Today the 15th of august is a golden day engraved in history where India is going to celebrate its 67th Independence day .On the night of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru rose to make a maiden speech in New Delhi‚ “When the world sleeps‚India will wake to life and freedom.” In 1947‚ India became free from the bondage of British rule. Now‚ India is the largest democratic country in the world. The country’s strength is to find‚ “Unity in diversity”. Today we remember the great leaders who
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Jennifer Glasper English 3036 Monday‚ March 6‚ 2012 Professor: E. Chou Malgudi Days‚ R. K Narayan The tasks take one short story by Narayan that you have read and show that it has literary traits it has in common with other short stories by Narayan. In most of these short stories we can see that the theme is an important idea of the author. The themes that are seen throughout most of the stories written by R.K. Narayan are adversities‚ difficulties and overcoming those difficulties
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Sierra G History 11/8/12 Election Day was November 6th‚ 2012! I wasn’t ready but I was ready. I was sitting in the living room with my mom and little brothers. We were flipping from Fox 13 to CNN. I was getting nervous and so were my brothers. I was on the edge of the couch‚ I kept closing my eyes and slickly opening them back up and biting my nails. It was a close race though. Thank the lord Obama won!!! Barack Obama: 50% with 303 electoral votes Mitt Romney: 48% with 206 electoral votes
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As the Independence Day is approaching‚ I am continuously haunted by a question i.e. are we truly free and independent? We have gained freedom from the British rule but what have we done with our independence? It has been 63 years since we have gained independence. We are a free nation now. But still after so many years‚ the question remains the same. We proudly claim that we are independent from a foreign rule but we are still not free from jealousy‚ intolerance and hatred towards our fellow countrymen
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Andrea DelVesco Works‚ D Period Due 8/25/10 A Novel Failure: The Unsuccessful Story of Tommy Wilhelm Seize the Day by Saul Bellow is a novella written about failure and bad judgment. The protagonist‚ Tommy Wilhelm‚ has made mistakes all his life by “invariably [taking] the course he had rejected innumerable times” (Bellow 19). He constantly frustrates his successful father who resides in the same hotel as Wilhelm by living in disarray‚ depending on drugs‚ begging for help and sympathy‚ and
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Aah‚ the fair! This once-a-year experience is something not to be missed! The fair can invoke many memories of days gone by‚ both good and bad. A day at the fair can be fun‚ educational‚ and very tiring! As children‚ we ran around taking in the sights and sounds of the midway games and the towering rides‚ the smell of barbecue and sugary-sweet candy in the air‚ dizzy with excitement and unable to decide what to do first. We begged our parents for tickets for the rides‚ and usually they grudgingly
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BOXING DAY 1. When is Boxing Day? - In Britain‚ Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following day after Christmas Day‚ which is 26 December. - Like Christmas Day‚ Boxing Day is a public holiday. This means everybody doesn’t have to go to school or work on that day. If Boxing Day falls on Saturday or Sunday‚ the following Monday is the Boxing Day. 2. History of Boxing Day. Why is it called Boxing Day? a) To protect ships: - During the Age of Exploration‚ when the ships started to discover
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India has been celebrating Teacher’s Day on 5th of September since 1962. 5th of September is the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan‚ a philosopher and a teacher par excellence. On this day‚ we gratefully remember the great educationist Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. His dream was that "Teachers should be the best minds in the country". Hence‚ Teachers’ Day is very important for all our people‚ as the teachers act as foundation for creating responsible citizens. We can never thank our teachers
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Father’s Day is a day out of the year when kids give their fathers gifts and presents and the one great thing‚ which is love. Father’s day is only one day‚ but what about the other 364 days of the year? Do you just sit around and not love your dad? Father’s Day should be every day because fathers give and do a lot to help their kids. Father’s Day means a lot to me because I can spend a whole 24 hours with my dad! My dad and I might go to the movies‚ we might play sports‚ we go to eat‚ and we might
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Children Day 14th November In India‚ Children’s day is celebrated on the 14th November every year. As a tribute Children’s Day is celebrated on the first Prime Minister of India‚ Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday. Lovingly called ’Chacha Nehru’ which means Uncle Nehru by the kids‚ Jawaharlal Nehru gave emphasis to the significance of giving love and affection to children‚ who are the bright future of India. The main purpose of this day is to encourage the welfare of children all over the country. The
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