of 9.3 percent. A large part of the August decrease came in the category of civilian aircraft‚ which fell by 42.8 percent. If civilian aircraft were taken out of the calculation‚ a fall of 0.5 percent in the non-defense capital spending category remains. This category includes goods expected to last three years or more. The fact that such goods are durable makes their purchase postponable--a characteristic that causes much concern during a period of economic recovery. Economists use this category
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In the world‚ there are many kinds of Indians and this includes the Native Americans. They were the first people who were in America‚ and lived in America for many centuries. There are also many different tribes and the Inuit was one of them‚ or so many think. Actually‚ the Inuit aren’t Native American‚ but they are neighbors to the Native Americans for they look like the Indians‚ their culture ‚ traditions and their language are similarly endangered. They are the Arctic people and they came from
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ghosts‚ there are also other rituals that are done for the purpose of developing and regulating the social and economic life of the Dani. Weddings‚ political election and initiations are the on-going rituals that the Dani practices during the Great pig feast. This paper will explain and describe the characteristics of the beliefs and rituals that are celebrated and practiced by Grand Valley Dani. In terms of religion‚ the Dani people did not have a certain deity that they are committed to in worship.
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merry-making in America. Celebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month of November every year‚ it is a time for communal thanksgiving‚ feeling gratitude‚ lavish feasts. It is a time to remember the pilgrims. The original pilgrims celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks. The feast popularly known as the ’First Thanksgiving Day Feast’ was held as a gesture of thanks to almighty God . It was celebrated in the year 1621. After the United States gained independence‚ Congress recommended one yearly
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the servant implies‚ “if you not be of the house of Montagues‚ I pray‚ come and crush a cup of wine/Rest you merry!”. To paraphrase‚ the servant tells him that if he is not a Montague‚ he should come to the feast to drink a cup of wine.This implies that the servant invites Romeo to the feast(with no idea that he is a Montague and that he spoke to the ENEMY!). This
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The book‚"Lord of the Flies" parallels exactly to the horrible accounts of the Holocaust. It took place during the same time‚ and many ideas and events are very similar. The Holocaust was a huge inspiration on Golding’s book‚ and like the Holocaust‚ Golding creates a setting‚ that’s in a sense‚ secret. They also both took place during World War II. Just like in the beginning‚ when the boys first landed on the island‚ before the Holocaust even began‚ the boys were unified as one tribe. However
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were arriving and were also having feasts of thanks. In 1879‚ Canadian parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a national holiday. The date of Thanksgiving has changed several times until January 31st‚ 1957‚ when parliament proclaimed that "the second Monday in October be a day of general Thanksgiving to the Almighty God’ for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed. A big part of Thanksgiving is a Thanksgiving feast. The feast usually consists of potatoes‚ corn
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business acquisitions such as Continental Banking‚ a National Hockey League Franchise‚ and Eveready Battery. Nestle also made an impact by entering the pet care business in 1985 by acquiring Carnation that gave them ownership of Friskies®‚ Fancy Feast®‚ and Mighty Dog® brands. They also acquired Golden Cat Corporation‚ which makes the Tidy Cat® brand cat litter as well as Alpo® brand dog food. All of which‚ helped to propel Purina to be named at the top of the list of pet care companies in the
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Joseph started to show his dream interpretation magic and by that magic‚ Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of all Egypt. Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt. Joseph invited them to his house and gave them a feast. Maybe now‚ his brother understand what is the word brother means. Chapter 45 is one of my favorite chapter so far. Joseph told his brothers who he was. He told them‚ "God sent me here." Why does god like to make thing complex? He could have made Joseph
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combination of the country’s Celtic/ Druid past and their belief in Christianity. One of these is St. Brigid’s day. St. Brigid or Brigit as she is sometimes referred to‚ is the female patron saint of Ireland. Her feast day is February 1 which is also the first day of spring in Ireland. “The Celtic feast of Imbolc is also February 1 and is dedicated to the Irish goddess of fertility‚ Brigid” (Hackney 51). This day is celebrated by many Catholics in Ireland and Irish-American Catholics in the United States
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