Experiencing Chinese New Year‚ Age 18‚ Far Away from Home Haoyuan Liu 1/30/2013 ENG1010-021 Summary: I experienced the Chinese New Year without my family‚ far away from home. When I was 18 years old‚ I left my hometown in China‚ Chengdu‚ and came to America to study. I have been gone 14 long months. Have you ever been badly homesick? Have you ever felt lonely? Admittedly‚ I do have such feelings since then. I miss my home. Curiously‚ I find that handwriting letters can help me stay in touch
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Discourse On the Tamil Tigers “I would prefer to die in honour rather than being caught alive by the enemy” (Towards Liberation 83). V. Prabakaran‚ leader and founder of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)‚ said this during an exclusive interview with the magazine the “Sunday.” This statement represents how most Tamil Tigers feel about their fight for freedom. Tamil Tigers are dedicated to dying in battle rather than being caught by the enemy (Sri Lanka military). The Tamil Tigers were founded
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Lunar New Year in Vietnam The Vietnamese lunar New Year festival‚ Tet Nguyen Dan‚ is the most significant holiday taking place within the first three days of the New Year. During these days‚ people welcome a new coming year with good health‚ lucks and success. The preparation for Tet holiday is taken place very soon because it requires many steps. All members of families clean and redecorate their houses together. Then‚ they buy food such as cookies‚ sweets‚ candies fruit‚ watermelon’s seed to
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New Year’s Eve Celebration Marking the last day of the year‚ New Year’s Eve is one of the largest celebrations around the world. It is a holiday to welcome a brand new year with your friends and families‚ a time to distress and unwind your mind. Since New Year’s Eve is just around the corner‚ it is never too early to start planning for the 2014 New Year Countdown. There are endless choices and if you are unsure of what to do on New Year’s Eve‚ here are some ideas to get you going. The biggest
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Chinese New Year Fun Facts! In ancient times‚ Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came and Buddha named a year after each one. People born during the year of the snake are wise‚ charming‚ generous‚ and smart. Red‚ the color of Chinese New Year‚ symbolizes fire which drives away bad luck. Long ago‚ people in China lit bamboo stalks‚ believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits. Tangerines symbolize luck and prosperity. The traditional
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Chinese New Year The most favorite holiday celebration in my country is Chinese New Year. It contains threes parts: the preparations‚ New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Chinese New Year’s day is different from each year because it is based on the Chinese traditional lunar calendar. For the preparations of New Year‚ Chinese prefer decorate their houses and purchase goods that relate the Chinese New Year’s celebrations. Like people in Western countries prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas
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traditions. They are manifested clearly in anniversaries‚ ceremonies and especially on New Year’s Days. In Vietnam every year towards the 15th day of the 12th lunar months‚ everybody begins to strip the apricot trees off their leaves and water melons are seen to be sold everywhere then one is realdy to welcome New Year with all his merriment and joy. They all have their houses whitewashed and decorated‚ buy new clothes for their children and get everything ready for Tet. On the 23rd
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Cambodian New Year Every country celebrates New Year in its own unique tradition. Khmer‚ “ Enter the New Year”‚ is the name of the holiday that Cambodians celebrate their New Year. It is celebrated each April and the dates are determined by the lunar calendar. It is consider as one of the most important holidays of the year in Cambodian culture. Traditionally‚ the celebration usually lasts three days and each day has its own meaning and tradition. The 2010 Cambodian New Year was celebrated
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Introduction The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)‚ also known as the Tamil Tigers‚ are a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka. The LTTE is infamous for introducing the suicide bomb jacket‚ as well as the use of women in suicide attacks. They are blamed for a dozen high profile assassinations‚ over two hundred suicide attacks‚ and its war against the government has cost more than seventy thousand lives. The LTTE‚ which may have between 7‚000 to 15‚000
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|1 |Read the dialogue below and answer the question that follows. | | |[pic] | | |The expression ‘pulling my leg’ means to | | |A |force the person to walk away
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