permitted to veil their face while taking the citizenship oath. However‚ in 2015‚ a federal judge ruled that that law was in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ and abolished it (Isai 2015) while subsequently‚ candidate Justin Trudeau had expressed his support for that verdict. Albeit that‚ many Canadian have been expressing their concern that allowing the traditions of ‘an anti-woman’ culture be present at a sacred ceremony that promises to adhere to the free and accepting laws
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in 1997. The 26th South East Asian Games was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Indonesia‚ Pres. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the opening ceremony which took place at Kuto Besak Fort in Palembang‚ South Sumatra. Susi Susanti was the event’s Torch Lighter. The Athlete’s Oath was led by Dedeh Herawati while the Judge’s Oath was led by Eko Sunarto. 11 nations joined the biennial multi-sport event which had around 9000 athlete participants. There were a total of 545 events in 44 sports
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The Knights role in Medieval Times centered around enhancing their knightly skills in the use of weapons‚ horsemanship and medieval warfare. The Medieval Knights Armor was extremely expensive to produce. It had to be tailor-made to fit the Knight exactly or the Knight ran the risk of an ill-fitting suit of armor hampering him in battle. A Medieval Knight’s Armor was a complex series of garments‚ chain mail‚ and iron plate. The warhorse‚ often a destroyer‚ was favored by the Knight on a horse. The
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Girl Scout investiture ceremony is a gathering in which new members‚ girls or women‚ are welcomed into the Girl Scout family by members. . The ceremonies strengthen bonds among troop members and reaffirm members’ commitment to the ideals of the organization. This ceremony also provide a means of expressing feelings and values of friendship‚ patriotism‚ service‚ beliefs and so forth. As part of the Girl Scout cycle‚ Our Lady of Caysasay Academy conducted an Investiture ceremony in order for the new
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|Events |476 in 42 sports | |Opening ceremony |12 November | |Closing ceremony |27 November | |Officially opened by |Wen Jiabao | |Athlete’s Oath |Fu Haifeng | |Judge’s Oath |Yan Ninan | |Torch Lighter
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<b>Introduction</b><br>Today‚ the Olympic Games are the world’s largest pageant of athletic skill and competitive spirit. They are also displays of nationalism‚ commerce and politics. Well-known throughout the world the games have been used to promote understanding and friendship among nations‚ but have also been a hotbed of political disputes and boycotts. The Olympic games started thousands of years ago and lasted over a millennium.. The symbolic power of the Games lived on after their demise‚
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able to call on these vassals as their knights to assemble quickly and fight their battles. These deals between the two were considered sacred and both members had to agree to a contract‚ while the vassal took an oath of loyalty to that lord. Feudalism was based on contracts‚ or feudal oaths‚ pledges‚ of loyalty and service between a lord and his
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The teachers stood behind us. On our Principal’s request‚ the Chairman of School Governing Body came forward to perform the flag-hoisting ceremony. He was in his happy mood. Exactly at eight the flag was hoisted. We stood in attention to give salute to the flag. After the flag ceremony Jan Gan Man was sung. The scouts’ band played the tune. The flag ceremony came to a close with a few speeches delivered by the Teachers. Al the speakers threw light on the importance of the day and our duties towards
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History 107 Medieval Feudalism The feudal system was medieval Europe’s prevailing form of political organization. It was based on a hierarchical series of relationships. A noble lord would grant land (called a fief) to a free man‚ and then the man would swear fealty to his lord. The man then became a vassal‚ and agreed to provide military service‚ as well as other obligations‚ to his lord. This is feudalism in a short‚ highly generalized nutshell; but to truly understand this or any other system
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the text stated‚ “The knights swore an oath of loyalty to their overlord‚ becoming a vassal‚ or man of the lord. This system of exchanging land for protection is known as feudalism” (Kay Eastwood‚ 2004). This quote explains that their work life was a very honorable environment. Their job‚ protecting their lord‚ was very important in a way that the society told them to swear an oath of loyalty to their employer‚ or the lord. After they swear upon this oath‚ their entire life belongs to this person
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