Great American writers often produce work that does more than entertain their audience. Great American writers have aimed to capture the attention of their respective societies and always make sure their work includes a teaching aspect‚ one that aims to teach the reader a lesson‚ usually about life or values. One of these great American writers was Dorothy Day. Dorothy Day was a journalist by trade‚ as well as a social activist and an upstanding Catholic. Day was raised an agnostic‚ meaning her family
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Frank Lloyd Wright Falling Water‚ 1934 Frank Lloyd Wright sends out free-floating platforms boldly over a small waterfall and anchors them in the natural rock. Something of the prairie house is here still. Designed in 1953‚ the home is built on a hexagonal grid and is constructed entirely of tidewater red cypress and native fieldstone. A unique sculpture park has been integrated with the woodlands and informal gardens surrounding the house. As technology uses more and more natural resources
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Happy 67th Independence Day 2013. Good Morning! Today On 15 August 2013‚ India is going to celebrate its 67th Independence Day. So first of all I wish you all a very Happy Independence Day 2013. Indians celebrate this day with lots of love and pride‚ because on 15 August 1947 India got freedom from the British Rule after 200 years. So this is the day of pride for all of us. We should not forget the sacrifice of our National Heroes‚ who sacrificed their life for Indian Independence so we all should
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one of the National festivals of India‚ it is Republic day. It is a great opportunities for me‚ as you allowed me to share few words on this occasion. On this day‚ it was January 26‚ 1950 we declared our country as a Republic country by adopting our own constitution. Actually‚ the preparation of our constitution was over earlier than this date but we choose January 26 for this‚ because this date has its own significance earlier than this day. It was January 26‚ 1930 on the bank of river Ravi‚ our
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element of present-day education. Formerly teaching consisted of merely imparting the basic skills of 3R’s (Reading‚ Writing and Arithmetic). But true learning is much more than that. Today education is an all-round development of the child. In this respect games and sports play a significant role. It is in this backdrop that most schools organise their Annual Sports Day. Last year‚ my school’s Annual Sports Day was held on 20th Oct. Generally a month of preparation precedes the day. A month prior
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There is a great importance of games and sports for the students. The sports teach discipline to the students. These sports are very essential for the students. They also develop the spirit of the sportsmanship and suddenly derive a lot of pleasure by playing games. It also inculcates the quality of team spirit in them. The students learn the qualities of leadership and working unitedly.Generally games are played in every school. In our school we have a very big playground where the students play
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Valentine’s Day is a day of romance and love. People give gifts to each other‚ such as: chocolates‚ flowers‚ and jewelry. 10% of people in America get engaged on Valentine’s Day in Many people also get married on this day of love and romance. Some people believe that Saint Valentine sent the very first valentine to a woman whom he had fallen in love with: his jail keeper’s daughter‚ while he was in his cell‚ waiting to be put to death for going against the law of not marrying young men. Other
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Teacher’s Day Quotes are the famous sayings about teachers. Read some well-known Quotations for Teacher’s Day : • A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. -Author Unknown • Teaching is not a lost art‚ but the regard for it is a lost tradition. -Jacques Barzun • Good teachers are costly‚ but bad teachers cost more. -Bob Talbert • The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from
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Works and days described women as “scourge for toiling men” (Hesiod 45). Men were regarded as pure‚ free from trouble and sorrows. This all changed after women were introduced to men. It all started when‚ Iapetos stole the fire from Zeus for the sake of men. After Zeus found out about this treachery‚ he cursed Iapetos‚ men and generations to follow by introducing Pandora‚ the first woman. Zeus instructed the titans to create Pandora to bring doom to men. Hephaistos mixed earth and haste to create
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Francis “Frank” Johnson Johnson was born on June 16‚ 1792 in Martinique in the West Indies and immigrated to Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania in 1809 by the age of 17. He directed military bands and society dance orchestras‚ taught music‚ and performed on the violin and keyed bugle. His early career consisted of performing for balls‚ parades‚ and dancing schools. He first became widely known in 1818 when George Willig published Johnson’s Collection of New Cotillions. His career flourished in the 1820s
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