Thanksgiving is considered by many as being the worse meal of the year. Why? Because of the extreme overload of high-starch carbs that trigger blood sugar spikes for so many people. Just think of it. Pumpkin pie with a scoop or two of ice cream‚ corn bread stuffing‚ mashed potatoes‚ sugar-laden cranberry sauce and green bean casserole‚ that’s why. When that protein-rich turkey combines with carbohydrates‚ the over abundance of the amino acid tryptophan found in both classes of food produces heavy
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One day‚ the story says‚ America’s great essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson saw a farmer trying to pull a reluctant calf into a barn. The farmer had a rope halter on the calf and was pulling with all his strength‚ but the calf had all four hooves dug into the barnyard mud and wouldn’t budge. To be helpful‚ Emerson got behind the calf‚ put his shoulder to its rump‚ and began pushing with all his might while the farmer continued to pull at the other end. The calf only planted itself more firmly. As these
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celebrate in this month is the holiday Thanksgiving. Brie Danielson‚ Nicole Cena‚ my cousin Levi‚ and I all have birthdays this month; plus the season of fall and we celebrate Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a very important holiday in November. It is the only holiday in November. It’s a time where all the family gets together and you spend time with them. It’s also where you sit down and eat the best meal you’ve had all year with the ones you love. Thanksgiving is a very special time that you spend
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"Rice for Thanksgiving" by Jocelyn Fong is an article written to inform others about how her definition on her culture‚history‚and traditions may differ from their own. Fong states that‚ Her sister ‚cousins‚ and herself came for their grandmother’s rice and gravy.When many Americans think of thanksgiving they generally think of ham‚turkey‚and stuffing. She goes on to talk about how her grandmother has to down play her Chinese roles.The differences between her and her grandmother generation is that
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grandfather’s sister and only sibling and my Great Aunt Dorothy had just passed away at age 96. Aunt Dorothy had been in Alberta for several years after visiting Mary’s family at Christmas and becoming ill. She greatly missed her home in Ottawa where she and Uncle Bob had lived and raised their three children‚ Debbie‚ Mary‚ and Jimmy. I remembered visiting my great aunt in Ottawa when I was eight. My twin‚ Michael and I had fun helping Aunt Dorothy with her walker and eating at the long table in the
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Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful. Time to think about all the things you are thankful for. Thanksgiving is a time to be happy and be with your loved ones. I’m very thankful for my Aunt Allie‚ Basketball‚ and animals. My Aunt Allie was very helpful this year. My mom got a new job this year as a full-time teacher and it was very hard to adjust to. My Aunt Allie came to the rescue. She picks us up from school two days a week and always has something for us to do! I’m very thankful for her‚ she
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Family celebration Thanksgiving In the fall every year my aunt‚ uncle‚ their older kids (from Edmonton) and two cousins (who are at a school at BYU in Utah) all drove to my house for Thanksgiving. My brother‚ two sisters and i get very enthusiastic and we help every way that can‚ to give our parents a hand to clean up. We have 2.5 acres of land and a small forest in our yard (which we call the bush [because of its size]). The bush is where my brother and i use our imaginations to build fort and
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What I’m Thankful for: It’s almost the time of year when we stuff ourselves full and be grateful. Y should know what holiday I’m describing-Thanksgiving! Did you know that Thanksgiving didn’t become a holiday until 1863. It was President Abraham Lincoln who said it would be celebrated on the last Thursday in November every year. This year‚ I’m gratified for my family and friends‚ food and water‚ and the bible and my church. The first thing I’m thankful for: my wonderful family and friends. I’m
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The mouth watering smell of homemade thanksgiving dinner fills the air. From every room in the house you can smell the sensational delicious thanksgiving aroma. When its time for dinner‚ the shuffling footsteps of my entire family can be heard miles from the house. As we all gathered around the rectangular table covered in a cream cloth‚ a sudden warm feeling is felt. Although there were a lot of candles lit‚ it was each others faces that light the dining room. In the centre of the table is the large
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Dorothy Vaughan was a character portrayed in the movie Hidden Figures. The move was based off the real person named Dorothy Vaughan. Octavia Spencer played her in the Hidden Figures. Dorothy was born on September 20‚ 1910. She was born in Kansas City‚ Missouri. She died November 10‚ 2008. Early in her life‚ her family moved to Morgantown‚ West Virginia. In 1925‚ she graduated from Beechurt High School. Dorothy received a full tuition scholarship. At only 19 she graduated from Wilberforce University
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