appointed by the Habsburgs) and their secretary out the window. This incident became known as the Defenestration of Prague and was the official beginning of the Thirty Years’ War. Even though none of them died‚ having landed in a pile of manure‚ this incident started a chain reaction of events that railed almost the whole of Europe for 30 years. In 1617 Ferdinand II is crowned King of Bohemia‚ but in 1619 the Protestants crown Fredrick V to counteract Ferdinand’s counter-reformations. Ferdinand trades
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Vietnamese New Year Traditions New Year in Vietnam is not only a holiday but also the biggest event of the year. It is tradition of thousand years of history. In Vietnamese‚ New Year means Nam Moi or Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which also means “the very first morning”. Nevertheless‚ people commonly call it Tet as its short form. As traditionally‚ the holiday lasts three days‚ starting from January first on lunar calendar. However‚ the spirit of Tet starts on December twenty third‚ seven days before Tet’s
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Shawn Shaw is a twelve year old boy who is getting low-C average grades in school. He struggles with multiplication tables and has trouble remembering things when he goes back to school because of the 3 month summer break. Long summer breaks in traditional schools is a problem. It can be solved by introducing year-round schools. The traditional 3 month long summer break is a problem for today’s youth. Year-Round school is a system where students will go to school 180 days just like the traditional
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Do you celebrate Chinese New Year with your family and friends? Well in “Begin with a Bang” by Jasper Connor and “The Night Of Lights‚” by Brenda Comper‚ both discuss Chinese celebrations. Did you know that each tradition the Chinese people must perform has its own symbolic meaning? Chinese New Year is very different from other New Year celebrations. It has its own significance celebration and traditions. For example‚ in “Begin With A Bang” by Jasper Conner he talks about what Chinese people
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are: The Chinese New Year and The Chinese Moon Festival. They are also the most important and economic holiday for the Surinamese Chinese and also worldwide for the Chinese people. These holidays are not nationally in Suriname as yet. This is not only celebrated by the Chinese but also celebrated by the non-Chinese people. These Chinese holidays are to bring family members together for feasting and share happiness. They come together to enjoy their food on both Chinese New Year and The Chinese Moon
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THE HUNDRED YEARS ’ WAR 1337-1453 The Hundred Years War was the last great medieval war. It was a war not just between Kings‚ but lesser nobles were also able to pursue their own personal agendas while participating in the larger conflict. Future wars saw far less factionalism‚ at least on the scale found in medieval conflicts. The Hundred Years War was actually dozens of little wars and hundreds of battles and sieges that went on for over a century until both sides were exhausted
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The Seven Years War "Plutot mourir que faillir"("Rather dying than failing")and "UBIQUE! QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT" "Everywhere! Where Right and Glory Lead." The Seven Years war‚ or the French and Indian war to Americans‚ was arguably the first true world. The Seven years war was a worldwide war fought in Europe‚ North America‚ and India between. It was France‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ Saxony‚ Sweden‚ and (after 1762) Spain on the one side and Prussia‚ Great Britain‚ and Hanover on the other (the Americans
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first Gap store in San Francisco" (Gapinc.com 2007). Today‚ Gap Inc. is one of the world ’s largest specialty retailers‚ with more than 3‚100 stores and fiscal 2006 revenues of $15.9 billion. Gap Inc. operates four of the most recognized apparel brands in the world Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ Old Navy and Piperlime. Every day‚ Gap Inc. looks for new ways to connect with customers around the world‚ providing value to their shareholders and to make a positive contribution in the communities where Gap Inc
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about your Lunar New Year In Chinese and many other Asian countries‚ people celebrate the Lunar New Year. With me‚ the Lunar new year is the most important holiday of the year when all of the family’s member gather together after a hard-working year. It’s 11.59 PM on December 30th in the Lunar Calendar. In just a minute‚ New Year’s Day began with a bang. Fireworks are displayed‚ all of my family drank champagne‚ kissed and hugged together. We all yelled “Happy New Year “-a word to say goodbye
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comparing New Year celebrations around the world. Write your answers on this document‚ save it‚ and drop it in Moodle today no later than 10pm. 1. Which country originally celebrated the New Year as All Hollows Eve in October and what holiday has this come to be known? How do you say “Happy New Year” in Gaelic? –Irish; Halloween; Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit 2. On which day of the year do Muslims celebrate the New Year and why is it done this way? How do you say “Happy New Year” in Arabic
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