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tirsdag 22. september 2009
tirsdag 1. september 2009
Tasks on page 54 - Does it matter?
Does it matter?
g) Three effects of the war are mentioned in the poem:
- Getting hurt physically (losing your legs)
- Losing one of your senses (losing your sight)
- The dreams and thoughts you gain from being a soldier in which you will never escape (those dreams of the pit)
h) This poem reflects the attitude that whom you fight for are more the enemy than the people you fight against. It does so by explaining how war can destroy you both physically and mentally and afterwards saying that “no one will worry a bit.” The people you fight against are often more your friends if you do not consider they are fighting for your enemy. All soldiers are in the same situation even if they fight for different teams.
i) The poem has experienced a revival of late. The reason is because of the glorification of war has been condemned in the previous decades. We now care more about how terrible it is being a civilian in a war. Additionally wars are still happening making this topic relevant.
j) “Does it matter” appeals more to us than the other one because it is easier to understand the content. It is easy to put oneself in the position of the soldier spoken of in this poem whereas in the other poem they speak more of England and the effort and consequently the lives given for the sake of England by the soldiers.
g) Three effects of the war are mentioned in the poem:
- Getting hurt physically (losing your legs)
- Losing one of your senses (losing your sight)
- The dreams and thoughts you gain from being a soldier in which you will never escape (those dreams of the pit)
h) This poem reflects the attitude that whom you fight for are more the enemy than the people you fight against. It does so by explaining how war can destroy you both physically and mentally and afterwards saying that “no one will worry a bit.” The people you fight against are often more your friends if you do not consider they are fighting for your enemy. All soldiers are in the same situation even if they fight for different teams.
i) The poem has experienced a revival of late. The reason is because of the glorification of war has been condemned in the previous decades. We now care more about how terrible it is being a civilian in a war. Additionally wars are still happening making this topic relevant.
j) “Does it matter” appeals more to us than the other one because it is easier to understand the content. It is easy to put oneself in the position of the soldier spoken of in this poem whereas in the other poem they speak more of England and the effort and consequently the lives given for the sake of England by the soldiers.
Introduction
Hello!
I`m an eighteen year old boy from Norway and I go to school in Sandvika. I have English social studies as a subject this year, and one of our first assignments is to create a blog that we will update regularly. My first task is to introduce my hometown.
My hometown is Bærum. It`s actually a municipality, in the county of Akershus. Bærum is probably the only municipality that almost every citizen in the entire country has heard of. It`s famous due to the high wages many of the inhabitants receive, and how they spend their money. Youth are common to be seen in expensive clothing, and driving in fancy cars. Of course, far from everyone in Bærum are rich, but the minority that really is rich and enjoys the world watching - they make their self really visible.
Besides from that, Bærum is a really nice place. We have a small town called Sandvika, that has one of the largest malls in the north of Europe.
There is also some beautiful scenery that should be given som attention.
I`ll do my best to keep this blog updated with some interesting reading:)
- Gunnar
I`m an eighteen year old boy from Norway and I go to school in Sandvika. I have English social studies as a subject this year, and one of our first assignments is to create a blog that we will update regularly. My first task is to introduce my hometown.
My hometown is Bærum. It`s actually a municipality, in the county of Akershus. Bærum is probably the only municipality that almost every citizen in the entire country has heard of. It`s famous due to the high wages many of the inhabitants receive, and how they spend their money. Youth are common to be seen in expensive clothing, and driving in fancy cars. Of course, far from everyone in Bærum are rich, but the minority that really is rich and enjoys the world watching - they make their self really visible.
Besides from that, Bærum is a really nice place. We have a small town called Sandvika, that has one of the largest malls in the north of Europe.There is also some beautiful scenery that should be given som attention.
I`ll do my best to keep this blog updated with some interesting reading:)
- Gunnar
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