When I was thinking about what to write this essay on a lot went through my mind. There are so many holidays today that it is mindboggling. Did you know that today‚ February 7th is “Send a card to a friend day” and “Wave all your fingers at your friends’ day?” Of course these aren’t really highly celebrated days. There are all of the more important holidays such as the Fourth of July‚ Thanksgiving‚ New Years‚ and so on. These holidays while they are important they are not my favorite and
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Compare and Contrast: Christmas and Thanksgiving Holidays are always celebrated no matter religion‚ beliefs‚ or culture. Some are recognized more than others but none two are as highly recognized like the cherished Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays. The pair may seem vastly different‚ as they are two completely separate occasions‚ but in actuality they do share very similar attributes. Many of the similarities and differences are about to be explained‚ so here goes. Christmas like
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How many of us living in the United States manage to find ourselves at the latest holiday sales in order to get those “must-have” deals of the century? Thanksgiving day is about one month from today. A few hours after the family turkey eating night‚ people would go to department stores and line up to purchase new clothes‚ jewelry‚ and electronics which are heavily discounted. About one month after that day‚ Christmas and New Year’s Day come. People would‚ then again‚ go to departments stores and
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My first job was a “young boy living in the suburbs” cliche; a paperboy. Entering the sixth grade‚ I undertook the responsibility of delivering the biweekly newspapers for the Suburban Trends‚ a local newspaper‚ to the nearby houses in my neighborhood. I would embark on this mission to deliver the papers on Wednesday afternoons and Sunday mornings‚ even on holidays. Every other week on Wednesday afternoon I would collect the $2.30 of payment from the houses that owed money‚ but many houses would
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Analysis of a Pepsi Advertisement Pepsi attempts to relate to their target audience by appealing to the sentimental side in all of us. In their ad they target the desires and beliefs and values of every American child and the child within all of us by using the symbolic images of the Christmas season and the magic that season brings with it. In this advertisement for Pepsi‚ a Teddy Bear is seen hanging on a string of lights on a Christmas tree with one hand while with the other he is reaching
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1. Santa Spends More Than He Makes Santas paychecks are nothing to sneeze at‚ but he stays focused on his next raise. (Yes‚ of course Santa gets a raise each year!) He has no idea what it costs him to live the Santa life. He doesnt track his earnings nor his spending. Santas got to provide for his reindeer‚ his horse and his North Pole home - just like the rest of us. 2. Santa Has No Emergency Account Santas transportation tends to break down right in the middle of major blizzards. Only last week
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“Buy Nothing Day”‚ a day in which people are urged to purchase no goods‚ has good intentions‚ but may actually have more of a negative effect than a positive one. Yes‚ this one day may promote awareness to the problems of overconsumption‚ but it could harm the economy even more. Also‚ people spend money every day on water and electricity‚ therefore those who don’t buy anything on this day are actually still paying for these services. Overall‚ the day has good intentions‚ but could actually do
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Black on black violence is an enormous problem in the African-American community. Living in a neighborhood that is mostly minority‚ many may have witnessed a lot of black on black violence. The black on black violence has continued to arise in many communities and continues to be a problem around the world. Black on black violence is ignorant‚ and many black Americans should be coming together instead of killing one another. African-Americans people should be helping each other achieve in the world
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Film Evaluation: Black Is… Black Ain’t The final film by Marlon Riggs‚ Black is…Black Ain’t‚ is concerned with the state of the African American community. This film essentially asks the question‚ what does it mean to be black? The director and producer‚ Marlon Riggs‚ guides viewers along an “an up-front examination of racism‚ sexism‚ and homophobia within the black community itself. Bringing together personal stories‚ interviews‚ music‚ history‚ and performance‚ Black Is...Black Ain’t asks African
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Today I’m going to talk about How to stop black on black crime. Black on black violence is an enormous problem in the African-American community. Living in a neighborhood that is mostly minority‚ many may have witnessed a lot of black on black violence. The black on black violence has continued to arise in many communities and continues to be a problem around the world. Black on black violence is ignorant‚ and many black Americans should be coming together instead of killing one another. African-Americans
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