Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day after an armistice was signed to temporarily seize fighting during World War I on the eleventh hour‚ of the eleventh day‚ of the eleventh month in 1918. November 11th was officially designated a federal holiday in 1938‚ and in 1954‚ after World War II and the Korean War‚ it was renamed Veterans Day to honor those who have served in all wars. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day. Memorial Day honors those who died while serving‚ whereas
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For years now the grading scale has always been a single letter‚ that single letter decided if you were accepted into college‚ graduated with a degree‚ and if you landed the job. The future of that single letter is now being questioned by educators. Some believe grades are meaningless or broken. There is a new technique that may accompany or even take the place of grades. Education badges is the new thing that some college professors are testing. This new idea of grading is very exciting to me and
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Timo Weiss A1 As an immigrant‚ I often face the cold rejection with which your citizens face us‚ the curious but sardonic looks they give me. It is because they believe that we disrupt the traditional infrastructure that brought them prosperity‚ and swarm in their country like rats‚ a cunning invasion in disguise‚ the Islamisation of the West. Rumours say we do this by purposely snatching jobs in front of natives‚ who then are left out‚ redundant‚ seeing us in a career that would have been theirs
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How many of you plan on having children? (Students may raise their hands) well imagine that you couldn’t make eye contact or Hold them because they would start screaming‚ what would you do? What if your kid never called you dad‚ mom‚ or told you that he loves you‚ or even show any affection towards you at all? Well this is what a parent of a child with autism has to face every day. And that’s what I want to talk about‚ autism. I want raise your awareness about autism because the chances of you becoming
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Marijuana or the medical term "Cannabis" was first used for medicinal purposes in 2737 BC‚ by Emperor Shen Neng of China. He used it for rheumatism‚ gout‚ malaria‚ and forgetfulness (4). In 1996‚ California became the first state to approve medical marijuana use in the United States. It was first used to treat AIDS‚ cancers‚ muscular spasticity‚ migraines‚ and several other disorders (3). Since its first use Cannabis has a long history of improving the quality of life of people who suffer from certain
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Did you know that white lions aren’t albino? It’s true‚ It’s another subspecies of lions altogether. There’s no difference between a lion or a white lion except for the white fur. Their gorgeous‚ white fur is why they’re famous in hunting. The white lion is easily spotted in the wild‚ live in Timbavati‚ and is endangered. Seeing a white lion is a sight to behold. “These rare beasts can weigh up to 270 - 530 pounds. They can also be as tall as 4 feet” (The Cincinnati Zoo). The color of their fur
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Family photography can be one attempt that you can draw in yourself in to take a break as well as to procure additional cash on the sideline. For whatever length of time that you have the hardware and you trust that you have the right stuff to create a decent photo‚ then you can kick yourself off. On the off chance that you are a starting picture taker‚ begin with this by asking first the general population that you know to plan a shoot with you. You can select to do it for nothing or at a marked
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What do we all want in life? It’s a very broad question and can receive numerous responses to it. Many people like myself might say a degree‚ more money‚ better house‚ new car‚ more vacation time‚ and I can go on and on but that’s not why I asked the question. My reason behind the question was to get you to start thinking‚ and quick at that. My next question is do we all know someone with cancer‚ or someone who has had cancer? The answer to that question is YES! Almost everyone can agree and say
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How is cheerleading a sport? Cheerleaders are commonly seen on the sidelines at football and basketball games supporting their teams. Fans see them as other poeple supporting their team. Cheerleading is a sport becaues it envalys physcail excase like actrowbatics and stunts. very competive and frestighting just like any other sport. So just like a sport like basketbal‚ football‚ and even baseball you have to wear your team uniforms so with cheer if they didn’t wear them how would you know who’s team
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Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the Nobel Prize as any of various annual prizes (as in peace‚ literature‚ medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity. The "Peace" prize differs from the others in the fact that it can be awarded to either an individual or a group. Another distinction is that while the others are awarded for achievements reached‚ the Peace prize can be given to those for their "current" efforts. A few
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