think about? Burning builds‚ grass fires‚ car fires‚ all the modern day stuff‚ right? Has one ever sat back and thought about how firefighting started? Going back even 100 years‚ one will see such a big difference. Firefighting is a bit of a family tradition‚ in some stations. For example‚ station 11‚ the Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Department‚ has been passed down for three or four generations with the Sicchitano family. They eat sleep breath firefighting. Also Firefighting is not just mom and dad passing
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TIMESAVER CUSTOMS & LIFESTYLE IN THE UK & IRELAND What is Britain? Wales and Scotland Wales Info-stop • This is the Welsh flag – The Red Dragon of Wales. • The Welsh language is one of the oldest in Europe. 20% of the population* speaks Welsh. • Do you like vegetables? The Welsh national symbol is a leek. • Are you good at spelling? A town in Wales has the longest name in Britain! Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllanttysiliogogogoch • There are lots of castles in Wales. They were built
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The Tradition of Southern Hospitality “Southern hospitality… not a tangible thing‚ but an attitude which has been ingrained in southerners forever…” Bee Jackson. Bee Jackson states southern hospitality in perfect truth. Just as a bee’s instinct instructs the bee to concoct honey‚ so the culture dictates the hospitality of the south. I believe that the Gospel‚ taught from the pulpits of the many southern churches‚ inspires this hospitality. My southern experiences fill my mind with memories
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While sitting table after gorging on the offerings of Thanksgiving‚ it was time to fulfill a family tradition reminiscent of my mother’s 90’s new-age phase‚ we all take a moment to awkwardly attempt to put to all we are thankful for into a thirty-second monolog. When the warmth of the spotlight focused on me‚ I let the estrogen flow‚ disregard the patience of the less sensitive family seated at the table‚ and started in on this long-winded exposé on how each of the women before me gives me all that
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The Shinto faith originates with the ancient people of Japan. The term Shinto is not a Japanese term but was the term given to the religion present there when Buddhism arrived from China. The Chinese term shen-dao was the term given to the religion meaning “the way of the higher gods”. Immigrants from various countries (Korea‚ Mongolia‚ Malaya & possibly Siberia) made up the Japanese culture and the Shinto faith is a melting pot of nature worship‚ ancestor worship‚ Confucian morals‚ Buddhist thought
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As part of this assignment I will write about the historical developments of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) sector in Ireland‚ History of ECCE provision in Ireland Pre-school education did not really exist in Ireland apart from a few exceptions until the 1980s and 1990s. This was largely due to the fact that until quite recently the majority of Irish women did not work outside the home. Even if they did the childcare was usually provided by family members or childminders located in
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Madame Chairperson‚ members of the opposition and members of the audience. My name is Ciaran Murray‚ we are here today to debate the motion that “More taxes and/or cuts should be imposed on pensioners and social welfare recepients in te Republic of Ireland.” We the apposing team strongly reject this statement. Rebuttal First I’d like to talk about... Today I will be talking to you about other areas in which we can save rather than taxing pensions or cutting social welfare‚ and some of the laughable
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St. Brigid of Ireland: Creator of the Double Monastery What is a saint? Why do we choose a saint? What purpose does it have in our life? Merriam Webster Dictionary defines a saint as “a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death.” Being a saint takes more than praying and going to Church. We follow saints with confidence that they will make us and everyone around us better people and Christians. One such saint is Saint Brigid. St.
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throughout Northern Ireland‚ especially in the three areas of health‚ housing and education. It did this through funding from London‚ as Northern Ireland could not pay for these reforms out of its own income. After Northern Ireland helped the UK in WW2‚ they were looked upon in a better way. In return‚ most of the taxation control was given to the British government. They were also given aid from the Marshall plan. Although at the time Lord Basil Brooke‚ the PM for Northern Ireland‚ was reluctant to
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1. CAP origins and Development The Common Agricultural policy (CAP) is one of the most controversial European Union Policies. When created during the late 1950’s after years of severe food shortages around Europe as a result of World War II‚ its initial aim was to strengthen and support the European Union farming industry and supply the people of Europe with better food and ensure them with more supplies by encouraging better agricultural productivity. When the Treaty of Rome was signed in 1956
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