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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Earth Day is an annual event‚ celebrated on April 22‚ on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970‚ and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco‚ peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace‚ to first be celebrated on March 21‚ 1970‚ the first day of spring in the
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silliest thing that I remembered him joking about. As we continue to enjoy the snow and play in the driveway‚ I seemed to have a brilliant Gernhart 2 idea that would not be such a great idea in reality. Standing on the driveway wondering what to do‚ I noticed the jam packed snow and ice on my the truck. I thought to myself‚ “Maybe my dad would love it if I helped him in de-icing his car.” Now thinking back‚ this probably was not the best decision. I presented this plot to my little
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D-Day Silas Hanegraaf The commendable victory of the D-day invasion was due to an important location; this location neutralized the Nazi army because the Allied powers had many supplies stored in Great Britain to prepare for the attack. D-day proved to be one of the most powerful invasions in history since it was a monolithic turning point of World War II. D-day proved to be important because of the outstanding overtaking of Omaha Beach and the massive death toll that occurred on that monumental
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Justin Carlton PI DAY 3/14/13 * Definition of pi: Pi is the 16th letter in the Greek alphabet. It is equal to 3.141592 when shortened‚ but never ends. * Archimedes-One of the major contributions Archimedes made to mathematics was his method for approximating the value of pi. It had long been recognized that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter was constant‚ and a number of approximations had been given up to that point in time. Archimedes was the first person
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country’s independence. And that’s what makes us Filipinos stand out in all other races. We are one of a kind. Despite all the foreign influences all over our country‚ we still managed to preserve our nation’s culture throughout the years. But as years passed‚ questions lingered in my mind: Do citizens who experienced this freedom give importance on what Independence Day really meant to those who sacrificed their lives? Do they know the real quintessence of this day? I doubt it. Yes! We do celebrate
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Haleigh Perez Organizational Theory & Behavior Dr. Fischer March 25‚ 2013 Spring Career Day I interviewed with Ms. Kay Scott‚ human resource coordinator‚ with Hyspeco at the career fair. Ms. Scott was extremely friendly and very helpful. Hyspeco is a full-service distributor with the capability of providing motion and control solutions ranging from components to complete design and fabrication. Their product line consists of a complete selection of hydraulic and pneumatic components
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Origins The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian times‚ with the festival of Flora‚ the Roman goddess of flowers‚ and the Walpurgis Night celebrations of the Germanic countries. It is also associated with the Gaelic Beltane. Many pagan celebrations were abandoned or Christianized during the process of conversion in Europe. A more secular version of May Day continues to be observed in Europe and America. In this form‚ May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the maypole
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Question # 1: If you were Angie‚ what would you do? Why? Be sure to use information and theory from your textbook to support your decision. If I were in Angie’s shoes I would not do what her husband‚ Paul‚ wants her to do. I wouldn’t let him or anyone get in the way of my future. In my opinion Gertie‚ Paul’s mom‚ is old already she has lived her life and now it’s time for Angie to live hers. Angie already sacrificed enough for her family. She put on hold her dreams and goals to take care of her
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(95)‚ which ultimately helped Izzy face reality. What happened‚ happened and if everyone pretended like everything remained normal‚ Izzy would never be able to move on. Lastly‚ when Rosamunde walked in on a phone call between Izzy and her brother‚ she thought whoever was on the other end of the phone line was distressing Izzy. Thinking she was having Izzy’s back and helping her‚ she stole the phone away and told Izzy’s brother‚ “I don’t know what you were saying‚ but whatever it was it wasn’t any
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