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    In this essay you are going to hear about how we celebrate Thanksgiving compared to how the first Americans celebrated. Our Thanksgivings are very different first off we use forks and spoons‚ the pilgrims mainly used their hands to eat their food. A thing the pilgrims did was the they ate the food closet to if it was across from them they wouldn’t eat it. We go around the table to get what we want to eat instead the pilgrim way of doing things. Thanksgiving became a holiday in the eighteen hundreds

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    pilgrims‚ Fall colors. The things that make Thanksgiving. Right? Being a teenager‚ it’s often hard to truly appreciate Thanksgiving for what it is. I have a lot of good memories of Thanksgivings past‚ full of family‚ friends‚ and food. So it’s no surprise that Thanksgiving means a lot to me. But like many other Americans‚ I forget about the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Despite not being as money-oriented as modern-day Christmas‚ Thanksgiving is in danger of becoming a holiday centered more

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    Every year Thanksgiving means a lot to my family and friends. I enjoy spending time with them. Early in the morning my mom gets up at the crack of dawn and starts cooking. When I wake up I wake up to the smell of food‚ my mom yells at me when I try to go to the kitchen. Usually every year I always try not to eat before dinner but sometimes it is too much for me to not eat before dinner. The delicious aroma of the dinner is hard to resist waiting for everyone to arrive. Sometimes I have to give

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    The first part of this movie highlighted the people of Legos who are currently living and working in the local Olusosum dump. This city within a city of sorts‚ is filled with citizens making their livelihoods by sorting through the trash to resell the valuables found. This is a densely populated area experienced rapid expansion‚ even with the unfavorable‚ dangerous and unhealthy conditions. Throughout this movie two specific people were highlighted and followed on their daily journey. The two men

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    Thanksgiving Day The holiday of Thanksgiving is a tradition started by the Pilgrims and Indians. Together they shared the fruits of the newly settled America. Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration marked as a sense of gratitude people feel for all the good things in life. This is done by offering prayers‚ gifting your near and dear ones. Its origin can be traced back to the 16th century when the first thanksgiving dinner is said to have taken place. Besides‚ the fourth Thursday in the month

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    THANKSGIVING The purpose of Thanksgiving in Canada is different from the Americans. But even though the reasons for giving thanks are different‚ many of the customs are the same. Canadian Thanksgiving was originally started to give thanks to God for a bountiful harvest. This was when there were lots of farmers that grew crops. Now we give thanks for everything we appreciate. Some farming families still give thanks for a good crop. Harvest celebrations have been around a long time. Ever

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    The History of Thanksgiving Bobbie A. Harjo In Plymouth‚ England‚ during September 1620‚ a ship slowly sailed out to sea. This ship was named the Mayflower‚ and it was on a very special trip. The Mayflower’s passengers were headed to the New World‚ America. These people were called the pilgrims‚ and they were leaving England to begin new lives. This was one of the things that they were thankful for‚ and one of the reasons they celebrated the first thanksgiving. The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth

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    Someone Call 911: Your Thanksgiving Survival Guide This is not your typical Thanksgiving guide. We are not the Food Network so we will not talk about how to cook a Thanksgiving feast. This is more about the behind the scenes footage of Thanksgiving. Instead of what to cook‚ I want to tap into those holiday nuances like your Mother and Aunt‚ arguing over who’s making the dressing this year‚ or the Uncle that has to bring a different woman to dinner every year because he is still trying to get under

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    had the entire family in shock. This would be a Thanksgiving Day the whole family would never forget. It would likewise be my first phone call to the police. Slowly the phone rang and the officer said‚ “911 what is your emergency?” I answered‚ saying‚ “Help‚ help my house has been robbed”‚ much to our dismay the robbery would affect our lives forever. Prior that day I got all set for a Thanksgiving‚ feast while watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. With the crisp air of autumn‚ it was

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    Thanksgiving: Then and Now Americans love Thanksgiving. Let’s face it. They love eating‚ and they love football. But‚ where did this holiday come from? Actually‚ the tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to the time before our country’s birth. Modern day Thanksgiving represents a time where Americans gather together with their friends and family. It is a time of year where people are thankful for being blessed with these friends and family. The first Thanksgiving was also a gathering where its participants

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