The BBC documentary ‘Welcome to Lagos’ is a series which explores life at the sharp end of one of the most extreme urban environments in the world: Lagos‚ Nigeria. At first sight one would assume this slum city is a rough‚ lawless‚ dangerous place. It is easy to assume that. Through this documentary we get to see what an everyday looks like for those who DO live and work there. It is amazing to see these individuals practice resilience‚ they are people to admired rather than pitied. This film expresses
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National Flag A line by Mahatma Gandhi:- "A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry which would be a sin to destroy. The Indian National Flag is a horizontal tricolor standard with a band of deep saffron on the top‚ white in the middle and dark green at the bottom and with an Ashok Chakra at its center . The Saffron color signifies the strength and courage of the country. The white middle band‚ signifies peace and truth with the Dharma
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WELCOME TO PEKING OPERA Min Doh I organized basic facts and simple information mainly related to my presentation‚ however the actual contents might be different because I did not want to add any spoiler. :-) Brief Introduction & History Peking opera of China is a national treasure with a history of 200 years. Through a period of more than half a century of combination and integration of various kinds of opera there evolved the present Peking opera‚ the biggest kind of opera in China‚ whose
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same rule applies with American flag. The American flag represents what America and its people have struggled through throughout 300 years in order to maintain peace in our country. The flag has been held in the highest honor for the entire lifetime of this country and has seen the best and the worst of all the actions of its leaders and citizens. The one aspect that truly captures the essence of what it means to be an American is the respect that we have given the flag.
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arisen again recently is the controversy of flag burning. The people that burn the flag claim they are making a statement; however‚ what is that statement? Is it appropriate to burn the flag as a statement of political discord or is it a disrespectful action that should be illegal? Below I will draw out the thoughts and reasoning behind both stances that have become a major issue in the U.S. again in the past several years. Although the dispute of flag burning has come before the Supreme Court several
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WELCOME GROUP HOTELS The Welcome Group owns a chain of 20 hotels located in different parts of the country. In recent years it has been expanding the chain by setting up new hotels. When there were only a few hotels‚ the Managing Director of the Welcome Group used to personally visit them with a view to ensuring that they provided high quality food and service to their patrons. But now he finds that with so many hotels it is extremely difficult to personally visit each and every hotel. At the
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Our world is so enormous that all the land there is on the earth‚ is divided by individual countries. Each country has their flag‚ anthem and other items that make them unique as a whole country. For instance‚ I believe that the Canadian flag is well known for the simplicity‚ its colours and the maple leaf. It is divided by three different columns. Two of those columns have the exact same width and the same colour that are red. The other column is white and wider because it has the maple leaf in
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Welcome Speech A very very warm and affectionate welcome to all distinguish guests‚ respected teachers and parents‚ dear seniors and juniors. First of all‚ I would like to welcome our chief guest here‚ Mr. Ram Sarober Dube. We are so delighted to get you here; a warm welcome to you sir from all the BESS family. I would also want to extend a hearty welcome to ex-students of our school and all the valuable audience. On this beautiful occasion‚ we have gathered here today to offer farewell to the
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What does the American flag mean to me? To me it means freedom‚ honor‚ respect‚ courage‚ and happiness. Freedom‚ for saying what we want to say and doing what we want to do. Honor‚ for those who fought to keep my family and your family safe and free. Respect‚for respecting the flag by taking off your hat during the National Anthem and by saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Courage‚for those who commit their lives to fight in the American Armies‚ and keep our flag flying. Happiness‚ so that when I look
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of the American flag in today’s society. Some believe patriotism is simply the act of supporting the decisions of the leaders of the country. Others say‚ to be patriotic‚ people should be outspoken and voice their oppositions to what is going on in the government. Opinions also differ on the idea of what the American flag represents. One opinion of the flags representation is that the flag represents our history‚ and the formerly mentioned idea of patriotism. Others believe the flag also represents
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