Christmas in the Philippines (Filipino: Pasko sa Pilipinas)‚ one of two predominantly Christian countries in Asia (the other one being East Timor)‚ is one of the biggest holidays in the archipelago. The country has earned the distinction of celebrating the world’s longest Christmas season‚[1] with Christmas carols heard as early as September and lasting variously until eitherEpiphany‚ the Feast of the Black Nazarene on 9 January‚ or the Feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú on the third Sunday of January
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Advanced English Assessment Task 1- Belonging Speech Weighing: 15% ‘To struggle to belong is a significant part of our lives’ To what extent is this statement true of your selected text and prescribed text? People experience belonging in various ways throughout their lives. It is a subjective notion depending on the individual’s relationships with both their personal and social contexts. Therefore belonging is a struggle dependent upon an individual’s capacity to maintain their identity whilst
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In the speech from William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII Cardinal Wolsey has just lost his position as Advisor to the King. Wolsey’s reaction is a soliloquy filled with hate and bitterness where he conveys his complex emotions by using metaphors‚ the third person‚ diction‚ and tone. The solioque begins with a very indignant tone when Wolsey evidently screams “farewell? a long farewell to all my greatness!”(Shakespeare‚ 2). This shows how Wolsey is in an utter outrage because he has just lost his beloved
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Farewell to Manzanar‚ by Jeanne Wakatsuki‚ is a book chronicling the author ’s personal experiences before‚ during‚ and after her internment at Manzanar. Through the eyes of an innocent child‚ and subsequently‚ a teenaged Jeanne‚ we are able to see the cruel and heartless events that occurred to the Japanese people living in America during World War II. The book follows young Jeanne‚ a Japanese girl‚ who was taken to Manzanar‚ an internment camp in California. It describes life from inside the
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Public Speaking Sample Informative Outline #2 General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my classmates about the affects of drinking and driving. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: Imagine you are sleeping; your phone rings and the person in the other end of the line tells you “I am sorry to inform you that your love one has been in a DUI accident.” i. A DUI accident? ii. But they don’t drink or even get in a car with a drunk driver
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BUS121 Entrepreneur Project 1/10/14 This project is intended to introduce you to the world of small business and its many challenges through the eyes of an entrepreneur. This assignment is worth 100 points. Label your assignment with your name‚ date‚ class and section number (i.e. BUS121-004 or BUS121-007)‚ and the assignment name. In business‚ it’s important to communicate
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“Too many young people today have unhealthy lifestyles” Dear teacher‚ parents and fellow students I am here today to address the problem that “Too many young people today have unhealthy lifestyles” Today I am going to discuss the topic above I agree with the motion. In this world today a small majority of young people have an active lifestyle and major majority do not exercise and have an unhealthy lifestyles. Young people today prefer to play computer and video games instead of taking part in physical
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A child’s education starts from his or her mother at home. In this context what Gandhiji said was true. For he said‚ “If you educate a man‚ you educate ah individual‚ but if you educate a woman‚ you educate an entire family” Education of a child starts from the family and mother is the first teacher. But‚ the irony in India is that although the deity of education is a female i.e. Goddess Saraswati according to the Hinduism‚ innumerable number of women are illiterate. In most of the families the birth
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The LPO Group invites Licensees to the first formal meeting on the 23rd March 2013 in Sydney St Peter Chanel Church Hall‚ 60 Kingsland Road‚ Berala NSW A range of products and suppliers will be displayed. All Class Insurance Brokers will introduce the LPO Group Insurance package. Displays open for inspection from 10am Licensee meeting will start at 1.30 pm. Agenda Items LPO Ready A new association is being formed to fight for a fairer deal for LPOs. Priority includes seeking a halt to the
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NATURAL DISASTERS : MAN-MADE OR HAND OF GOD The United Nations defines disaster as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society or community”. Good morning respected members of the jury‚ teachers and my dear friends today I stand before you to speak on the topic NATURAL DISASTERS: MAN-MADE OR HAND OF GOD. As we all know a disaster is a man-made or natural event which results in widespread loss of human beings
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