The second day is a very informal party in which plates are being smashed and the broken pieces are thought of as good luck because it symbolizes that nothing else will be broken in the marriage/household again, this tradition is called Poltrabend. Then on the third day the religious ceremony and reception occurs in which during the ceremony the couple is on their knees and if the groom kneels on the brides dress he is showing he will be wearing the pants but when they later stand and the wife steps on his foot that means she feels differently in who will be wearing the pants. ... If the broom...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For example, Martin Luther founded the Lutheran religion and this religion still inhabits more than a third of the German population (at least a third of the population that still claims to have a religious belief). ... First is the Bundestag which is made up of individuals from multiple different parties. ... There are multiple parties in the German government, the Left Party are extremists that still use the views of the communist groups. Then there is the furthest right wing party that is named the Free Democratic Party who base their views off complete socialism. ... After the party and ...

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Jessica mentioned to her mother one night that there was this party that she really wanted to go to this coming weekend. ... Knowing that Jessica never got to out with her friends, her mother had there grandma watch the kids so she could go to this party with her friends. ... It's the night of the party and Jessica is in the bathroom getting ready. ... Jessica and her friends arrive at the party and everyone was there. ... He was on his third year with four more to go. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I cannot go out partying and make big mistakes like most teens do. ... While most teenagers spent their Friday nights drinking and going to parties every weekend, I stayed home to be with my baby. ... The third way my life changed is that my daughter became my source of motivation. ...

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In some cases, the students may collect stamps, or stickers that will translate into either a market day or a party day or something like that. ... On a party day, our academe provided snacks and play games with the students. ... One such example of an effective system of behavior management was a "three strikes" rule, where a problem student gets three levels of punishment, the third being the most severe. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Charlie's story of his intimidating freshman year comes to a close within the last third of this novel. ... His outgoing, but rather stubborn, personality leads him to be a party animal, over drink, take drugs, fight, and smoke on regular bases. ...

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This federal funding will cover one-third of state costs to establish a merit scholarship program. ... While Roosevelt had some sympathy for restricting child labor, historians say he did not trust some labor leaders, and he would face serious opposition on the issue within his own Republican Party. ...

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Third grade was a difficult year for me. ... I finished the rest of third grade at a new school and was all alone. ... One night at a slumber party, we discussed things that bothered us and told each other our deepest secrets. ...

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Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young adults according to bullystatistics.org. ... What may be sent as a joke, may not be received as one, and indeed the distance that technology allows in communication means the sender may not see the impact of the message on the receiver because there is less opportunity for either party to resolve any misunderstanding or to feel empathy....

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Rosa Montano, 23, is an average college student. She lives with her mother and is the older of her two siblings. Also, Rosa is the first one to graduate from college. For the last four years, she has been in what she described as a daily struggle. In the island of Puerto Rico, a 65% of college stud...

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I was in classroom number 102 with Mr. Harry Gonzalez who taught Bilingual Kindergarten to nineteen students. The day I went to observe one student was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. ...

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• Grade Level: High School