...Volunteer Experience Reflection: I volunteered at a place in Hagerstown MD that is called Easter seals. Easter Seals Adult Day Services is a Medical Adult Day Care Center that provides medical and mental health monitoring for people with disabilities of all types. These services allow people to stay in their homes while aging in a safe and home like environment. Some of the disabilities that clients may have are Traumatic Brain Injuries, Stroke victims, Alzheimer's, dementia, Mental Health Issues, Developmentally Disabled, Diabetes or possibly dual diagnoses and assistances staying in compliance with taking their medications. They may be depressed and isolated needing socialization and support connecting to agencies that can further assist...
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...Christopher Von Allmen The FINAL Question In this final task, I would like to touch up on two different things. First I would like to talk about the presence of the cultural contributions that we associate with Ancient Israel and New Testament Christianity that are present and “at work” in my experience and how these aspects of cultural tradition seem to have waned, dissipated, or even been intentionally forgotten. As this course played out, it made my mind go in an array of different directions in thinking. One thing that I noticed is just how much my culture is embedded in Christian culture. It goes from how Christian holidays dominate the American calendar. Our national motto, "In God We Trust," is inscribed on all our currency. Our president takes his oath of office with this hand on a Bible. And our Pledge of Allegiance declares that we are "one nation under God." And how our laws are based where you can’t steal, and can’t murder. These facts, and many more, contribute mightily to American culture. Around 78% of Americans are Christian however the remaining 22% of non Christians are still influenced by a Christian culture. Lets talk about the Justice System that America has. The criminal and justice system of America employs a Judeo-Christian requirement of having witnesses testify and in British and American jurisprudence; witnesses are part of “due process of law. The Bible stays, “One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may...
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...My Spirituality and The Christian Tradition Though I cannot say I am a Christian, I can say that some Christian traditions and values have stuck with me throughout the years out of respect and habit. I still attend church and do prayer before eating when I am invited by some of the more religious members of my family. Holidays such as Christmas or Easter are still celebrated and still contain some religious flavoring depending on who I am celebrating with. Outside of holidays and dinners with devout friends and family, everything I do generally is secular. I now realize that I pretty much only partake in religious occasions when I feel it is necessitated to appease the more devout in my family and sphere of contacts. I cannot directly correlate my own spirituality with the Christian Tradition as I am not exactly a believer. I think of myself as more of a skeptic on the whole thing even though I was brought up as a Baptist. As stated before, I do celebrate Christian holidays but in a more secular family-orientated light. Some Christian values I do try to keep as they generally are in line with what I believe in such as "turning the other cheek" and unconditional love even when such relations are strained. I see them as more guidelines than a set rules as it is impossible to stay on the straight and narrow throughout life as things change so one most bend with the times but not so much as to forget the shape one once was. Outside of those few things I just try to be a good...
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...Paete is a fourth class municipality in the province of laguna. Holy week in paete Paete's most spectacular celebration takes place during Holy Week. It begins on Palm Sunday with the re-enactment of Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalam. The short procession starts at the Ermita Chapel where the priest blesses the palaspas (palm branch) of the faithful. The participants then slowly move to the church as manangs (religious women) put their balabal (shawl) on the street for the priest to walk through. This custom is called payapak. A mass is held and afterwards the 16th-century statue of the Dead Body of Christ, or Señor Sepulkro to Paeteños, is brought home to its recamadero (owner and keeper of said image). The images are owned by individual families and are passed down to succeeding generations. For five days leading to Good Friday, the faithful kiss the exposed hands and feet of the Señor Sepulkro. On Holy Wednesday, a procession is held with Paete's 53 images of Christ's Passion and Ministry on display. The procession goes through the town's narrow streets en route to the church. It stops three times to give way to the Salubong (meeting) which depicts three scenes of Jesus' passion and in which Paete's "moving saints" take part. These are: the meeting of Christ and Mary, held at the church patio; the wiping of Jesus' face by Veronica, which takes place at Plaza Edesan; and finally, the encounter between Mary and Veronica where the latter shows the miraculous imprints...
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...returned to the Financier and Registering Authority simultaneously on making the termination entry in the certificate of the Registration and Form 24) To The Registering Authority ------------------------------------------------------------We hereby declare that the agreement of hire-purchase/lease/hypothecation entered into between us has been terminated. We, therefore, request that the note endorsed in the Certificate of Registration of vehicle No--------------------------- in respect of the said agreement between us be cancelled. The certificate of Registration together with the fee is enclosed. Date------------------- Signature or thumb impression of the Registered Owners Date------------------- Signature of the Financier with official Seal and address *Strike out whichever is inapplicable. OFFICE ENDORSEMENT Ref. Number..................................... Office of the........................................ The Cancellation of the entry of an agreement as requested above is recorded in this office Registration Record in Form 24 and Registration certificate on......................... (date). Date........................... Signature of the Registering Authority To The Financier ............................................................................................................................................ .............................................................................................................................................................
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...Toastmaster’s Speech Project No 5. "Money” THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SPEECH (“YOUR BODY SPEAKS”): * Use stance, movement, gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact to express your message and achieve your speech’s purpose. * Make your body language smooth and natural. WHAT MY AUDIENCE WOULD SAY AT THE END OF MY SPEECH: * The speaker enlightened me by providing his personal point of view about how people should treat money. * The speaker demonstrated proper use of gestures and movement by narrating his experience on the day he lost his ATM. * The speaker enlightened us that money isn’t the reason why we are born in this world. Catching Opening: Good evening! I am happy to join with you in tonight’s joint meeting between Diamond and Silver & White Toastmasters Club. I doubt if there is anyone that would argue the fact that in our modern society money is the most important commodity in any persons’ life. [Pause, look at the audience faces] Some people consider it as more important than water, air and gravity which are the necessities for human survival and comfort. According to others, money is the root cause of all evil. Tonight, I am going to tell you the story on how I realized the importance of money. Supporting Body: (Purpose is to PERSUADE) Body Gestures: Scratching of head/hair – portray confusion/don’t know what to do (when atm was not in pocket) Tightening of fist – “sinisisi” whoever got hold of my ATM Rythmic Beating of Fingers – where...
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...BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY At the heart of Quezon City, at the place where leisure and business converge, stands a hotel unlike any other. Like a drop of water in the urban desert it refreshes with its sleek, modern design — paying homage to contemporary art as it welcomes guests into its delightful interiors. Here, much work gets done. Here, families enjoy a vacation within the city sprawl. Aptly named, one can indulge in unique ways at the Luxent Hotel. Classic and elegant. These are the first words that come to mind as you take in the beautiful facade of the Luxent. At 14-storeys tall, the hotel presents itself as the perfect venue for business mixed with a fair share of leisure. The Luxent satisfies guests on all fronts, right from the massive glass entrance to the high-ceiling lobby. Modern art hangs from the walls and also within the lobby, and the Lush Bar & Lobby Lounge warmly welcomes you to a cup of coffee or tea along with a snack or full meal. Further, an inner vestibule — a circular array of pillars and light — greets guests just before they enter the elevators to their rooms. Another dining option, the Garden Café, lies right beside it offering numerous buffet meals for businesspeople on the go or casual guests. Two VIP rooms can be used for private dining or meetings. All of this is but a sign of what you can expect with your stay at the Luxent. Melanie Siy-Pagkalinawan, general manager, says without any doubt, “Luxent is the best hotel in Quezon City — and...
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...Sea Wee 10/22/11 Oral & Written Communication How To Speech How to make a Piñata Hello, my name is Sea Wee and as you may know I am a fellow classmate. Today I shall be demonstrating how to make a piñata. The piñata is basically a colorful cardboard container filled with small toys and/or candy and then broken as part of a ceremony or celebration. Beating a piñata became a famous international party event and is mostly associated with Mexico but its origins are considered to be in China. I will be showing how to make a custom piñata. You will need newspapers, two cups of flour, three cups of water, a balloon, two bowls (one big enough to hold a balloon), a spoon, blank sheets of paper, three tablespoons of cooking oil, a knife, paint or other decoration tools, crepe paper, strings, and finally candy or other goodies. First, lay down a sheet of newspaper on the floor and tear several pages of newspaper into strips. Then, get the two cups of flour and three cups of water. Next, mix them in a bowl until it forms a thick-glue paste. After that, inflate the balloon and rub a little cooking oil on it so the balloon would easily get off the paper when you later pop it. Place the balloon in the other bowl to prevent it from rolling while you work. Now soak the newspaper strips in the flour-water mixture and put the strips all over the balloon leaving a hole only at the top of the balloon. Leave it to dry. Then, after it dried, add another layer of newspaper on the balloon and...
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...Sealing mechanism: 1) Radial shaft seals: Radial shaft seals, also known as lip seals, are used to seal rotary elements, such as a shaft or rotating bore. It is widely used for in applications of full submersion of seal and shaft. Advantages: - Aviods leakage sufficientally - Prevent contamination which can harm components of the system. Operating conditions ( pressurized conditions) : Pressure ≤ 10 bar Temp -30 to 140oc Design: Lip ring with spiral spring for radial preloading Short but pressure stiff flexible, spring- preloaded sealing lip. 2) Stuffing box ( Gland seal) : The stuffing box prevents sea water from entering the UV hull. In many cases the stuffing box is mounted inboard near the point the shaft exits the hull. Design: The "box" is a cylindrical assembly, typically of bronze, comprising a sleeve threaded on one end to accept adjusting and locking nuts. A sound stuffing box installation is critical to safety because failure can admit a catastrophic volume of water into the UV Advantages: In a common type of stuffing box, rings of braided fiber, known as shaft packing or gland packing, form a seal between the shaft and the stuffing box. Ideally, the compression is just enough to make the seal both watertight when the shaft is stationary and drip slightly when the shaft is turning. 3) End face mechanical seal: An end face mechanical seal uses both rigid and flexible elements that maintain contact at a sealing interface and slide...
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...jar is open to allow the blade access to do its job. Though many blender jars are made of glass they can also be plastic and metal. 2. BLENDER JAR LID * The jar lid covers the top of the blender jar allowing you to safely operate the blender without your ingredients exploding from the jar. 3. JAR LID CENTER CAP * The center cap is that small plastic thing found in the center of the lid. It helps to keep liquids in but also allows you to add ingredients easily. 4. BLENDER BLADE CUTTER * The blender blade cutter is the stainless steel blade that does all of the crushing, stirring, pureeing and anything else your blender functions do. 5. O RING SEAL * This is a flat piece of rubber that sits between the blender blade cutter and blender jar. It creates a seal so that food particles and moisture do not get inside the motor and cause damage. 6. BOTTOM SCREW CUP * The bottom screw cap is important to the proper functioning of a blender. The bottom screw cap is what holds the blender blade cutter in place during operation. 7. BLENDER RUBBER DRIVE CLUTCH * Made out of rubber; this rests on top of the motor and on the bottom of the blade assembly. 8. MOTOR * This is hidden in the base of the...
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...service to celebrate the savior’s resurrection and the renewal of life. Everyone looks forward to a succulent ham with all the trimmings. It will be a thrilling day. After all, it is one of the most important religious holidays of the year. Easter, right? No! This is a description of an ancient Babylonian family—2,000 years before Christ—honoring the resurrection of their god, Tammuz, who was brought back from the underworld by his mother/wife, Ishtar (after whom the festival was named). As Ishtar was actually pronounced “Easter” in most Semitic dialects, it could be said that the event portrayed here is, in a sense, Easter. Of course, the occasion could easily have been a Phrygian family honoring Attis and Cybele, or perhaps a Phoenician family worshipping Adonis and Astarte. Also fitting the description well would be a heretic Israelite family honoring the Canaanite Baal and Ashtoreth. Or this depiction could just as easily represent any number of other immoral, pagan fertility celebrations of death and resurrection—including the modern Easter celebration as it has come to us through the Anglo-Saxon fertility rites of the goddess Eostre or Ostara. These are all the same festivals, separated only by time and culture. If Easter is not found in the Bible, then where did it come from? The vast majority of ecclesiastical and secular...
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...Easter is major holiday in Poland, and Easter celebrations are not limited to Easter Sunday. Easter-related traditions take place for more than a week in Poland. From Palm Sunday to Wet Monday, this period is marked with religious rites and practices with their origins in pagan times. It is important to note that Easter in Poland is celebrated Western Roman Catholic calendar. Holy Week lasts from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Palm Sunday, the week before Easter Sunday, is marked by church attendance with palm-leaf substitutes in the form of willow branches or handmade bouquets of dried flowers. On Easter Saturday, baskets of Easter food are taken to church to be blessed; the food that is blessed is eaten as a part of the Easter Sunday meal. The Easter breakfast consists of hard-boiled eggs, cold meats, babka and other dishes, including a cake in the form of a lamb to symbolize Christ. Pisanki are Easter eggs from Poland, handcrafted in traditional designs that recall pagan symbols of fertility and spring. While there is plenty to do in Poland before and after the Easter holidays, it is important for visitors to keep in mind that Easter and Easter Monday are holidays in Poland, which means that shops, banks, and some restaurants will be closed. Easter in Krakow is celebrated with a market and related events. The Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw and other cities is an annual program of classical music concerts that always takes place during Holy Week. Easter foods, Easter...
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...------------------------------------------------- Easter Sunday in United States ------------------------------------------------- Easter Sunday is an important day in the Christian church calendar because it celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection, according to Christian belief. Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. The Easter date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox. ------------------------------------------------- What do people do? Many churches hold special services on Easter Sunday, which celebrate the Jesus Christ's resurrection after his crucifixion. Many people also decorate eggs. These can be hard boiled eggs that can be eaten later, but may also be model eggs made of plastic, chocolate, candy or other materials. It is also common to organize Easter egg hunts. Eggs of some form are hidden, supposedly by a rabbit or hare. People, especially children, then search for them. In some areas, Easter egg hunts are a popular way for local businesses to promote themselves or may even be organized by churches. Easter Sunday is not a federal holiday but a number of stores are closed in many parts of the US and if they are open, they may have limited trading hours. In some cities, public transit systems usually run their regular Sunday schedule, but it is best to check with the local transport authorities if any changes will be implemented during Easter Sunday. Background In Pagan times, many groups of people...
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...The are four seasons in the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The winter months in Great Britain are November, December, January and February. The winter months are cold. In Great Britain in winter it snows and rains. November, There 30 days in November. It is the first winter month in Britain. In November there is a great holiday in America - Thanksgiving Day. Families come together for the day. They decorate the houses with autumn's fruts and flowers and eat traditional American food: roast turkey and pumpkin pie. December. There are 31 days in December. On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in England - Christmas or X-mas. People give each other presents and send Christmas cards. Pupils have their Christmas holidays. Most of the banks, offices and industrial enterprises close for holidays too. The traditional English dinner on Christmas Day is roast turkey and Christmas pudding. The Queen's speech is on television at 3.00 p.m. During Christmas in Trafalgar Square there is a Christmas tree. January. There 31 days in January. There is a lot of dancing, eating, and drinking during New Year Holidays.There is an interesting New Year tradition in Scotland: you can go "first footing". It means you visit you friends, so you are "the first foot" of the New Year in their houses. The Scots believe that the First Foot brings luck to the family for the New Year. The First Foot must be a man ( or a boy ), not a woman! And he must have dark hair. February...
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...Running head: THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR AND LIFE CYCLE The Christian Calendar and Lifecycle Robin Schroeder Tusculum College “For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 New Living Translation) “Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’” (John 14:6) These two verses found in the Christian Scripture of the bible basically sum up the fundamental beliefs of Christians all over the world. With over two billion believers, Christianity is the largest of the world’s three major religions, and it is also the most widely spread religion geographically (“Christianity,” n.d.). Jesus Christ is at the center of Christianity and it focuses on His life events and His teachings. As a religion, Christianity is more than just a set of devout spiritual beliefs (“Christianity,” n.d.). It is also a complete way of life in which faith plays a huge role. In the Christian faith, there is only one God, and Jesus is the son of God—both human and God at once—born to a young virgin girl, Mary, and conceived of the Holy Spirit. Christians believe him to be the prophesied Messiah from Hebrew Scripture, and through His intervention and sacrifice on behalf of His children they are promised both salvation from their sins and also eternal life through His sacrifice on the cross. (R. Hughes, personal communication, January 12, 2013). ...
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