Tony Tan Caktiong (simplified Chinese: 陈觉中; traditional Chinese: 陳覺中; pinyin: Chén Juézhōng) is a Chinese Filipino entrepreneur and the founder and current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Filipino fast food chain Jollibee. He attended high school at Chiang Kai Shek College and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering. Tan had initially planned an ice cream parlor when he founded Jollibee‚ then added dishes such as hamburgers‚ french fries‚ and
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that language has an effect on our lives. “Mother tongue” by Amy tan tell us how the writer can develop her English well even though she lives in the middle of family who speak broken English. All of it starts from her desired and her motivation to learn‚ make all of things around her become something that can be learned and take a positive side of it. In her essay she described a lot of problem she had faced to learn English. Tan and her mother faced discrimination because of her lack of proper
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When I visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington‚ D.C.‚ I was struck with an immense feeling of patriotism and gratitude for these soldiers that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. While I was walking through the dark-tiled pathway‚ the solemn environment gave me a chance to reflect on the lives and services of these great men and women. I imagined them fighting in an unknown land for the freedom of people they would never meet‚ the thousands of dead and wounded strewn across the battlefield
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All memorials deserve to be recognized for the way that they are and that is beautiful and not much else‚ they are here to preserve history of our country and other pieces are that aren’t ours‚ but we still choose to value for the better of the people. I for one‚ enjoy getting to see memorials no matter what the significance that they might have‚ for all of those who know me well know that I enjoy World War II and I find it important that it is shown not only as a bad thing‚ but as something that
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INSPIRATIONS ABOUT SCHOOL School inspires me each and every day. My friends and I talk about school all the time. But one conversation we discussed really interested me the most‚ and I would love to share this with the world! Michelle: Oh boy! School’s tomorrow and I’m so not ready for it. Crystal: Well‚ there isn’t anyone who’s willing to finish it for you. That’s how I see it. Why you think I try my best to make it there every day even if I’m not on time. Michelle: That’s understandable but sometimes
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Memorial Day is a day dedicated to those of who died fighting in the American armed forces. It’s original name was Decoration Day because when it originated families and friends honoring the deceased soldiers would go to their graves and decorate them with flowers‚ treasures‚ and goodies in honor of their service. The idea for Memorial Day was born during the Civil War to honor the dead Union and Confederate soldiers. Three years later‚ General John Logan proclaimed "Memorial Day" an official holiday
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speeches publically on Memorial Day for the past few years‚ but then I remembered I had support from many aspects in my life which helped me gather together the ideas for writing and the confidence to express/communicate my morning thoughts to the community for the Memorial Service at the Bayview Cemetary. I tried my best every year at making sure my speech was written by self with the help of an adult advisor who happen to be my Aunt and the Legion coordinator for the Memorial Poppy Girl this was lucky
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service are remembered‚ traditionally observed on May 30 but now officially observed on the last Monday in May” is how Google defines Memorial Day from the book. However‚ everyone has their own experiences and ideas of what this American holiday means to them; not every word or phrase can be clearly defined like they do in dictionaries. For some students‚ Memorial Day means a day off from school; or a day to play video games‚ or binge watch an entire TV show. Or‚ if you’re in the school band‚ it
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Lastly‚ the third quote‚ I saw that impacted me was at the FDR Memorial. Carved into the stone‚ it stated‚ “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” - Franklin D Roosevelt. FDR said included this quotation in his First Inaugural Address during the time of the Great Depression. FDR was telling the American people that their fear of the Great Depression was only making things worse during the financial crisis. This quote is meaningful to me because it made me believe that fear is all in your
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design of the monument and where the monument will be located. Before the design of a memorial can be thought out‚ people must first decide what to memorialize. Because memorials are meant to represent the most important things‚ the memorials subject must have some significance.
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