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Easter, Traditions, Ukraine, USA.
09.04.2012This week talk club had 39 participants! Club began with introductions including our name and favorite color (and why). The three top colors are blue, green and violet/purple. Katherine gave a presentation on Easter traditions in the U.S. including sunrise service and the Christian ...
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Different Cultures, Different Points of View
02.04.2012We had 37 participants. We began talk club with a round of introductions. Our discussion topic for the day was the differences and similarities between Ukrainian and American beliefs. We split into groups and discussed a list of American beliefs as put forth by sociologist John Harmon ...
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Different Cultures
29.03.2012English club last week (March, 25) began with introductions which included not only our name, but our favorite place in Kherson. Our discussion topic was 'Culture', as in the set of traditions, beliefs, etc. that make up a culture (though, one group went off topic and got deep into a ...
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About Belgium from Belgian
22.03.2012 -
What do you know about France?
20.03.2012 -
Saint Patrick
20.03.2012English club this week started with a presentation on St. Patrick's Day (March 17th). The presentation included the history of St. Patrick, the holiday and the symbols of the holiday and of Ireland. Hopefully inspired by the holiday, the participants were to, in groups, come up with ...
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The Future of Our Libraries
12.03.2012 -
Women's Day
05.03.2012 -
Grand Canyon
03.03.2012How do you want to tour America's Grand Canyon? Hiking? Mule ride? Airplane? Helicopter? Whitewater river raft? Train? Or motor vehicle, such as your own car or a tour bus, with stops at various lookout points where you can just gaze over this amazing 1.2 million acre natural wonder? These ...
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Presidents Day
26.02.2012The United States of America has had 44 presidents – including the current president, Barack Obama - since this powerful position began with George Washington in 1789, which was 223 years ago. On Sunday, Feb. 19, members of the library's Talk Lab English Club learned about some of these ...