TEXT. HOW WE KEPT MOTHER’S DAY by Stephen Leacock Leacock‚ Stephen (1869-1944) — a famous Canadian writer of the 20th century. His stories‚ full of humour and sarcasm‚ expose the contradictions of life in modem bourgeois society. Leacock says that the basis of humour lies in the contrasts offered by life itself‚ but "the deep background that lies behind and beyond what we call humour is revealed only to the few who. by instinct or by effort have given thought to it." HOW WE KEPT MOTHER’S
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Renato Corona`s Impeachment Trial What comes to your mind when you heard the word “Chief Justice”? Equal Conviction ‚neutral‚ eloquent‚ reverent‚ brave‚ and most of all Judges of any court or position are expected to be one of high caliber‚ honest‚ accurate and does not attach personnel emotion to a case‚ isn’t it? But now what will be our reaction if the chief justice we are recognizing is in judgement? Our Chief Justice Renato Corona is in very severe issue nowadays. Because of the issue
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extreme lengths just to get their hands on alcohol. The illegal production and sale of liquor‚ the proliferation of speakeasies‚ and the rise in gang violence and other crimes went way up. This led to waning support for Prohibition at the end of the 1920’s. Both federal‚ and local government struggled to enforce Prohibition. The enforcement of alcohol was initially assigned to the IRS‚ and was later transferred to the Justice Department. In general‚ Prohibition was enforced much more
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elections‚ freedom of political expression‚ freedom of speech‚ and freedom of the press. John F Kennedy became our 35th President‚ January 20‚ 1961 until he was assassinated on November 22‚ 1963 at Dallas‚ Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. Life in the 1960’s for both U.S. and Russia was a time of inventions‚ time of competing‚ and a time of war. They were competing on who was going to be the first to send someone to space. Russia sent the first man‚ Yuri Gagarin‚ to ever be in space; they had the first
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opportunity. This is still very relevant to African Americans today‚ even though it shouldn’t be. I say it shouldn’t be because now‚ for Mr. King was 52 years and five months ago. These problems have been going on for more than half a century after he professed his dream‚ and there has been little change since then. There is still discrimination towards blacks and other colored races. Racial injustice against Black Americans is America’s top priority or at least it should be. Plus‚ there are still forms
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I. Presentation of the Company Short History Arctic S.A. is the largest Romanian household appliances producer and one of the largest refrigerators producer in Europe. It is the leader on the local home appliance market‚ with a market share of over 35%. At the same time‚ Arctic is also the largest manufacturer of household appliances with his Factory at Gaesti which has the capacity to produce anually over 25 million refrigerators. Arctic was founded in 1968 in Găeşti by the former Communist Regime
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Not only has it gotten worse but the word has not been spread enough to be able to be changed. That is when Malcolm came in and decided to make a change to make this country a better place. Malcolm X was considered a powerful speaker back in the 1960’s. Although‚ X was considered a powerful speaker a remote time ago he still made a grand difference that makes his remembrance alive. His commemoration continues alive because he declared equality and sought an end to white prejudice and violence against
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In the world of cosplay‚ there are many ways one could be involved successfully. While cosplay has been around since the 1930’s‚ it is just recently starting to branch out into more mainstream genres. A common type of cosplay is crossplay (crossdress and play) which is not to be confused with gender swap. The photo below shows a prime example of crossplay in which a female is representing a male character while adding her own twist to the costume yet still making the overall male character recognizable
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Industrialization grew in many ways during the 1800’s. “It was largely pioneered by the northeastern cities in the united states” (Lecture 11). Many factors made Industrialization in America possible‚ including Natural Resources‚ New Transportation Systems‚ Industrial and Mechanization. The Industrial Revolution began in England because it had the resources that were needed. It all started with cloth industry. Making cloth by hand for pants‚ shirts‚ socks‚ bedspreads and other domestic items always
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of women in the 20’s‚ flappers were the most popular. Some may believe that the reason the clothing style was so highly liked‚ even until this day‚ is because it was more “sinful” and “disgraceful” than what was worn in the decades before. Flappers had a unique attitude and vibe to their personalities. Flapper women were seen as such high socialites. They were young and youthful‚ their clothing was chic
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