1. The Cellular Jail in Port Blair in Andaman must rank as the darkest deed perpetrated by the British Raj‚ along with the massacre at Jalian Wala Bagh in Punjab. The islands of Andaman & Nicobar‚ located in the Bay of Bengal and separated from the Indian mainland by thousands of kilometres of sea all around‚ was used by the British as penal settlement to which they banished thousands of freedom fighters as well as petty criminals. The first lot of 200 sepoys (privates) who participated in Sepoy
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Just before spring break‚ the Student Activities Association hosted a free Build-A-Bear event in the BPSC that quickly became wildly popular among students. On Wednesday‚ March 8‚ the halls of the BPSC filled with students who were waiting on their chance to relive a childhood memory. A wide variety of plush animals were available for students’ choosing. Students could then stuff their animal with cotton and received a mini SAA shirt to put on their new plush toy. The Build-A-Bear event was in
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created a sense of free spirit about them. It was contagious and I could not help but to dance along with them. The Renaissance Festival is one of the most interesting places I had the opportunity to visit as a child. Located in the Plantersville‚ Texas‚ this amazing place is not that far away from my hometown. My parents brought me to this
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1969 Woodstock Festival “And this is the moment I will never forget as long as I live. When I walked on stage at 3 a.m. setting up to play for thousands and thousands of people‚ a quarter mile away‚ there was some guy flickering his Bic‚ and in the night I hear‚ ‘Don’t worry‚ John. We’re with you.’ I played the rest of the show for that guy.” Witnessing these words of John Fogarty and examining the Woodstock Festival reveals its great importance and impact on American History. On
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were considered the first commercial fishermen in the area. (Ryan and Tracy‚ 2000) Quandamooka Festival
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Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights Each year in October and November‚ Indian people who are followers of the Hindu religion celebrate the festival of Diwali by decorating their homes with hundreds of little lamps called divas. The word Diwali is a contraction of deepavali - which literally means "cluster of lights" or "row of lamps" and the festival symbolises the triumph of light over darkness. Diwali is one of the most ancient Hindu festivals in India where it is a national holiday and celebrated
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In just over a month on June 21st‚ the Hideous Yulin Festival is set to open. Today‚ May 18th there are hundreds of stories claiming "China banning dog meat at the Yulin festival" at EndYulin2017.com we believe this story is a lie. I hope and pray with all my heart that on June 21st I am absolutely 100% wrong‚ but based on the last two years odds are I am right. In 2015 a month before Yulin was set to start‚ just like today‚ the same exact scenario took place. Word was spreading that dog meat would
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Instructor Jordan English 107 25 september 2013 Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Mid-Autumn (Moon Festival) is celebrated in Vietnam as a traditional festival in which most of young children take part in‚ that is why it is also known as Children’s Festival- need to separate into 2 sentences or use difference structure such as:: mid autumn(moon) festival is one of the traditional festival in vietnam and it is also known as children’s festival‚ because … . This is one of the most popular Vietnamese holiday
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Writing to Advice How to Survive a Music Festival There comes a time every summer when festivals take over: live music; squelching mud; frothy beer; unusual characters; overflowing portaloos and much‚ much more. The anticipated festivals range from small ones like ‘Run to the Sun’ to much larger more established ones like ‘Glastonbury’ – either way there’s a festival for everybody! If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of life then go to a festival and get engulfed by the music you love
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Cultural Festival Tours‚ by which you can gain contact with the people of Nigeria that no ’ordinary’ trip can not afford. Argungu Fishing Festival at Sokoto Annual celebrations to mark beginning of the fishing season in Argungu‚ Kebbi State‚ is one of the most famous cultural festivals in Nigeria. Bare-hand fishing competitions among over 1‚000 Fishermen‚ equipped with a hand net and large gourd‚ is the main event of this cultural extravaganza. For a whole year preceding the festival‚ fishing
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