a few minutes. All I had asked was‚ “hey grandma‚ do you still remember what happened on 13th Mei 1969? I need the story for this essay competition I signed up for.” If I had known the after effect of that short tête-à-tête‚ never would I have troubled my grandma from her serene slumber. Sensing that I was almost going berserk with my grandmother’s catatonic state‚ she got back to her spirit and narrowed her eyes at me giving me the traditional ‘grandma look’. Thereafter‚ I got the answers to the
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long. I ended up looking like my mom with brown eyes and long‚ curly hair. They had to induce labor because my mom’s blood pressure was too high‚ she was in labor for about six hours. I was named after my Grandma Elizabeth on my dad’s side of the family and my middle names came from my Grandma Louise on my mom’s side‚ and my mom’s middle name Lynn. To my mom I was a blessing and she loved me relentlessly when I was born. I was a very curious child and I had a lot of fun things to do and
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parts‚ so we couldn’t fix it‚ but we learned a little about it later that day from my grandma which interested us. She told us that when my grandpa was younger he liked to build objects out of wood. The drill press‚ a present from my grandma she gave to him on his 25th birthday. As we sorted we found numerous empty bottles of blackberry brandy. He had a hard life with all eight kids and on top of that my grandma never drove‚ so she never had a job‚ I always assumed that’s why he drank. There is
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Life Changing Moment Ever since I can remember I spent almost ever y day at my Grandparents house. They live right down the road from my family and me‚ and that is how they got the title “Grandma and Grandpa down the road”. They lived in a small house three bedrooms‚ one bathroom‚ and a small living room with a fire place that can worm the coldest heart. And in their back yard stood a shed filled with old farm equipment and stray cats with their kittens that I would try to catch every day. They
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Chick-Fil-A‚ East Wichita; Today is my childs birthday. Where did he want to go for his birthday lunch? His choice was Chick-Fil-A. We ate lunch at your establishment‚ and after that‚ my child went to play in the playground. A child younger than mine was also playing in the playground‚ running around with a leather belt! That was Okay with the adults the child was with‚ whom were sitting right outside the playground‚ at the table next to the playground door. They let him keep running around around
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celebrating a girl becoming a bat mitzvah in 1922. Since then‚ ceremonies to mark the occassion of a girl becoming a bat mitzvah have become more and more popular. While the bat mitzvah girl can celebrate from her 12th birthday‚ some wait and celebrate on the girl’s 13th birthday. In many Reform‚ Reconstructionist and Conservative synagogues‚ the bat mitzvah may be celebrated by the girl blessing and/or reading Torah and also leading part of the prayer service. Festive meals and lavish parties in
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Every country in the world has its own festivals and celebrations. People all around the world love joining together and sharing good time through the celebrations. Festivals are great way to experience local culture. There are hundreds of festivals across the world and Lithuania has its own particular one’s. My family like everybody has the favorites. Firstly‚ my family loves religious festivals like Christmas or Easter. It is so important because all traditions are related to it. Also all family
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has always been there. Whether it be from the first day of 1rst grade‚ where I cautiously walked down the gargantuan and tedious halls marked by the pencils of the children before me. Or birthday parties spent at Oma and Opa’s. Oma and opa means grandma and grandpa in Dutch. Holidays and birthday parties that are spent at Oma and Opa’s house are hectic. Trapped in a small white‚ worn down house filled with thirty people. All compacted and smothered together like a filled Gumball machine
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mind when you see a Chocolate cake? We associate cakes with celebrations (like Christmas or birthdays) or special occasions. Do you know that cakes date back to the 13th century? The ancient Egyptians are credited with making the first cakes? They were bread-like and sweetened with honey. Nuts and dried fruits were often added. Tie to the audience: I’m sure that all of us at some point have used or eaten a cake at a birthday celebration‚ wedding‚ romantic experience‚ or maybe just for plain decoration
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To celebrate his birthday they make pilgrimages to his birthplace in Shandong Province on September 28. They also celebrate the birthday of Guanyin. Guanyin is the goddess of mercy. It is observed by visiting Taoist temples during late March and late April. A similar celebration is the birthday of Mazu‚ the goddess of the sea. This takes place in May or June Another celebration is the Moon Festival which is celebrated in September or October with
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