The History of Valentines Day The story goes that when the Roman Empire wars broke out married men did not want to leave their families‚ younger men did not want to leave their sweethearts. As a result of the low enrolment of men to fight the wars‚ Claudius the Cruel ordered that no more marriages or engagments should be celebrated. A priest‚ named Valentine‚ defied the order and married young couples in secrtcy. When Claudius discovered what had happened‚ he had Valentine dragged off and imprisoned
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subscribe to the cliché. – Gerald Ford‚ 38th President Sports gives your life structure‚ discipline‚ and a pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide. – Bob Cousy‚ basketball player One man practicing good sportsmanship is far better than 50 others preaching it. – Knute Rockne‚ football coach I never thought about losing‚ but now that it’s happened‚ the only thing is to do it right. – Muhammad Ali‚ boxer Football is like life. It teaches work‚ sacrifice‚ perseverance‚ competitive drive‚ selflessness
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Christmas is a Christian festival. Jesus Christ‚ the founder of the Christian faith‚ was born on 25 December. Hence the day is observed as the ’Christmas Day’ in order to commemorate Christ’s birth. On the day‚ the Christians dress themselves colourfully with a gay spirit. They wish ’Merry Christmas’ to their friends and relatives. They visit one another’s house in order to exchange good wishes. The Christians decorate their houses on the occasion with the Christmas Tree which is an evergreen
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is portrayed in the movie‚ Groundhog Day. Maslow’s hierarchy states that as lower level needs get satisfied‚ a person develops or realizes more needs or higher level needs. The movie is about Phil‚ the protagonist‚ who wakes up every morning realizing that he is reliving the same day over and over. He demonstrates his way up to the pyramid of needs. First‚ he recognizes his physiological needs. He stays in a small inn for lodging where he also eats breakfast. After fulfilling
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Signal‚ Fire station‚ Horse stable‚ Plant nursery‚ etc. Goals: The goal of MapleBear schools is to establish an enthusiasm for learning and knowledge in young children that will serve as a foundation for future success in the education system and in life. In development of the MapleBear program‚ we have drawn on the best practices in early childhood teaching and learning. MapleBear recognizes that literacy in English is absolutely fundamental to a child’s success in English medium schools. The
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January 31‚ 2012 Casey Key Beach Day and Night The beach is filled with sun kissed tans‚ buckets and shovels under the warmth of the sunlight‚ while the moonlight brings out the belly dancers‚ hula hoops and drums. The sound of crashing waves‚ the smell of the sea air‚ and fine sand felt between your toes are some of the things night and day time life at Casey Key Beach have in common. During the day you can find beachgoers slathering on that SPF 30‚ putting up their umbrellas‚ and kicking
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India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru The Independence Day of India is celebrated on the fifteenth of August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation in 1947 Every year‚ we celebrate our Independence Day with great fervour as well as joy and justifiably so‚ as it commemorates that day‚ when after many years
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A Special Day Beep beep beep... the sound of my alarm clock went off. It was seven o’clock in the morning. I was still very sleepy. I didn’t want to wake up yet and was just rolling around in bed. I couldn’t go back to sleep now that I’m awake. I was laying in bed planning out my day. Today is a very special day for me and I want everything to be perfect. Today is my sweet 16 Birthday. I’m happy but worry at the same time. I wanted to go to school dress in the prettiest outfit and have the nicest
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this team yet‚ and I needed to work on my game and tryout next year. I was devastated; I could not believe it‚ I had thought I deserved to be on that team‚ but the coach did not. Without that day‚ I would not be here playing basketball on a scholarship for Wheeling Jesuit University. That day taught me so much. I came into that basketball tryout overconfident‚ like I had made the team already because I thought I was that good. In eighth grade I was the man in basketball. I could not be stopped
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awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru At the strike of midnight of the August 15‚ 1947‚ India shook off the shackles of British Rule and became free. It was a night of celebration all over the country. It is a red-lettered day‚ on which
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