NEW YEAR Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the New Year is called the Lantern Festival‚ which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven
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Year-Round School Imagine yourself on summer vacation. It’s warm and the weather is beautiful.Though this vacation might sound good‚ imagine the boredom you will feel after three long months of doing almost nothing. Summer seems to have lasted forever‚ and once you go back to school‚ you hardly remember anything that you had learned last year. Now imagine school in November. You’ve been at it for three months‚ and you’re struggling to get through. School might seem to be dragging on and on. With
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Year Round School I. Introduction a. Attention Getter - Reviewing for weeks when a new year of school starts. You forget what you’ve learned the past year. b. Link- With year round school‚ you wouldn’t have that problem. c. Thesis Statement - II. Narration – a. Year round school‚ some of you may not know what it is or what its purpose is. Year round school was established in the 1800’s. The purpose of year round school is to have evenly distributed school days throughout the year for students
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Extend the School Year‚ Extend Opportunities “I’m bored. There’s nothing to do!” These words are echoed many times during the summer by teenagers and children around America. Hours are wasted away wandering mindlessly around the house‚ sitting in front of a television screen‚ or simply sleeping to make the time pass by faster. Meanwhile‚ across the world students are spending their time in school studying and getting ahead‚ while America is continually dropping in its rankings. The aches and pains
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progressive year of high school. Freshman year is exemplified through a rose bud. Potential is there‚ but the writing overall is unpolished and juvenile. Analysis was surface level‚ syntax was unvaried‚ and word choice was uncreative. Improvements in grammar were made‚ but overall not much to write home about. This is most likely due to being in an Honors-level course freshman year‚ so receiving satisfactory grades did not require much effort‚ which led to little improvement. Sophomore year marked
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the teenage years and isn’t fully mature until age 25. One 16-year-old’s brain might be more developed than another 18-year-old’s‚ just as a younger teen might be taller than an older one. But evidence is mounting that a 16-year-old’s brain is generally far less developed than those of teens just a little older. The research seems to help explain why 16-year-old drivers crash at far higher rates than older teens. The studies have convinced a growing number of safety experts that 16-year-olds are
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Senior Year Expectations Going into my senior year‚ I have a lot of expectations. Expectations for my grades‚ my classes‚ after school activities‚ and of course‚ the benefits of being a senior. I’m going into this year knowing it will be challenging‚ critical‚ but most all‚ knowing it will be the best year in high school. I hope to be a part of a great senior class‚ and make great personal and academic achievements. One thing I’m excited about‚ is my first year taking an A.P. course. A.P. Government
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last time that year. Most of them are going to spend the summer outside‚ traveling and having a great time with their family and friends. But some kids from other schools are going to be staying in school spending the warm sunny summer days indoors learning‚ and that’s because they attend a year around school. All schools should stay on a normal schedule because year around school affects the relaxation of the student‚ quality time a child can spend with their family and because year around schools
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The Hundred Years’ War Have you wondered what were the causes of The Hundred Years’ War? Well‚ the immediate cause of the war was the conflict between Edward II of England and Philip VI of France for the duchy of Gascony. But there was already tension between the two on who was the rightful leader heir to the French throne. Edward declared war and the willing personalities of both rulers contributed to the start of the war. Also‚ because the king of French tried to take the territory claimed by
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My sophomore year‚ 2015-2016 was a very confusing time for me. This was when I performed the worst academically‚ and professionally due to multiple reasons. This period of my life was a time when I was all about the “party life”. During this time‚ I put my social life and fitting in ahead of me. I was doing drugs‚ lied to my parents constantly‚ and had no focus in anything else other than having fun. Many things came with this though‚ I completely underperformed in school‚ I got multiple C’s‚ and
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