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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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    grandparents house and ate Thanksgiving lunch there and helped with the dishes. Then I went to my aunt’s house and stayed the rest of the week there. I was only at my grandparents house for like 2 hours. I stayed the entire week at my aunt’s house and was with my cousin the entire time. It was a fun week. On November 26‚ 2015‚ I went to my grandparents house and ate a lot of Thanksgiving food. I stayed for about 4 hours and then I left and went to my aunt’s house and ate more Thanksgiving food. We all sat

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    Christmas vs Thanksgiving

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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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    Speech About Thanksgiving

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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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    My Perfect Thanksgiving

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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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    THE PLYMOUTH THANKSGIVING STORY By Chuck Larsen When the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1620‚ they landed on the rocky shores of a territory that was inhabited by the Wampanoag (Wam pa NO ag) Indians. The Wampanoags were part of the Algonkian-speaking peoples‚ a large group that was part of the Woodland Culture area. These Indians lived in villages along the coast of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They lived in round- roofed houses called wigwams. These were made of poles covered

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    The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is hailed as being the day when the most people travel. We go to Harry Jones now who is at Grand Central Station in New York City. Harry. Thank you‚ Robin. Due to lower airfares and gas prices‚ this year is projected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in eight years. AAA says that 47 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from their home over Thanksgiving weekend‚ 300‚000 more people than last year. But with more travel comes more concern

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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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    A Day Without Thanksgiving

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    Eventually thanksgiving came along‚ and it was hard to celebrate a holiday without her being there so we ended up not celebrating thanksgiving that time because we still felt sorrow of course. She was the one who would always make the food and her cooking was always the best.  No one understood how down I felt that day I didn’t want to do anything. Thanksgiving is suppose to be spent with family‚ but what’s family if the one who brings

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