WE DAY 2013! I think that my attendance at WE Day 2013 will have a positive impact on our school this year because I believe that if I go‚ I will be able to take information and bring it back to the school and try to make a change‚ locally and even globally. I believe that this is a huge opportunity. I love going to events like these because when I come back from them‚ I implement what I have learnt so that it’s beneficial for our school. I haven’t been involved with ME to WE but I have
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Vipassana (insight) meditation. Therefore mindfulness‚ enriched through daily practice‚ strengthens the ability to be aware of each moment with compassion‚ and a more balanced state of mind rather than remaining in perpetual dissatisfaction. In day to day Buddhist practice‚ “mindfulness is the observance of the basic nature of each passing
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Clara’s day This short story "Clara’s day" by Penelope Lively is about a girl‚ Clara‚ who suddenly took off all of her clothes and started walking naked around at her school. After this sensational episode she was told that she had to meet "the Head" after school. They talked about Clara’s reasons for doing what she did‚ because as the Head said on page 53 line 1-2‚ "..you aren’t really like that‚ are you?"‚ and Clara agreed that she wasn’t. Naturally Clara’s parents‚ or in this case‚ mother was
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Orissa Review January - 2010 The Republic Day of India: A Great National Festival Dr. Ratnakar Mohapatra freedom fighters those who fought for and sacrificed their lives for the independence of our motherland. Introduction The word Republic is used to denote that a country in which the supreme power is held by the people or their elected representatives (politicians) or by an elected or nominated President not by a permanent head like the King or queen of Britain. India is
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Christmas Day! One of the most memorable days of my life was the Christmas of 2007. I woke up to the bright sunlight seeping through my window‚ and I knew today would be a Christmas I would never forget. The weather was fit for the season with fresh white snow gently falling from the sky‚ as I looked out the foggy window. I remembered this Christmas as if it happened yesterday. The night before Christmas I remember sneaking down the steps‚ only to see my mom sneaking the presents under the poorly
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The Fateful Day It happened as my three excited brothers‚ parents‚ our golden beagle-basset‚ and I drove the last thirty minute stretch to my grandparent’s house. We’d been on the road for an hour‚ having just grabbed some lunch from a McDonald’s drive thru. I could never have imagined the drastic turn of events that took place that ordinary day. The day I understood how you never know how much you love someone‚ in my case my family‚ until you think you’ve almost lost them. “Are we there
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Critique of The Longest Day Cornelius Ryan‚ born in Dublin‚ Ireland in 1920‚ worked as a reporter covering the battles in Europe from 1941-1945 and then the final months of the Pacific Campaign. His articles were printed in both Reuters and the London Daily Telegraph. His first book was The Longest Day‚ published in 1959‚ selling over 4 million copies in 27 different editions. In 1962 a director named Darryl Zannuck made the book into a movie. Ryan’s next book was The Last Battle‚ published
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Personal Essay Something so tragic couldn’t have happened on the best day of my life‚ "My Graduation Day." The day itself had actually been going very well indeed‚ and a seemingly endless surge of excitement had me going crazy! Things were going perfectly how I imagined it‚ I have been waiting for this day for 12 long years and just knowing the fact that it was here just drove me insane. The morning started out when I woke up and had a wonderful breakfast waiting for me out on the table with my
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"The Remains of the Day"‚ winner of the 1989 Booker Prize‚ was written by Kazuo Ishiguro in 1989. Ishiguro had a typical English education with an immersion in Japanese culture. His fictions are remarked as “deal[ing] broadly with themes of self-deception‚ truth and the clash of public and private images of his characters”. In the Remains of the Day‚ he gives an eloquent dissection on the narrowed life of a stoic English butler who has spent thirty years in service at Darlington Hall‚ devoting everything
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husband 1 year after her wedding. By God’s grace she had a son whom she considered a solace. But that didn’t last‚ as the son passed away shortly too! Ultimately‚ by the age of 25 she lost her entire family! Nevertheless‚ she then dedicated her life towards the upbringing of each and every child in the family. This was the reason she was loved and respected by everyone in our family. Last year‚ by this same time‚ my marriage was fixed. Being the oldest grandchild in my family‚ she was very happy
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