I had been canoeing many times before‚ but little did I know this trip would be unlike any other. It was a sunny July morning and me and my friends loaded up the SUV and headed for the river. The closer we got‚ the larger the knots in my stomach became. I couldn’t tell if the knots where there from nerves or the excitement‚ all I knew is that I could not wait to get the canoe in the water. We reached the old wooded building surrounded by orange and gray faded canoes and began to unload our supplies
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Kuka Movement 1857 During the pre-independence days‚ the British followed the policy of ‘Devide and Rule’. It was their strategy to become offensive against the roots of Indian culture. During those days‚ so many Butcherkhanas (Slaughter houses) in different parts of Punjab. During the days of Maharaja Ranjit Singh‚ there was total ban on cow slaughter. When British annexed Punjab‚ they printed these words on copper plates – “COW are not to be killed in Amritsar. The Penalty of killing cow is
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The women’s rights movements‚ also known as the feminist movements‚ happened during the years of 1867 to the present. The first wave of feminism happened between the years of 1867 to 1960. This wave included campaigns in support of temperance‚ women’s suffrage‚ pacifism‚ labour and health rights. During time period feminist activists focused on achieving legal and political equality. The second wave feminism happened from 1960 to 1985. The movements included campaigns in support of equality in education
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As many people remember‚ July 4th‚ 1776‚ better know as Independence Day‚ was the day when America officially declare independence from Great Britain when the colonists signed the Declaration of Independence. When the colonists first settled down in America‚ they never wanted to be separated with Great Britain. However‚ their rights were being taken away‚ their voices were never heard‚ and they were controlled unjustly by the king. The tension between the British colonist and the king had built up
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Fourth of July is a holiday celebrated by many but is it really a celebration for all? “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde is about a trip her family had taken to Washington‚ D.C. to celebrate her sister and her graduation. Soon the trip turns into disappointment as she realizes the harsh truth of racism and humiliation. What her parents have been avoiding by not telling her the whole truth she learns during her week in Washington‚ D.C. Learning these things all at once makes her question why her
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they won’t take a second glance. On the other hand if they saw something detailed and abstract‚ it stands out and piques their interest. The same thing can be applied when talking about a reader and literature. A work like Sylvia Plath’s “Poppies In July” has the ability to capture an audience’s attention from the first line‚ as it could be argued to be almost abstract. The poem opens by amiably describing flowers. However‚ the ending of the first line foreshadows something more sinister or dangerous
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Varkari Movement • Varkari (Marathi: वारकरी) is a religious movement (sampraday) within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism. It is geographically associated with the Indian states of Maharashtra and northernKarnataka. • In the Marathi language of Maharashtra‚ vari (वारी) means ’pilgrimage’ and a pilgrim is called a varkari. Every year‚ Varkari walk hundreds of miles to the holy town of Pandharpur‚ gathering there on ekadashi (the 11th day) of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Aashaadha
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The Fourth of July–a day widely regarded as a time of freedom and celebration for the American public–did not always have the same meaning for all citizens. Frederick Douglass‚ a former slave‚ delivered his speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? to an audience of white abolitionists in 1852‚ which provided his perspective on the holiday. Douglass finally managed to escape slavery after many unsuccessful attempts‚ eventually becoming one of the most influential abolitionists of his time.
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Language Movement Even before the creation of Pakistan‚ there was a demand to make Bangla the national language. Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah defends Bangla as the state language on 29th July‚ 1947. On September 2‚ 1947 some students of the University of Dhaka formed “Tomaddun Mojlish”‚ a cultural organization. Tamuddun Majlish in a booklet titled State Language of Pakistan: Bengali or Urdu? demands Bengali as one of the state language of Pakistan. In November 1947 Karachi‚ at Pakistan Educational
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Wise libertarian in local government: Ron Swanson‚ once said that‚ “History began on July 4th‚ 1776. Everything before that‚ was a mistake.” While standing on the very soil‚ which once oppressed the patriots of young America‚ Swanson‚ filled with a strong pride for our nation and detest of our former British monarchy‚ understands the importance of our independence and the celebration of it. The Fourth of July is both a pivottable date in our democracy‚ declaring our liberty through law‚ and serves
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