important day for a country to commemorate as a national holiday. For many nations the date is the country’s day of independence‚ often in hard fought battles to claim their freedom. Some national holidays commemorate a significant day in the history of the country‚ or the birth of a national hero who helped establish the day the country’s independence was declared. The following list signifies the month each country listed below celebrates Independence Day‚ National Day or other significant day. |January
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One Nation Indivisible Mr. Horne A2 The main goal of Reconstruction was to bring the rebel states back into the Union‚ and to help the freedmen become a part of society. Although there was a lot of abuse‚ and Reconstruction didn’t go as smoothly as it was intended to be‚ these two goals were achieved as much as was possible. So‚the resulting outcome has been labeled both a success and a failure. When Reconstruction began in 1865‚ a broken America had just finished fighting the Civil War
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IELTS SPEAKING PART ONE TOPICS. YOU Describe yourself. FAMILY o Describe your family? o Do you have a large or small family? o How much time do you spend with your family? o What do you like to do together as a family? o Do you get along well with your family? o Are people in your country generally close to their families? WORK o What do you do? o What are your responsibilities? o How many hours do you work each day? o Do you enjoy your work? o Is there
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Why free trade is in the interest of the world’s poorest countries Free trade has been a much discussed topic since the 1770s‚ when Adam Smith presented his theory on trade and absolute advantages. Most sources argue that free trade will benefit the poor nations in the long run (Anderson et al. 2011; Bussolo et al. 2011; Madely 2000; Winters et al.‚ 2004). How-ever‚ the size of the benefits will vary in terms of which trade reforms are made‚ who the poor are‚ and how they support themselves (Winters
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contributions from all. Canada and the third world are examples of countries which are experiencing poverty‚ yet each differ in different ways. Once seeing the multitudes of condominiums‚ expensive restaurants‚ and streets jammed with cars‚ one would never see Canada as a place suffering from hunger‚ lack of food or clothing. Yet poverty exists. Poverty in Canada cannot be compared to that of a 3rd world country‚ since many of the poor have access to transportation and television. What people lack is
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What makes us good citizens? It is hard to answer that question because every person can think about different definition of a good citizen. Many can call themselves good citizens just because they work‚ pay taxes and obey law. But is it enough? Not for everyone. Good citizens do not serve their own interest but rather understand that their deeds affect the world around them. They serve their families‚ friends and others in need without prejudice and selfishness. They care about the condition of
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Domestic Product “GDP is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.” GDP‚ which measures the total income of a nation. GDP is the most closely watched economic statistic because it is thought to be the best single measure of a society’s economic well-being. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a given
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easy way to save the environment—or assuage some guilt—might opt for an eco-friendly cleaner. But it looks like those earthy chemical-free products might not be so great after-all. Tuesday‚ researchers at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society presented a study that found these "green" products often contain a surprising amount of petroleum. It’s entirely possibly the cleaner creators have no idea their product contains these less eco-friendly carbons.Since "green"
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the League of Nations Membership of the league One of the main reasons for the failures of the league was membership‚ the reason this was such a big problem is that the USA did not join the USSR did not join and neither did Germany . The USA (Woodrow Wilson) thought up the idea but it did not make it through Congress (this is like the houses of parliament for this country‚ they all get together and vote on behalf of the country and there individual
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‘The perils of indifference’ was what famous Hebrew journalist‚ Eidel Wieser‚ said to describe the blatant lack of regard states had for the ways Jews were treated all across the world. Discrimination‚ ethnic cleansing and purges were just a few of the atrocities that they were subject to and yet little was done to assist them. This reaffirms the need for countries to intervene in the affairs of another‚ in terms of economic‚ political or social instability‚ because states are not always capable
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