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Dear Mother, It’s been a long time since I had the opportunity to sit down and write you a letter. I miss you and father a lot. I am overjoyed to be writing this letter to you. The mood here is one of jubilation. Our assault on Vimy Ridge began at 5:30 am on Easter Monday, eight days ago. We lost a lot of good boys but I am so very pleased to inform you that the Canucks got the job done! What the French couldn’t do for two years and the Brits too we, Byng’s Boys did in three days. I was assigned to the front line in the trenches as part of the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade attached to the 4th Canadian Division. This is actually the first time all four divisions got to work together as a unified Canadian Corps. They

To tackle the housing affordability, first of all, it is crucial to lift the supply of housing as it will release the pressure on the housing price. Nevertheless, the supply of housing is inelastic as it requires an adequate fund, time, approval from the Government. Besides, the housing system is heavily dependent on the private sector. Thus, the Government should provide initiatives for housing providers to shift the supply of houses in the market. Australia would follow the policies from other countries to tackle the housing affordability. However, it has to fit in the Australian context. These policies might work well in other places but it does not mean that it will be applicable in Australia. The Singapore Government has a public

Last year, on the 25th of April was the centenary of the Gallipoli landing. Which, according to the Australian Defence force website, was to be for Australians, “one of the most significant commemorations to take place during their lifetime.” With the centenary looming in the backs of the minds of the Australian people, it is unsurprising that great pains have been taken to construct a three year long celebration that would “encompass a number of historical milestones on Australia 's involvement in conflicts”, such as both World Wars, Korea and Vietnam.

The songs that the slaves sang gave meaning, light, and happiness to their lives. Singing and music

The trade generated great wealth and riches for those who captured and sold the slaves. Those who purchased the slaves also profited from the fruits of their labour. This contrasted with the consequences for the slaves and their families, whose experiences were comprised of misery, deprivation and the loss of freedom.

With the death of the last veteran of World War One, the importance of conserving the history of the war is as important as ever (“Canada’s last WWI veteran dies” 28 Nov. 2017). The importance of Billy Bishop Goes to War honours the great Billy Bishop and comrades such as Albert Ball for their contribution to the war effort. Notably, he was the figurehead for the Allied forces and boosted the morale of soldiers. Now that more than a century has past, nobody is interested in war heros anymore (Charlebois and Nothoff 28 Nov. 2017). With World War 2 and world conflict, the younger Canadian generation has disconnected from caring about the sacrifice and compromises that soldiers in the

Slavery was a key resource to the South and their economy. Thousands of slaves were kept captive and forced to work with no pay and very little incentive. A very key event was the result of this treatment, Turner’s Rebellion. Nat Turner led a

World War I, as we recall it, was a period of intense devastation, death, horror, and national division. Australia, a nation barely a decade old, went into the war often in the name of patriotism and for the hope of adventure, and emerged with 60,000 of the 416,809 men who voluntarily enlisted dead, and a further 156,000 wounded or taken prisoner. The loss Australia felt was immense, and left the nation with scars that took decades to heal. Yet every 25th of April, thousands of Australians rise at dawn to remember WW1 in particular. Why should we commemorate these years of devastation and pain? What do we gain from continuing to gaze back into a bloodstained past? Is there ‘music ... and a glory...’ beyond the devastation?

As a free man Vessy open a carpentry shop and became repested artisan. He earns enough money to buy property and live comfortably. As a teacher he spoke against slavey to his followers supported revolts in other areas of the world. Many people depended on slaves to do all of the hard labor. Slaves spent all of the daylight in the fields, bent over six days a week.

Remembrance Day. A time of reflection on those who sacrificed themselves for our country, Australia. In considering the value of Remembrance Day, we need also to consider the value of one of the most prominent Remembrance Day speeches, Paul Keating’s `Funeral Service of the Unknown Soldier' in 1993, at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Robert Brown and his family observed Decoration Day, an important holiday for the American Legion, with solemn reverence. The day started at dawn when Robert headed out to the cemetery, typically, with a couple of his children who assisted their father by placing a small United States flag on every veteran’s grave. The children sensed the significance that

The author mentions several major incidents that served as catalyst to the uprising of activist who speak out against the aforementioned and the he challenges the church to step up and be the salt and light to the world. He highlights four biblical traits we as a church should display in the face of such circumstances.

Slave labor was profitable for the individual slave owners. but, it was not sufficient enough to carry the most return

     In order to assert their humanity and independences slaves resisted in many ways. Slaves understood their imperative role in the prosperity of the plantation system. Realizing this they were able to sabotage the success of the plantation through the destruction of tools and crops. Many slaves would take a more passive role in their resistance to work. Others would pretend to be injured, sick, blind or insane. The greatest and most wide spread form of resistance was that of song.

While I was stationed in Kunsan Airbase, Korea, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to be involved in many new experiences. I was in a foreign country I had never been to and I was also working a job that was entirely different from my previous one. Out of all the fresh experiences I had in South Korea though, one stands out from the others. It was stressful, it was challenging, but it was my most significant personal accomplishment while stationed there. It was the time I organized a POW/MIA 5K. Every year military personnel on Kunsan AB choose to honor the memory of prisoners of war and those missing in action, both past and present, by holding several events in the month of September. The events are held to pay tribute and recognize