[pic]Festival celebrated in Sri Lanka on the full moon of June. The Poson Poya‚ which is specially noteworthy to the Sri Lankan Buddhists as the day on which Emperor Asoka’s son‚ the arahant Mahinda‚ officially introduced Buddhism to the island in the 3rd century B.C. In addition to the normal ritualistic observances undertaken on a poya day‚ on Poson day devotees flock to Anuradhapura‚ the ancient capital city of the country‚ for it was there that arahant Mahinda converted the then ruler‚ King Devanampiya
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Respected Dignitaries on the stage and my dear friends‚ On the eve of India’s 64th Republic Day‚ let me wish all happy Republic Day. Today is a very special day for all of us‚ as the whole country celebrates India’s Republic Day with pride remembering our great freedom fighters who have laid their life for our freedom. 26th January‚ being a very significant date makes us recall the memories of millions of individuals who stood united laying foundation for the growth and development of our
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frequencies and with more destructive power.Hurricanes and other storms are likely to become stronger. Severe heat waves would lead to death of millions of people all around the world. While the idea of swimming in a warmer ocean is pleasant to most human beings‚ increasing ocean temperatures could cause serious ecological damage. major cause of global warming is deforestation. 2.Moral values: Positive moral values are important because they allow you to have an overall feeling of peace and
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India has been celebrating Teacher’s Day on 5th of September since 1962. 5th of September is the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan‚ a philosopher and a teacher par excellence. On this day‚ we gratefully remember the great educationist Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. His dream was that "Teachers should be the best minds in the country". Hence‚ Teachers’ Day is very important for all our people‚ as the teachers act as foundation for creating responsible citizens. We can never thank our teachers
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The Day it Happened did a very good job in conveying its theme‚ establishing its characters‚ and using setting and symbols to convey a meaning important to human experiences. In this short story it is clear that the theme is continual domestic violence against women in some cultures. This is important to human experience because domestic violence in some cultures has been happening for many years‚ and society seems to know about it but doesn’t take it as seriously as it should be taken. In general
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The challenges and opportunities of an I.M.F. deal on the Jamaican Productive Sector. “Fragile‚” is how the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.) has described Jamaica’s current economic situation. It is evident that Jamaica’s economy is severely damaged and faces greater risk of further downturn with the already high unemployment rate‚ low tax revenue‚ high government spending and a ballooning debt of a high 140% (percentage) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As such Jamaica’s economy is in dire
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English 203.1 1 April 2013 Seize the Day The metaphysical poet‚ Andrew Marvell‚ wrote the poem “To His Coy Mistress‚” which is considered to be a seduction poem on the surface‚ but Marvell’s poem is about seizing the moment in life. Marvell uses figures of speech like metaphors‚ similes‚ and imagery to persuade the woman he loves to sleep with him‚ but he also wants to argue that life is short‚ and she should seize the day‚ both in life and sexually. The figures of speech that are in “To His Coy
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Pakistan dayIndependence Day (Urdu: یوم آزادی; Yaum-e Āzādī)‚ observed annually on August 14‚ is a national holiday in Pakistan‚ commemorating the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign nation‚ following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement; the Pakistan Movement aimed for creation of an independent Muslim state by division of the north-western region of the South Asia and was led by All-India Muslim League
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with a boy that I thought was my knight and shining armor‚ I mean this is really the first time I ever felt loved. Living in the dreadful house of my grandmother‚ he was my paradise‚ my escape route to have fun. There was no way that I could show any expressions of pleasure because I would be punished‚ so I would creep out of the house or say I was going somewhere that I wasn’t. Meeting up with this chocolate‚ suave‚ attractive young man I felt like I was in heaven. Rubbing on his velvety skin
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