and deep rooted festivals. There are 13 most popular year around festivals in Myanmar. One of them is the celebration on Thingyan Festival‚ as the Water Festival or Myanmar’s Traditional New Year Festival. Myanmar people celebrate the Water Festival all over the country for 4 days before New Year day by throwing water on each other. It takes place on April13th to April 16th of every year. It is believed that Water Festival washes away sins and welcomes the New Year‚ April 17th. The Mandats‚ water
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Violent video games cause more aggression in young people Joshua N ina Professor Mrs. Jackson October 13 2010 Psychology 1010 Introduction Video games have evolved much from what they use to be. Video games in the 70’s were simple; in one of them all it consisted of was one block on each side that could only maneuver up and down. It was called ping pong‚ their would be a ball that you could hit back in forth bouncing off you’re block‚ and sending it to you’re
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Inaugural Address John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address was intended to inspire and to captivate his fellow citizens. According to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum‚ he came into the presidency at a time when the world felt unsafe due to the threat of a nuclear world war but luckily his fellow Americans were able not only to witness a great leader but were part of the history of a president who brought a sense of security back to the Americans. His inaugural address used three major
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General  This November of firsts is not limited to the presidential election. Our military has its own historic event to report. General Ann E. Dunwoody (right) ascended last week from humble beginnings 33 years ago at Fort Sill‚ Okla.‚ to the never-before achieved elite level of four-star general. At an emotional promotion ceremony‚ Dunwoody added a fourth star and‚ looking back on her years in uniform‚ said it was a credit to the Army that she was given a chance to rise through the ranks in a male-dominated
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What people may have come to America before Columbus? In researching for people who may have arrived in the Americas prior to Columbus I found these three groups of people. They were the Tania‚ Guineas‚ and the Islamic Muslims all have archeological evidence to substantiate the fact that they possibly could have arrived in the Americas prior to Columbus. In reference to the Tanio‚ I found that archeologists have unearthed two separate sites with artifacts of their existence. One such site
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“Shot At Midnight: John Busby” On August 31‚ 1979 John Busby‚ a Falmouth Massachusetts Police Officer was shot on his way to work the midnight shift. Busby was shot directly in the face while driving. His jaw was blown off his head and landed in the passengers seat. While Busby was taken to the hospital local police headed to his home. With the shooter on the loose‚ the police department along with Busby feared the shooter still wanted him dead and therefore his family was also in danger
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I HAVE A DREAM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED 28 AUGUST 1963‚ AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL‚ WASHINGTON D.C. CONTEXT SOCIAL CONTEXT This speech was Martin Luther King Jr.’s most iconic and influential speeches. Delivered to a large gathering to civil rights marchers‚ this speech’s purpose was to press the US government for racial equality. At this point in history‚ "black" Americans were strongly racially targeted particularly in the southern states. Laws in these particular states forcibly segregated
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To pee‚ or not to pee– that is the question: 1 Whether ’tis nobler in mind to suffer2 The bursting of my already full bladder‚3 Or to take a trip to the cold and drafty tower‚4 And release the tide. To relax‚ to release–5 No more– and by releasing say we end6 The Groin ache‚ and the thousand gallons of urine 7 That the bladder is full of. ’Tis a pleasure8 Devoutly to be wished. To relax‚ to release–9 To unclench– perchance to release: Ay‚ there’s the toilet‚10 For on
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Major Problems in American History Volume I: to 1877; 3rd ed. Chapter 2: The Southern Colonies in British America Introduction * April 26‚ 1907 – group of ships bearing 128 men sailed into the Chesapeake Bay; began the settlement of Jamestown --►first successful plantation in the Americas * English had attempted to establish colonies in locations as varied as present-day Maine and Virginia --►but all had failed * Colony’s early years were horrific * Colonists were more interested
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Why should people take time off before College? Although students have a lot of responsibilities by the time we graduate high school‚ they are still pretty young. Most high school students don’t know much out‚ but graduating classes‚ their sports teams‚ clubs‚ families. Some people might find it hard to figure out who they are on their own. During your year off whether you’re volunteering in a foreign country or working at a local business they will learn what life is like outside of the protective
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