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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A Day in the Life It’s great that Rachel reports to work early wanting to get a head start on her day. It shows a lot of initiatives and hard work as a manager. Rachel spent a fair amount of time speaking with a few of her colleagues but by the end of the day she managed to get plenty of work done. She took the time to help Victoria get caught up on her project. She not only checked but also responded to her emails and voicemails. She visited with her project team members and made some adjustments
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great pleasure to address you on this World Environment Day 2014. World Environment Day is commemorated worldwide each year under the direction of the United Nations to heighten public awareness of the environment. In recent times‚ the need to promote more earth friendly practices in order to maintain the health of our planet has come to the forefront‚ as world nations struggle to reverse the present trend of climate change. The World Environment Day is a reminder to show our gratefulness to Mother Nature
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BOOK REPORT: -ONE DAY In this report I will write about the important aspects of the book‚ along with aspects I will also do a little analysis on some of the important characters. In the end‚ I will also conclude this report with mentioning the reason of choosing this book. We read and hear a lot of stories‚ some are interesting‚ and some are long or short. Every story is unique in its own way‚ but would you believe me If I told that this story I am writing report on spanned for twenty years
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Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates all men and women‚ who have died in military service for the United States. Memorial Day has become less of an occasion of remembrance. Today‚ many communities celebrate the observance of this holiday by organizing parades and official ceremonies that honor those that have fallen. Americans also honor soldiers by visiting cemeteries and national monuments and other memorials by placing flowers and flags on graves. Others honor the
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Independence Day What is an Independence Day? Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August in India commemorating the nation’s independence from Kingdom of Great Britain on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan;
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Statehood Day On the 21st day of August‚ 1959 hawaii was officially admitted as the 50th state. Till this day we continue to celebrate this special holiday. many people still believe that we shouldn’t celebrate it. In my eyes as a 16 year old teenager i believe that we as a state should continue to celebrate this annual holiday. I believe that we should continue to celebrate this annual holiday because we are very fortunate to be the 50th state. With becoming the 50th state we are subject to the
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intervened trying to spread out the youth by means of teargas and live bullets. This resulted in a lot of lives being lost and South Africa made June 16th a public holiday‚ Youth Day. The poet places himself in the shoes of one of the teenagers who participated in the Soweto uprising of June 16‚ 1976. He sees himself the day before the event‚ foreseeing the tragedy that is due to erupt. By using no punctuation in the poem the poet allows for individual interpretation‚ the lack of punctuation refers
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morning everyone. Today‚ I welcome you all on the auspicious occasion of Teacher’s day. India has been celebrating Teacher’s Day on 5th September‚ since 1962. The day commemorates the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan‚ a philosopher and a teacher par excellence‚ and his contribution towards Indian education system. Dr Radhakhrishnan believed that "teachers should be the best minds in the country". On this day‚ we gratefully remember the great educationist‚ apart from honoring all the teachers
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What Valentine’s Day is all about Valentine’s Day is one of the sweetest holidays‚ which always happens on February 14th. The story on how this holiday came about was‚ Valentine was a priest who had worked in Rome during the rule of Emperor Claudius the 2nd. The emperor made a rule up that states‚ soldiers could not get married‚ and as he thought this made them weaker. Valentine did not like it so he performed secret weddings for couples. Later on‚ they had caught him and sentenced him to death
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