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This picture is from Auschwitz concentration camp as new prisoners are arriving. This makes me think of the Wiesel family arriving to this very same place and how the people were being sent to the left and the right. Left for death, but unknown to the prisoners, and right for labor and more then likely, death later. People were either to die or work depending on their age, gender, and their strength. Old women and children were almost always sent straight to the gas chambers upon arrival to the camps.

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This is a picture of children in the Holocaust. There were millions of kids that were sent to the camps with their families and they really weren't treated much different than the adults were. They were all tortured and malnourished and much more on top of that. When I look at pictures of children in the Holocaust, it makes me think back to the book, "Night" when Elie Wiesel arrives at the camp with his father. He is asked what is age is and he lies and tells the SS guard that he is 18. He does to spare his life as long as he can becasue in a lot of cases, as children arrived, they were sent straight to death or to Dr. Mengele.

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This is a picture of the ovens that were in the crematoriums of the concentration camps during the Holocaust. Jewish people were sent to these camps and in a lot of cases, as soon as they got there, they sent straight to a gas chamber or one of these ovens. To me, this is a very memorable picture. Anytime I think of this picture, I feel sadness and think about the horrible torture these people went through really for no reason at all.

This is a picture of the Titanic. I have always been very fascinated by this ship and the story behind it. I know that this is a very tragic story but I really like this ship and everything about it. I have watched a lot of documentaries on the story of the Titanic and of course I love the movie! There is a Titanic museum in Branson, MO and it is an actual replicate of the actual ship but it's only half the size. I hope to travel there one day and learn even more about it.

This is the flag of New Zealand. This is where my great-grandmother is from and I am very happy that I can say that. This has always played a big part in my life because New Zealand is a place that I have always been fascinated with. I love learning more about this place all the time and I like to learn about the people in my family who live there. I love the fact that I am Maori and not many people around here can say that. I one day hope to travel to NZ and see all of the amazing things that there are to see there.

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Subway is and has been a huge part of my life ever since I started working there in April of 2009. I have made a lot of friends working there and I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. I work 5 days a week and it is very hard to do with school but it has to be done. I love all of the people I work with and I think that are some of the most amazing people I know. This is a very laid back job and it's not like most fast food restaurants. We don't have a lot of rules and most times, we have free time and so we just sit around and have long, pointless conversations. To all of my fellow Subway co-workers, you guys are awesome and I love you all!!

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This tattoo means a lot to me. This is my first and only tattoo that I have. I always said that I would never get a tattoo because I thought that they were tacky and disgusting. I still feel that way but not about mine. It means a lot to me and I think it is very special. This is a Maori tattoo. Maori are the Indian people of New Zealand and that's what my family is. My grandmother is from NZ and she moved here in 1947. I always thought that it was very fascinating to be able to say that I am Maori and that my grandmother is from NZ. When I finally decided that I wanted to get my first tattoo, that I wanted it to be something Maori related but I didn't know what. After only a few days of searching, I found this tattoo. It symbolizes family and protection along with wealth and abundance.

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