in the world. A rich tradition which dates back to the Spanish period. WHAT MAKES THE FILIPINO CHRISTMAS UNIQUE? Well‚ Filipinos have a lot of Christmas tradition which makes us different from the other. Some of the Filipino traditions are the Filipino Christmas lantern‚ Christmas caroling‚ “simbang gabi” or the misa de gallo‚ and the gift giving‚ the true essence of Filipino Christmas. CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVING... Historically‚ Christmas gift giving became part of many Christmas traditions all
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The Giving Tree The message of the Giving tree speaks about an unconditional love of the Tree to the boy. It is a kind of relationship that is sometimes one sided. Sometimes we can relate this story on the virtue of giving and not expecting something in return. Many of our parents give their unconditional love to their children. As sons and daughters‚ we must be to learn to reciprocate the love our parents. Remember that we too will also become parents and grand parents. Life is a cycle of giving
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The giving pledge What is “the giving pledge”? It’s a solemnly bound “promise” which beats the normal promise. Because a pledge is something you are bound to do‚ and there is no way around it. You could say that “pledge” have a higher status of word if you compare it to “promise”. “The giving pledge” is a band of billionaires who donate money to charity. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates took the initiative to gather a lot of rich Americans and persuade them to give more than 50% of their fortune to
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Cultural Diversity in My Community Cindy Kirkland Cultural Diversity February 18‚ 2007 Chino a community being so diverse‚ there is not enough cultural awareness. Leaders in the community treat people friendly‚ because they either know them already or read their personalities. In a diverse community‚ it is essential that the members of that community be aware of other members in the community. Knowledge is power and people can learn a lot by just paying attention to the actions of
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Books and its Importance My all-time favorite book ever since I was a kid would be The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. This is Silverstein’s most famous work; it is about a little boy and a tree grows old together. Whenever I read this book before‚ I was always angry at the boy for taking more than he should from the giving tree. The boy never seemed satisfied‚ despite being given all the needs he asked for until the tree is left with only its stump. Now that I read it‚ there are many ways that
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My Community Misty Eoriatti-Waymack ETH 125 03/14/2010 Five years ago I moved to a small town and it never crossed my mind about diversity. I am a white female and not a person who cares what race‚ sex‚ or social standing of the people in my community‚ but moving to a small town I just had not thought about ethnicity of my neighbors. When looking at my community from the outside it looks like just another little community. It was only when I started looking closely at the people around me that
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In the The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein‚ the book portrays a greedy boy and an unconditional loving tree.In the book the boy kept asking the tree for things to help him in life and the tree always had something for him. The tree had unconditional love for the boy throughout his life. The boy kept going to the tree throughout his lifetime. In The Giving Tree the theme states that the tree acts as mother figure for the boy and gave him what he wanted. The boy was greedy and the tree would give
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Prize Giving Ceremony – Announcing Procedures It is recommended to have a good announcer (speaking in English) who can announce the teams and presentations as they are happening. The announcements might be translated to the local language. It is furthermore recommended to have two people making the presentation (not including a host/hostess who will hold the award until the time for the VIP to make the presentation)‚ this allows more VIP’s to be involved and also speeds up the process for
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environment I live has helped me shaped my world because that is the reason why I am the person I am today. I am proud to say I come from South Central Los Angeles because it has helped me overcome my timidness to become successful.My community has helped me overcome my shyness because Ive faced many obstacles that has changed the way I think about myself. My city is very large‚ so many things are happening at a daily bases. I’ve had a hard time communicating with my teachers‚family and friends entering
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Do you feel community service is important to a community? Why or why not? Explain your answer in two or three paragraphs. Community Service is important for many reasons. Taking part and volunteering teaches compassion and understanding. One of my favorite things about community service is that there are opportunities and choices everywhere! You can volunteer for something you really believe and have an interest in‚ and can volunteer as much or as little as you ’d like or have time for. Since
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