1. Would you mind showing me how the lift works? 2.2. After walking for three hours and a half we stopped to let the others catch up with us. 3. I am beginning to understand what you mean. 4. The horse won't be well enough to run in tomorrow's race. He doesn't seem to have recovered from his long journey. 5. At first I enjoyed listening to this woman but after a while I got tired of hearing the same story again and again. 6. It is usually easier to learn a subject by reading books than by listening to lectures. 7. It wouldn't be safe to start down now; you'll have to wait till the mist clears.
The history of Russian philanthropy goes back to the days when the Church was the basis of statehood. The monasteries gave shelter to orphaned and sick, shared the seed with the poor peasants, were taught reading. When monasteries began to build the first almshouse and hospital. In Moscow, in Novospasskoye, Novodevichy and don monasteries preserved buildings of the XVII century, which was once hospitals.
For Slavs support middle, compassion and human kindness were traditional character traits at all times. The most common act of charity at the time was a charity associated with prayer and repentance. Regardless of the size of aid, whether the contribution of the Royal person in the monastery or penny jurodivogo, the main concern was not the maintenance of the poor, and the moral perfection of giving.
By the end of the XVII century public policy gradually began to replace the dominant role of the Church in caring for the needy.
An important milestone of this period was the discovery during the reign of Peter I (1715) the first educational homes for children foundlings.
During the reign of Catherine II to open it in 1764 Foundling home in Moscow had already developed a special educational program inspired by the best ideas of the Enlightenment. The Empress has allocated for the new facility 100 000 rubles personal capital, the rest of the money came from voluntary donators. Foster house became the first collective affair wealthy Muscovites.
The biggesr Christmas tree of America usually stands in New York. It is situated in New York’s Rockefeller Center.