Father's Day

celebration for foundation day, as it was called, was held. The government ordered a 30-gun salute at Dawes Point. In 1837 the first running of the Australia Day regatta was held in Sydney Harbour. Happy with the success of the regatta, the organizers resolved to make it an annual event. As part of the celebrations, Australia day was first declared to be a public holiday on its 50th anniversary in 1838. 4 in 5 Australians believing it has a bigger meaning beyond being just a day off. Half…

follow by sending your infant to day care? Imagine being a young couple of a 3-month year old infant barely making it by on one income would day care be the best option for your circumstance and will this have a negative effect on your child let’s take a look into this topic. Day Care is the act of taking care of a child while parents are working. Daycare began in 1854 and the first childcare facility in the United States was placed in New York City labeled “New York Day Nursery”. Defeating the…

that it is connected to real life events that occurred in the past - Australians commemorate some important events - Compare and contrast information about remembrance Curriculum links History (ACARA, 2014a) • Days and weeks are celebrated or commemorated in Australia (Including Remembrance Day) and the importance of symbols (ACHHK063) • Use historical terms (ACHHS066) • Pose a range of questions about the past (ACHHS067) English (ACARA, 2014b) • Understand that successful co-operation with…

As American troops continue to risk their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, and return home to join the ranks of America’s almost 24 million veterans, the Veterans Day holiday has had a certain immediacy in recent years. Or at least it should. Holidays so easily succumb to linen sales and classic TV marathons, but this is one whose the true meaning of which we really should nevernot forget. Throughout our history, many brave Americans have given their lives in defense of freedom, and many more…

Why do we celebrate veterans day? We celebrate it to show respect to the veterans. We show respect to them because they have made sacrifices and some of the veterans sacrifices are never getting to see their families again, which is very hard. Veterans are like children, they listen to orders and they do what you tell them to do. Therefore, veterans deserve the utmost respect because they gave us the same respect. We do this because they sacrificed their lives for us and how loyal they are to…

People create monuments for others to see the great achievements of people in the past or to create monuments to represent a incident that was sorrowful (such as nine eleven) or to represent a event that was wonderful. Sometimes people may not care about monuments that represent the past and only be interested in the monument if they get a connection from it. People should consider a couple of factors before building a monument. The first factor: that needs consideration before building a…

in an hour. After about an Hour and a half we had 14 chipmunks and 1 squirrel. The squirrel took five shots to kill. That is one gargantuan chipmunk. I hollered as loud as I could because I felt pumped, and then I thought about how good we did that day. Drake - Wow, That is a lot of chipmunks. Jonas - you’re right, we killed a plethora of chipmunks. We got so pumped we had my grandma take a picture of me and Jonas with the 14 chipmunks and 1 squirrel. My grandma said if we kept shooting…

Honor Veteran’s Day What is a veteran? A veteran is a person who has served or is serving in the armed forces. Every year on November 11, we celebrate and honor our American Veterans. Veteran’s Day is often taken for granted by many Americans. For a soldier this day is special because they feel honored. Whether you are a soldier or a citizen it is important to understand the meaning of Veteran’s Day and why we celebrate. Veteran’s Day is a national holiday celebrated on the 11th day of the…

I chose to listen to Stevie Wonder’s album called, “Innervisions” since it is known for its adulation. In order for me to fully assess the song, “Too High,” I must google the lyrics. After I examine the lyrics, it made me conclude that I will not like the song based off the lyrics. I tried to relate to some of the lyrics that are being said such as, I'm too high but I ain't touched the sky.” I only feel this way when I am dunking a basketball; you feel as if you jump so high, but you did not…

“Should Australia Day be celebrated on the 26th of January?” Most people think that this date should be changed so it is less offensive to the aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. This is incliuding a man named Chris Graham from Aboriginal Affairs who wrote an article on the 26/1/16 called ‘Change the date; Read this if you want to know why Australia day is offensive’. Chris thinks that Australia Day is an unnecessary reminder of the troubles of the indigenous population and how…