Tag Archives: war

Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2015 by jyourist

Today is Veterans Day, originally celebrated as Armistice Day, celebrating the end of World War I on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11am. I have often felt the conceit of the “elevens” strange and somewhat unsettling. The … Continue reading →

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A message and image from out of the cosmos

Posted on April 19, 2015 by jyourist

My son had shared with me some time ago that on Facebook, if people who are not your friends, send you a message, you never know. There is a spot in messages labeled “Other” where all those messages go and … Continue reading →

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Under the spell of All Quiet

Posted on April 6, 2015 by jyourist

We are presently reading All Quiet on the Western Front. A student shared with me that he and some of his friends have adopted some of the characters in the book, have become one of the characters in their group … Continue reading →

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Los Intocables

Posted on September 21, 2014 by jyourist

Erik Ravelo, a Cuban artist, has created a series of works called Les Intocables, The Untouchables, pieces that speak to the insecurity and lack of well-being of children in our society and to the right that all children need to be … Continue reading →

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Left, right, center at Arlington

Posted on May 3, 2014 by jyourist
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Powerful closures

Posted on April 28, 2014 by jyourist

The students presented their creative projects for All Quiet on the Western Front today. There was the annual absurdly funny video of the book by a few of the boys, a collection of poems about the war from all the countries involved … Continue reading →

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Anja Niedringhaus

Posted on April 7, 2014 by jyourist

Anja Niedringhaus, a Pullitzer prize photographer, was killed by an Afghan policeman in Afghanistan three days ago. The journalist Kathy Gannon, who accompanied her, was also shot and is in very serious condition. The two of them were covering the Afghan election. … Continue reading →

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“Doubletake” by Seamus Heaney

Posted on August 31, 2013 by jyourist

Human beings suffer, They torture one another, They get hurt and get hard. No poem or play or song Can fully right a wrong Inflicted and endured. The innocent in gaols Beat on their bars together. A hunger-striker’s father Stands … Continue reading →

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Dear General Shinseki

Posted on April 24, 2013 by jyourist

We have finished reading All Quiet on the Western Front and our last conversation in class about the book became a passionate discussion about how war seems to be such an absurd way of settling conflicts, especially in light of … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Posted on August 8, 2012 by jyourist

Two atom bombs were dropped on Japan 67 years ago, one on Hiroshima on August 6 and another on Nagasaki on August 9. They were dropped to end the war in the Pacific, which, in fact, did end with the … Continue reading →

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