Do you celebrate Chinese New Year with your family and friends? Well in “Begin with a Bang” by Jasper Connor and “The Night Of Lights‚” by Brenda Comper‚ both discuss Chinese celebrations. Did you know that each tradition the Chinese people must perform has its own symbolic meaning? Chinese New Year is very different from other New Year celebrations. It has its own significance celebration and traditions. For example‚ in “Begin With A Bang” by Jasper Conner he talks about what Chinese people
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Asparagus 1 Walking up to a cozy‚ tan ranch-style house in southern California‚ my stomach was howling for attention‚ waiting for a scrumptious meal to help ease its hunger. My aunt’s house was filled with the rich scent of roasted chicken and garlic‚ a smell that would drench my taste buds when I would have eaten mammal flesh. I could almost smell the tenderness of the succulent meat as it baked in the oven while mashed potatoes churned in melted creamy butter. The smells of a fulfilling feast
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Megan S Collins Composition March 22‚ 2014 Argumentative Essay Same sex marriage should be legalized The American dream is one of freedom and equality. This is supposed to be branded in the heart of every United States citizen‚ however‚ when it comes to homosexuals this dream is demolished. Homosexuals should be able to legally show their love for each other by having a marriage license. The prohibition of gay marriage is wrong because it is a prominent form of discrimination. Some people
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In her essay‚ “The Magic of the Family Meal‚” Nancy Gibbs‚ explains the important role of having meals plays on children. Gibbs begins her essay by telling us how valuable having a family meal is and the positive outcome. She believes that having a family meal‚ more than three times a week‚ with no interruptions‚ can have a great power over a family’s communication skills. Gibbs then explains that children who eat meals with their families‚ are less likely to get into trouble and eat healthier. She
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In the Summer of last year‚ me and my sister traveled all the way out to Clayton‚ New Mexico‚ with our nina and her husband. We were traveling in a very shiny‚ large truck on roads far off from any store or even telephone poll. The air was so clean and full of the unknown flowers scents. It took almost a whole day to reach Clayton but the long journey was worth it because we saw so many cattle‚ horses‚ and even a great lake shining the sun’s bright‚ warm‚ and soothing light back‚ the lake looked
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NIGERIA The purpose of this essay is to describe Nigeria. Officially it is a federal constitutional republic‚ located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. Its three largest and most influential ethnic groups are the Hausa‚ Igbo and Yoruba. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This
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Sitting at my desk at home‚ a crushing feeling crept up on me. I didn’t know what to think. I’m not going to make it‚ am I. It was already midway through junior year of high school‚ and having just calculated my GPA requirements for many of the colleges I had wanted to go to‚ I realized that my grades were not even close to what I expected them to be. I guess I had been in denial for so long that I let them slip this far. How could I have let this happen? Where was my mind when I needed to study
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Adan Blanco English composition I 03/18/13 Ms. Karen Lecounte United estates have so many historical places that have become popular because of its attractions such as West Virginia‚ Brooklyn‚ new York‚ Largo Key‚ Miami and others‚ On last summer my classmates and I decided to do a field trip to Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. We chose this place because of its historical monuments‚ arts museums and literacy writer’s backgrounds. To begin with‚ Philadelphia is fuelled of historical places. One
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firmly into the ground as if playing a never-ending game of Twister. Branches resembling fingers aged by years of arthritis hold leaves that are just beginning to change to autumn colors‚ a paint pallet of green‚ red‚ yellow and brown hues. I watch as a fiery red leaf releases its hold from an almost bare branch and floats down to land in a small‚ flowing brook that carries the leaf away to its new home. I walk along the edge of the babbling brook as it winds its way downstream through the forest‚
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Homecooked meals are generally considered healthier than fast food. This is because fast food meals typically contain high levels of calories‚ saturated fat‚ sugar and salt‚ according to a 2007 article in "The New York Times Health Guide‚" a medical reference accredited by the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission. Despite the health risks that come with fast food consumption‚ people continue to eat it because many people have no time to select and prepare food at home. However‚ fast food
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