What I thought would be a relaxing day for me as an American Army Soldier at Camp Warhorse in Baqubah‚ Iraq proved to be untrue. It was the morning of May 28th 2003 after a "normal night" consisting of a somewhat manageable sleep schedule despite the frequent mortar attacks on our camp. Emerging from my Colman tent I started my daily routine‚ shaving my face using the drivers side mirror of my humvee to see myself‚ and using my canteen cup to rinse my shaver. After cleaning up I ate cold chicken
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It was the day my son was to join school. My husband gave him a bath‚ dressed him in his best clothes‚ handed over to him the new colourful backpack with the accessories for the first day at school. The little fellow hoisted it onto his back immediately‚ and sat in the cane chair‚ his face shining from the shower and eyes sparkling with excitement. The rest of us in "Vivien Villa"– my husband‚ daughter and I- stood there for a moment looking at him‚ and then we broke up‚ my husband to the bathroom
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Thirteen days is a historical account of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is told from the perspective of Robert F. Kennedy‚ senator and brother to President John F. Kennedy. It is an account of the thirteen days in October of 1962. It lasted from the 16th to the 28th. During this time many crucial events in United States. These thirteen days were the time period in which the fate of the world was decided. The focus of the book was on the decision of both the United States and Russia. The United
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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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Happy Days Remember that old television show" Happy Days?” Well‚ when I was in the fifth grade I remember thinking‚ "My family is like ‘Happy Days’." We were happy and there was plenty of laughter and love to go around. Furthermore‚ like the television show‚ there were plenty of struggles and some kind of dilemma to solve before the night was over. No matter the problems the day may have brought‚ I always went to bed feeling happy‚ safe‚ and loved. Unlike the majority of kids in my fifth-grade
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Loghan Pickett Gail Bennett-Edelman ENG W377: Writing for Social Change January 29‚ 2014 The Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity began in 2004 when a student asked Bryan Kemper‚ founder of Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity‚ what he could do to help end abortion. A thought then occurred to Bryan and slowly it has evolved into a day of protest that people choose to remain silent for those who never had a voice. The poster advocating for the movement is not very effective at persuading its audience
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independence day Jaha Dal Dal par Sone ki chidiya karti Basera vh BHARAT DESH HAI MERA!! A very WARM GOOD MORNING To one and all present here. Myself Yuktha Bhadane has got the privilege to express my thoughts in front of u all. The midnight of August 15‚ 1947 is memorable for every Indian on earth‚ as it is the day‚ when India gained independence from the stranglehold of the mighty British. The otherwise suppressed tri-colored flag of India was given its due respect‚ when it was hoisted
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Republic Day Awards‚ 2012 A total of 109 persons‚ including 19 women‚ have been selected for the Padma awards. Five personalities have been given Padma Vibhushan‚ 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shree awards. PADMA VIBHUSHAN: K.G. Subramanyan (painting and sculpture)‚ Late Mario De Miranda (cartoonist)‚ Late (Dr) Bhupen Hazarika (vocal music)‚ Dr Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti (orthopaedics)‚ T.V. Rajeswar (civil service)‚ Delhi. PADMA BHUSHAN: Prominent among winners were Shabana Azmi (cinema)‚ Khaled
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"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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