Valentine’s Day is a day of love and romance for some‚ a day of chocolate and cards for others‚ but for many‚ it is a day of bitter desperation and longing. Every year when Valentine’s Day comes around‚ I hear my friends whine about how they don’t have boyfriends. They go on about how much better the day would be if they had someone with whom to share it. Blah‚ blah‚ blah‚ whine‚ whine‚ whine! But I’m not like other girls. I’m your worst nightmare if you are having a pity party. I don’t need a boyfriend;
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When I was first asked to give a talk on mothers‚ since it would be mother’s day. I started wondering how Mother’s Day came to be. I was surprised to discover that Mother’s Day has a history longer than Christianity! Ancients celebrated Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs)‚ Rhea (Greek Mother of the Gods)‚ and Cybele (The Great Mother). The worship of these ancient goddesses is similar to the reverence we show to Mary‚ Jesus’ mother as these Mother Goddesses are often depicted with a baby in arms.
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What is the Day of the Dead? The Day of the Dead is a holiday that originates in Mexico. The main focus of it is to celebrate and remember dead loved ones with friends and family. The celebration takes place on October 31‚ November 1 and November 2. The celebration is dedicated to La Calavera Catrina‚ who has become a symbol for the holiday. The Day of the Dead has become one of the largest holidays in Mexican culture. What countries celebrate the Day of the Dead? The holiday is especially
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Jennifer Glasper English 3036 Monday‚ March 6‚ 2012 Professor: E. Chou Malgudi Days‚ R. K Narayan The tasks take one short story by Narayan that you have read and show that it has literary traits it has in common with other short stories by Narayan. In most of these short stories we can see that the theme is an important idea of the author. The themes that are seen throughout most of the stories written by R.K. Narayan are adversities‚ difficulties and overcoming those difficulties
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Benjamin alighted from the bus and made a clumsy half skip from the last step of the bus to the bus stop. “Why does it have to rain now?” he thought as he looked up at the gloomy sky. Rainwater lashed down as lightning flashed and thunder roared. It had been bright and sunny the whole day‚ the sudden downpour half an hour ago caught Benjamin off guard because he had left his umbrella at home. How was he going to get home in the rain? Benjamin stood waiting at the bus stop for ten minutes. The rain
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considered or parallel to the relationship the other Wes had with his brother‚ tony. This relationship wasn’t the negative relations like with tony‚ but one that was positives in the time that we remembered. Wes wanted to be like his father even when his father wasn’t there‚ and the other Wes wanted to be like his brother tony who was there. Their ways of dealing without a father‚ both Wes’s took their mourning through different mean when growing up. The other Wes‚ felt that the major difference although
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were always racist towards blacks. “Did you see any white people waiting an hour and a half for spagagetti”(Haggis‚ 2004) Anthony was under the impression that although the waitress was black‚ she saw that they were black and were not going to tip. Anthony’s views of any other race they his own‚ is very negative‚ but in his eyes African American people should all stick together‚ and never go against each other. “Bias is not a bad word. Biases is an attitude or belief- it’s not until we act it
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Hamad Alhammadi Intermediate 2 Dr. Sandra Nagy Valentine’s Day Valentine’s day is an important day. “ Valentine’s Day is very important for English speaking people” Dr. Sandra said. Especially on this day‚ a lot of money was spent in valentines gift. The old story explains how Valentine’s Day came from a priest who was working in the church and he was marrying people. Suddenly a memo came from the Emperor Claudius that said “solders may not get married any more and if any one married a solder
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One Day “One Day” is a novel written by David Nicholls. This is a book full of romance. The story is of two university graduates‚ Emma and Dexter‚ who become the best friends‚ but fail to come together romantically until almost too late. By showing us the same day- St Swiths- over 20 years‚ it tells the story of their relationship and‚ through them‚ the story of a generation. Emma Morley is one of the main characters in “One Day” and she’s my favourite character in the book. From the start Emma
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Life on Other Planets Life on other planets‚ Is there another titan planet out there that harbors life? Scientist have found two such planets in a neighboring but distant Solar System. Which planets are habitable and is there already life there or basically in general‚ “Is there life in outer space?” That is the question and debate among astrologists and scientist alike about this discovery of two planets that orbit the red dwarf star of Gliese 581 (Gliese 581c.eu). The fascination of intelligent
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