and plan far in advance for Tet‚ major holiday in Vietnam. The Vietnamese take extreme care to start the New Year out right. They buy new clothes‚ paint and clean their homes‚ cook three days worth of food‚ pay off all debts and make amends to rid themselves of all bad feelings. Cleaning is frowned on during Tet because one would not want to sweep out any good luck. Digging and drawing water is also not allowed so the ground and water can enjoy the holiday. The marketplace is very busy the week
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Can You Be Honest With Your Friends My sister is a person whom one might define as socially awkward. While neither of us possess the gift of tact‚ I have become slightly more adept a maneuvering unfamiliar social situations‚ whereas she avoids them wherever and whenever possible. We both have the same handicap: that being that we don’t possess a filter. Whereas most people know that it constitutes poor manners to point out a hanger from a perfect stranger’s nose‚ we feel it is our civic duty
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share common understanding of values and traditions; even in the times of hardship people try harder to make these times special. All the traditional festivals are influenced by the concepts of religions and royal cultures. Among those plenty of holidays I will choose only the three most important celebrations to describe. Firstly‚ Water festival takes place in October or the beginning of November. Up to a million people from all over the country gather at the banks of Tunle Sap and Mekong rivers
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HOLIDAYS Can you see yourself in any of these situations? I can see myself in both situations because I’d enjoy been in whichever of those places. In Mexico‚ I lived on a Caribbean Island where I used to go to the beach almost every weekend. It was a nice way to relax with your family or friends after a long week of hard work. In the same way‚ spending vacations on the mountains sounds fantastic. I can imagine myself surrounded by trees‚ all kinds of animals’ sounds and stunning landscapes while
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“That’s how Yubaba controls you... by stealing your name." As a young girl‚ I never understood the implications of this quote. Originating from the Japanese animated film Spirited Away‚ the story always intrigued me with its spellbinding artistry and magical narrative. The protagonist‚ Chihiro Ogino‚ is a budding ten-year-old girl trapped in the bathhouse of a spirit world by its malevolent proprietor Yubaba. In order to save herself and her parents‚ Chihiro signs a contract binding her to the
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“What You Eat Is Your Business‚” by Radley Balko In the article of Radley Balko‚ he considers obesity a problem in the nation. Balko believes that it is unhealthy for children to be eating bad food but it’s their choices to eat that food. Balko is saying that if people are eating unhealthy and are having health problems everyone shouldn’t have to pay for their health problems. Balko says‚ “In other words‚ bringing the government between you and your waistline.” Basically he is saying that the
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Daily routine/Stress. A life in your day. How good are you at managing your time? I’ m the typical representative of present young generation‚ doing my best to combine daily routine staff‚ like household chores‚ with university studies and leisure. My tight schedule never allows me to procrastinate and put off doing necessary and important daily tasks. So I try to manage my time and not just go with the flow. At roughly 06.45 a. m. my alarm clock buzzes‚ it literally blasts me into awareness
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are so many holidays today that it is mindboggling. Did you know that today‚ February 7th is “Send a card to a friend day” and “Wave all your fingers at your friends’ day?” Of course these aren’t really highly celebrated days. There are all of the more important holidays such as the Fourth of July‚ Thanksgiving‚ New Years‚ and so on. These holidays while they are important they are not my favorite and I don’t look forward to them all year. Christmas is my favorite Holiday and it is really
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Study question : 1-Which of the following words normally end with voiceless ( -v ) sounds and which with voiced sounds (+v) sounds ? (a) bang ____________ (d) fizz ___________ (g) splat ____________ (b) crash ___________ (e) rap _____________ (h) thud ______________ ( c) ding __________ (f) smack __________ (i) wham _____________ 2- Try to pronounce the initial sounds of the following words and identify the place of articulation
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Simplify Your Life” where he lists 72 ideas about living simpler and discusses what it means to live a more simple life. Leo says‚ “A simple life has a different meaning and a different value for every person.” I agree with this because many people will want to eliminate everything and others‚ like myself‚ will do what they can‚ go slow‚ and do the little things to live a more simple life. Leo also says how living simply won’t be for everybody‚ “If you’re interested in simplifying your life‚ this
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