has lasting effects. Long after the aggression has ceased negative effects remain. Japan is just one of numerous countries that continue to be plagued by the effects of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The story of Sadako Sasaki provides a starting point for this discussion on the need for peace. Standards for Peace Education: Multiculturalism, Evidence: Describe commonalities with and experiences of peoples having different cultural norms and histories. History of
One of the most eye catching ads on television lately has been an add done by Extra gum, called Origami Crane. It was created to sell Extra gum by connecting it to peoples everyday lives. This ad is a commercial that lasts a little over a minute, and yet has the ability to connect to peoples lives so easily. The main reason the add has the ability to connect to people so well is because it targets families, more so towards the daughters, and fathers of these families. The ad shows that the company
Akira seems to be unable to see them as a clear enemy anymore, so now she feels empty. Her emptiness only grows as she reminisce on how she lost everything including Sasaki. Even though Kaneki has all of his memories, he is not longer Sasaki. No longer the old person he once was and became something entirely different. After lamenting that fact, Akira gives Kaneki a farewell Mado punch to the gut, but before parting ways both Kaneki and Mado confess on
Hiroshima, the beautiful city of peace. On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 am, this beautiful city was doomed to be destroyed by the most powerful nuclear weapon ever used on humans. In just seconds, the bright skies and the shimmering rivers were all gone and were replaced with smoky, hot air and fire, a clear definition of hell. Thousands and thousands of men, women, and children were killed from the bomb, and even though the war has ended, the people of Hiroshima suffered for days, weeks, even years of
Preserving the Sandhill Crane Sandhill Cranes are known for their courtship dances and their distinct loud calls. According to Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, there are a total of six subspecies of Sandhill Cranes that are classified into two groups; the migratory and non-migratory. “The three migratory subspecies (Lesser, Greater and Canadian) are distributed across a broad breeding range in the northern U.S. and Canada as well as eastern Siberia, with wintering grounds in the southern
PEACE AND METAPHORS Peace reminds me of an ancient little iron showpiece – a glorious relic of some distant past placed in the middle of the mantelpiece above the fireplace of world politics. People fancy this showpiece, click a selfie or two with it, the sweeper sweeps it clean every morning with his rag, the owner brags of it as a priceless possession, but at the end of the day, it is a showpiece. It sits exactly where it was placed on the mantelpiece when it was first bought from a souvenir store