Mother's Day HistoryContrary to popular belief， Mother's Day was not conceived and fine-tuned in the boardroom of H The earliest tributes to mothers date back to the annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to Rhea， the mother of many deities， and to the offerings ancient Romans made to their Great Mother of Gods， C Christians celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday in Lent in honor of Mary， mother of C In England this holiday was expanded to include all mothers and was called Mothering S In the United States， Mother's Day started nearly 150 years ago， when Anna Jarvis， an Appalachian homemaker， organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community， a cause she believed would be best advocated by She called it "Mother's Work D" Fifteen years later， Julia Ward Howe， a Boston poet， pacifist， suffragist， and author of the lyrics to the "Battle Hymn of the Republic，" organized a day encouraging mothers to rally for peace， since she believed they bore the loss of human life more harshly than anyone In 1905 when Anna Jarvis died， her daughter， also named Anna， began a campaign to memorialize the life work of her Legend has it that young Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her mother gave in which she said， "I hope and pray that someone， sometime， will found a memorial mother's There are many days for men， but none for " Anna began to lobby prominent businessmen like John Wannamaker， and politicians including Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her campaign to create a special day to honor At one of the first services organized to celebrate Anna's mother in 1908， at her church in West Virginia， Anna handed out her mother's favorite flower， the white Five years later， the House of Representatives adopted a resolution calling for officials of the federal government to wear white carnations on Mother's D In 1914 Anna's hard work paid off when Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother's Day as a national At first， people observed Mother's Day by attending church， writing letters to their mothers， and eventually， by sending cards， presents， and With the increasing gift-giving activity associated with Mother's Day， Anna Jarvis became She believed that the day's sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and In 1923 she filed a lawsuit to stop a Mother's Day festival， and was even arrested for disturbing the peace at a convention selling carnations for a war mother's Before her death in 1948， Jarvis is said to have confessed that she regretted ever starting the mother's day Despite Jarvis's misgivings， Mother's Day has flourished in the United S In fact， the second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year to dine out， and telephone lines record their highest traffic， as sons and daughters everywhere take advantage of this day to honor and to express appreciation of their mothers ：
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写作思路：根据妈妈的外貌描写出妈妈的形态，表达出自己的喜爱之情。作文如下：My mother is very beautiful ．我妈妈很漂亮。Her eays are big ．她的耳朵很大。she has a small mouth ．她有一张小嘴。Her hair is long．她的头发很长。I like my mother very much！我非常喜欢我妈妈！英文写作技巧：1、首先，审题，条理清楚。保证不跑提示写作当中第一任务，第二个重要任务就是要做到条理清楚。对于议论文来说，正反面要清楚，对于说明文来说条理要清楚，对于描述文来说，谁干什么要清楚。2、写主题句。主题句是确保不跑题的前提，只有不跑题才有可得及格分。写主题句嘴保险的方法就是把中文提纲的各句译成英语。3、问题阐述。适当用被动替换主动，这样能更客观地反映事实。4、一句话用不同的句式来表达，为了加强同学们对语法知识在写作中的灵活应用。
