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    everyone. I would like to thank Brother Naeem Baig and the ICNA National Committee for a phenomenal job organizing this year’s convention honoring the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and for inviting me to speak tonight. I would also like to thank my colleagues at the Arab American Association of New York for their hard work and dedication, which allows me the opportunity to be in attendance at this indispensable conference. I am extremely honored to be here with all of you. It means a lot to me

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    same fashion; holidays, languages and traditions helps us understand how different we are but also shows us how new and exciting people can really be. First off, my culture alone, there are many different holidays that are either changed or added due to the seasons of the year. Since I am both American and Hispanic, I celebrate both holidays associated with my background. Not only that, but there are changes to a holiday depending on season, time or event. One of the biggest holiday that is changed

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    DIY Holiday Wreath Demonstration Speech Title: Wreath DIY Specific purpose: To demonstrate to my audience how to make a holiday wreath Thesis: To show my audience how easy and inexpensive it is to make your own holiday wreath at home I. Introduction A. Attention Material: I 'm sure many of us have walked into a grocery store, and have thought to ourselves... "ahhhh... that smell!!". Always wanting to start new projects, this when I got inspired to create a wreath. I went home, did my research

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    Unit 201 Err

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    period: When I joined Children 4 Most I was told I was on a 6 month probation period, This means that the management are able to terminate my contract if the company is unsatisfied with my working standards. Place of Work: I was also told that I may have to work at other locations for the nursery’s needs. Pay arrangements: My pay is £433 a month which is paid Into my bank account in or around the 23rd of each month. I am also entitled to £150 bonus every 3 months; this is given to each staff member

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    Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, is best known as one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. “Lady Day” as her friends like to call her, shared a vocal style inspired by jazz instruments as well as the artist she listened to growing up. Holiday was discovered at the age of 18. It was not long after that her beauty and voice graced stages all over the United States. Billie’s career lasted twenty-six years before she passed away in 1959, due to drug and alcohol use. Since then, much

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    religious backgrounds has contributed to my identity and continues to act as an important factor in what defines me as a person. My mom was raised as a Lutheran Christian, and my dad was raised as Jewish. As a child, sharing this information with my peers around the holiday season made me quickly grow accustomed to hearing, “wow, so that means you get, like, double the presents!” Even though this may be true, coming from a religiously diverse family impacts my life in ways much more significant than

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    Orthodox Jewish family; so therefore I follow the Torah just like my family taught me. Orthodox Judaism, also known as Conservative Judaism, is a form of Judaism that is very strict and applies the laws and ethics of the Torah. Even though my family is more into the modern orthodox we still follow and respect our religion beliefs, philosophies, and practices. We follow and participate in all Jewish holidays and rituals. As an Orthodox Jew my family follows the daily practices of this religion such us dietary

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    Why I hate Christmas “I despise Christmas and I always will!” ---this was a common monologue I had with my lonely self around this time of year. I continued on my daily evening saunter, in the bitter, cold air, gazing at the children on the other side of the fence playing outdoors in the mounds of white snow. Joyously appearing as if layering ten garments for the sake of stepping outside was to be fun. I would like to believe that I do not envy the children with happy childhoods and amorous families

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    over the dual citizenship. When it was brought up my first thought was of the possible consequences that could arise later on for Jack and the need for it at this time. I know that originally, I had said; “Definitely do not make him a dual citizen now, let him decide when he is older and can do it for himself.” And that probably wasn’t the right or best way to respond. I should have started with what I wrote in later messages which better explained my concerns for Jack and us and the benefit for him

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    2008 Cuba is a fascinating country, and not just because of its revolutionary history. Indeed, there are several interesting tidbits that few people know about - here are my 5 favourite interesting facts about Cuba - I'm confident there will be at least a couple of surprises in here! If you're planning on taking a Cuban holiday, a little research into the country can prove an eye opening experience... Castro's speeches are longer than most feature-length films Much has been written and said about

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