The Storyteller (Saki) by H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) Word Count: 2109 It was a hot afternoon‚ and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry‚ and the next stop was at Templecombe‚ nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl‚ and a smaller girl‚ and a small boy. An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat‚ and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party‚ but the small girls and the small
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degradations that has occurred in our country during the second half of the twentieth century‚ has been in the field of sports and games. The” only major performance of note has been the gold medal in hockey won at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 and the triumph at the 1983 & 2011 world cup in cricket‚plus a few individual medals in Olympics and few success in Tennis. But these occasional triumphs do not augur well for the future of Indian sports. A nation of 1.2 billion has not been able to produce a sportsperson
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school. In his speech‚ there are a lot of good messages delivered to all members of the school. He said that each of the students must participate in every activities held. The most significant advice coming from him is when he stated that “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat‚ determination‚ and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” The ceremony was auspicated with the recital of verses from the Holy Quran followed by its translation. Am Tashriq‚ the head prefect
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This was it. My long arduous journey was finally complete. Many had fallen victim to stress which in turn‚ made them succumb to the wily jaws of defeat. But not I. Supported by my comrades‚ we marched in single file to receive our prize‚ our medal of honour. And who better to award my prize than my coach‚ my best friend‚ my brother. A professional in the art‚ the best of the best and here he was. Here I am. I never thought it would happen but it did. My little brother‚ the nerdy kid at school
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The Miraculous Medal Story The Miraculous Medal‚ also known as the Medal of the Immaculate Conception‚ is a medal created by was designed by the Blessed Virgin herself. Many Catholic Christians around the world wear the Miraculous Medal‚ which they believe will bring them special graces through the intercession of Mary if worn with faith and devotion. The First Apparition The story begins on the night of July 18-19‚ 1830. A child awakened Sister Catherine Labouré‚ a novice in the community
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The Ishikawa Medal Week 3 Quality Award – GM588 1/24/2010 Purpose “In management‚ the first concern of the company is the happiness of the people connected with it. If the people do not feel happy and cannot be made happy‚ that company does not deserve to exist” (Ishikawa. K.‚ 1985). This is the message that Kaoru Ishikawa stood for throughout his life-long efforts of improving quality. It would be almost impossible to tell you the importance of the Ishikawa Medal without first acknowledging
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ancestors in the supernatural world were forever in control of man’s earthly well-being‚ and it was therefore it was needed that contributions of prayer and food regularly was made for them. Usually the bronze wares were aimed only for ritual intent that was peaceful‚ but there were some types of bronze axes were correlated with human
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APOXYOMENOS (seminar) Zadar‚2012. Apoxyomenos‚ an ancient bronze statue of an athlete scraping off oil and dust from his body after a competition‚ was found in 1996. by a Belgian tourist René Wouters‚ under the sea off the little island of Vele Orjulen close to Lošinj‚ a Croatian island. The statue was lying on
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Arleny Tejada Block 3/ English 4 Ms. Sickler and Mr. Chilliri 25/9/14 Win a Medal To join the Army is one of my goals in life‚ which inspires me! I have done many things to be prepared and in the future join it. Because‚ feeling Proud made me confident. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps in JROTC had many programs. There is where students learn how to be more confident and represent what is to be a good citizen. Raters‚ Drill Team‚ Camps Competitions‚ Junior Achievement (Volunteer)‚
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When approaching gallery 166 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I couldn’t help but notice the magnificent sculpture of the “Bronze statue of Camillus (acolyte).” As I began to study some background information on the early Imperial period of Roman culture‚ one would learn that there was an evident revival. The Romans were building at a fast pace and religious sacrifices were becoming more common. Throughout this Roman period‚ a Camillus (male) or Camilla (female) was the freeborn child of the religious
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