that died and see that the person was marked in making the United States a peaceful country. The ideal she wants to express in her work is to make a place for individuals within the landscape that can connect to her artwork. The landscape art Lin makes are sculptures, parks, monuments, and architectural projects in every work of art she express the aspects of nature. In every piece of art is has done she reflects the great amount of interest she has with nature. Lin incorporates aspects of mature in her works because she feels that viewers have to think about the world we live in and the sympathetic existence that we have with nature. For example, the Civil Rights Memorial she made a sculpture of a “water table”. This water table is a flat rounded table and has the movement of water running through out the whole upper layer. What...
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...work through objects she makes. This objects or architectural works she has done are all made so people all feel connected in the same way. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington Dc, are two black granite walls which are together linked and have engraved text in chronological order with the names of the men and women who gave up their live for this war. You see that she expresses the amount of sadness and depression in a simple black marble wall that represents much more than that; the color black represents the amount of pain people passed through this years of war and the names written in chronological order make the viewer see all the people that died and see that the person was marked in making the United States a peaceful country. The ideal she wants to express in her work is to make a place for individuals within the landscape that can connect to her artwork. The landscape art Lin makes are sculptures, parks, monuments, and architectural projects in every work of art she express the aspects of nature. In every piece of art is has done she reflects the great amount of interest she has with nature. Lin incorporates aspects of mature in her works because she feels that viewers have to think about the world we live in and the sympathetic existence that we have with nature. For example, the Civil Rights Memorial she made a sculpture of a “water table”. This water table is a flat rounded table and has the movement of water running through out the whole upper layer. What...
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...the procedure of effective teaching, and it also gives a scientific approach for teaching in different knowledge, skills and values. [1] One of the purpose/ function of Education Psychology is to guides the teacher in understanding the characteristics of his/her learners in each stage of their development. The teacher/instructor must have a basic knowledge of growth development to be able to design an appropriate learning material according to the student’s development stage. In general, Educational psychology is important not only in the filed of psychology but also in the field of education. As a partial fulfillment in one of our major subjects, which is PSY05 (Educational Psychology) we are required to conduct a classroom observation in the Elementary or High School setting. This said requirement aims to make connections between theories and practices that we discussing in the said subject. Francisco G. Nepomuceno Memorial High School, the school that we chose of our group for our observation. FGNHMS or commonly known as City High Pandan is a public secondary school located at Citi Center, Pandan, Angeles City, FGNHMS is a biggest public secondary school here in Angeles City in terms of students population. Presently, FGNHMS has a total students population of xxxxxx according to Ms. Ma. Celina L. Vega, the principal of FGNHMS and (asked for the total building, classroom, facilities, number of teachers, and awards) The school has...
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...IT Project Implementation Failures Mayelin Vargas HCS/483 03/01/2012 Michael Aiken University of Phoenix When implementing an IT project, many factors and indicators can play into failures of such a project. As seen in the case study of Memorial Health System, the CPOE implementation faced different issues indicating the project failure. In this paper, five reasons of project failure would be identified. It would show how these indicators manifested at Memorial Health System. I will describe what I have done differently to eliminate or minimize the effect of the indicator. Some of the reasons for project failure include; Organizational Baggage, Lack of Belief in the Project, Lack of Candor, Invisible Progress, and Failure to Respect Uncertainty. The first reason for project failure at Memorial was Organizational Baggage. When the Project was first introduced by Dryer and Roberts, a member asked if it was possible to finish this project on the time expected since they took two years just to set up emails at a previous project: therefore, previous project failures was still been questioned when it came to the timeline. The second reason for project failure at this organization was the lack of Belief in the project. Most individuals in the organization were opposed to the providers order entry system. When the IT project was first introduced many feared that the work -load would increment if verbal orders were substituted by computer entry orders. The third reason for...
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