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10/15 Weekly Writing
This week was different from other weeks as our classes consisted of preparing for our presentations on our blogs. I chose to write about love letters during World War II for this letter writing blog project. I have yet to present it, but I will present it in class tomorrow in the style of Pecha…
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Love Letters In WII
This week we focused on the topic of love letters during World War II. Aside from listening to several love letters in class, we also read many letters ourselves. One letter that particularly stood out to me was “My Very Dear Wife”, Major Sullivan Ballou’s last love letter to his wife, Sarah. In this letter,…
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Holocaust Letters
This week, I was given the opportunity to read various letters that were written during the Holocaust, during my Letter Writing class. These letters truly captured the way different people had such similar experiences during this time, and how they all expressed their experiences differently in their letters to their families. Ida’s Last Letter to…
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Letters to Clara Breed
This week, I got the opportunity to read various letters sent to Clara Breed: an American librarian who supported many children of the Japanese American community during World War II. These letters captured the reality of a dark period in American history, where innocent people were persecuted based on their race. 3 Surprising Points: Clara…
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The History of Muhlenberg through WWII Sports Letters
This week, I was given the opportunity to read and observe old letters exchanged between Muhlenberg student athletes and their families during World War II. These letters not only provided information about their athletic careers back in the day, but they also revealed how students balanced personal relationships, school, and being drafted into the military.…