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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-04-26, Page 14Amp 4A WHAT REMEMBRANCE DAY MEANS TO ME-. As soon as I hear the two words Remem- brance Day, I instantly think of the red poppies that grow in Flanders Fields and all of the soldiers that fought for peace and freedom. Remembrance Day is a Canadian holi- day in memory of the men and women that fought and died for us. Remembrance Day is every November 11th. Remembrance Day replaced Ar- mistice Day in 1931. The poppy that grows in Flanders Fields is a symbol of Remem- brance Day. The assassination of Archduke Ferdi- nand triggered the first World War. World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. World War II began in 1939 and ended in 1945. Some weapons in World War I were the airplane, tank, machine gun and the submarine. Some soldiers wore gas masks. The weapons used in World War II were the spitfire, the 1347, the DUKW, the tank and the aircraft carrier. That's what Remembrance Day means to me. Tarrwin Colwell Grade 6 Remember Remember the soldiers that fought in wars Past who gave their lives up for us, alas they fought and fought for days on end the end of the war was the end for them now they're in heaven where war may not enter where peace and harmony dwell in the center adults and children were killed in the mess the world has no place for such foolishness so, on the eleventh month the eleventh day the eleventh hour we remember. iBowl For The Fin i+ tws) asis Sa8�3 �t3� Colin Welke Grade 6 Live ionger, don't smoke by Tammy Schaus Would you like a cigarette? I don't, I want to live. Mr. McKeon and fellow classmates. Did you know last year alone lung cancer was the result of 72,000 deaths. A person every 105 seconds dies of diseases and illness relating to smoking. Why do people start to 'smoke? Well, some think it makes them look glamorous, some start just for the heck of it. Then there are others who start because it helps them feel poised and sophisticated. Then there are people who start just to defy their parents because they don't get enough attention at home. Last but not least, the big one is they think it is the grown-up thing to do but it is not at all. You know a smoker's risk of dying before their time is 70% higher than a non- smoker. Men who start in their teens will die long before their time, women run a similar, but lower risk. The younger peo- ple start, the more risk they have of lung diseases and heart attacks before their 30's and 40's. Being sick with these il- lnesses and diseases is a result of 77 million workdays of people being away. Out of all the generations of mankind, our parents' generation has the most smokers. Back then little information was available about the connection between smoking and health. Well really back then smoking was Thought of as a harmless pastime. But today's medical research shows that smoking was not as harmless as they thought, it is really responsible for thousands of deaths. Scientists believe that cigarette smoking can contribute to the development of From grade two Floppy ears Bunnies hop Nibbling carrots All day. Bunny arteriosclerosis which is the hardening of the arteries. Many people in our country have the disease of the arteries in the arms and legs. Smoking is very dangerous for these patients, because smoking narrows the h blood vessels already damaged. Smoking increases this disease's progress for final stages which are gangrene, amputation of the limb and of course death. Nature provides us all with a normal respiratory system with a self -cleansing action which can protect us from harmful substances. Tobacco smoke inhaled with a mixture of gases, tar and irritants can cause the cleansing action of the respiratory system to slow down and in time finally stop the respiratory system. The death rate for heart attacks is definitely higher for cigarette smokers. Most diseases underlie heart attacks. The causes are mainly other disorders of the body such as lung cancer, breast cancer et cetera. But the death rate, from heart at- tacks may decrease if more people give up smoking.. Did you know that people are trying to quit smoking right now but it is not as easy as they thought. People who smoked for over 20 years find it very difficult to quit smoking but a lot of them have managed. Most of all, doctors have quit smoking because it would be a bad influence for the t mItsits if they were smote anc t eir tients were trying to quit. If you quit smoking in time, some of your body tissues might return to normal. So if you have a future planned out for yourself, I would advise you not to smoke or you will probably never meet your destination. Becky Visser Grade 2 Shelley Johnston Jesus rose God's son Saving Sins Easter Day ! Love the cat He walks in silence trough the night, With padded feet he roams. To catch a mouse, in silent flight, And then to take it home. When morning comes, he will lie down, In a curled up sprawling heap. And then he'll purr and quietly, Purr himself to sleep. by Kristen O'Neill Aft Michael Irwin Grade 2 Easter Easter bunny Coloured eggs Baby chicks Easter fun. Jaime Jones Grade 2 v '_:\r . \ `r -Y--\ ��. v► \ 0. �.a V p .1� Gfi e c 0 L)a 5 2? -3q13