BRITISH YEAR: Festivals and Holidays 1. Although (1) Midsummer’s Eve is not traditionally a widely celebrated festival in Britain‚ it is celebrated by (2) druids (practitioners of an ancient religion now virtually extinct)‚ at the prehistoric stone circle of (3) Stonehenge . In recent years‚ groups of travellers — caravan dwellers — and (4) hippies have also tried to claim the right to enter the circle to see the sun rise on this day‚ but they have generally not been allowed‚ largely because of
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Homework During Holiday Breaks! Mahnoor Ali 5/3/11 L.A. – 7A What is the point of a holiday break when students have to do homework during it? Why is it called a holiday break if students aren’t really getting a break from school work? Honestly a holiday break is not really a break if students have homework. But‚ if students have no homework during a holiday break then it will truly be a break‚ which is why some people think that students should have no homework during holiday breaks. Also‚
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Let me tell you about when I got to go to Winter Jam. Winter Jam is a concert where several- ten to be exact- Christian bands come together to put on one gigantic performance. I will tell you about the ride there‚ the time I forget my pills‚ and how awesome Winter Jam was. I was ecstatic to find out I was able to go last year. So let me start off by telling you about the excruciating ride there. First my youth group and I got in the old‚ worn down‚ party van that would take us to the time of our
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orchestras performed a variety of fascinating pieces. The orchestras began the concert with “Holiday Dances by Mark Williams". The next piece that the orchestras performed was “Saint Nick’s Canon on the Housetop” arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle. The last piece that the AHS Philharmonia and Sinfonietta orchestras performed was “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” arranged by Lloyd Conley. In the first piece‚ Holiday Dances‚ Mark Williams composed starts the piece in the key of C major with a catchy intro
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Billie Holiday was known‚ as one of America’s most memorable and influential all-time great jazz vocalist. The inspiration for many aspiring singers today. Holiday had a successful career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction. Holiday was one of the best singers in the early 19th century and was discovered in 1932. She had a deep childhood that impacted her life to become a singer but also had influenced her to do drugs. Holiday smoked marijuana since she was young and then started
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Therefore‚ during the great depression‚ people made several types of music and especially blues and jazz were one of medicines to heal the hopeless people in that period. There are several famous musicians in that period. But‚ I want to talk about Billie Holiday. She was uneducated woman and lived in unstable life cycle because of side affecting the great depression. So‚ she worked in the bar as singer. However‚ her talent of sing was very outstanding. As result‚ she recorded with best jazz band and
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decision?” Considering I have always been afraid of fish‚ it wasn’t my best choice. Every year‚ my family and I take a camping trip to somewhere different. Someplace new and exciting. Since I was living in Hessville at the time‚ Lake Holiday was a new place to us… Usually‚ we travel far distances to go camping but this was just a mere 45 minutes. A lot of my extended family lives in Roselawn or DeMotte so the place wasn’t unfamiliar to my family. It was a Wednesday when we started to pack up our things
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Eleanora Fagan‚ a popular American jazz singer and songwriter‚ is one of the most influential and powerful vocal jazz singers. Also known as Billie Holiday‚ Eleanora Fagan is best known for capturing the attention of her audience with her amazing vocal and delivery skills. Her extraordinary manipulation of phrasing‚ tempo‚ and improvisation skills‚ make her an influential pioneer in American jazz music. Although she received some formal education from known artists such as Bessie Smith‚ and influence
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The Only Two Holidays for Muslims “You had two days for celebrating joy before Islam‚ and glorious Allah has replaced them for you by which is better‚ Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Fitr‚” prophet Mohammed said‚ after he asked the people of Madeenah why were they celebrating two special days before Islam. From his words‚ we know that they are the only holidays for Muslims‚ and how much important are they. Eid means a festival and a holiday in Arabic language. Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha are two religious
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“Those Winter Sundays” Robert Hayden was one of the most celebrated poets of his days; he was the first African-American to serve as the nation’s official poet‚ a distinct honor that is now called the U.S. Poet Laureate (poets.org). Among his enduring works‚ “Those Winter Sundays” stands out as one of the utmost anthologized poem. In fact‚ ten years ago‚ on a survey conducted by Columbia University Press‚ it ranked the 266th most anthologized poem in the English language (Biespiel). In my opinion
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