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By participating in Day of Caring activities , employees see how volunteer involvement can have a positive influence on community problems . In these days of tension it is essential that this central body have the vitality to perform effectively its statutory role . As Robert Stinnett shows , more recently , in Day of Deceit , the President knew all about the impending Japanese attack : a comprehensive plan existed to get us into a shooting war with Japan , and , when they were finally driven to it , we knew when and where in advance : the US , it turns out , had deciphered the Japanese code , and intercepted messages detailing the Pearl Harbor " sneak attack " were decoded . Sink into the living room couches - cocktail in hand - and you can almost hear the dice rattling and roulette wheel whirring like those in days of old . In Day of the Bees , I've tried to write directly from the heart , to find a language that is simple on the page and that goes directly to the heart . Ivy Thomas , Business Services , has participated in Day of Caring for the last five years . There is this Old World idea that the nation 's income belongs to the monarch and the aristocrats here in Washington , and , as in days of old , they bestow favors and we're supposed to be grateful . In these days of e-mail many of us are getting more removed from our co-workers . These Day of the Dead rituals are echoed in cities and villages throughout Mexico . All very well , that kind of thing , in days of courtship , but after marriage - - no ! However , these days of plenty are in short supply . Since Tony ’ s arrival at Branson Ultrasonics , the company has evolved from a casual participant in community activities , to being one of the United Way ’ s top campaign contributors , with employees taking an enthusiastic role in Day of Caring activities , as well as other volunteer endeavors . Yoshiwara , on the other hand , continues to attract customers from all classes , even though business is slow in these days of economic crisis , and the soaplands are tawdry remains of an erotic culture that once had considerable refinement . Do you not know that the squeak of the real pig is no more relished now than it was in days of yore ? I would have given worlds to have acted as in days of boyhood , have strained him to my breast , pressed his hand to my lips , and wept over him ; my swelling heart choked me ; the natural current would not be checked ; the big rebellious tears gathered in my eyes ; I turned aside , and they dropped in the sea - - they came fast and faster ; - - yet I could hardly be ashamed , for I saw that the rough sailors were not unmoved , and Raymond 's eyes alone were dry from among our crew . We hear much talk these days of responsible parenthood ; the coupled words are incorporated into the titles of some organizations devoted to birth control .