My Modern Metropolis

All Blog Posts Tagged 'soldiers' (2)

Search Blog Posts

UNICEF Turns Soldiers Back Into Children

What a creative way to send a serious message. As you may know, the African continent has the world’s highest number of child soldiers. UNICEF extracts many of these children from combat and reintegrate them into society. In order to rally support for this cause, UNICEF sent a package to supporters and potential sponsors. It was a familiar pack of plastic toy soldiers… Continue

Added by alice on October 9, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Terra Cotta Soldiers @ the Bowers Museum - May 18 - Oct 12



Oohh...I'm so going to check this out!!



China's First Emperor, the boy king who united the country in 221 BC and began construction of the first Great wall, was not only obsessed with building but also a fanatic about death. To enforce his rule over the afterlife, he built a standing army of 7,000 soldiers. This terra cotta army of soldiers, servants, musicians, acrobats, and animals silently remained underground for two thousand… Continue

Added by Eugene on May 16, 2008 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

Latest Blog Posts

Most Popular Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

ADVERTISEMENT

© 2013   Created by alice.

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service