Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. This is a month of fasting to honor the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. It also the month when the victory for the Muslims occurred in Medina‚ known as the battle of Badr. It is not only celebrated by Muslims in Afghanistan‚ but by Muslims around the world. The holy month is known to be one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Ramadan is determined by the new moon‚ and is then celebrated by fasting. Ramadan varies annually because the Islamic
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Mary E. Jimoh Black History Month Speech February 1‚ 2014 Langston Hughes In honor of Black History Month‚ I’ve selected Langston Hughes as the figure I would write about‚ because through his poetry; Hughes displayed to America‚ the world through the eyes of African Americans living in Harlem‚ in the rough 1920s. The poet‚ lyricist‚ author‚ playwright‚ and social activist‚ was born on February 1‚ 1902‚ in Joplin Missouri‚ to James Hughes and Carrie Langston
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Nutrition Month Celebration Last July‚ Life College has a celebration for Nutrition Month. The program runs like this: In the morning‚ the students have a food fair‚ each level decorated their booth and sell cuisines. Elementary students sell nutritious food like fruit salad‚ pancit‚ eggs and etc. assisted by their parents. 1st year class was assigned to cook Seafood cuisines‚ 2nd year for Asia cuisines and 3rd year for World cuisines. While the food fair is on going‚ chosen grade 1to
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Mahdi Issa Mr. Recker L.A.II 24 January 2014 The Month of the Century Purpose: To show how people are now and how they acted before during the month of Ramadan Its different every year. The time for Ramadan goes back two weeks from the last year. So that way‚ over time‚ fasting can be easy and hard.The real question is though‚ how hard is it to fast from food and water for 11-18 hours depending on the season? Not that hard‚ so why is it so important? It is said that one good deed is multiplied
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Pilipinas Observes Sight Saving Month Alagaan ang Mata mula Bata Hanggang Pagtanda By Argeline Quiason and Rey Emmanuel Quiason All over the world‚ about 285 million are visually impaired with 39 million totally blind and the reset with poor vision‚ according to the WHO. In the Philippines‚ no exact figure is available but a survey in 1995 showed that more that 1.2 million Filipinos are either totally or partially blind in one or both eyes. Visual Impairment is not‚ however‚ limited to blindness
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can find help and figure out what to do next during trying times. One place people can reach out for assistance is Ronald McDonald House Charities. The nonprofit provides housing and food for families with a critically ill child in the hospital. The forty-two room house aims to provide comfort and support for families living through their worst nightmare. The charity provides this support by its network of staff and volunteers who prepare food for
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Six Month Smiles In Webster‚ TX Are you the type of person who doesn’t want to wait through years of orthodontic treatment to straighten your teeth? Being outfitted with traditional metal braces can be a pain in many ways. Not only does it take years to straighten your teeth‚ but the braces can be hard to clean and uncomfortable. If you are looking for a quick and easy way to straighten your teeth in Webster‚ TX‚ check out Six Month Smiles! Your confidence will be sky-high after straightening your
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Festival‚ a traditional festival commemorated by ethnically Chinese communities around the world such as China‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ and Taiwan. According to Chinese tradition‚ the seventh month of the lunar calendar is recognized as the Ghost Month. The Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the Ghost Month and is known as Ghost Day‚ a day in which the gates of Hell are opened. Ghosts and spirits‚ including deceased ancestors‚ begin to emerge out of the lower realm and roam into the realm
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happened in the past such as wars‚ nuclear bombs and other harmful and mind blowing attacks that have taken place. They deserve a lot of appreciation which is why we have military appreciation month. Military appreciation month begins in November. What is military appreciation month? Military appreciation month is where you give back to families that have someone in the military or in any branch.
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In Malgudi Days‚ although R.K. Narayan seems to present us with a bleak portrayal of India where life is very hard and there is very little human happiness‚ he means to reflect the triumph of the human spirit over the cruel circumstances of life. In India‚ poverty and the lack of education are prejudiced against and people are discriminated against because they are poor. In ’A Willing Slave’‚ Ayah is discriminated against and treated badly merely because she is an uneducated servant. When she comes
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