Christmas is a Christian festival. Jesus Christ‚ the founder of the Christian faith‚ was born on 25 December. Hence the day is observed as the ’Christmas Day’ in order to commemorate Christ’s birth. On the day‚ the Christians dress themselves colourfully with a gay spirit. They wish ’Merry Christmas’ to their friends and relatives. They visit one another’s house in order to exchange good wishes. The Christians decorate their houses on the occasion with the Christmas Tree which is an evergreen
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Natalie Bausone October 4‚ 2010 Dr. Rhoda Sirlin‚ English Composition/ACE-001 Narrative Essay – Where I found love As a little girl when I imagined finding my true love‚ I thought I would marry my high school sweetheart. At one point in my life it seemed as though I would never find that “one” person. On August 18th 2005‚ I was on date with Antonio and we were in California on Coronado Island‚ San Diego. I thought this was just another date. I had been dating Antonio for two months
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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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have actually been many modern day prophets who lived in our times! An amazing example of a modern day prophet is Dorothy Day‚ who was a journalist‚ author‚ Catholic convert and a social activist‚ whose goal was to promote non-violence (also known as pacifism)‚ and help society become united as a community. Dorothy has acted much like the biblical prophets‚ from she changed her way of life‚ to how
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Comedic convention suggests that “Society is corrupt and wisdom and goodness are to be found in nature” to what extent do the first two acts of ‘As You Like It’ agree with this view? In Shakespeare’s play ‘As You Like It’ it is evident that the corruption of society can be easily distinguished from the wisdom and goodness found in nature primarily through the vast contrast between urban and rural life. Immediately the audience learns that despite it being against their father’s will‚ and despite
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Stripes Significance of title The significance of the title is talking about Victory day. The anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies in 1945‚ ending World War II. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9‚ and the Soviet Union’s invasion of Manchuria in the previous week made the surrender inevitable. http: //www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/victory-day. Also it was the day African Americans helped fight. “Troops in Burma stop work briefly to read President
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Brandon M. Silerio 8th The Day Of The Doctor “Through crimson stars and silent stars and tumbling nebulas like oceans set on fire‚ through empires of glass and civilizations of pure thought‚ and a whole‚ terrible‚ wonderful universe of impossibilities. You see these eyes? They’re old eyes… and one thing I can tell you‚ Alex: monsters are real.” (Doctor who personal quote “Night Terrors”) Doctor Who is a story where the main character‚ “the Doctor”‚ is constantly time traveling to explore
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gray rain wall dropped out of the sky. Lightning. Then thunder. We‚ the already-tired crew on the feature film Yellow Day‚ were stuck. We quickly covered the large cameras in heavy plastic and donned rain gear while Bob‚ our Dutch production manager‚ called it for the day. Not good. Forty employees sitting idle is not cheap. And I’m the executive producer/writer of Yellow Day. I’m looking at every rain drop and thinking each one costs us a dollar. I look out onto the set‚ which is anything but
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A Rainy Day That’s a gloomy morning. Everything seemed came from a black-and-white television receiver. I left home at 6:30 a.m. so that I won’t be late for the first class. When I was at the gate of neighborhood‚ I felt there was raindrop slide down through my bridge of the nose. It began to spot. In around one minute‚ God started crying instead of weeping. There were some naughty things that appear to you every day‚ however‚ they will disappear when you really need them. My umbrella is an excellent
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[pic]Festival celebrated in Sri Lanka on the full moon of June. The Poson Poya‚ which is specially noteworthy to the Sri Lankan Buddhists as the day on which Emperor Asoka’s son‚ the arahant Mahinda‚ officially introduced Buddhism to the island in the 3rd century B.C. In addition to the normal ritualistic observances undertaken on a poya day‚ on Poson day devotees flock to Anuradhapura‚ the ancient capital city of the country‚ for it was there that arahant Mahinda converted the then ruler‚ King Devanampiya
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