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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Labor Day is a dedication to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national acknowledgment to the contributions that workers have made to the strength‚ prosperity and well-being of our country. It has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. The origin and deeper meaning of the day has been forgotten‚ or never actually known to many. The beginnings of the American Labor Movement started with the Industrial
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impression on me was during Indigenous Peoples Day. During the afternoon activities‚ there was a workshop called “Roots of Injustice-Seeds of Change Workshop”. This workshop changed everything that I thought I knew of the Native American people. The workshop consisted of a hands-on communal engagement exercise and discussion‚ regarding the oppression of the Native American people. Initially‚ when the event began I was incredibly nervous about being within a room of people whom I didn’t know. When I saw
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inclusion in work with children & young people This unit focuses on the importance of promoting equality and diversity in all aspects of work with children and young people. You will explore how prejudice and discrimination impacts on individuals and groups in a school setting and ways that you can support policies and procedures to break down barriers. By the end of this unit you will: understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people understand
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development in children and young people’s setting In this assignment‚ I am writing about the duties and responsibilities of my work role and the expectation of my work role. In my job‚ I must be responsible be being respectful toward other people I am working with‚ be professional at all time. To be encouraging toward the children‚ to be organised and to show that I am interested in the children and their parent. To work with parent to ensure a safe environment for the children. Encourage creative
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1 Describe the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour In my setting‚ Little Stars Nursery‚ we believe that both children and adults alike flourish in an ordered and structured environment with boundaries; so that everyone knows what is expected of them‚ and then the children are free to learn and develop without fear of being hurt or hindered by anyone else. We strive to enable an environment in which children can develop their
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TDA 3.4: Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour. 1.1 Summarise the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour. All schools have policies and procedures in place for all members of staff/volunteers to follow when promoting positive behavior. The main policy relating to behavior will be the behavior policy‚ however other policies will have an impact such as anti- bullying‚ child protection and health and safety. Our
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Earth Day Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues‚ Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday that is sometimes extended into Earth Week‚ a full seven days of events focused on green awareness. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and inspired by the antiwar protests of the late 1960s‚ Earth Day was originally aimed at creating a mass environmental movement. It began as a "national teach-in on the environment" and was held on April 22 to maximize the number of
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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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complex and mysterious world in which he finds himself‚ he cannot help but question how it came to be. Attempting to unravel the questions surrounding the origins mystery‚ many may claim a variety of diverse hypothesizes. This interview highlights just three different individual perspectives on the issue of origins. • How long are the days in Genesis 1? o Person 1: Argued that there was no way to tell the length of the days in Genesis. However he believed one should take Bible at its word. Otherwise‚
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