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Tag Archives: war
Veterans Day
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
Posted in World War I
Tagged Armistice, eleven, General Pershing, Henry Gunter, Marshall Foch, military, soldiers, Veterans Day, war, World War I
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Under the spell of All Quiet
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
Posted in reading, school, Teaching, World War I
Tagged All Quiet on the Western Front, characters, nerds, reading, school, students, teaching, war, World War I
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Los Intocables
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
Posted in artist
Tagged child abuse, Erik Ravelo, Facebook, Los Intocables, obesity, pedophilia, sex trafficking, trafficking of organs on the black market, violence, war
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Left, right, center at Arlington
Posted in death, photography
Tagged Arlington Cemetery, cemetery, death, graves, photography, soldiers, war, washington dc
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Powerful closures
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
Posted in creativity, school, Teaching, World War I
Tagged All Quiet on the Western Front, creative projects, students, teaching, war, World War I
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Anja Niedringhaus
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
Posted in photography
Tagged Anja Niedringhaus, bearing witness, Kathy Gannon, photography, photojournalism, war
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