Journal Entry #1 : Free Writing : My Favorite Holiday As an immigrant from Vietnam living in The United States‚ I have been celebrating many holidays every year such as July 4th‚ Christmas‚ Easter‚ Labor Day... However‚ my favorite holiday is still Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which is usually called Lunar New Year. With the whole family here‚ we can still celebrate Tet annual as a traditional custom. It is not only a traditional celebration when the new year comes‚ but also the most important annual celebration
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assessing pre incarceration dimensions encompassing family life‚ employment‚ and experiences outside of prison. Respondents were also asked about life during incarceration including experiences such as various activities and programs they may have participated in‚ family contact‚ and disciplinary issues. Approximately 2 to 5 months after release‚
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grandchild on both sides of my family and this has lead me to being very loved and spoiled by my family‚ in particular by my Papa Simler. Ever since I was little I had him wrapped around my finger and I knew that he would do anything for me. In my eyes he was the strongest and firesist man I had ever seen and I thought he could do anything. We had a very special bond and I loved him very much‚ so when he got diagnosed with lung cancer my world was turned upside down. My papa battled his cancer for
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After the Thanksgiving potluck party‚ my family including my parents‚ Huy‚ Kay‚ Hien‚ Tien‚ and me decided to come back to Vietnam for visiting our relatives there. I knew that this decision was a surprise for everyone. However‚ I didn’t know that this event has become an unforgettable memory in all of us. Hung now becomes a successful filmmaker. He made two movies and both of them were getting the positive feedbacks and also reaching the ticket target in the theater. When he saw me back to Vietnam
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Lamarre- 9/24/2013 3.3 Investigation and analysis of family history (Plan Ahead) There were many different things about my family history because my parents both came from a different family background. The one thing my grandparents have in common is that they are Chinese. One different thing is that they are born in separate places. My grandparents on my father’s side were born in China then came to Burma‚ while my grandparents on my mother’s side were born in Burma. Another interesting
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My family consists of only four members‚ my mom‚ my two brothers and me. It was bigger when my dad was alive. He died from a cardiac arrest when I was nearly four‚ not realizing how tragic and irrevocable the event of his death was for my mom and my siblings‚ I could not utter even a tear‚ I was not being merciless or cruel toward my father‚ for I loved him so much and tried to spend as much as time with him as I could. My mother became a single parent at 29 with three children. Time goes by‚
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My uncle has a big impact in my life. He has done a lot for me this past couple of year. First he has been to all of my football games. Second he pays for some of the food for the afterglow. Lastly he goes to all of the quarterback meeting for me. I was at the Douglas football game and it was a hard game‚ but I can always hear my uncle yelling and supporting me. He is almost always the loudest person on the sideline and that really motivates me to play harder and it makes football a lot more
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traditions. My family is a great example for this. One of my family’s important traditions is that everyone have to reunite annually on Tet holiday. It is also calles Lunar New Year but I prefer call it Tet holiday. This is the most important celebration for every Vietnamese people. Tet holiday often lasts two weeks‚ from late January to early February. That’s a wonderful opportunity for family members who live far apart to come back to their home. My family is either. When Tet comes‚ my happy small
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As far as I can remember‚ I first visited Da Nang city - one of the most beautiful and dynamic cities in the central of Viet Nam - in Autumn‚ 2008 after passing the Entrance Examination to University. Da Nang city was quite peaceful in the early morning when I arrived. I and my cousin decided to rent a small hotel beside Han River. Now that we could spend only one day sightseeing‚ we decided to pay a visit to Ngu Hanh Son mountains‚ Cua Dai beach‚ Hoi An ancient town. To be specific‚ we started the
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ideal holiday‚ which needs little arrangement. About myself I have different ways to decide how to spend my holiday. First of all‚ I will try to travel with my family abroad to any country. A country that we haven’t traveled to before. Another thing I should put in mind is to look for a country that has a nice cold weather. And most important‚ I will be looking for a country which is safe and secure to me and my family. Second‚ I will try to spend my holiday inside the other cities in my country
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