Their rules? No rules at all? 31 32 THE DAY AMERICA TOLD THE TRUTH THE REAL MORAL AUTHORITY IN AMElICA 33 Americans wrestle with these questions in what often amounts to a moral vacuum. ’The religious figures and scriptures that gave us rules for so many centuries‚ the politiCal system that gave us our laws‚ all have lost their meaning in our moral imagination. Most Americans (83 percent) now look back to their parents’ day as a time when people were more likely to be moral
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Republic Day Awards‚ 2012 A total of 109 persons‚ including 19 women‚ have been selected for the Padma awards. Five personalities have been given Padma Vibhushan‚ 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shree awards. PADMA VIBHUSHAN: K.G. Subramanyan (painting and sculpture)‚ Late Mario De Miranda (cartoonist)‚ Late (Dr) Bhupen Hazarika (vocal music)‚ Dr Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti (orthopaedics)‚ T.V. Rajeswar (civil service)‚ Delhi. PADMA BHUSHAN: Prominent among winners were Shabana Azmi (cinema)‚ Khaled
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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day gives an eloquent treatment of the issue of how a stoic English butler’s unemotional reaction to the emotional world around him is damaging and painful‚ and how he resolves to make the best of the “remains of the day”—the remainder of his life. Ishiguro explores some of the differences between the old English Victorian culture—that of the stiff upper lip‚ no show of emotion‚ and repression of personal opinion—and the no-holds-barred
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One Day “One Day” is a novel written by David Nicholls. This is a book full of romance. The story is of two university graduates‚ Emma and Dexter‚ who become the best friends‚ but fail to come together romantically until almost too late. By showing us the same day- St Swiths- over 20 years‚ it tells the story of their relationship and‚ through them‚ the story of a generation. Emma Morley is one of the main characters in “One Day” and she’s my favourite character in the book. From the start Emma
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889058420World teachers’ day celebration 0World teachers’ day celebration (October 2-3‚ 2014) NARRATIVE REPORT Teaching has always been regarded as the noblest profession. With teachers‚ professions become professions. Teachers are considered the brains behind the people who became experts or achieved a great deal. Teachers are the light of every person’s brain‚ the heart of a single soul‚ the pillars of those who do not have guts‚ the voices that keep on saying‚ "Go on... you can do it ".
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Father’s Day is a widely known celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood‚ paternal bonds‚ and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in many countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother’s Day‚ the celebration honoring mothers. Contents[hide] * 1 History * 1.1 Commercialization * 2 Spelling * 3 Dates around the world * 4 International history and traditions * 4.1 Argentina * 4.2 Australia * 4.3
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Earth Day Some people who talk about the environment talk about it as though it involved only a question of clean air and clean water. The environment involves the whole broad spectrum of man’s relationship to all other living creatures‚ including other human beings. It involves the environment in its broadest and deepest sense. It involves the environment of the ghetto which is the worst environment‚ where the worst pollution‚ the worst noise‚ the worst housing‚ the worst situation in this country
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Teacher’s Day In India Since times immemorial‚ Indians have respected and idolized their teachers. Earlier‚ we used to call our teachers ’Guru’ and now it’s the contemporary ’Sir’ or ’Madam’. Nevertheless‚ the role of teachers has remained the same. They were‚ are and will continue to be our guiding light‚ creating conditions conducive to our overall development. We will always be thankful to them for their constructive support. It is as an expression of this gratitude only that we celebrate
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Bastille Day: French Independence Day "Bastille Day‚ on the Fourteenth of July‚ is the French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution" (www.hightowertrail.com). Bastille Day is a national‚ symbolic‚ historical French holiday and is celebrated every July 14. To celebrate Bastille Day‚ also known as La Fete de la Bastille‚ French citizens remember the storming of the Bastille which was the first major event of the French revolution. Bastille was not just a prison
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Remembrance Day essay Why is Remembrance Day so significant? It is significant because it is a day in history where the world mourn the deaths of people in the war. And on this day people show respect by wearing poppies and also taking a 2 minute silence from their busy lives. Remembrance Day is about remembering the many soldiers who were killed‚ the innocent civilians who also died and also to reflect on the cons of war. World War 2 was a witness of one of the most deadly wars in history and
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