personnel who died in the line of duty. Memorial Day honors America’s military men and women who lost their lives in service to their country. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of May, a time of year when the weather is turning warmer and schools and universities are adjourning for summer break. I personally do not celebrate this holiday due to my religious beliefs. Although this day expresses appreciation for fellow humans and even prays for them, I do not participate in this event for I consider
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what make life interesting, and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. I have faced many challenges in my life like changing many schools or entering high school. However, the biggest challenge in my life was my transition from India to the United States. The transition has proven to be filled with many hardships but I never gave up and always kept on fighting to reach my goals. My primary challenge in the transition was getting used to the new culture. When I came to America, I couldn’t exactly
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rolling hills, rocky cliffs, crystal-clear lakes, crisp air and for most of my life this was my home. Minnesota and all of her beauty, her treacherous temper in the winter, and her sweet short summers were all that I knew. There are several benefits to living in Minnesota which include: snow activities, comfortable summers and beautiful terrain, but there are also drawbacks such as: cold winters, excessive snowfall and short summers. Minnesota’s far north location makes the perfect recipe for snowfall
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matter of the guardianship of my granddaughter, Danilynn Castro. On October 29th, there was a non-appearance review hearing for which I mailed an annual report. At that time, the court dismissed the guardianship of the minor due to the child returning to her parents for holidays and summer vacations. I may have caused a misunderstanding when filling out the annual report. Danilynn’s parental grandmother, Debbie Castro and I have always shared legal guardianship. My husband is in the US Army and relocated
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living in New England for nearly ten years, fall is certainly the best season of them all; it beats the heat of summer, the icy and snowy winter, and the rainy spring. Other than fall being the season before the dreadful winter, I can’t think of any other downfall of the season. The best things to look forward to with the start of fall are the weather, change in outfits, food, and holidays. In contrast, the spring bores me when I think of those same areas that I look forward to in the fall. The fall
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ways to learn a foreign language except step by step. In my point of view, Language is a practical skill. It is really useful for travel, make new friends or find a job. I have taken the Associate Degree of Arts in Bilingual Communication Studies of English and Spanish for two years in Community College of City University of Hong Kong after graduation in secondary school. I also passed the Dele exam A2 last November. Therefore, to continue my learning in this area, I would like to major in the domain
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world pass by and getting lost in my thoughts and daydreams. As I grew older, and learned to drive myself, this changed slightly. Now I have to focus more, especially during the height of winter and summer, changing my driving depending on the season. While my love of driving stays consistent between seasons, many other factors change. The summer has always been my favorite season to be in the car. I have many fond memories of driving down to the beach with my best friends, rolling the windows down
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I am an American, born and raised in the second state of Pennsylvania, by a traditional German family. My nationality means more than my random association to my home nation-state rather; it is my very being and pride. I wake up every morning to the sight of Old Glory, thankful that I am so lucky to have been raised as an American child, with the American Dream just an arm’s reach away. Many values that Americans share allow our country to stand out among other nations. Our country was founded on
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me because my moms parents are both from Puerto Rico. MY grandparents were born in Puerto Rico in the 1940s and 1950s. Puerto Rico’s culture is very different than Florida’s. For example Puerto Rico has many festivals, and they eat different foods than us.in 1898 after the Spanish American war Puerto Rico was claimed U.S. Territory and many of the people immigrated from Puerto Rico to new your city. In Puerto Rico most of the people eat from food trucks or at fast foods restaurants. My family doesn’t
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plants and the children within it • The change from a safe, secure place to a dangerous one Time Span It isn’t made explicit exactly how much time the story covers, but we can assume that it covers the majority of the summer holidays: • “It was maybe early August when” • “The holidays began finally to peter to a close” • Page breaks Inciting Incident The inciting incident of the story occurs when Therese discovers a wasp’s nest and the wasps come out and sting her, so Eveline drowns them with a hose
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A Family Tradition Summer is gone. The beautiful fall foliage adorns the yard as the sun peers through the barren branches, giving way to a colorful auburn, rusty orange but, warm and inviting autumn picture. No one seems to pay any attention to this picturesque event outside our house, for today we celebrate the biggest tradition within our family. The unity, love and sacred prayer instilled in this day of thanks sets it aside from all other holidays. This annual pilgrimage of coming
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When I first saw this prompt posted this morning, I was so happy because I absolutely love fall. All of the seasons have different reasons as to why I like them, but fall might just be my favorite season. To be honest with you, I could probably go on forever about all of the reasons why fall is amazing, but here is a list of just a few that I could think of. 1. The world looks so much more colorful in the fall. I know that may seem like a weird thing to say, but I swear that it’s true. The leaves
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someone's face. However, the Fourth of July is more than just the nation's birthday. It is the countless number of friends joined with family, perfect weather, the backyard barbeques, and the brilliant fireworks that light up the night sky. No other holiday makes me feel the same as they do on the Fourth of July. On the Fourth of July, our friends and family join together for parties, barbeques, carnivals, and picnics. Friends and families mingle for hours on end with a small breeze drifting on their
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November 8, 2013 Falling Leaves The smoldering heat of summer time only sticks around for so long, eventually it becomes a brisk temperature in which isn’t to many peoples likings. This means that summer is over and it is now fall. In the middle of September there becomes an immediate climate change and nothing is the same: the leaves change color, summer attire is out, and fall attire is in. The dead giveaway for fall is when the leaves turn red, yellow and orange and fall off the trees. I guess
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My Pop is my hero! Have you ever known a man that is outstanding on every level of life? My Pop lived a long big hearted life. He passed away in 2012 at 73 years old. I thought my whole world had ended. My Pop was a dedicated fire chief for 27 years he worked 48 years with the department. He saved many from burning houses, burning cars, and car wrecks. When it came to family he was always there he always made time to put us first with what we needed and never failed at making us happy while saving
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My parents are working in the cultural industry. They always travel around the world due to the nature of their work. Every time when they came back from their journey, my parents would tell me the importance of being knowledgeable, well-informed and well-traveled. As a result, other than having many opportunities to travel with my parents, starting from 8-years-old, I attended summer camps hosted in various countries annually. It is my decision to pursue high school education in USA. My parents
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Paris is today one of the world’s leading business and cultural centre’s and has a global influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, science and the arts. Paris is also one of the world’s leading tourist destinations, and according to my research Paris welcomed over 29.3million tourists in the year of 2013. NEXT SLIDE*** Religions: The main religion in Paris is Roman Catholicism and the other ones that do exist include Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. NEXT SLIDE*** Paris Culture:
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extrications during the year-end holiday period.
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Remembered as a hot day breeze, fast going and cool. A summer to be sought for. My family and I travel by car. The journey convinced on a road trip across hot desert borders through the mountain daring roads of Mexico. The destination La Yerbabuena Michoacán took around two and a half days to arrive. With views time wasn’t a problem. A small village like town where both my father and mother families originated from. Abundant various things to do while there, some even tradition. For the duration
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evaluation I found that collecting the data from ... about her previous activity levels was easy. Creating the survey that addressed her current activity levels and diet proved challenging. That upon answering brought up few more questions. While my survey got me to a point where I was able to identify where her problem was and what need to be modified I was unable to identify specifically when or why she wasn’t reaching the National Physical Guidelines. Which lead to another round of questions
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Task B – ERR 1.In my contract there are many terms and conditions which are covered. This includes holiday entitlement. After I have finished my 3 month probation period from the date I started. I will be entitled to take 20 days holiday. Some days may have to be saved for over Christmas. Two weeks’ notice is required to book annual leave and 72 hours’ notice when requesting individual days. Absence due to illness or injury payment is available if you are off for 3 days or more. At the mangers
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Chinese tourists wanting to go oversea is increasing. Now more than ever, Chinese tourists choose to go oversea which is the most change in China. China has 1.3 billion populations. When having holiday, people like scenic spots.People were so tired of this situation that they could not enjoy in the holiday. They need to relax and be satisfied. Consequently, some people who have economic capability will want outbound travel.Some data shows that Chinese are leading in foreign countries in record numbers
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distraction from the real world and problems. They were always told to just take some soma! It stopped them from all the bad. Spark notes describe it as, ““A gram is better than a damn.” When they experience strong negative emotions, citizens take a soma “holiday” to distract them from the unpleasant feelings. John sees soma as a tool of social control.” It hides them from their issues and emotions. Nowadays for many girls, guys are the new soma. Being with multiple people is the distraction. Girls use having
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weeks ago I got asked a question by one of my students I teach to swim “What is Halloween?”, despite my best effort to come up with an answer I couldn’t remember why we dress up and go door to door asking for candy, so after extensive hours of research I am going to share with you the history of Halloween. Each year American’s spend almost $5 billion dollars on costumes, decorations, and candy. But what does it all really mean? Halloween is a holiday that is celebrated the evening of October 31st
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common schedule most schools have. My claim for this is that year-round schooling should be either required or used more because it's easier on students, students get more breaks, and they have more time to understand and learn things they may not understand. My first reason year-round schooling is good is that it is easier for students. The reason I have this as my first reason is that it allows students to retain more knowledge and lose less information over the summer. Some evidence to validate this
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alone cannot influence a person to recognize his/her barriers towards self-improvement. Change will only occur if the person is open-minded enough to identify the problem and understand its meaningful connection to his/her life. During the second summer Dill comes to Maycomb County, he and Jem grow close and begin shaming Scout for acting like a girl. At first Scout truly believes that acting like a girl means she is inferior, but later realizes that being a girl is something to be proud of. Scout
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Grandmother's House My grandmother’s house has a very special place in my heart. As the family has gotten older and we have all had our own children we do not visit as we should. I visited with my grandmother many times when I was little. Her house always seemed to have something about it that set it apart from all the rest. As you walk into the back door of her house you would notice a long, narrow kitchen that led into the main living and dining room of her house. The smell of food home cooked
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finishing highschool. Time flies fast, I have to use it wisely and not waste my time on unnecessary things. I make a lot of mistakes in teenage years which is now and its one of the thing of growing up being an adult is that I am learning from my mistakes to be a better person and hope that the mistakes that I make will never happen again. For instance like not listening to parents and not studying as we are a student. I learn from my mistakes that if you want to work hard, the goal that you are trying to
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ethic, am very responsible, disciplined, and have the characteristics necessary to become successful in the career I am pursuing. First, my parents raised me to do chores since I was little. I would help do the dishes at my grandparents’ house and help my grandparents weed the garden. Also, since I was fifteen, I have been working during the summer at The Holiday Inn Express Waterpark doing housekeeping. It is tough and dirty work. I've had to deal with very impatient and polite guests. You never
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Georgia and soon to be Georgia Regents University. Two name changes in 2 years wreak havoc with e-mail addresses. This past April, I completed my work at The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry after serving as Editor for 10 years and as Associate Editor for 4 years. While I miss the interaction with authors, reviewers, and the Editorial Council, especially my fellow officers, I am ready for new challenges. They arrived quickly when I was appointed as Vice Dean in July. Kevin continues in his position
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