LITERATURE AND
THE GREAT WAR
The soldiers and civilians who experienced the First World War recorded their reactions in both prose and poetry. Great poetry and memorable novels are still able that convey the depth of the World War I experience. Some of the written records are informal in the form of diaries, journals or letters and [...]
Entries from October 2008
In Flanders Field – Blog 6
October 29th, 2008 · Comments Off
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An Open Letter – Blog 5
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
* You will be composing a letter to the next U.S. President. Note: do not discuss political views or which candidate you picture to be president. The significance of the letter is that you are discussing issues, and not candidates.
* Please be clear in your discussion of the current state of our country. [...]
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October 15 – Blog Action Day
October 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.
Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.
Here is the site to register – [...]
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Period 7 – Blog
October 1st, 2008 · No Comments
“In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a demigod known for his cunning. Having been tricked by Prometheus, Zeus withheld fire from mankind. In response, Prometheus went to Mount Olympus and stole some fire, which he gave man. Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock: each day an eagle came and ate out his liver, [...]
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