Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday filled with rich history‚ fun traditions‚ and delicious food. Mardi Gras‚ or Fat Tuesday‚ is celebrated throughout the world. In the U.S. Mardi Gras is only celebrated as a legal holiday in the state of Liousiana. Mardi Gras attracts many tourists every year. Mardi Gras dates back to thousands of years ago in ancient Rome. Lupercalia was a pagan celebration of agriculture and fertility. Paganism is a nature worshipping religion. Usually it indentifies god with the
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Chen Hao World History 9‚ Period 4 1-I-13 First Draft of French Revolution Essay Why was there a revolution in France in 1789? The French Revolution was a imaginary train that changed the direction of thought in Europe and also showed the end of the “Modern Age”‚ which is called the Ancién Regime in France‚ and showed the beginning of a “Contemporary Age”. The absolutism of the Ancién Regime was the seed that planted the fury of the people in France and it was the main reason that started
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I believe I will be a wrestling state champion. I have been wrestling since I was eight years old and I haven’t stopped yet. Since I started wrestling my goal was to be a State champion. Just this past year I came up short and got state runner-up. I lost to a kid from Glendale he was a junior and I was a sophomore. We wrestled two other times before the finals match and he’s always beaten me by 5 or more points. We have become really good friends off the mat but when we are on the mat we are enemies
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to me to have my big sister taking care of me. She was always there for me‚ was and is still a huge role model. Although there were times I was totally against her‚ today I am super happy to have her in my life and I wouldn’t want to miss her now. In the following few paragraphs I will explain how she made my life better and how I rebelled against her. In my childhood she was always there protecting me which I didn’t really appreciate back then. I was always embarressed that my big sister had
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think of death as a motivation factor. A reason to keep pushing and moving on‚ a reason to stay healthy‚ a reason to correct yourself. It may sound weird‚ but when you hear of people dying from new things‚ doesn’t it give you a sense of awareness about the world that you live in. if someone dies from a staying on the phone for long periods of time‚ wouldn’t you measure the amount of time that you spend conversing with friends? Death is powerful‚ death may be the only thing on earth that can change
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Causes and Outcomes of the French Revolution A common theme of the historical French Revolution of the late 1700s is the bloodshed associated with a new execution device developed by Antoine Louis‚ the guillotine (Acton). This negative connotation of the Revolution resides in the minds of the French and people all around the world. Although the French Revolution has contained a fair amount of bloodshed‚ its aftermath on the French nation was overall positive for the French people. There were several
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From even before the first time I picked up my clarinet ‚ I always loved music. I had taken piano lessons and attended dance lessons. Now I am involved in the marching band‚ concert band‚ pit orchestra‚ and jazz band. Music was always what made me truly happy. Music also seems to come to me very naturally. I play three instruments‚ clarinet‚ flute‚ and saxophone. I am hoping to start piano lessons again soon. As a member of the marching band I have three years of experience. I run the sectionals
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Essay Dyslexia Dyslexia is a severe mental disorder which deals with a person having difficulties learning. This medical syndrome occurs in all ethnicities and age groups. Dyslexia is not all about low intelligence‚ and a lot of people with dyslexia are very creative and gifted like prodigies. Around 15% of United States population is affected by learning disorders and the numbers are drastically increasing. One of the main causes of Dyslexia has to do with Genetics and two popular symptoms are
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Permanecemos en un hotel grande con una piscina y una barra. Durante el día descanso a lado de la piscina‚ o hago natación cuando hace sol. Por la noche salimos a comer‚ después yo y mi hermano nos vamos explorando la ciudad. Normally I go on holiday to Spain with my family. We travel by plain‚ which takes 3 hours‚ and get a coach to the hotel. We stay in a big hotel with a swimming pool and bar. During the day I relax by the pool‚ swimming and lying in the sun. At night we go out to eat‚ then brother
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concerned about environmental issues‚ so many organizations devote themselves to attract customers via promoting green products and services. As a result‚ green products as well as greenwashing products‚ which are labeled as eco-friendly while actually they are not‚ have inundated the marketplace in modern society. However‚ some companies overstate their environmental claims so that customers have difficulty in distinguishing real eco-friendly products from greenwashing ones. This essay will show
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