and religious expression. Culturally‚ Americans have a common trend; the celebration of holidays. In most recent days‚ holidays have been condensed to a festival of bargains‚ retail finds and materialistic trinkets. We have reduced some of our most sacred holidays into giving and receiving gifts. Christmas‚ Valentine’s Day‚ Halloween‚ and Thanksgiving are just a few examples of how today’s society has skewed the true religious‚ diverse meaning of the holiday. The prime example would be Christmas
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Do you know what’s your favorite holiday is? I do. Every Christmas I can count on gifts‚ food‚ and family. First of all every Christmas morning my little brother is the first one up early‚ waiting for our mother to wake up and let him open gifts. Video games‚ clothes‚ tablets‚ and sneakers are in the boxes under the tree. I received an iPad‚ Pavilion laptop and Dre Beats for my music. My mother received everything she wanted and that’s us being happy and appreciative. Furthermore everybody was
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Kids under 13 shouldn’t have facebook Recently kids under the age of 13 years are starting to join a social network named “facebook” .Facebook and a child is a bad idea. Do you believe that kids under 13 should be allowed to have a facebook account? My brother with just 11 years old has a facebook account‚ when I was 11 years old I didn’t know what “Facebook” was. I just knew a program on computer named “Paint”. Playing outside of my house was the best thing on the world. I remember my childhood
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Should the Government Regulate Food More? Since the time the fast food industry was established‚ people have been enjoying the convenience of having food served to them in a fast and timely manner. However‚ today people are learning about the harmful effects fast food can have on a person’s body. We the people need to do something about this fast food epidemic. These businesses need to be regulated more by the government to keep the American nation a healthy nation. As a result‚ this issue is a
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Summer vacations are always considered to be the reason of joy and happiness for the children as they eagerly wait for these vacations from the start of spring in the late April. Summers generally are considered to be unpleasant and undesirable for people but the most attractive thing is the long vacations which are enjoyable for the children. Each person has a different way and style of spending their holidays away from the regular school and study routine depending upon their life style. I wanted
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Memories of Holiday Ladies and gentlemen. Let me ask you a question. Do you like to travel for holidays? Yes right? I believe everyone love to travel. Today‚ I’m going to share with you about my holiday experience in U.S. In Nov 1998 when I was still in primary 4‚ my mum surprised us that we were going to United States for 1mth to visit our father who was on a business trip. We were very excited when we heard the news as we had never been to another country and these will be our first time traveling
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tet festival Vietnam is a country in the Eastern Hemisphere that was influenced by China for many years. Therefore‚ the Chinese New Year and Tet‚ the Vietnamese New Year have many similarities. Tet is the abbreviation of Tet Nguyen Dan which means the first morning of the first day of the new period. Tet marks the beginning of a new year on the lunar calendar‚ and the beginning of Spring. Vietnamese are constantly aware of the phases of the moon. All events are planned by the lunar calendar. The
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Estephany Castro Topic: Why you should take a vacation every year General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech the audience will be more interested in taking a vacation every year. INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter: According to a study from the State University of NY‚ people who take at least one vacation a year reduce their risk of death by 20 percent. Purpose: By the end of my speech‚ my audience will be more inclined to take a vacation every year. Importance to Audience:
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ice-covered world is no longer a true planet‚ according to a new definition of the term voted on by scientists today "Whoa! Pluto’s dead‚" said astronomer Mike Brown‚ of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena‚ as he watched a Webcast of the vote. "There are finally‚ officially‚ eight planets in the solar system." In a move that’s already generating controversy and will force textbooks to be rewritten‚ Pluto will now be dubbed a dwarf planet. But it’s no longer part of an exclusive club
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share common understanding of values and traditions; even in the times of hardship people try harder to make these times special. All the traditional festivals are influenced by the concepts of religions and royal cultures. Among those plenty of holidays I will choose only the three most important celebrations to describe. Firstly‚ Water festival takes place in October or the beginning of November. Up to a million people from all over the country gather at the banks of Tunle Sap and Mekong rivers
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