On this Special Day I would like to recollect the words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the eve of India’s Independence. “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance .... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India
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Brittany Sanchez English 1301 161 Mr. J. Haske September 4‚ 2014 The Last Day I would think most people around the world would want to sense they lived their life with a purpose- that they made a difference‚ helped somebody‚ or accomplished something minor or substantial. All of those aspirations should lead to happiness and meaning‚ that’s what life should be about. It may be viewed by different perspectives of individuals‚ but
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Narrative/Personal Experience The Day Off It was a nice‚ hot‚ and sunny day in Studio City. At the time I was living in LA with my girlfriend‚ Ally. It was about 9 in the morning‚ when I awoke to the smell of bacon and eggs. She and I rarely were able to coordinate the same days off of work; it just happened that we were both off that day. Happily waking up that morning‚ I got strait in the shower not realizing I was still half asleep and forgot a towel. Not wanting to disrupt my girlfriend’s focus
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Veterans Day was at first celebrated as Armistice day. There was an Act on May 13th‚ 1938‚ that was approved to make November 11th every year an annual holiday called Armistice Day. Armistice Day was the day when they celebrated the ending of World War I. The treaty for the war was signed on the eleventh month‚ day‚ and hour. On June 1st‚ 1954‚ Armistice Day’s name was changed to Veterans Day. Veterans Day has added meaning to me because I have several relatives that have served in wars. My grandfather
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de los Muertos” the day the deceased have divine permission to visit friend and relatives on earth and to share the pleasure of the living (Sayer‚ Chloë 8). The day of the dead is celebrated on November 1& 2 of every year known to be as All Souls Day. Introduced in the Mexican population by their Aztec indigenous ancestry known not to be afraid of death but to embrace it. Meso-American Indians have strong belief of the afterlife and the underworld that came after death. The day of the dead is celebrated
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Groundhog Day is a 1993 film starring Bill Murray and directed by Harold Ramis. The story follows a weatherman‚ Phil Connors‚ unhappy with his life as he reluctantly travels to Punxsutawney to cover a news story about Groundhog Day on February 2. After a storm hits (that Phil had wrongfully predicted would miss them) the news team are forced to stay in Punxsutawney for the night. When Phil wakes up he is surprised to see that it is February 2 again‚ and the day’s events follow exactly like they did
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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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The History of Valentines Day The story goes that when the Roman Empire wars broke out married men did not want to leave their families‚ younger men did not want to leave their sweethearts. As a result of the low enrolment of men to fight the wars‚ Claudius the Cruel ordered that no more marriages or engagments should be celebrated. A priest‚ named Valentine‚ defied the order and married young couples in secrtcy. When Claudius discovered what had happened‚ he had Valentine dragged off and imprisoned
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If I had to describe my graduation experience‚ there are many words that would come to mind such as unforgettable‚ special‚ memorable‚ eventful etc. Graduation day was an experience within itself‚ but the preceding and succeeding weeks made it even more worthwhile. While sitting with my class and listening to the crowd cheer‚ my anxiety grew. Things became surreal after hearing my name being called to receive my diploma. When I received my diploma‚ I realized I was walking into a new life. In that
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Dylan Keiser 5-7-13 U.S. History P.4 D-Day The event that I reenacted was the D-Day invasion. After the German conquest of France in 1940‚ the opening of a second front in western Europe was a major aim of Allied strategy during World War II. On June 6‚ 1944‚ under the code name Operation Overlord‚ US‚ British and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy‚ France‚ on the English Channel coast east of Cherbourg and west of Le Havre. Under overall command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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