Russian Holidays Our holiday traditions play an integral part in defining who we are as people‚ in that‚ we all enjoy celebrating holidays‚ whether it¡¯s Christmas‚ the New Year‚ or Easter. Russians feel the same way‚ although their holidays and traditions differ a little from American ones. In chronological order‚ the first holiday is celebrated on January 1st and 2nd and just happens to be the most popular and most notable holiday- The New Year. As in the United States‚ Russians celebrate
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Are You Proud of Your Country In my opinion I believe we live in the greatest country to ever exist and I am thankful for our country. Even though America has plenty of faults it still is the best place in the world to live. I am very proud of America for many reasons‚ but here are my top 3. First reason is that America today can now say anyone can aspire to be president. Second reason is that we have the freedom of religion. Finally the third reason we have men and women who serve and make sacrifices
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A Friend in need is a friend indeed Who is a friend and what is that which is known as friendship? It is the connection that generally exists between two individuals who are not related to one another on account of any family ties. It is also possible that people who are close relations too can become friends. Here we are dealing with this kind of friends although there is another category of friends spread beyond national boundaries. This category is known as pen friends who begin their relationship
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As you know‚ Tet Holiday is the biggest annual celebration of Vietnam in the first days of lunar New Year. During these days‚ people welcome a new coming year with good health‚ lucks and success. Tet holiday is very special for Vietnamese families to reunite and celebrate together. The preparation for Tet holiday is taken place very soon because it requires many steps. Home are often cleaned and decorated before New Year’s Eve. Children are in charge of sweeping and scrubbing the floor. The aldults
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My Holiday By:Russel 10 A How I spent my December holiday‚let me tell a story about my December holidays during the school break. When I was a young boy‚ I lived in a hot‚ tropical country wherein the temperature in the month of December could get only as low as 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Needless to say that even in the coldest night of the year‚ a snowball would melt and evaporate long before you could finish humming a few bars of “Silent Night.” Ever since I fell in love with Hans Christian
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I will try to edit it for you. "Two weeks ago I came back from a holiday vacation in Turkey. The weather was mostly good‚ albeit I was imprisoned in the hotel for two days because of heavy rain. In the beginning‚ I did not think I could stay at the hotel for two days. However‚ when I started getting acquainted with the other holiday vacationers I totally forgot about the bad weather conditions and started feeling better.The group of my new friends grew hour by hour. They were offering me drinks
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To Me To me holidays are more then just presents and food. They are truly family days. All the holidays are spent with the family. They not only call Thanksgiving just because the turkey but they call it because people give and take. That’s what they day is based on. Not to be selfish‚ that is how we celebrate the holidays. In many ways‚ a lot of thing in life are taken for granted. When you’re a young kid‚ it is all about the presents‚ but as you grow older you mature and come to the realization
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first semester at the university has already finished at the end of January‚ leading to my most wanted and longest holiday each year - Tet. It is also known as Lunar New Year Eve in many Eastern countries. On the way back to my hometown‚ I could not help being so excited for this special vacation after a long time of studying in Hanoi. Tet was such an interesting and memorable holiday to me. To get ready for this celebration‚ a number of items must be bought and prepared. It is not happened to
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Bank Holiday I have read the story under the title “Bank Holiday” by Katherine Mansfield. Speaking about the author‚ I should say that Katherine Mansfield was born in New Zealand in 1888. Katherine is a New Zealand writer and she is known by her short stories which deal with human nature and psychology. This is a philosophical story for a discerning reader who has to read between the lines. Giving the reader a chance to see somebody else s inner life‚ presented directly and indirectly‚ the author
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Holiday Traveling A report was recently published by "ABC.com" stating that holiday traveling will increase by two percent from last year‚ and high gas prices will not affect the millions of Americans from traveling. With gas prices topping $3 per gallon in some regions‚ Americans will compensate by traveling less‚ and "Families will travel closer to home. They will travel for fewer days‚ and they will save money by staying in less-expensive hotels and eating in cheaper restaurants‚ but they will
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