Valentine's day originated from the saint St. Valentine’s .There are many stories about this man, but we can’t know for sure if they’re right. One suggests that he often helped Christians escape from Roman jail cells.…
. Saint Valentine, officially known as Saint Valentine of Rome, is a third-century Roman saint widely celebrated on February 14 and commonly associated with "courtly love."Although not much of St. Valentine's life is reliably known, and whether or not the stories involve two different saints by the same name is also not officially decided, it is highly agreed that St. Valentine was martyred and then buried on the Via Flaminia to the north of Rome.In 1969, the Roman Catholic Church removed St. Valentine from the General Roman Calendar, because so little is known about him. However, the church still recognizes him as a saint, listing him in the February 14 spot of Roman Martyrolgy.…
Documentaries reinforce or criticise dominant representations of groups in society. Discuss in relation to a documentary you have studied.…
According to the article “BlackBerry Posts Loss as Phones Go Unsold”, BlackBerry performs a poor performance. Business has a quarterly loss in 2013 for $965 million. The revenue had drop 45% that down to $1.57 billion from $2.86 billion compares with a year earlier. BlackBerry lost $248 million, or 47 cents a share, and analysts forecast 49 cents a share loss for the quarter ended August 31. The net loss is $235 million which excluding inventory charge and restructuring charges in the latest quarter. The cash position also down to $2.6 billion from $3.1 billion at quarter-end. Smartphone maker report a hefty operating loss of nearly $1 billion charge on inventory of unsold phones. Fairfax Financial Holdings to take the company private for about $4.7 billion, or $9 a share. As a former mobile king, BlackBerry faces to exit the handset business. This report will conduct a situation analysis of potential causes of declining sales and profits of Black Berry. And also would identify internal company and external environment for the poor performance.…
Valentine was fascinated with human behavior and studied the people around him. Through his studies, he was able to teach men and women how to collectively have a respect and love for each other, which lead to a worldwide revolution of courtly love.…
February 14 to most people is a day to show love to a significant other however,…
It is already been a common knowledge to everyone that many singles get disappointed during the V-day. In addition, most of these people find it hard to go out every year and search for their Valentineís Day date.…
Good afternoon friend my name is Jocelyn. Today I’m going to tell you about Valentine’s Day. Hope you’ll enjoy my presentation.…
It was a normal day like no other I woke up at the fire station ready for the day with the smell of blueberry pie in the air and the wonderful warm sunshine on my face. I dress up brushed my teeth and ran to the kitchen as fast as I can to the smell of blueberry pie. When I got there everybody was already eating breakfast, so I joined in. My colleagues told me “Good morning Lario Boy…
It was the most hottest day at Sacramento High school, I was glad they have an AC every time i get inside i feel cool and fresh. I was also glad my best friend came to this high school with me his name is Dominic Santiago but i call him in his nickname i gave him Dom for short to save time. It was homeroom and once i went inside the classroom i find an empty desk where i can’t sit next to new people i don’t know. My homeroom teacher was a woman named Mrs. Salasar who teaches biology. She hand out our schedules which were our classes. when homeroom was over it was first period and so on until break or lunch once second period was over it was break and i found my best friend Dom who treats me like a brother. I yelled out his name across the hallway and once he heard me he also screamed across the hallway.…
The story of St. Valentine is one of true sacrifice. During a time when there was an emperor named Claudius who persecuted the Christian church, Valentine was a Roman Priest. The emperor also had an edict that prohibited the marriage of young people. This was because Claudius believed that unmarried soldiers fought better than married soldiers because married soldiers had to worry about his family’s security if he died fighting. So, being a little rebellious of this ridiculous law, Valentine decided to marry a soldier and young woman who were deeply in love.…
Valentine's Day is a day full of romance and love. On this special day, many people will take this opportunity to express their deepest love and care to their boyfriend or girlfriend. Among all poems and songs from the sixties to the twenty first century, I think that the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe is the perfect Valentine's Day poem.…
The following day, he called me and we talked for hours. I fell in love with his sweet and beautiful voice instantly. We continued conversing over the phone for about four months before deciding to go out somewhere together. We arranged to meet at the Kaw Yam Mu Poe lay Park near the river. After meeting up, we talked endlessly for what seemed like hours until we had nothing more to say. We sat in silence and stared at the water. I still remember the past in the friend’s birthday party. He took my hand and looked me in the eyes and asked me if I would be willing to give my heart to him. I was completely stunned at the question. I knew I loved him and wanted to be with him, but I was too nervous, and I have never had love before. I don’t understand much about love and I felt that I'm not ready for love yet. Hence, I said honestly, "I'm not ready." His face of happiness turned to sadness and he stopped talking. He dropped my hand from his and…
Nowadays, many people, especially adults, think that it’s difficult to teenagers to have a first love. In my opinion, that’s just a wrong idea. I remember when I fell in love for the first time, I remember it like it was yesterday, but already some years have passed away, however, the passion and the amazing feelings I used to have for him are still the same.…
My first love began six years ago, when I was only fourteen, I was very young with no experience with boys. I thought that there was no heart break in this world, until I met him. His brown caramel eyes, shady dark brown hair, pink color skin it was breathtaking. That first moment when at tutoring class we saw each other he was making his way to the seat in back of mine and while approaching he was smiling at me, made my heart skipped a beat. It took me months to talk to him; we became best friends nothing what I wanted, his life and his thoughts were mine, he was my world and he even had a clue i kept it secret.…