Clarence Holiday

the next four years, this holiday would be celebrated in over 400 cities. Oregon was the first state in the union to make Labor Day an official holiday, New York would follow later that same year. Furthermore, New York declared the first Monday in September as the official day to celebrate this holiday (Foner, 2005). By 1894, Labor Day became a federal holiday. How this holiday would look and take place was outlined in the first proposal for the institution of the holiday. A street parade as…

Billie Holiday Also known as “Lady Day” and born Eleanora Fagan, Billie Holiday was one of the most prolific jazz singers of her time and also made a significant contribution to the civil rights movement occurring during her life. She is widely regarded as a unique and important figure in the in the jazz community and has relevance even 50 years after her death. GROWING UP: Billie Holiday was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1915 to Sarah Fagan and Clarence Holiday. She had a very tough…

Justice, Clarence Thomas, spiked political and social debates during his confirmation hearings in the 1990s. Justice Thomas is a conservative judge appointed by former President George H.W. Bush. (Anita Hill vs. Clarence Thomas: The Backstory) Prior to his judicial appointment, Clarence Thomas was the head of U.S. Department of Education 's Office of Civil Rights in Washington and the Equal Employment Opportunities Committee, where Anita Hill worked as his subordinate. (Anita Hill vs. Clarence…

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day, traditionally the opening of the Christmas shopping period. Black Friday is an unofficial holiday, but many workers no longer have that day off as part of the Thanksgiving holiday, for the increased number of shoppers seen over the years. Merchants often decorate for the Christmas and holiday season beforehand skipping over Halloween and Thanksgiving. All the stores not just department stores promising great deals, super-fantastic sales, and lower…

after being socked by Mrs Welch’s husband at the bar. George was about to jump off a bridge when someone jumps in before him. George jumps in to save him and later learns that the man’s name is Clarence and he is George’s guardian angel. Second, when George said he wishes he had never been born, Clarence grants his wish. George then sees how life would be without him. The whole town is different. The town was named Pottersville after Mr. Potter. His wife Mary is unmarried and is a librarian.…

choreography along with Buddy’s part towards the end of the song which made is personality very transparent to the audience. At the end of the play I left feeling very merry and excited for the holiday seasons coming up. I personally took away from this play a very important lesson about the holidays and that is: the holidays are about being together and not about the material things in life. I knew this before the play, but like most others I can easily forget the true importance of the…

Chippy’s Christmas It was Christmas Eve and Mr. and Mrs. McBaster were getting ready to go see their parents in New Orleans. “Chippy! We will be gone for a while. Please look after baby Ashley. Okay.” said Mrs. McBaster. Ashley was laying in her beautiful crib with violet spirals and pretty pink dots. Chippy walked over to her crib and Ashley climbed out of it onto Chippy’s fluffy black fur. She clutched his fur tight and she troggled down the stairs to the den. Laying in the den, there was a…

Thanksgiving weekend is here; and with it the start of all those holiday sales you’ve been waiting for. You still have a few days to plan how you’re going to monopolise on Christmas ___ and get your piece of the way. We put together this quick checklist to ensure you have have everything you need to supercharge your Christmas sales these coming weeks. 1. Focus on the Right Shoppers Self-gifting is a growing trend, in fact in in a National National Retail Federation study 70% of their…

Yorkers’ problems. New York reportedly houses wealthy college students in its various schools and universities. And they are considered to be the source of Dumpster Divers’ holiday shopping. College students have been spotted throwing away their smart phones, laptops and even cameras as they get ready to break for the holidays. Most likely, these students are already anticipating a newer model of what they threw away. As they get…

November 11 (Singles day) was chosen because of the perfect timing. It is just between the Golden week on China’s National day and Christmas sales season, the weather at this time is just when people need to acquire winter clothing. But there is no holiday in November, only single netizens dubbed "Bachelors day" of 11.11. Since they, the organizers of the shopping carnival, gave the “singles day” a new suggestion : "that is, singleness has nothing to do, why not do some…