Most private employers do not give the day off for Veteran’s Day. Just because the government recognizes a legal holiday does not mean that private-sector employers have to follow it. Federal holidays merely dictate what the government is going to do; how the rest of the country chooses to observe the holiday is up to them. Aside from the legal aspect‚ SHOULD employers be closing as a sign of respect to our military and the sacrifices being made overseas? Of course‚ the answer to this question
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The movie 28 Days is about Gwen Cummings and her dangerous lifestyle. Gwen is a journalist with a partying attitude‚ alcohol addiction‚ and pain killer addiction to Vicodin. She has a blatant disregard for other people’s feelings and rules. The world revolves around what she wants and needs. She makes excuses for everything that goes wrong around her and according to her it’s never her fault. Until one day when she screws up‚ she ends up with a DUI and a twenty-eight day stint in a rehabilitation
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Mikaela Salyer “Katie” CUAI 4560 Reflection Assignment The First Day As soon as I woke up‚ I felt the first day jitters kicking in but this time it was as a teacher instead of a student. I had picked out what I thought was the perfect outfit the night before and had my lunch packed and ready to go. As I pulled up to the school‚ some of my nervousness started to go away‚ the friendly staff at Mountain View made me feel at ease and my mentor teachers’ confidence started rubbing off on me. Ms. McIntire
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Designated Day Many people didn’t know what happened on D-Day‚ it is one of the most well-known battles in history. D-Day was a battle fought between men‚ airplanes‚ and ships to attack the Germans. It was fought for the control of France and a gateway to breaking the Germans defenses. D-Day was named D-Day or Designated Day because it’s the day the went across the English channel on June 6 to 13‚ 1944 to take the coast of France. Their plan was to take France and the surrounding countries and
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people view GMO foods as bad‚ in about 50 years the earth will be overpopulated (unless there is a 3rd world war) and food will be very scarce. But not to worry GMO foods has you covered. Just imagine food that would never rot‚ is immune to almost every disease or virus‚ and can be farmed in almost anywhere in the world. This could feed our growing population and end global hunger. It’s time to rethink genetically modified foods. There are no immediate differences between foods produced from genetically
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101-2019 29 August 2012 Glory Days High school is supposed to be the best years of a teenager’s life and for me it was. The first high school I ever attended was Eldorado high school‚ home of the Sundevils. The first day of my freshman year I woke up to my mom’s voice that morning‚ “Get up!” she yelled from my room door. It was the perfect morning‚ the smell of pancakes and bacon coming from the kitchen and my dad ironing my clothes before he goes to work. The first day of my freshman year was just
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Columbus Day? Around the world today‚ Columbus Day is considered a holiday and celebrated in October. Usually falling on the second Monday‚ students get time off school and adults get time off work. This day is meant to celebrate Christopher Columbus‚ the one who discovered this new world. However‚ many people are against the Columbus Day celebrations. Columbus Day should be set aside as a day of mourning instead. Columbus mistreated many Native Americans. “Columbus and his men enslaved many
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them up. For example‚ this year everyone had negative energy going into Decade Day and said we had no chance of winning. I constantly told people to have faith in us‚ and if we were enthusiastic enough we could win. At first‚ no one believed me‚ then after I persistently told people to be positive‚ people came around. By Decade Day everyone had positive energy rushing through their veins‚ and sure enough we won Decade Day. I am a positive person‚ and it rubs off on others. I am confident in myself
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As these individuals boldly practice their beliefs in freedom‚ they rewrite history‚ and we as American honor these patriots who were willing to give the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans Day is the day that we set aside to honor those who serve‚ but one day does not cover all the bloodshed. The day is not enough to show the appreciation which is due to the countless number of heroic men and woman. The American people should do more to show how much they appreciate their duty. Veterans make
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It was a cold‚ sunny day. An excellent time to play football with friends‚ drink sweet cherry Gatorade and relax. I expected today to be a perfect day but soon I would find this not to be true. As a young child I was unquestionable active‚ so my neighbor‚ Nathan‚ and I decided to throw the football around. We threw the football around about two times. As Nathan went to throw the football a third time the football slipped out of his hand‚ hit a barbecue grill‚ causing it to fly over the fence that
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