Today is a good day. No—today is a great day. A day like today has been year in the making. Today is a day for victory, a day for celebration, a day for pride. Today is a day for us to take a deep breath, lift our voices, and say, “I did it. I deserve success, and I will go out and find it.” However, while today may a day for rest, of relief, of anticipation of what comes next, today is also a day to understand exactly what we are leaving behind: a school full of our memories, our achievements, our
INT. BEV'S HOME-DAY Bev lies in bed wincing and groaning. She is clearly playing it up. Dorothy stands over her, her hand on Bev's forehead. DOROTHY Well, you do feel a little warm. Nothing a day of rest won't fix. Bev and Dorothy smile sincerely at one another. BEV Thanks, mom. DOROTHY Don't thank me. I think we could all use a little time off after yesterday.. but, not all of us have that luxury... Bev's smile fades. DOROTHY Oh, well... feel better honey and try to take this time to think about
"Bastille Day, on the Fourteenth of July, is the French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution" (www.hightowertrail.com). It is very much like Independence Day in the United States because it is a celebration of the beginning of a new form of government. There are several factors that led to the Revolution. King Louis XV and King Louis XVI both led extremely extravagant lives. They spent a lot of the government's money on luxuries even while the government had
Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day is about the struggles one man, Mr. Stevens, has with relationships with his father, Miss Kenton and his employer, but the struggle he focuses on the most is to be a “great butler.” He pushes himself physically to work as hard as he can, as well as mentally to determine what makes a butler great. Stevens sacrifices all normal human encounters with those around him in order to be an emotionless person. “When one encounters them, one simply
Memorial Day? What does it mean to you? What symbolization does it hold in you? Ladies and gentlemen, sadly enough, the true meaning of Memorial Day has been seemingly lost by the majority of Americans today. Many confuse this day for Veterans Day or even Armed Forces Day. Although it is highly appropriate to honor all our veterans, living and dead, and to recognize their immeasurable contributions to our country, this is not the true meaning of Memorial Day. When I asked you what the day means to
A year has past and now we stand on the brink of returning to a world where we are surrounded by the paradox of everything, and yet nothing being the same. In days we will reluctantly give our hugs and, fighting the tears, say goodbye to people who were once just names on a sheet of paper to return to people that we hugged and fought tears to say goodbye to before we ever left. We will leave our best friends to return to our best friends. We will go back to the places we came from and
Hollywood was Honored with an Academy Award, for Best Actor In A Leading Role. The Oscar, went to Denzel Washington, for is amazing performance in Training Day. A powerful departure from his good guy roles, Denzel Washington, plays Alonzo Harris, a street smart, crocked, undercover narc, out on the mission to save his ass, from the Russian mob. On the day in question, he is giving rookie cop Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) a chance to prove himself worthy to be a part of his elite squad of undercover narcotics
D-Day, one of the most important days during World War II, was a pivotal moment that changed an entire continent. Despite the name, D-Day did not occur in just one day, but rather over several days. It was a code name for the start of Operation Overlord. D-Day is well-known for marking the beginning of the end of the war in Europe and Hitler's rule over much of the continent. Many historians believe that without D-Day, Europe would have fallen to Hitler. There are several terms associated with D-Day
while they are away at work. “These days couples face complex negotiations over work, family, child care, and housekeeping. It becomes evident that where traditional marriage through the centuries has been a partnership based on mutual dependency, modern marriage demands greater self-sufficiency” (Hekker). Day care becomes a necessity for many families, and the main concern for most parents is if the day care will be a positive experience for their children. Day care can be a positive option for parents
The novel, The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro is about a butler named Stevens motoring through the countryside after serving Lord Darlington, a Nazi sympathizer, for thirty years. As Stevens road trip progresses, he makes a stop in the town of Moscombe for a rest break. There, Ishiguro makes the townspeople mistake him as a gentleman to construct a scene that explains Stevens’s stubbornness in letting go of his antiquated views towards dignity. Ishiguro is arguing that Stevens refuses to accept
from junior high are teen canteen. It was the coolest thing known to a teenager at the time. It was a dance every other Friday and we would get ready for hours. Again, the work became harder but I still liked coming to school more than ever. My school days are filled with great experiences and many memories. It is fun to look back and see how much I have grown as a person and how far I have come. When I look at the past I smile because I had a lot of fun and I know that I have many more memories to come
School Days are the Happiest Days of your Life? When I was given this assignment, my initial reaction was this is easy! Half an hours writing- homework complete. Fifteen minutes later I find that it is incredibly difficult to sort out the jumble of thoughts, memories and feelings, that are fighting each other in the race to be the first to blot this pristine white page.(melodramatic, but true) I suppose I could take the easy way out, and write that looking back; my school days were happy
fitting that we have a special day known as Mother’s Day, to thank our mothers for all their love and support, and to recognise the sacrifices they have made. Mother’s Day celebrations across cultures and time Mother’s Day is today celebrated with great joy in many countries across the globe. Most countries mark the occasion on the second Sunday of May, while others celebrate it at different times in the year depending on local traditions. Although the present day Mother’s Day celebrations are a relatively
people see Doris Day as a role model for her love and dedication to the film and music industry. Day's personality on screen became the ideal girl of the 1950's. Since she was such a role model, she is remembered by many people who continue to look up to her. Doris Day grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born on April 3, 1924 (Kehoe 120). Her real name is Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff. She was told Kapplehoff was too long for a good music appeal, so she changed her last name to Day after a song that
A. Have you heard of a day dedicated to laughing at death? Where people visit cemeteries and believe to be dining with past loved ones. (Visual Aid Photo: Candy Skulls) 1. Skulls illustrated their belief in the existence in an active afterlife. 2. Skulls continue to symbolize death and rebirth. 3. Papel picada is colorful tissue paper that is cut with elaborate designs that represent the holiday spirit. The most outlined cutes on the tissue paper are skulls and skeletons. (Reason to Listen) B
An Explication of Washing Day One Source Cited The poem Washing Day by Anna Letitia Barbauld illustrates two different points of view of the events that are happening on washing day. The first view is how the people surrounding the author feel towards the chores to be done that day. The second is the view from the author when she was a child, observing all that is happening. The idea of the poem is to bring to the reader's attention the joy and innocence of childhood, while at the same
One Day at Work Every day, I followed the same old routine. Get up, eat breakfast, find my work vest, get dressed, leave. White polo shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Little red PharMor vest. Every single day. No variation, no chance for change or creativity. When working somewhere as mundane as a grocery store, you almost pray that something exciting happens to you during the day. But never does a cashier hope to encounter a tremendously irascible customer, the way that one summer day turned
The movie “Groundhog Day” followed Phil Connors through his journey of achieving true happiness, and all the valuable lessons that came with it. Many messages and lessons radiated through this movie such as, the fact that happiness doesn't necessarily happen as a result of acquiring materialistic things, or that happiness can come from the way you treat others. Along with the lessons, a lot of theories presented by several psychologists, and philosophers can also be connected to this movie. The first
Henry Thoeau once warned ‘Never look back unless you are planning to go that way’. This applies to Stevens in ‘The Remains of the Day’. Stevens embarks on a journey from Darlington Hall with the purpose of finding ‘new discoveries’, however he does the opposite as the journey results to the discoveries of his past mistakes which highlights his missed opportunities, thus all he can do is look back over his life with regret. Stevens is advised by a gentleman, 'Don't keep looking back all the time,
The last of the original Dead trilogy, Day of the Dead once again picks up where the previous film left off. Humanity is now on the brink of extinction with a just a few hold outs left. Which is part of really makes the original films so good. They have a sense of time, an order of events that tie them all together. Turning them into a more or less one cohesive narrative without having to rely on familiar faces or locals. Just a common theme, zombies.. and a sense of hopelessness, and the fact that