"The Longest Day" was a mammoth project dramatizing D-day‚ the Allied invasion of France. It was nearly three hours in length and with an enormous ensemble cast‚ all playing supporting roles. The production was very conscientious about realism‚ the actors were always of the same nationality as their characters‚ and spoke in their native languages‚ leading to a lot of subtitles translating French and German dialogue. Although the movie was historically correct‚ it was also meant to be a blockbuster
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Earth Day Our earth is a pleasant place‚ where everything is found‚ everything that we love‚ and everything that we please‚ including our own understanding. Earth day is not only about us‚ as human beings occupying the world around us. It is about our planet‚ our universe‚ and our mother earth. Earth day was first celebrated in 1970‚ 43 years ago‚ it is celebrated in 192 countries around the world. Earth day was celebrated at our school on the 22nd of April 2013. This year was quite different
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“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. Will jealousy get the best of them this time? William shows
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DAY 1 MORNING Left Cagayan de Oro at 1:30 am for a long trip to Dakak via the Fantasy Land Bus. The first stop was at COTTA in Ozamis City. Cotta is also called earlier as the Triunfo‚ a stone fort built along the shores of Panguil Bay more than two centuries ago. The next stop was Robert Eatery and Travellers’ Inn where we took our breakfast. We arrived Dapitan City and went directly to Punto del Desembarko de Rizal‚ Barangay Sta. Cruz‚ where Rizal disembarked from the steamer “Cebu” when he
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The first day. The first day‚ by Edward p. Jones. born 1951 is an American novelist and short story writer. His 2003 novel The Known World received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Jones was born and raised in Washington‚ D.C.‚ and educated at both the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Virginia. His first book‚ Lost in the City‚ is a collection of short stories about the African-American working class in 20th-century Washington‚ D.C. In the early stories are some who are like first-generation
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889058420World teachers’ day celebration 0World teachers’ day celebration (October 2-3‚ 2014) NARRATIVE REPORT Teaching has always been regarded as the noblest profession. With teachers‚ professions become professions. Teachers are considered the brains behind the people who became experts or achieved a great deal. Teachers are the light of every person’s brain‚ the heart of a single soul‚ the pillars of those who do not have guts‚ the voices that keep on saying‚ "Go on... you can do it ". Once a year
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The day of the dead is an ancient ritual. It has been a holiday for over 500 years. It is a national holiday which has combined the Mexican ancient ritual with the Spanish-Catholic "All Souls Day"‚ which the Spanish conquistadores celebrated during the religious conversion of the local Mexican native Indians. Today‚ day of the dead is celebrated throughout Latin America‚ as an official Catholic holiday. The day of the dead dates back to approximately 3500 B.C. This celebration initially took
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[pic]Festival celebrated in Sri Lanka on the full moon of June. The Poson Poya‚ which is specially noteworthy to the Sri Lankan Buddhists as the day on which Emperor Asoka’s son‚ the arahant Mahinda‚ officially introduced Buddhism to the island in the 3rd century B.C. In addition to the normal ritualistic observances undertaken on a poya day‚ on Poson day devotees flock to Anuradhapura‚ the ancient capital city of the country‚ for it was there that arahant Mahinda converted the then ruler‚ King Devanampiya
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Earth Day April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day each year. more than a million people across the globe‚ including individuals‚ communities‚ organisations governments acknowledge the beauty of this amazing planet we call home and pledge to protect and conserve the wealth of natural heritage for the generations to come. Good morning everyone and welcome to the earth day celebrations 2013. A warm welcome t May I now invite our Thank You sir. The Western Music choir will now present a song
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a grand parade is held in the capital‚ New Delhi‚ from the Raisina Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President’s Palace)‚ along the Rajpath‚ past India Gate and on to the historic Red Fort. The President of India who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces‚ takes the salute. The Republic Day Parade is an annual military and cultural parade held in the Indian Capital of New Delhi on 26 January‚ the Republic Day of India. Republic Day is celebrated with the hoisting of the national flag
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