Melanie Ruiz Consumer Behavior Quiz #8 Thanksgiving Festivities It’s that time of year again when all of us college students leave our stress behind and head home for Thanksgiving break. It is one of those breaks we look forward to since the beginning of the semester‚ each for our own reasons. Many of us look forward to spending some quality time with our relatives while others look forward to finally enjoying a home-cooked meal. Simply being granted the opportunity to spend one’s time however
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family less and my co-workers more‚ I understand that the true meaning of holidays in general‚ is to spend time with our loved ones. Taking my new found wisdom into account‚ my opinion of the “best holiday of the year” has changed from Christmas to Thanksgiving. My views‚ including favorite holiday‚ have changed because my focus on what’s important has matured. Christmas is a kid’s favorite holidays for really only one reason: presents. We live in a society where materialistic things outweigh almost
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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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Appealing-to-the-Senses Description: Let the reader see‚ smell‚ hear‚ taste‚ and feel what you write in your essay. The thick‚ burnt scent of roasted coffee tickled the tip of my nose just seconds before the old‚ faithful alarm blared a distorted top-forty through its tiny top speaker. Wiping away the grit of last night’s sleep‚ the starch white sunlight blinded me momentarily as I slung my arm like an elephant trunk along the top of the alarm‚ searching for the snooze button. While stretching
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creamy homemade mashed potatoes‚ and creating memories with loved ones are some of the magnificent things about the Thanksgiving season. But how did Thanksgiving become what it is today? According to History.com‚ 1621 was when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. Thanksgiving was also made up of three days which included: more eating‚ hunting‚ and entertainment in honor of the
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Thanksgiving Day Celebration in United States | | |[pic] | Thanksgiving Day is celebrated with lot of fervor and merry-making in America. Celebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month of November every year‚ it is a time for communal thanksgiving‚ feeling gratitude‚ lavish feasts. It is a time to remember the pilgrims. The original pilgrims celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks. The feast popularly
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The Fallen It is a beautiful day in New York City. You can hear a symphony of sirens and songbirds as the sun’s radiant beams dance among the clouds. There are people everywhere laughing and enjoying the day. Suddenly everything changes. Then the sound of a deafening explosion echoes through the air. A plane has just struck one of the infamous Twin Towers. Fire is blazing above as thick clouds of smoke roll out of the top of the North Tower. Another thunderous blow shatters the atmosphere. Then
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After waiting many hours in the airport lobby‚ the plane finally was ready at gate 42. I took one last look at where I had been sitting for the past two hours. As I walked toward the plane‚ I thought about all the terrible things and accidents that I had been through at my summer trip. Shake once I boarded the plane and tuck myself comfortably in the seat‚ the plane took off and started the journey toward the blue sky when I heard a rumble under my feet. I didn’t worry as I thought that it was
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etc. Everyone hopes these things will never happen‚ but I know one day I will‚ even when trying to avoid them‚ it’s impossible. However‚ there was one moment that made me realize all the grateful things I already have around me. This day‚ was Thanksgiving day of 2012‚ in Central Park‚ Pasadena‚ when I was helping out at a little event for the homeless. This day was to give to the people who are in adversity and need more than people who have everything they need to survive today. I vividly remember
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smith 1 John Smith ENG 101-11119 14 Nov 2011 Narrative Essay Final Draft Hawaii When people plan to attend Hawaii they think of beautiful beaches‚ great exotic food‚ and the smell of wonderful flowers never before smelt. That is exactly what they get‚ from turquoise blue water to skyscraping palm trees Hawaii has so many exotic things to see. Also all the great smells of Hawaii from the wild fruit to the roasted pig on the beach Hawaii definitely brings to mind one thing happiness. In Hawaii
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