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Saturday, 24 May 2014 00:00

Literature and War!

Literature and War!

 

Bonjour!

 

 

Who is this man?  The dusty kaki coloured shirt framing a tanned face and the blanched periwinkle blue of the sky in behind the camel brown tent all suggest a war. But, which one? Perhaps it doesn’t matter as much as we might think...

 

This man is novelist, Tim O’Brien, during his service in Vietnam, lasting from 1969-70. I am currently in the midst of reading his most critically acclaimed novel, “The Things They Carried,” which, like this photograph, presents an aspect of...

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Tuesday, 13 May 2014 00:00

C’est une découverte capitale!

C’est une découverte capitale ! J’ai beaucoup d’informations maintenant au sujet de mon arrière-grand-oncle (Cornelius). J’ai envoyé un email à l’oncle de mon père, qui s’appelle Pat Keppel. Je savais qu’il avait travaillé comme officier de police et il est intéressé par l’histoire de la famille. Pat est de la côté de la famille de Cornelius. Je suis très reconnaissant à Pat pour son aide.

 

It’s a breakthrough! I now have lots of information on the subject of my great great uncle...

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Monday, 07 April 2014 00:00

Change of Project

Manawatu Standard Article

Salut à tous!

I would like to start off by thanking the Awapuni Rotary and Milson Rotary Clubs from Palmerston North for their very generous donations towards the cost of the Young Ambassadors trip. It is much appreciated, and I look forward to speaking to them about the trip and my project outcomes.

On the 18th of March, the Manawatu Standard published an article about the Young Ambassadors Tour. I have included a picture of the article above. There is an important correction I would like to...

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Monday, 17 March 2014 20:30

Bonjour tout le monde!


Le sujet de mon projet est mon arrière-grand-oncle, qui s’appelait Cornelius Keppel. Il est parti à la Grande Guerre quand il était jeune. Cornelius avait de la chance parce qu’il est revenu en Nouvelle-Zélande. Malheureusement quelques années après la Grande Guerre il est mort à cause de ses blessures. J’ai trouvé un site internet qui est très utile (c’est l’image en haut). J’espére que je peux trouver plus d’informations au sujet de mon arrière-grand-oncle à l’avenir.  

I am very...

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