THE DAY MILLICENT FOUND THE WORLD By William Stafford The title “The Day Millicent Found the World” is about the day a young girl named Millicent discovered the world around her. The title is significant as well as symbolic. The title gives the poem a deeper meaning and gives the readers deeper insight into what they should expect. In this poem‚ the author‚ I believe is an older male and a transcendentalist. The tone of the poem suggests this because a woman would be hysterical about Millicent’s
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WORLD Environment Day is celebrated globally today with activities and events to remind us of our impact on the environment and also the things we can do to improve and protect the environment. Everyone can do something for the environment. For a start‚ we could consider the six steps described below. One‚ respect life and renew our bond with nature. Without respect for nature and its biodiversity‚ there will be no desire to protect them. Developing respect means recognising that all living things
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Annexure – ‘G’ Syllabus Social Science (087) Class IX SA-II (2012-13) Time : 3 Hours UNIT 1. India and the Contemporary World – I 2. India – Land and the People 3. Democratic Politics I 4. Understanding Economic Development – I 5. Disaster Management – (Through Project & Assignments). TOTAL Marks : 90 TERM 2 23 23 22 22 90 The Question Paper will include value based question(s) To the extent of 3-5 marks. The Problem Solving Assessment will be conducted for all students of class IX in
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transformed back into its original form. In November 1894 public demonstration at Town Hall of Kolkata‚ Jagadish Chandra Bose ignited gunpowder and rang a bell at a distance using millimetre range wavelength microwaves. Bose wrote in a Bengali essay‚ Adrisya Alok (Invisible Light)‚ “The invisible light can easily pass through brick walls‚ buildings etc. Therefore‚ messages can be transmitted by means of it without the mediation of wires.” Bose’s first scientific paper‚ “On polarisation of electric
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‘Do an act of kindness‚ help one person smile.’ The above is the catch phrase of the World Smile Day. This is the day to forget all sorrow and be happy. No one is sad on this day. Certificates titled ‘You have been smiled’ are sent out all over the world. Last year I was given a project on the ‘Power of Smile’ in school. Making ppts is something I really love. So‚ I did thorough research on the project and got a lot of useful information and now I want to share this with you. All of us are
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consecutive double letters. FACTS ABOUT INDIA • India is the World’s largest democracy. • India is the largest English speaking nation in world. • India has the second largest pool of Scientist and Engineers in the World. • India has the largest number of Post offices in the World. • The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the
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What is World Health Day? World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the founding of WHO. Each year‚ the Organization selects a key health issue‚ and encourages people from all ages and all backgrounds to hold events that highlight the significance of this issue for good health and well-being. World Health Day provides a unique opportunity for communities from across the world to come together for one day to promote actions that can improve our health. Most of us live longer and healthier
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A short Speech on: World Environment Day Good morning my dear friends and respected teachers. I hope all of you know today is World Environment Day. So‚ that our school has kept this program. Today I am going to deliver a short speech on World Environment Day. It gives me great pleasure to address you on this World Environment Day 2011. World Environment Day is commemorated worldwide each year under the direction of the United Nations to heighten public awareness of the environment. In recent
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World Water Day History The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution. World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22. ‘World Water day’ proposed in 1992 in Agenda 21 of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio-de-Janeiro‚ Brazil. Each year more than 1 billion of our fellow human beings have little choice but to resort to using potentially harmful sources of water. This perpetuates a
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------------------------------------------------- World Food Day From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia World Food Day | World Food Day 2009 | Observed by | All UN Member States | Date | 16 October | World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many other organisations concerned with food security‚ including the World Food Programme. The World Food Day theme for
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