When India attained independence‚ she was no nation‚ she was divided into princely states and provinces; she was backward economically‚ educationally‚ scientifically and even culturally. It needed men of genius and destiny like Gandhi‚ Nehru and Patel to knit her into a nation. Since the dawn of independence‚ we have been striving to solve various problems facing the motherland to make her a united democratic and solvent nation. What we have achieved is praiseworthy‚ what we have failed to achieve
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It is within human nature for us to depict our social classes through our everyday lives‚ even if it was an unconscious action. It is as little as sending extravagant holiday cards on card stock paper that a person is performing class (Morkert‚ Mahay‚ 2015). I would have never thought gifting a holiday card was performing class. With our eyes and ears‚ we think that social class is a simplistic concept when in reality‚ it is a complex system. Social classes are often times misunderstood. The media
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She is India “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”‚ claimed Mahatma Gandhi. This emotional phrase written by one awe inspiring person shifted one of the world’s largest nations. No human being could outlaw India’s exceptionally sturdy soul. India was given a female gender by Mahatma Gandhi‚ the humble man seeking freedom on his own soil. During his life‚ India was under the almighty British crown. For Britain‚ this enormous colony was a treasure providing salt
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independent and prosperous India. On this day in 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took the first step towards the realization of that dream by hoisting the Tricolour at the Red Fort. The journey we began on 15 August‚ 1947 is now 65 years old. We have achieved much in these 65 years. Today is certainly a day to celebrate the success of our democracy. However‚ on this occasion we should also introspect about what remains to be done. We would achieve independence in the true sense only when we are able to banish
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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 holiday I choose is a Islamic holiday called Eid al adha. Eid al adha is very well known around the world. Eid al Adha means festival of sacrifice. Eid al adha marks the completion of the annual Hajj‚ the pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. During the festival of Eid al adha‚ all Muslims celebrate Ibrahim’s trial by slaughtering an animal such as cow‚ sheep‚ camel‚ or goat. Eid al-Fitr is holiday that follows the month of Ramadan. The three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr‚ celebrates
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Tet‚ Vietnamse New Year New Year is always an important holiday of each country in a year. As the New Year time‚ an atmosphere of countries are happy and it looks colorful because people try to clean up and decorate everything such as street‚ house‚ and everything they have. However‚ the new year ‘s day of each country are difference. As we know that America and Europe have one New Year day is the first day of year‚ but Tet is the abbreviation of Tet Nguyen Dan which means the first morning of
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Tet holiday‚ which takes place in late January and early February‚ is the most important festival to Vietnamese people. It has become so familiar to the Vietnamese that when spring arrives‚ Vietnamese people‚ wherever they may be‚ are all thrilled and excited‚ whishing to come back to their homeland for the great festivities and moreover‚ for family reunion. Those who have settled down abroad all turn their thoughts to their countries and try to celebrate the festival in the traditional ay‚ never
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Government Official country name: India Government System: Constitutional Federal (federation) Republic Head of State: Pranab Mukherjee Official Languages: Hindi‚ English Region: Asia Allies/blocs: Russia‚ Singapore‚ South Korea People Population: 1‚220‚800‚358 Growth Rate: 1.51% Major religions/cultures: Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism Standard of living: Overall life expectancy rate: 65 infant mortality rate: 72 per 1‚00 live births literacy rate:
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PART A: OUTLINE: I. DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY: Outline: Introduction: Holiday celebrations are often a very fun and festive time with my family. One such holiday is Tet holiday of year. Many families have fun days filled with love‚ gift sharing‚ eating‚ fun times and laughs. In my family the entire family gathers at my grandparent’s home. Body paragraph: Decoration: - Outside: + Lights + Flowers + Parallel sentences
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