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    Tet Holiday

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    PHUONG Tet Holiday According to the lunar calendar‚ the next Jan. 30‚ 2014‚ no matter what you do‚ and where you are‚ you must come home. That day is the Lunar New Year Festival that we call Chinese New Year Day in China and Tet in Vietnam. On New year ‘s Eve (Jan. 30‚2014)‚ people are very busy to prepare for the new year by cooking for the next three days. Housewives are busy to prepare traditional square glutinous rice cake which is filled with green bean paste and pork meat and cooked for

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    Tet in Vietnam

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    Tet Nguyen Dan‚ more commonly known by Tet‚ is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam‚ held in the first three days of the lunar calendar. This is an occasion for people to welcome a new coming year and also for family reunions. As preparations‚ Vietnamese people are busy buying things‚ and a branch of peach flower or a kumquat tree cannot be absent from any home during these special days. In addition‚ people clean and decorate their houses‚ cook traditional foods such

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    The Price of an American Soldier Christine Lang Applewhite COMM/215 June 9‚ 2014 Daria Woodside The Price of An American Soldier Every year‚ thousands of American men and women pack their bags‚ join the military‚ and swear allegiance to the United States of America. Within weeks‚ many of these same Americans are sent to fight in other countries‚ away from their homes and their families‚ often struggling to understand the battle they fight. Without question‚ these young

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    ‘How are war and Nature depicted as the antithesis of each other in the poem ‘Spring Offensive?’ Wilfred Owen was one of the many soldiers who fought for our country during WW1 in 1917. Owen left for the western front early in January 1917. Whilst at war he was diagnosed with shell shock one of the most well known effects of war for soldiers. Wilfred Owen was evacuated to the Craig Lockhart War hospital in June but despite his horrendous injury he returned to fight for his country

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    Tet Holiday

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    Name: Luu Quang Ngoc Topic: Tet holiday Becoming warmer weather‚ blooming a hundred- flower on the tree‚ and gliding swallow in the blue sky‚ that is many signal alert that spring is arrive. Of course Tet comes‚ which ia the moment moving from an old year to a new year. Tet or “Tet Nguyen Dan” is the most important and popular featival in VietNam. Tet can be divides three periods‚ known as Tat Nien (before New Year’s Eve)‚ Giao Thua ( New Year’s Eve)‚ Tan Nien (the New Year)‚ representing the

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    The Tet Holiday- What did you do? [pic] According to our traditional custom‚ the Tet holiday is the Lunar New Year Holiday – the most important holiday in Vietnam. It is around late January or early February‚ depends on each year. We celebrate three days beginning of the new year‚ the first day of new year marks the beginning of Tet . This year‚ the New Year Day is in January 26th. People will have about two weeks off.  Although there are three days which are the main days of Tet but we

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    TET NGUYEN DAN (LUNAR NEW YEAR) According to Vietnamese zodiac‚ this year is the year of the Cock. Of course‚ there are certain meanings and beliefs associated with the cock character that most Asian people would believe. People born in the Cock year are deep thinkers‚ capable‚ and talented. They like to be busy‚ are devoted beyond their capabilities‚ and are deeply disappointed if they fail. Every country has big holidays and they are being celebrated differently from one country to another. In

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    to stand‚ such as kneeling and locking arms during the national anthem has quickly become a questionable action by Americans. President Donald Trump has recently released a statement on the topic explaining his thoughts‚ which are that Americans‚ especially professional football players‚ should be penalized for refusing to stand during the national anthem. All of this started when Colin Kaepernick‚ a famous NFL football player‚ refused to stand during the national anthem. Kaepernick’s argument was

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    exciting‚ your body was filled with adrenaline‚ now imagine that moment being drawn out over 4 or more years. This is how a soldiers term overseas feels‚ they are always on their toes‚ waiting for the next ambush or ever waiting for their next attack. They never know what is next and soldiers often say they have never felt as alive as they feel in a firefight. Often when soldiers return from war they find their life boring and uneventful‚ they feel like no one is there for them like they were 4 years

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    flies and my first semester at the university has already finished at the end of January‚ leading to my most wanted and longest holiday each year - Tet. It is also known as Lunar New Year Eve in many Eastern countries. On the way back to my hometown‚ I could not help being so excited for this special vacation after a long time of studying in Hanoi. Tet was such an interesting and memorable holiday to me. To get ready for this celebration‚ a number of items must be bought and prepared. It is not

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