entertainment and cultural programmes India’s Independence Day (Hindi: Swatantrata Divas) is celebrated on August 15 to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. It is celebrated all over the country through flag-hoisting ceremony and distribution of sweets. The main celebration takes place in New Delhi‚ where the Prime Minister raises the national flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised
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Holiday’s version ended‚ the music moves from distant to close‚ and her magnetic voice penetrates the rhythm to start telling the story. Her twisted voice presents every word with a murmuring volume but clear enough to catch. The special articulation of Holiday plays an important role to emphasize the meaning of the lyrics. For example‚ she emphasizes words such as “bodies” and “hung” to draw frightening mental images in her audience’ mind. Also‚ the medium volume and low range of her voice create a tragic
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“Four years into a period of a deep recession and persistent economic crisis‚ only now has the p-word—poverty—finally surfaced (Albelda‚ Jan/Feb 2012‚ p. 11). For those of us that have; a roof over our heads‚ stable income‚ health insurance‚ and have an abundance of groceries in our pantry‚ we often never think of those in the United States that are below the poverty line and struggling to put food on the table. The battle for the single mother to make it in this tough economy is the policy issue
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I have been to several places around the world‚ Mumbai and Goa in India‚ Paris in France‚ Hamburg in Germany‚ Rome and Venice in Italy‚ Vatican City‚ Singapore‚ Hong Kong‚ Melbourne and Sydney in Australia but my personal favourite is the Brisbane-Gold Coast trip which also happens to be in Australia. I liked it very much since Gold Coast had 2 huge theme parks and an amazing water park. It was the 16th of December we were on our way to Dubai International Airport to board our 8 o’clock morning
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MANAVA BHARATI INDIA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Panchsheel Park (South)‚ New Delhi - 110017 SUMMER VACATION ASSIGNMENT 2012 CLASS – XII ENGLISH 1. Revise the lessons and poems done in the textbook ‘Flamingo’ and ‘Vistas’ and complete the written assignments. 2. Advanced writing skills: (a) Write an article of about 200 words on ‘The future of Information Technology’. (b) Draft creative posters on ‘Your New School Canteen’ and ‘Advantage of the Summer Season’. (c) Read the newspaper daily and gather
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it be a bad 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
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Special Economic Zones in India TANUJ BHUSHAN AND APARNA SHARMA To provide an internationally competitive and hassle free environment for exports‚ the Government had introduced the concept of SEZ in the Export-Import Policy‚ 2000. This concept has transformed the focus solely from exports to multi market where the equivalent weightage is given to tourism‚ township‚ ports and it is not confined to manufacturing alone. This article attempts to analyse the SEZ in India‚ types of SEZ and incentives
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CCHU 9047 The Press‚ the Public and the Public Sphere Final essay A Critical Evaluation on a News Source and its Role in the Public Sphere: With Special Reference to the Electronic Version of Apple Daily (HK) Introduction The newspaper industry in Hong Kong has been developing gradually since the 19th century‚ and the Hong Kong Government Gazette‚ an official publication of the British colonial government‚ can be defined as the first newspaper providing an important reference to local
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Festivals in India are characterized by color‚ gaiety‚ enthusiasm‚ prayers and rituals. The word festival means feast day‚ festive celebration. As kids‚ when there used to be festivals the only thing that came to our minds was holidays and sweets that in turn meant lots of fun. India being a society of may religions there are a lot many festivals. For the Hindus there is diwali‚ for the Muslims there is id‚ for the Christians its Christmas and for the Parsis it’s the New Year and apart from all these
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ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT ELSIE VS MOTHER In a story of a young girl coming of age and finding her sexuality in a very religious community‚ it is key to have a female figure that plays a key role for the character. A mother should play the key role but what happens when this role is confused with a very spiritual role? Where will a young girl turn to when her life goes against the rules society has set for her? Jeanette has lived a sheltered life with no influence on her except
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