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A Look into World War 2 Through Correspondence
Read more: A Look into World War 2 Through CorrespondenceWeekly Writing 10/11 This week was one of exploring and sharing. We spent days researching about the topics we chose for this project based on world war 2 and gathering letters to back up our claims. I really enjoyed the process, although it was difficult at times to find letters that could exactly match with…
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Women in War: A look into the Overlooked
Read more: Women in War: A look into the OverlookedAmal Khdour Exploring human correspondence in war is a look into different perspectives and the words of the overlooked voices affected by turmoil, no matter what part they play in society. A prime example of this is women during WWII. Their letters give us insight into how women grew as individuals during this war through…
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Point of Views
Read more: Point of ViewsWeekly Writing 10/4 This week we looked at short stories and epistolary fiction. We took a look into human connection in midst of a time made up of terror and separation. It was so interesting to listen and read stories being told in the way of letters, not only was it more personal but it…
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Love is Resistance
Read more: Love is ResistanceWeekly Writing 9/27 Growing up I’ve always been drawn towards romance novels and movies. Love, and human connection is just as important and impactful in times of peace as in war. It tells us that in times of turmoilI and fighting that can dehumanize us, love is resistance. I’ve learned that in my country, Palestine…
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Letters at their end
Read more: Letters at their endWeekly writing 9/19 This week we read and analyzed last letters from the Holocaust and completed a think pair share activity to go over the two specific letters we chose to read from the Holocaust letters collection. Discussing our letters with partners was very interesting, not only to be able to talk about what I…
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Writing Project
Read more: Writing ProjectFor my project on letter writing in World War 2 I plan to explore, read the letters of, and write about women in world war 2. I found an incredible source online from Bryant University called U.S. Women and World War 2 Letter Writing Project, that not only runs through the significant impact that women…
FYS 183 – Letter Writing
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FYS 183 – Letter Writing
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