Jomo Kenyatta‚ first president of Kenya‚ from an Independence Day message to the people‚ as quoted in Sanford Ungar’s Africa‚ the People and Politics of an Emerging Continent‚ New York‚ 1985. "It is with great pride and pleasure that I receive constitutional instruments today as the embodiment of Kenya’s freedom. This is the greatest day in Kenya’s history‚ and the happiest day of my life. “Our march to freedom has been long and difficult. There have been times of despair‚ when only the burning
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Summary of “Mother Tongue” In the book‚ “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan asserts that language is a tool of communication. Tan herself speak two kinds of English‚ standard English and broken English. She realizes that she always speak in perfect English‚ the standard English‚ when she gives a speech‚ when she is giving a speech which her mother attends. However‚ when she talks to her mother‚ she changes her language into a limited English‚ broken English‚ without any transfer. This is because the language
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ANNUAL EXAMINATION – 2010 PHYSICS; CLASS - VII NAME: _________________________ Date: 26 – 02 – 10 (1st sit) Roll. No. ___________ F.M: 75 SECTION A (Answer all questions) QUESTION - 1. Fill in the blanks. (5) i) Making one complete round of a circular path of radius r‚ the net displacement is ___________________. ii) If a body is dropped from a certain height‚ its velocity increases due to __________. iii) The force of friction is always equal
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In the speech‚ Remarks by the President at the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Ceremony‚ President Obama is speaking to mourn the lives lost‚ to celebrate and honor the survivors‚ and to bear witness to the tragedies. This speech took place on April 23‚ 2009 in Washington D.C. at the ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance near the Holocaust Memorial Museum. President Obama effectively convinces his audience that everyone needs to learn from the mistakes of the Holocaust in his speech through rhetorical
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and until today‚ there are no one can replace her place in my heart. For me‚ she is very special. Although sometimes I make she cry‚ she never hate me. She never feels tired to love me. The person that loves me so much is my mother. (TUNJUK SLIDE). This is my loving mother. Her full name is Noriah bt Muda. She was born on 17 August 1959 at Kampung Paya‚ Marang‚ Terengganu. She is the middle daughter out of three siblings. On 1966‚ she entered a primary school at Sekolah Kebangsaan Marang
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MOTHER TERESA Mother Theresa was a very prominent figure in the Catholic Church for many years. She was mostly associated with Calcutta‚ India - where she did most of her work. Inspired at a very early age she lived her life Christ wanted‚ doing everything to help the poorest of the poor. Mother Teresa‚ or Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu‚ was born to Nikolle and Dranafille Bojaxhiu on August 26‚ 1910. She was born in Shkup‚ which was in the center of the Ottoman Empire at the time (Present "" day Macedonia)
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it’s worth considering the question posed by Frederick Douglass. The following are excerpts from a speech he gave in 1852 at an Independence Day commemoration sponsored by the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester‚ NY. A longer excerpt and a link to the full text of the speech can be found at my blog. Fellow-citizens‚ pardon me‚ allow me to ask‚ why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I‚ or those I represent‚ to do with your national independence? …I say it with a sad sense
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Mother Tongue‚ by Amy Tan This story is about a young Chinese-American‚ who grows up speaking Chinese and English (many different forms of English). She talks about how not being able to speak English can create some real difficulties. She tells stories about how her mother spoke‚ what she calls “broken” English‚ and how it affected her everyday life‚ as well as her daughters. At first she was ashamed of her mothers English‚ and that if reflected the quality of what her mother was trying
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more with elders in my life‚ including my beloved octogenarian mother to whom I am a full-time caregiver. There is always something to talk about unless caregivers choose otherwise. Clinically diagnosed Alzheimer’s‚ other dementias‚ Tourette’s syndrome and strokes are just the tip of the medical iceberg of chronic diseases potentially affecting elders’ communication skills. Strokes Strokes‚ alone‚ may manifest as mental confusion‚ speech and other language problems. In fact‚ one of several warning
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In Andre’s Mother‚ Terrence McNally relies on Cal to develop the title character‚ Andre’s Mother. Through his dialogue and the sparse stage directions the reader is able to take a glimpse into Andre’s and his mother’s relationship‚ or lack thereof. Furthermore the reader is able to accompany her on her journey through the grieving process‚ which ultimately concludes with love and acceptance for her son. In Cal’s speech to Andre’s Mother at the end of the play‚ he tells her of a conversation that
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