http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/world/hiroshima-survivors-artifacts/index.html
When I went to the Hiroshima War Memorial, I remember the other teachers talking about the politics of the war, the consequences, and all that. I remember we were sitting outside the museum, it was hot. I'm sure once we got inside and began to read and look at the actual artifacts all our thoughts must have turned in another direction. As we were walking up to the location we saw the ruins (one of the few that remain in the rebuilt city), and we all talked about the horror and shook our heads in disbelief that it really happen, but inside, looking at the artifacts which aren't that far removed from today's artifacts of coins, clothes we can recognize, toys, etc. An archeologist can find ancient knives, or pottery and while we have them today, those are so far in the past, that regardless of the war or plague that resulted in them being there, the emotional attachment is somewhat removed. But seeing the items that I or my students could have used in their lifetime really makes an impression. This article affected me because I saw actual artifacts first hand. And now with a daughter, that tricycle really brings it home.
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