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    A lot of the holidays in South Africa came to be after Mandela and the ANC came into power. They decided to change them‚ making sure that they would mean something for everyone in the country‚ so that no one would feel left out and discriminated. Many of them were made to honor and remember the people who helped the country to where it is today‚ and who fought for a better future. Nelson Mandela did not want anyone to feel left out. One of those is Mandela day‚ obviously to celebrate the life

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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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    ’School children should not have long holidays’. Do you agree ? R-i-i-i-ng! The bell signaled the beginning of the six week long school holidays. The pupils burst into a loud cheer‚ thinking of the break they would have from dreary school lessons. "Freedom!" they shouted. The teachers heaved a soft sigh of relief. They would also be glad for the freedom that the holidays will bring. Teachers have a very stressful job‚ keeping a classroom of children in the seats for a whole school day

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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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    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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    HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS IX (2014-15) SUBJECT – ENGLISH Task A: Slogan writing Topic: Elections in India Choose any four topics from the following: 1. My dream government 2. An ideal leader 3. India of my dream 4. Role of youth in electing the government 5. Corruption free India 6. Role of media in elections 7. 2014 elections- a wave of change. Write only one slogan on one sheet. It should be hand written and well presented. Calligraphy will be tested under presentation. Staple all

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    disadvantages of holidays abroad The amount of hours that a person spends in their workplace is increasing all the time. Generally people spend more and more time working because they want a bigger salary. All of this requires a nice rest from everything. That’s why almost everyone goes at least once a year on a holyday. The holydays abroad are known as better‚ but are they really as good as they seem or having a holyday in your home country is actually more promising? Traveling for a holiday abroad has

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    They have been many clams to whether or not Christopher Columbus is a hero or a villain. Due to the elementary schools around the country telling the good things about Columbus. Well there are also many bad actions that not many people know of. Christopher Columbus was a man of many talents. As a young man he became very dedicated to the sea. He sailed with his brothers and father on small voyages as a young man. As he got older one of his first jobs was making and selling maps to sailors. (Puerto

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    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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    what the Indians called America before the white man came‚ an Indian said simply‚ ‘Ours.’" Christopher Columbus was always thought as a brave man who discovered America‚ but does this tell the entire story? The real Columbus may not be the person people once thought he was. Events that may have influenced Columbus Century long conflicts between the Christians and Muslims greatly impacted Columbus. In 1415 the Portuguese invaded North Africa in an attempt to destroy Islam by destroying its commercial

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