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    In the play‚ Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare illustrates the traditional merry-making and social disorder‚ which occurred upon the Feast of Fools‚ or the Twelfth Night of Christmas. It is during this time that the normality and social roles of status was reversed‚ and thus‚ overturned‚ in that servants would become Masters‚ and Masters‚ servants. In short‚ this day was a time‚ where the usual flow of laws‚ rules and class difference was generally ignored‚ and therefore‚ led to a lapse of disorder.

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    Some people think that spending a lot on holding wedding parties‚ birthday parties and other celebrations is just a waste of money. Others‚ however‚ think that these are necessary for individuals and the society. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Throwing parties can be expensive. While some people do not find these fancy parties worth what they cost‚ others believe parties are important to both individuals and the society. People choose to throw parties for a number of reasons. For starters

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    1. In "A Celebration of Grandfathers‚" the author writes that respect for elders is "a cultural value to be passed on from generation to generation." What does he say the elders could teach young people? Use evidence from the text to explain your answer. Anaya states that elders can teach young people to live “authentic lives.” By this he means lives that have meaning and purpose achieved through hard work‚ faith‚ and a sense of community. Anaya states‚ “They learned that to survive one had to

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    I read “The Celebration of Grandfathers” and also read “The Vital Importance of the Grandparent-Grandchild Bond”. The similar observations i found in both articles were that they respect and look up to their grandparents. Another observation I saw was that they learned their grandparents traditions and how they lived. They tried to keep it going after they passed away. My last observation was that the grandchildren keep their grandparents close to their heart even though they don’t see them on a

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    means a winter break from school which kind of like the holiday for Christmas in America and it is also all about fun‚ delicious food‚ and mysterious gifts. Traditionally‚ Red envelopes or red packets are passed out during the Chinese New Year’s celebrations‚ from married couples or the elderly to unmarried juniors--kids. Red envelopes wrap money in a little red pockets and kids could spend it on buying anything they want for the whole year. In addition to red envelopes‚ small gifts (usually of food

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    celebrate the Hanukkah during his childhood with his family. When they reach Toronto there was a warm welcome by the grandmother‚ everything was ready for dinner. Zada who was the grandfather took them to the Menorah‚ and blessings the Hanukkah candles. Zada told the history of the celebration to the author. Hanukkah’s celebration of the victory of the Jewish People about their migration to Jerusalem in 5th century BC and they become familiar to the new place. But in 175 BC the Jewish people are forced

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    when the Japanese soldiers cut down grandfather’s tree‚ when her grandfather died‚ and when Captain Narita took the sock girls away. Sookan and her family had a celebration for Haiwon’s 16th birthday. They were all having fun‚ but then captain Narita and two lieutenants unexpectedly walked through the gate. Sookan was having so much fun that she forgot about the imperial police. Captain Narita yelled at mother‚ stared at grandfather‚ and then left quietly. Mother thought he was up to something because

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    One morning‚ Damion abruptly entered his grandfather’s study and demanded his inheritance ahead of time‚ without the slightest hint in advance. Reluctantly‚ after failing to convince his grandson that this was a horrible idea‚ the grandfather gave him what he wanted with sadness evident in his features. Once Damion packed his bags and stuffed them in his Italian sports car‚ he started tearing up the open highways and making his way to the luxurious Beverly Hills. He stayed in extravagant‚ penthouse

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    Veteran interview My grandfather‚ Larry‚ served in WWII. He enlisted and stationed at Camp Polk. He went through places like New Guinea and the Philippines during the war. When I asked him if he experienced any combat he said; "yes‚ I experienced some combat. But most of the time I spent in combat was in a tank. Not too much action there." A typical day in my grandfathers’ life at the time was to wake up at the crack of dawn and get ready for a full day of combat‚ well at least for

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    alive 50 years ago‚ so I went to my grandfather who fought in that war and I asked him to recount his experience. I asked him if he lost any friends during that time. He responded with “Hunny‚ all the guys you are with are your friends. And it hurts to lose any of them.” He recalled for me one individual. Greg. He said “losing that one was hard.” He told me he was a good man who found a Vietnamese child that he wanted to take back to the states with him. My grandfather said that man was later killed in

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