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    “January: Christmas Rolls” and Getta Kothar’s “If You Are What You Eat‚ Then What Am I?”. Throughout both of the stories‚ the female protagonists contemplate rebellion of their expected traditional customs and question why their lives have to be the way they are. The preparation and consumption of food is always the setting for when they ponder the contesting views in their lives and try to make decisions for themselves that will hopefully satisfy everyone. Throughout “January: Christmas Rolls” Tita

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    eventually. It is never too late for a person to be who they might have been. It can take a long time for someone to find a passion or a drive to become what he has always wanted to be. Some people might have been too afraid to come out as being homosexual‚ others might have had too low of a self esteem to like who they are‚ and others might have grown up in a place with no hope. It will always be difficult trying to accomplish what has already been lost in life‚ but it is never too late for a second chance

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    Punctaj total: 100 puncte. Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu. I. VOCABULARY (25p) Circle the correct answer: Example: The four ……………... of the year are: spring‚ summer‚ autumn and winter. a) days b) months c) seasons 2p 1. The day before Christmas is called Christmas ……………… . a) Eve b) Evening c) Saturday Look into the oven and see if the ………….is ready. a) cake b) soup The British currency is the………………….. . a) Euro b) British Dollar 2p 2. c) vegetables 2p 3. c) Pound 2p 4.

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    ever been greedy? How has it affected you? In the story‚ Rikki-Tikki Tavi by: Rudyard Kipling‚ two of the characters‚ Nag and Nargiana are greedy. As in the story Hershel and the Hanukkah candles by: Eric Kimmel two goblins are. Also in the play A Christmas Carol by: Charles Dickens‚ a man named Scrooge is greedy as well. The main message in all three short stories/plays is nothing good ever comes out of being greedy. In these stories being greedy has a negative outcome for all the characters. In the

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    make. Juggling a job schedule around school is a bit much for a teen to handle. I agree with Debra Viadero‚ a part- time job only hurts student’s grades. Too much work is a bad idea. A part-time job endangers students in many different ways. Working too much leads to a lack of sleep. Part time jobs can create a detachment from school. Also‚ working too much heightens teenager’s chance of injuries. People think working at an early age brings experiences and builds character‚ but really part-time jobs

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    Eating Christmas in the Kalahari Eating Christmas in the Kalahari is an interesting story of how ethnographer‚ Richard Borshay Lee‚ exploring the culture of the local !Kung Bushmen natives in the Kalahari Desert‚ experiences a cultural misinterpretation which caused him so much grief and concern‚ it almost led to him backing out of his lengthy three year study. Lee nearing the end of his study‚ decided to supply the meat for the Christmas feast as a parting gift. Bushmen take this meal extremely

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    JohnLevis.com Advert analysis This one minute long advertisement focuses on people who are trying to find ideal gifts for the people they love and care about. John Lewis Christmas advert 2OO9 was focused on the joy of receiving gifts through the eyes of children‚ so this year they decided to try the opposite idea. Idea of this advert is to show the viewer how nice it is to give perfect gifts to the ones you care about‚ because the feeling you get when you give a gift to someone (and they like

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    I had asked for under my Christmas tree. I tossed and turned all night. Sleep was impossible. I kept waiting for the sun to come up so that I could go in and wake my parents. At the first peak of a sun ray I ran into my parent’s room to wake them up and beg them to please get up so we could go and see what Santa left for us. When my brother and I were given the green light we stormed down the stairs to see what gifts and goodies awaited us on this wonderful Christmas morning. The anticipation

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    The unforgettable Christmas The most wonderful time for me as a child was the winter. I will never forget when in late November I was waiting for the first snow. In the morning when I woke up‚ I looked out of window and saw snow-covered trees and buildings‚ I could not have been happier. Because snow from the point of view of a 6 year old child‚ meant really good fun. My friends and I made snowmen‚ went tobogganing‚ and pretended to be detectives tracing each other from our footsteps. There

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    Guilt and Pain Regret is like a crime: Once a mistake is made‚ there’s no going back. For Scrooge‚ he definitely can not change the way he has acted towards Fred‚ Belle‚ and the charity. In Charles Dickens‚ A Christmas Carol‚ Scrooge chooses a life full of greed‚ and is blindsided by the misery and sorrow it can lead to. Scrooge is remarkably remorseful when he relives his last conversation with his fiance. Once the spirit presents Belle breaking off the engagement‚ Scrooge asks: “‘Show me

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