Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Everyday: US Soldier fighting in Saipan/A Homeschool student

Sensational quotes, but give us an idea of the matter-of-factness that the soldier's everyday is greeted with.
"It rained again today. Yesterday our artillery on the beach gave the japs an awful pounding."
"There is a very strong odour from the beach. It smells like burning flesh."
"reading a letter by the glare of the far-off flames."

In contrast, the everyday decisions of a homeschool student appears somewhat frivolous in comparison:
"Home students decide what time they get up at."
"some get dressed, some don't!"

For this project, my preliminary interest lies in contrasting experiences of the Everyday.

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