BOXING DAY 1. When is Boxing Day? - In Britain‚ Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following day after Christmas Day‚ which is 26 December. - Like Christmas Day‚ Boxing Day is a public holiday. This means everybody doesn’t have to go to school or work on that day. If Boxing Day falls on Saturday or Sunday‚ the following Monday is the Boxing Day. 2. History of Boxing Day. Why is it called Boxing Day? a) To protect ships: - During the Age of Exploration‚ when the ships started to discover
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Earth Day Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues‚ Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday that is sometimes extended into Earth Week‚ a full seven days of events focused on green awareness. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and inspired by the antiwar protests of the late 1960s‚ Earth Day was originally aimed at creating a mass environmental movement. It began as a "national teach-in on the environment" and was held on April 22 to maximize the number of
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Origins The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian times‚ with the festival of Flora‚ the Roman goddess of flowers‚ and the Walpurgis Night celebrations of the Germanic countries. It is also associated with the Gaelic Beltane. Many pagan celebrations were abandoned or Christianized during the process of conversion in Europe. A more secular version of May Day continues to be observed in Europe and America. In this form‚ May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the maypole
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The Importance of Memorial Day Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who perished while serving in the military‚ a day to honor the soldiers who died while defending America. Our three day weekend in May is a wonderful time to get together with friends and family. To most of us‚ Memorial weekend it means no school/work and an extra day off. Memorial Day is so much more than a day off to have fun. Most students do not really even understand why they get school off; a lot of adult use
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quality of class discussions. On the other hand‚ the positive motivational effects are overpowered by the negative impact of competition between students. Students who don’t earn those A’s often feel like failures‚ even though they have learned a great deal. What is gained from the B is often lost in the desired an A. Often students compare their grades with others in an effort to see how tthey rank. This relative status has little to do with how much an individual is actually learning. In short
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Columbus Day When asked should Columbus Day be celebrated? The answer we get is yes because we have a holiday on Monday of the second week of October. Columbus Day is the celebration of the day Christopher Columbus apparently discovered America. If I was asked that question I would say most definitely we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus Day. First‚ he brought disease that spread around the Americas killing 9off the Native Americans. Second‚ most people think that by celebrating Columbus Day we are celebrating
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Lea Bordeos Ms. Antonette P. Talaue 10713565 HUMALIT July 1‚ 2010 Quiz 1: Crackling Day If I were to decide whether Uncle Sam did the right thing or not when he “punished” Lee‚ I would say that he did the right thing. This is because taking their (South Africans) situation in consideration‚ he did not have much choice. If Uncle Sam did not follow what the Baas wanted‚ they would probably be thrown
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Assignment 05.09 Lab Questions 1. How can parents avoid temper tantrums? Parents can avoid temper tantrums one way is have a plan before you get into that situation. Parents need to be better prepared and know what’s coming they can use the A‚ B‚ C’S. 2. What are the A‚ B‚ C’ s? The A‚ B‚ C’S is the strategic discipline that you can use. For istance just think of A. Think of an attribute that you want to develop in the life of your child. B is behavior. What is the behavior that you want to
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BUSINESS PLAN For Bouncy Kids Child Development Center 2001 1 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Introduction III. Industry Analysis IV. Organization V. Management/Human Resources VI. Operations VII. Marketing VIII. Assumption Page IX. Financial Documents X. Supporting Documents 2 Executive Summary Bouncy Kids Child Development Center will operate under a Christian philosophy that children need to be treated with warmth and respect. One major emerging trend in
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A Rainy Day That’s a gloomy morning. Everything seemed came from a black-and-white television receiver. I left home at 6:30 a.m. so that I won’t be late for the first class. When I was at the gate of neighborhood‚ I felt there was raindrop slide down through my bridge of the nose. It began to spot. In around one minute‚ God started crying instead of weeping. There were some naughty things that appear to you every day‚ however‚ they will disappear when you really need them. My umbrella is an excellent
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