9/6/2010 Assignment: Ms.Tacke Chinese Moon Festival Oh my gosh! The Chinese Moon Festival is coming up and I totally cannot wait! Just think of the moon cakes‚ chestnuts‚ sweet potatoes‚ rice balls and the big feast (with lobster‚ shrimp and ect.) when our relatives come over makes me drool. Oh‚ and walking with the toy lanterns at night (I guess I’m too old for that) I’m sorry‚ and I think I’m just too excited because the Chinese Moon Festival is my 2nd favorite holiday in Chinese custom
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Chinese Moon Festival In United States there are some holidays that are celebrated together with family‚ like Thanksgiving‚ Christmas and Independence Day. In China‚ we also have family reunion days and the Moon Festival is one of them. The Moon Festival is also known as Mid-Autumn Festival or the Zhongqiu Festival. Of course‚ this festival has equivalents in other countries‚ such as Japan‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ the Philippines and South Korea. If you are not familiar with the Chinese Moon Festival
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Cierra Stowe Diversity and Equity in Schools October 9‚ 2012 School Visit The school that we visited was Charles J. Riley School No.9. It was located on 6 Timothy St Paterson‚ NJ. The day we attended was a “D Day”‚ which is one of the 6 days of the rotating blocked schedule. The size of Paterson school system is remarkable‚ the 3rd largest school district in New Jersey. This district holds 29‚400 students from preschool to 12th grade. As far as the demographics of the school district there are
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the hospital to another is all that we see in a hospital. The aura is ever so depressing and disheartening. Some people even get nausea or faint with the effect of the pungent smells hanging in the very air of the hospital premises. Once when my grandfather was very seriously ill‚ and was hospitalised I had the opportunity of visiting a hospital for the first time. Oh! It was such a pathetic sight that I was almost in tears within a few minutes of being there. I saw patients groaning and moaning
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Analysis of Ruby Moon Ruby Moon is set in Flamming tree grove‚ about a couple Ray and Sylvie who’s child Ruby goes missing. The worried parents continue to spend all their days and nights trying to piece together any information they can find about their missing daughter Ruby. As they review everything they know about the case the story turns into a detective inquest‚ they question all the eccentric characters on the street to try and seek clues as to what actually happened to their daughter Ruby
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Originally named the Mid-Autumn Festival‚ the Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays celebrated by Chinese communities around the world. Traditionally‚ it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in observance of the bountiful Autumn harvest. Although old rituals are no longer followed‚ families continue to gather for a day to relax and eat moon cakes. Upon this occasion‚ the legend of the Moon Goddess‚ CHANG-O‚ is often told to children. Once
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ENG 1501 Assignment 2 Question C- The Road to Mecca (Athol Fugard) The Road to Mecca is an eye opening play written by Athol Fugard that displays a deep and significant message about the importance women’s right to express themselves freely. Elsa‚ a character in the play‚ sums this idea up in a sentence she says in the play: “There’s nothing sacred in a marriage that abuses the woman”. The story is primarily based on a woman by the name of Helen Martin. Helen lived in a culture with certain
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I went to a busy restaurant called JJ Chagos. The first person I chose was a younger lady with short brown hair. She was wearing a light maroon blouse with a grey cardigan and black leggings with flats; she also had her nails done. She had a coffee and ate a croissant very lady like. I classified her as a lower upper or upper middle class person. The second person I chose was a younger man with short brown hair. He was wearing a FSU sweatshirt‚ blue jeans‚ and Nike shoes. He was drinking a water
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and the only thing running through my mind is how ready for a rest I am. The sun is especially radiant right now‚ seeing as it’s almost sunset. The rays seem as if they’re pinching my skin‚ but not to tightly. Almost like a baby who’s grasping with all of her might‚ but still isn’t quite strong enough to cause any actual pain. The thought of babies sends my mind reeling into the unfortunate darkness that is my memory. I see my smiling little girl flash across my vision; see her hair as sleek and dark
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interesting to see how they interacted with the things inside the temple. The visit defiantly enhanced my appreciation for the practice of Buddhism. It was great to see the different ways people worship and practice their religion. When I performed some of the religious practices such as the bowing and giving offerings‚ I did not necessarily feel like I was worshipping. The only negative thing that I can think of is during my visit‚ I noticed that some individuals stared at me which is understandable because
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