Michigan State senior guard Denzel Valentine didn’t expect to send out a message of farewell to fans over social media this weekend. He expected to be playing basketball with his Spartan teammates in the Sweet 16 at the United Center in Chicago. He is the national player of the year in many services and his team was rolling so well that he predicted a national championship. The Spartans tied for second in the Big Ten during the regular season and won the Big Ten tournament with tough games over Purdue
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married on this day of love and romance. Some people believe that Saint Valentine sent the very first valentine to a woman whom he had fallen in love with: his jail keeper’s daughter‚ while he was in his cell‚ waiting to be put to death for going against the law of not marrying young men. Other people believe that Charles‚ the Duke of Orleans sent a love letter to his wife in prison‚ and that was considered to be a valentine. The love letter that was written by Charles is still kept in the British
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The History of Valentines Day The story goes that when the Roman Empire wars broke out married men did not want to leave their families‚ younger men did not want to leave their sweethearts. As a result of the low enrolment of men to fight the wars‚ Claudius the Cruel ordered that no more marriages or engagments should be celebrated. A priest‚ named Valentine‚ defied the order and married young couples in secrtcy. When Claudius discovered what had happened‚ he had Valentine dragged off and imprisoned
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don’t-hold-the-fat chocolates. What I do find interesting about Valentine’s Day is how it came to be. Though this holiday makes big bucks for candy and card companies‚ they did not create the tradition. The holiday began with a priest known as Valentine‚ his illegal activities‚ and the price he paid. A long‚ long‚ time ago in a galaxy not so far away‚ in a place known as Rome‚ lived an evil man named Emperor Claudius II‚ but for the sake of brevity we’ll just call him Claud. Now‚ Claud wanted
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‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light like the careful undressing of love. Here. It will blind you with tears like a lover. It will make your reflection a wobbling photo of grief. I am trying to be truthful. Not a cute card or a kissogram. I give you an onion. Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips‚ possessive and faithful as we are‚ for as long as we are. Take it
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Essay The Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy The poem is written in the first person. Duffy gives her lover an onion in which represents St Valentines Day. The onion is a gift rather than a card or a rose‚ Duffy uses this unusual gift but in fact it’s a statement of love. The onion a (metaphor) is a strong ugly vegetable‚ not only does it show love but can show the inner beauty with in the onion itself. There are good points and bad points in love however there are consequences of what love can
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There are 365 days out of the year and the only time people can express how they truly feel about the opposite sex is on Valentine’s Day. The statistics show about 62% of adults will celebrate this holiday in the United States. This special holiday is celebrated in some countries‚ although other places around the world it’s a normal work day for some people. Around this time of year people go all out just to express how they feel about that special person hoping to find true love. However‚ many people
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emphasis on it! Why not do it all the time! I personally think that’s all part of being in a relationship. Making your significant other feel loved and appreciated all the time. This should be a PRIORITY of yours! Not just on that one day called "VALENTINES DAY"! I think it all depends on the individual’s choice. If you are in favor of doing something special on Valentine’s Day‚ go ahead and do it. If you feel that it’s not your cup of coffee‚ so be it. Spending all the excess $money$ isn’t the meaning
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had got him. He won $250! I was sure that something would go wrong‚ and Jimmy wouldn’t have come home to us safely. His hand had just healed and Joe came marching in getting him a new fight! Although they promised it was just a one-time thing‚ I have my doubts. I just don’t want Jimmy fighting anymore. We can’t afford it! Everything is bad enough without having to worry about Jim’s health or – god forbid – losing him! Jimmy really believes in President Roosevelt fixing things‚ but we all have our
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The Story of Blima‚ Holocaust Survivor a non-fiction book‚ by Shirley Russak Wachtel. It is about a young woman who survives the holocaust during WWII. Blima was a strong person who did what she could to survive by having hope and great people to rely on‚ while dealing with the Nazi Germans cruelty. The people in Blima’s life helped and comforted her. Although the Nazi Germans treated her with hatred‚ these events comprised what Blima learned about herself. Blima always had someone to comfort
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