a pic from the newspaper

national mourning

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May 19th 2008
So, I haven't written since last week when we were all just happy that we weren't anywhere near the earthquake, and weren't really aware of how catastrophic it really was. As the number of victims has gone up though, and as we found out that so many of the victims were kids, it's been extremely sad here for everyone. On Tuesday, the day after the earthquake, we had a school-wide ceremony outside w ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more