"The Remains of the Day"‚ winner of the 1989 Booker Prize‚ was written by Kazuo Ishiguro in 1989. Ishiguro had a typical English education with an immersion in Japanese culture. His fictions are remarked as “deal[ing] broadly with themes of self-deception‚ truth and the clash of public and private images of his characters”. In the Remains of the Day‚ he gives an eloquent dissection on the narrowed life of a stoic English butler who has spent thirty years in service at Darlington Hall‚ devoting everything
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A national day is a day which has significant importance to a nation and is celebrated throughout the nation. These days are usually associated with the nationhood of a nation‚ the day it became a new state or territory. However‚ Australia Day is celebrated on January 26‚ marking the day that Captain Arthur Philips landed in Sydney in 1788. When Captain Philips and 11 convict ships landed in Sydney they immediately started taking over land that was already inhibited by Indigenous people. Forcing
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Day of the Dead Perspectives The main focus of Day of the Dead is for family and friends to pray and remember their loved ones that have died. Day of the Dead provides people with a time of celebration. Day of the Dead helps people realize that we were all born and that we will all die so that we can live our lives with more understanding. I think they do the things they do for a few reasons. The first one is so that they do not fear death. The second reason I think they do what they do is so that
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Teachers’ Day In many countries‚ Teachers’ Days (or Teachers Day) are intended to be special days for the appreciation of teachers‚ and may include celebrations to honour them for their special contributions in a particular field area‚ or the community in general. The date on which Teachers’ day is celebrated varies from country to country. Teachers’ days are distinct from World Teachers’ Day which is officially celebrated across the world on October 5.[1] History The idea of celebrating Teachers’
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miss d days when we went to school‚ lined up & D headmistress & teachers inspect our nails & uniform &den we match to our classrooms‚ U Remember na?? • D days of Nasco Biscuit‚ okin biscuit Trebor‚ Iced Colored water tied in nylon we called it "lolly" • D days of Goody-Goody&pak o Biscuit. X_X • D days of ali & simbi‚Mr Salami & Mrs Salami‚ Agbo lives in Calabar. ... • Chei‚ i remember those day s when one naira na money‚when groundnut was 5kobo. & choco milo sweet was 5 kobo • days of messing
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eachers Day Speech - Teachers Day is a dedication to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan‚ who was a staunch believer of education and was one of the most well known diplomat‚ scholar‚ president of India and above all a teacher. As a tribute to this great teacher‚ his birthday has been observed as teachers’ day and this led to its origin. A day that is dedicated to the hard work that is input by the teacher all year long‚ a day that is a complete tribute to the teachers all around India. In India teacher
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The Unintended Consequences of Jealousy The story “All Summer in a Day” is written by Ray Bradbury. The story is set on the planet Venus‚ where life is troublesome. It has been continuously raining for seven years‚ and the sun is supposedly coming out. The children have been waiting for this moment all their lives. Margot‚ however‚ saw the sun when she was four‚ and hasn’t seen it since. This led to jealousy. The jealousy has led to mean and rude actions‚ which lead to sorrow and regret
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Constituent Assembly of India took two years eleven months and eighteen days to make a Constitution for India. The consideration of the Draft Constitution took 114 days. The Constituent Assembly finished it on the 26th November 1949. This new Constitution of India came into force on the 26th January 1950. According to it India became a Sovereign Democratic Republic. Since then the 26th January in every year is observed as our Republic day. Republic means a state having a Government of the people‚ by the
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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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A Bad Day Everyone has gone through bad times in their life. It is the moment when you wish the earth would open up and swallow you. The embarrassment and discomfort felt during that time which may only last a few seconds feels like the time has stood still. I woke up at 6.00 am‚ when I was rudely awakened by my screaming alarm clock. I pounded on it until I found the ‘snooze’ button. My eyelids felt heavy and dropped down. Tiredness got the best of me. I rolled back over to catch a few more
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