Let's Not Loose Thanksgiving
Nichole Puaoi
Professor Jeannine Buckley
English 100
Due November 28, 2014
Position Paper
Let’s Not Loose Thanksgiving
For decades now Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family would consist of eating turkey, giving thanks, and spending time with those who are near and dear to you. However with the local economy and global conglomerates are becoming greedier with wanting more profits from this holiday. As a result “Grey Thursday” emerged. Companies are now trying to entice more people to partake in this tradition. Deals now start at 8 p.m. Thursday. This takes away from the time we should be giving thanks and enjoying one another’s company. The companies see it as a way to attract customers and produce the most income for the opening …show more content…
On one hand here are people out there who are trying to get a good deal for the season. On the other hand there are the shoppers who will trample over someone in order to get a good deal. Due to the situation and the time of the year buyers want to give their children, friends, and family the best items for the least amount of money. These buying motives change their attitudes towards the whole meaning behind giving. According to CNN the point is that “Black Friday” does tarnish the holidays but now “Grey Thursday” is overtaking thanksgiving and becoming a holiday of its …show more content…
If we try to replace that with yet another day designated for shopping then where does that leave us and the legacy of traditions. Traditions that have been set by the first thanksgiving. The original thanksgiving of when the pilgrims arrived and shared in the feasting and blessings of the harvested crops. These traditions that we have known for many decades now are being pushed out in order for this unclaimed holiday of shopping to be celebrated. Leave thanksgiving to be celebrated as a day of giving thanks and spending with your loved ones. There will be better opportunities later to shop.
Works Cited
As retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/15/living/black-friday-thanksgiving/index.html?iref=allsearch By Emanuella Grinberg CNN November 15, 2012
As retrieved from: http://mind-over-madness.com/2011/11/26/the-pros-and-cons-of-black-friday-madness/ November 26, 2011
The business of holidays / edited by Maud Lavin ; with contributions by Melanie Archer New York : Monacelli Press, 2004
The first Thanksgiving: what the real story tells us about loving God and learning from history / Robert Tracy McKenzie. Downers Grove, IL IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press,
Professor Jeannine Buckley
English 100
Due November 28, 2014
Position Paper
Let’s Not Loose Thanksgiving
For decades now Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family would consist of eating turkey, giving thanks, and spending time with those who are near and dear to you. However with the local economy and global conglomerates are becoming greedier with wanting more profits from this holiday. As a result “Grey Thursday” emerged. Companies are now trying to entice more people to partake in this tradition. Deals now start at 8 p.m. Thursday. This takes away from the time we should be giving thanks and enjoying one another’s company. The companies see it as a way to attract customers and produce the most income for the opening …show more content…
On one hand here are people out there who are trying to get a good deal for the season. On the other hand there are the shoppers who will trample over someone in order to get a good deal. Due to the situation and the time of the year buyers want to give their children, friends, and family the best items for the least amount of money. These buying motives change their attitudes towards the whole meaning behind giving. According to CNN the point is that “Black Friday” does tarnish the holidays but now “Grey Thursday” is overtaking thanksgiving and becoming a holiday of its …show more content…
If we try to replace that with yet another day designated for shopping then where does that leave us and the legacy of traditions. Traditions that have been set by the first thanksgiving. The original thanksgiving of when the pilgrims arrived and shared in the feasting and blessings of the harvested crops. These traditions that we have known for many decades now are being pushed out in order for this unclaimed holiday of shopping to be celebrated. Leave thanksgiving to be celebrated as a day of giving thanks and spending with your loved ones. There will be better opportunities later to shop.
Works Cited
As retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/15/living/black-friday-thanksgiving/index.html?iref=allsearch By Emanuella Grinberg CNN November 15, 2012
As retrieved from: http://mind-over-madness.com/2011/11/26/the-pros-and-cons-of-black-friday-madness/ November 26, 2011
The business of holidays / edited by Maud Lavin ; with contributions by Melanie Archer New York : Monacelli Press, 2004
The first Thanksgiving: what the real story tells us about loving God and learning from history / Robert Tracy McKenzie. Downers Grove, IL IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press,