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Are you a chicken or an eagle?
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The egg of an Eagle and that of a hen are
much alike.
Both shells are white.
When hatched, both produce cute,
feathery little birds.
But the chick never leaves the ground.
Scratching for food, laying countless
eggs, finally being devoured...that’s the
chicken’s destiny.
The eaglet learns to soar. The highest
peaks become his home.
Proud! He dwells in those loftly areas
where few of God’s creatures ever ven
ture.
Today! You are out of your shell!
Are you a chick or Eaglet?
There are too many chickens in this
world. Chickens are people that go through
the same routines and the same ways of
living everyday.
‘Chickens,” for example, get up every
morning at the same time. “Chickens” go
to work everyday, and then they eat and go
to bed so they can get up and go to work the
next morning. “Chickens” are those who
never do anything with their lives, never
go out into the world, never participate in
any activities, and do not keep up with
what’s happening in the world.
Many people do not even know who is the
president of the United States! This is a
problem that many people have in our
world. I refer to it as not wanting to get out
and realize what’s going on in the world.
Why can we not all be like “eagles!”
“Eagles” are those people who strive to
achieve new heights who work to be above
the rest, who get out in the world and look
for new ways to achieve their success.
“Eagles” soar to new heights, while
“chickens” stay where they are never
wanting to achieve anything in life.
“Eagles” live the life that I want to live.
I hope that there are others who want to be
“Eagles”, so that the world will be a better
place to live and not just a place full of
chickens.
Which would you like to be-a “Chicken”
or an “Eagle”?
Emperor funeral marks end of an era in Japan
by Will (^tlliiiH
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Political leaders from around the world,
including President George Bush, gather
in Tokyo for the funeral of Emperor
Hirohito who died Jan. 7, 1989, of cancer.
Here at Brevard College there are some
30 Japanese students.
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They said their parents said two days of
official mourning were observed. During
that time they were not allowed to have
social activities.
Tomoko Sato, 20, is from the city of Bep-
pu. She is in her second year at Brevard.
She said her parents and grandparents
mourned the Emperor’s death but that her
generation of Japanese young people did
not as much.
Since the death, the Emperor’s body has
been kept in the Imperial Palace in
a wooden coffin.
Some people thought the Emperor’s
death would lead to an emotional outbreak
among the Japanese, but that has not hap-
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pened. The Emperor’s death ends the tie to
World War II that still creates bad
memories from some of Japan’s neighbors
in Asia.
Emperor Hirohito is succeded on the
Chrysanthemum Throne by Crown Prince
Akihito, 55, who is a perfect example of
post-war Japan. Akihito became the suc
cessor in 1952 and since that time has been
preparing for this moment. Akihito had a
normal boy’s upbringing. He was raised
away from his parents. He married a com
moner who is the daughter of a flour com
pany president.
Two days of official mounting were
observed after Hirohito died. According to
a report in NEWSWEEK magazine, some
Japanese felt a sense of relief upon his
death because Hirohito was the last con
nection with World War II and Japan’s
devastating defeat.
Although Emperor Hirohito was the
ceremonial head of Japan, Hirohito sur
rendered his country to Allied powers in
1946, shortly after atomic bombs were
dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
World War II experts have debated how
much of a role Emperor Hirohito played
during the war. Did he know about Japan’s
plans to bomb the United States’ base at
Pearl Harbor?
The Emperor was a father figure to
millions of Japanese. He was raised in the
Imperial Palace, began his education in a
school for the sons of nobility and was
tutored along with a select group of five
other boys. He went on a tour of Europe as
a Crown Prince in 1921. He was a guest of
King George V of England.
Hirohito became Crown Prince Regent
in 1921 when his father became mentally
ill.
Hirohito surrendered his country to the
Allied demands in 1946 and spent the next
eight years traveling throughout Japan
rebuilding a spirit of unity among his peo
ple. He told them that all Japanese must
share in the burden of defeat.
Since World War II, Japan has build a
strong economy and is now considered the
world’s first non-military superpower.