Daylight savings time is defined as an adjustment of time to create longer lengths of sunshine in the summer. This notion of elongated summer days was first introduced in 1918‚ when America was at war with many different countries (Source A). The reasoning behind this was to conserve more energy for the soldiers fighting overseas. However I was repealed the following year. It was brought about again during World War II‚ for the same reason. It has undergone many changes‚ but still remains in effect
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09/4/2012 Narrative Paragraph MY FIRST TIME ON AN AIRPLANE I was very excited to fly on an airplane. I asked people who had traveled on an airplane before lots of questions about traveling. I had never traveled on an airplane before‚ so I was a little nervous. Everyone I knew who had flown on an airplane told me that they liked it‚ I would like it too‚ it wasn’t scary‚ so I would be fine. That was a little comforting to hear. I was all packed and ready.
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national anthem and reciting the pledge‚ like chanting mantras‚ is part of every student’s daily regime. The singing of the national anthem was barely audible‚ but still hearable. After the dreadful round of singing‚ we resumed to silent reading. Time to sleep. The hypnotized congregation of students‚ except for a few avid fans of books‚ was all allured to sleep. “Please keep your reading materials‚” uttered the student councilor‚ awakening students in their deepest slumber. “There are three
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My favorite time of the day Everyone has a favorite time of the day and I am no exception as I enjoy the late evening time specifically around 8 O’clock PM for many reasons. First‚ this is the time where I’m done with all my house chores from making the beds early in the morning‚ prepare 3 different breakfasts and lunches before drooping my girls to school‚ then pick up some grocery on my way back home‚ to do some laundry‚ and more cleaning .By the after noon I make sure that I have the dinner
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A poem in which the poet explores the emotion of loss is “Visiting Hour” by Norman MacCaig. ‘Visiting Hour’ is a poem dealing with someone visiting a close relative in hospital who is terminally ill. The poet creates this loss emotion through his use of structure‚ metaphors and creates an ultimate acceptance theme to enhance my understanding of the central concerns of the poem. MacCaig starts off the poem by using different types of structure‚ including enjambment‚ repetition and word order‚ to
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Modern Days in Medieval Times The opening of the film A Knight’s Tale starts with the song “We Will Rock You” by Queen takes away from the medieval times of the poem written by Chaucer. The film leaves the history out by using modern day language‚ music‚ dancing‚ and so on. The film starting with this song makes the film humorous with the medieval times being collided with the modern times. While William and his friends are training for the tournament the song in the background is “Low Rider”
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known as modern day Iraq‚ lays what many historians and archaeologists regard as the cradle of civilisation. During the years 3500 and 1900 BC the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was the home of the Sumerian people. The Sumerians were one of the earliest civilisations to emerge in the world‚ they discovered city blocks‚ the sailboat‚ wheeled vehicles‚ dikes‚ irrigation‚ canals‚ jewellery‚ the pottery wheel‚ copper tools‚ algebra‚ the arch and the first superhero‚ Gilgamesh
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My favorite time of the day is between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. This is the time when the sun is setting and the air is cooling down. At this time I either go for a stroll‚ play some games or sit quietly watching the activities around me. Sitting quietly doing nothing in particular is what I like most. The compound surrounding my house is a fairly large one. So my father has planted many trees in it. Birds of all sorts come to the trees in the evening to sing their sweet songs. I just sit under my favorite
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What is Planning‚ Leading‚ organizing and controlling? PLANNING Planning is one of the most important project management and time management techniques. Planning is preparing a sequence of action steps to achieve some specific goal. If a person does it effectively‚ he can reduce much the necessary time and effort of achieving the goal. A plan is like a map. When following a plan‚ he can always see how much he have progressed towards his project goal and how far he is from
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Holidays are when family come together to spend time together. Everyone is happy to see one another and catch up on recent news. My favorite holiday to spend with my family is Labor Day. Many families all over the country celebrate Labor Day. Adolescents may not understand the importance of this day. There is more to this day then barbequing and family coming over to eat. Labor Day is very significant to veterans and especially America. Labor Day came about over one hundred years ago. It constitutes
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