The Day Just Like Any Other Day It was a beautiful afternoon. The spring breeze was crisp and the bright green leaves swayed gently in the treetops. The sun hung high in the sky warming my face as I waited for the bus to take my brother and me home from school. Every blade of grass and newly bloomed flower was indicative of new life; the changing of seasons. We boarded the bus with all of the other kids just like we had so many times before. Everything about this day seemed so much like any other
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Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates all men and women‚ who have died in military service for the United States. Memorial Day has become less of an occasion of remembrance. Today‚ many communities celebrate the observance of this holiday by organizing parades and official ceremonies that honor those that have fallen. Americans also honor soldiers by visiting cemeteries and national monuments and other memorials by placing flowers and flags on graves. Others honor the
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is never the answer to anything. Gun violence is caused by many things for example bullying‚ the media and the availability of guns show how easy it is to get a gun these days. Nick Gillespie‚ the editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine‚ is a writer whose articles and editorials have appeared in publications such as The New York Times‚ Washington Post‚ and National Review. In the essay‚ “Bullying Can Lead to School Shootings” (1999)‚ Gillespie argues that many students are harassed and bullied by their
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A Night At The Movies: NAME: Date: 7/3/12 Points: ________/7.5 MOVIE: 28 Days 1. Briefly describe the plot of the movie: Gwen (Sandra Bullock) plays a party girl journalist from New York. Her sister is an uptight controlling bride to be. They were raised by an alcoholic single mother. At her sister’s wedding she arrived late and added another great disappointment to her sister as she fell into the cake and stole the limo to find a cake store. Gwen then crashed into a house and was
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grappling with the cOl1l>equences of their new freedom to define their own moral codes: • If no one I can trust is available to counsel me‚ how can I be sure thal what I’m doing is right? • Is the other person-my lover‚ my business partner-playing by some set of reasonable rules? • What are the rules’t My rulcs’t Their rules? No rules at all? 31 32 THE DAY AMERICA TOLD THE TRUTH THE REAL MORAL AUTHORITY IN AMElICA 33 Americans wrestle with these questions in what often amounts to
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will stay strong throughout our family history‚ and that’s Christmas. On Christmas day we gather together and reunite to celebrate before the New Year and also bring a new life into the circle of our family. In the past the family would get together on a regular basis because my grandmother was ill and there was no time frame on when there would be that one last time to be able to see her. So my grandmother’s children decided to at least have one big event to dedicate to her; something that would
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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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I would spend my last day with my family and friends. I would buy a whole bunch of things I have always wanted and use them. I would go driving‚ even though I don’t have a license. I would be scared and unhappy that I was probably going to die‚ but I would still try to act happy and have a good last day alive. I would say everything I have always wanted to everyone. I would make sure that I have made friends with everyone I’ve always wanted too. I would own up to everything I have done to everyone
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Parents‚ students and faculty‚ welcome. We are delighted to have you here to participate and share in the Annual Sports day. Thank you for coming. Our School is committed to actively raising the quality of life for every child. We want all children‚ regardless of age‚ faith or circumstance to achieve their full potential. Our task is to make it possible. Our mission is to provide practical‚ step by step assistance. Participating in sports keeps students focused on school and as being part of a team
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Labour Day back to the workers Robert Fulford‚ Financial Post Published: Friday‚ August 29‚ 2008 Most job-holding Canadians do not belong to unions and express absolutely no wish to join. That ’s the most striking and (in numerical terms) the most convincing conclusion that emerges from the Nanos Research national survey of 1‚000 employees. Behind that single fact we can glimpse a major change in Canadian society‚ the slow but apparently inevitable death of a once-vibrant force in national life.
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