Letters
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A picture may tell a thousand words, but it can never capture the full story. That is why I believe the final words of those who were murdered during the Holocaust are far more powerful than any image. What follows are just a few examples, along with the stories of the people who wrote them.
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This week the painting with the name “Haystacks” by Claude Monet was sold for $110 Million.But that value pales compared to the value of the scrappy bits of paper which contained the last words of those who were killed in the Holocaust. Those bits of paper are invaluable and no amount of money on earth,
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It is said that a picture paints a thousand words , and it does, but that also means that sometimes a picture is just to horrible to look at it, for just a glimpse can evoke a thousand emotions. There are so many images of the Holocaust which are just to gruesome to view, However
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Mohandas Gandhi, frequently known by the honorific Mahatma (meaning “great soul”), was famous for advocating civil disobedience and nonviolence to achieve his goals. Starting in 1921, Gandhi led the Indian independence movement through such methods, finally achieving freedom from the British empire in 1947, just six months before his death. Less known is Gandhi’s efforts
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These 2 letter are truly heartbreaking. The 1st one because it was written by a young boy showing appreciation for a gift, not knowing what fate waited for him after his mother had sent his letter. This one actually tore my heart to pieces. The 2nd one from a young man who knew exactly
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Contrary to the title and the picture above, this is not going to be a piece on ornithology. “Saw a bird of paradise today.”were some of the words that,Stanley McTacket wrote as he prepared to go into battle on the Kokoda Track on August 19, 1942, Stanley McTackett took a moment to write a letter to
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