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Fortitude Transpires Amid Devastation in the Philippines
By Camille Banson, V Form
On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines with 197mph winds and relentless floods that consumed homes. An estimated 5,000 people died, 18,000 injured, and over 1,000 still unaccounted for, but numbers do not fully describe the devastating situation. Corpses hung from trees and were scattered on sidewalks. Desperate residents in search of food, water, and fuel looted grocery stores and gas stations. People lost their lives, livelihoods, homes, children, parents. (more…)
The Human Spirit Is Alive in Haiti
by Jammil Telfort, IV Form
Sadness. Desolation. Poverty. Fear. Hunger. Disease. These are some of the words that people immediately think of when someone mentions Haiti. In the minds of many Americans, Haiti is a broken down, third world country that is being ravaged with the aforementioned afflictions and in need of dire assistance. The general population does not live in nice homes, and some people even live in tents due to the horrific earthquake that decimated much of the country three years ago. Most citizens do not have access to medical care; what medical care there is often takes (more…)
To Be Remembered Is To Live On: El Día De Los Muertos
by V Formers Erica Christensen, Camille Banson, and Brittany Andrea
The AP Spanish Language class was recently assigned a project for the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is an
important holiday in Latin American culture, celebrated on November 2nd. During the holiday, Latin Americans remember and honor their lost loved ones. In their culture, the dead are kept in their memories and made an integral part of their lives. While such familiarity with the dead is contradictory to what we learn as children in the United States, the study of Spanish culture helps to improve our knowledge of the Spanish language. The students were assigned to make and dedicate a traditional Hispanic altar to someone close to them that had died. They were (more…)
22 Hours Across the World
by Mame Kane, V Form
Last summer, I participated in a new exchange program between St. Mark’s and St. Hilda’s School in Queensland, Australia. Dr. Warren, the head of the Global Citizenship Initiative, introduced me to the program. Dr. Warren taught my Third Form Seminar class in 2011-12, and she ignited my intrigue about the different parts of the world that we studied in that course. I expressed my interest to her about becoming more globally aware and competent, and she emailed me last September. I was asked if I wanted to (more…)
On Coming To America from Down Under
by Georgia Frizelle, V Form Australian Exchange Student
Some of the strange accents or the weird slang terms around St. Mark’s this fall have come from my friend, Zeldene, and me, Georgia Frizelle, both from Australia. We are here on a six-to-eight week international exchange program that is offered to sophomore girls, and soon also to boys, over the summer. Living on the beach, surfing, or holding a koala—these typical aspects of Australian life are what we left to come to the United States; I strongly encourage St. Markers to consider applying for the exchange for 2014 so that they can experience that (more…)
On the Preservation of Global Cultural Heritage
by Blaire Zhang, IV Form
Artifacts are claimed, collected, and shown in museums all around the world in different regions. Over the course of history, however, looters have left many of them broken or lost and thus deprived their original cultures of essential elements that express culture and history. As I was touring in the cities of Spain and France this past summer, I was exposed for the first time to the incalculably large amount of artifacts there. I was especially dazzled by the Louvre: every section of the museum was labeled on the map perfectly with details and brief (more…)
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