When I was first asked to give a talk on mothers‚ since it would be mother’s day. I started wondering how Mother’s Day came to be. I was surprised to discover that Mother’s Day has a history longer than Christianity! Ancients celebrated Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs)‚ Rhea (Greek Mother of the Gods)‚ and Cybele (The Great Mother). The worship of these ancient goddesses is similar to the reverence we show to Mary‚ Jesus’ mother as these Mother Goddesses are often depicted with a baby in arms.
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Bastille Day: French Independence Day "Bastille Day‚ on the Fourteenth of July‚ is the French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution" (www.hightowertrail.com). Bastille Day is a national‚ symbolic‚ historical French holiday and is celebrated every July 14. To celebrate Bastille Day‚ also known as La Fete de la Bastille‚ French citizens remember the storming of the Bastille which was the first major event of the French revolution. Bastille was not just a prison
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stop. “Why does it have to rain now?” he thought as he looked up at the gloomy sky. Rainwater lashed down as lightning flashed and thunder roared. It had been bright and sunny the whole day‚ the sudden downpour half an hour ago caught Benjamin off guard because he had left his umbrella at home. How was he going to get home in the rain? Benjamin stood waiting at the bus stop for ten minutes. The rain did not look like it was stopping. Instead‚ it seemed to be getting even heavier! To make matter worse
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temper tantrums? Parents can avoid temper tantrums one way is have a plan before you get into that situation. Parents need to be better prepared and know what’s coming they can use the A‚ B‚ C’S. 2. What are the A‚ B‚ C’ s? The A‚ B‚ C’S is the strategic discipline that you can use. For istance just think of A. Think of an attribute that you want to develop in the life of your child. B is behavior. What is the behavior that you want to go with the attribute? B is what does that attribute look like
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The Truth of Saint Valentine’s Day! | | One question seems to plague me this holiday season. Why do I hate Valentine’s Day? Why do I hate‚ despise‚ loathe‚ and many other creative verbs‚ Valentine’s Day? I feel as though this is a question that tugs at my very heart‚ or someone else’s heart‚ I keep forgetting which. I’m not sure where my despair of St. Valentines Day originates from‚ but I do know that it wasn’t anything seriously tragic or damaging. I wasn’t dropped in a rose patch as a
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experienced during a life impacting moment? The only thing going through your mind‚ "Damn. I messed up this time." Where can you hide to when hiding would be morally and legally wrong? Only thing you can do is face the music and pray everything will be alright. The judges arrive and you sit in the middle‚ the guilty one because in this trial everything you say can and will be held against you. The wolves seek to devour the lamb‚ the pastor your savior‚ no where to be found. I have always had something for
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Wesak Day / Vesak Day 2013 Year | Date | Day | State | 2013 | 24 May | Friday | National | Wesak‚ also spelt Vesak‚ is a day celebrated by Buddhists around the world. The termVesak came from the name of a month in the Indian calendar. This is one of the most important festivals in the Buddhist calendar as it commemorates three significant events in Gautama Buddha’s life namely his birthday‚ enlightenment and his passing away. During this festival‚ devotees will bring offerings of flowers‚
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between a boy and his father. Schatz is a nine-year-old boy who becomes sick one winter night. After a doctor is called‚ it is determined that Schatz has contracted the flu and has a high fever. It is considered only a mild case‚ and the doctor leaves medicine for the boy‚ who overhears the physician tell the father that the boy’s temperature is 102 degrees. It is this information that causes the perceived conflict and misunderstanding between the boy and his father. Schatz is put to bed‚ and
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Teacher’s Day. Yes I was too lazy to come to school. Firstly‚ we’re in the middle of an examination and to add to that‚ I don’t think most of the teachers want to see me in school. Just so you know‚ I’m having a little bit of a drama with some of the teachers in this school. What it’s about‚ I don’t think any of you have to know. So‚ instead of detention‚ Amirah wants us to write about what happened on the day itself. So I went around school‚ asking people about what happened on that day. Okay‚
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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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