Monday, 16 February 2009
One of my favorite parts of the Imperial War Museum was the In Memoriam exhibit. After reading Regeneration, it sort of puts World War I into a different light. I feel like the affect the war had on the veterans is often left out of history and it was really interesting to get a glimpse into this part as well. The three surviving British veterans of the war were on the first wall, each with a quote about the how they could never forget the war. I just found out that one of the three men on the wall, Bill Stone, died a month ago at the age of 109. I was researching him and I found out that he also fought in World War II. I couldn’t believe that even after he fought in the first World War, he was willing to fight for his country again. If he witnessed all the horrors of World War I that caused most of the surviving soldiers to lose themselves, it shows immense loyalty to his country that he was willing to fight the Germans again. It is very admirable and inspiring.
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This is a good start, but you should develop your ideas and the context a bit more...you want to show that you're processing all the information not just briefly summarizing it.
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