before Independence Day‚ Jamaicans have a big celebration called "Festival!" During this period of time‚ artists of all types perform. School children also are involved. This helps stimulate their sense of national pride and tradition. On Emancipation Day‚ many former British colonies on various dates celebrate their liberation. Emancipation Day is part of a week-long cultural celebration in Jamaica. During this time‚ Jamaicans also commemorate Jamaican Independence Day. On Jonkanoo‚a dancing procession
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show each just what kind of solider or leader they can be. In example‚ Jumping at 3‚000 feet and carrying a 60 pound packs‚ the Guarding Angel team of Maddama and Tech Sargent Dan Warren‚ a member of the 308th Rescue Squadron from Patrick Air Force Base‚ Fla.‚ leapt into 15 degree below zero tempetures blowing winds‚ and inclement weather (Hayes‚ 2012). It was all for the sake of a fellow solider in need of medical attention. These types of dedication and personal sacrifice are what make future leaders
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"You express the truth of your character with the choices of your actions" - Steve Maraboli. The first adjective to come to your mind when you hear a persons name is what forms their character. Character is not only how people describe you‚ it’s about how you present yourself and what actions you choose. To show your strong sense of will‚ their are a few characteristics that are most important. The most important characteristic are compassion‚ perseverance and honesty. Compassion is feeling sympathy
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9:20 MW 18 March 2013 What Can You See? For many‚ you have to see something to believe it. However‚ when looking at the beliefs of a blind person‚ we discover that seeing may actually distort our beliefs. In Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral”‚ an unnamed narrator tells a story of meeting a blind man for the first time in his life. Before meeting Robert‚ the narrator tells us of how uncomfortable he is about him. If it had not been for his obligation to meet this man‚ he probably would have
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behest that I decided to take part in the school annual talent show. After weeks of practicing and sleepless nights the final day arrived. Seeing such a huge audience was quite an intimidating sight and I began losing confidence. As I started dancing my nervousness only grew further and before I knew it I tripped. Though I was down only for a few seconds it seemed like hours to me. I then took a deep breath and recalled what my mother had said- ‘Believe in yourself.’ This gave me the courage to
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In the play You Can’t take It With You‚ written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman‚ the author uses point of view of different characters to show the theme of Materialism-materialistic values vs Spiritual Values- enjoyment of life. As narrator shows the perspective of each character‚ we see theme of Materialism. While Mr. Kirby has a viewpoint of living for things of materialistic value even though it might not be joyful‚ whereas‚ Grandpa has a perspective of living a life for Spiritual Values.
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Allyson Stearns September 10‚ 2013 Block 8‚ Humanities Life is What You Make It When thinking about my view of the world‚ there is a jumble of different philosophies‚ beliefs‚ and ideas going on in my head. There is so much to take into consideration‚ and it seems that everything is connected but also scattered in a way that it is hard to really be able to dig deep and explain on paper what my worldview is. After many headaches and deep thoughts‚ I boiled it down to the things that I could not
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English Language and Composition Because many important people have died for what they believe to make the world a better place the claim that “It is better to die for what you believe in rather than to lie to save your life” is the right thing to do. Martyr: a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief‚ principle‚ or cause. The person that comes to mind for a lot of people when you read the definition of martyr is probably Jesus Christ. Jesus spread the word
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Longtail what do you want to tell me‚’’ said Fireheart. Well one time I saw Tigerstar at Snakerocks and he had a dead rabbit with him and smelled dog sent so I thought I should tell Tigerstar but I saw him feeding the dogs‚’’said Longtail. Go on answered‚’’ Fireheart. They were the biggest dogs I have ever seen‚’’ said Longtail. I could sense Longtail was very scared about what happened‚’’ thought Fireheart. What happened to Tigerstar‚’’ asked Fireheart. He returned to his territory‚’’ answered Longtail
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I have faced many challenges in my life. The one I felt the most challenging one is when I moved to the United States from China. There are many differences between the life in these two countries. Different languages‚ weather‚ currency‚ culture‚ more and more. It was very hard for me to adopt all these differences in a short time‚ so I became dejected and intended to go back to China. But my father encourages me a lot that I went through all these challenges and stayed in united states. It is very
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