Articles related to "Second World War"
The Blitz
The Blitz was a dreadful time for Britain,
especially in London. However, as the bombs
rained down, day after day, night after night,
the people remained determined to keep going.
They never gave up, and, eventually, the Germans
turned their attention, disastrously, to Russia.
The courage of the British people when severely
tested is worth remembering, especially in these
troubled times.
the blitz
• second world war
• london blitz
• luftwaffe
• churchill
Alfred Noyes
The Highwayman came riding, riding, riding..." That is how the poem, "The Highwayman," begins. From that point on, you are pulled into the story. You can see <i>The Highwayman," riding up to the inn, hear the horses feet on the cobblestones and see Beth, "plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair." As a child, this was one of my favorite poems. It still is.
the highwayman
• alfred noyes
• noyes
• poet
• poetry
CASA LOMA
In the early 20th Century, Canadian financier, Sir Henry Mill Pellat hired a noted architect, E.J. Lennox, to help him realize a life long dream. Hence, the construction of a medieval castle on the brow of a hill overlooking Toronto, Ontario.
mary alward
• casa loma
• castles
• toronto
• medieval castle
VOICE of a Woman
Kathe Kollwitz looked at the role of women who had remained steadfast against a back drop of the ruination and chaos caused by war and social unrest. She constructed pictures that made sense of it all. Her message is that there is something quintessential to human survival and happiness that cannot be equated to money, power or prestige. Nor can it be gained or transmuted through force or by tricks of ideology or processes linked to human thought. That message is love and it is the keystone to survival.
kathe kollwitz
• mural artist
• public art
• inspiration
• community minded