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    Tet holiday

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    As you know‚ Tet Holiday is the biggest annual celebration of Vietnam in the first days of lunar New Year. During these days‚ people welcome a new coming year with good health‚ lucks and success. Tet holiday is very special for Vietnamese families to reunite and celebrate together.  The preparation for Tet holiday is taken place very soon because it requires many steps. Home are often cleaned and decorated before New Year’s Eve. Children are in charge of sweeping and scrubbing the floor. The aldults

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    Tet Holiday

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    and plan far in advance for Tet‚ major holiday in Vietnam. The Vietnamese take extreme care to start the New Year out right. They buy new clothes‚ paint and clean their homes‚ cook three days worth of food‚ pay off all debts and make amends to rid themselves of all bad feelings. Cleaning is frowned on during Tet because one would not want to sweep out any good luck. Digging and drawing water is also not allowed so the ground and water can enjoy the holiday. The marketplace is very busy the week

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    Billie Holiday

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    was born to the name‚ Eleanora Fagan on April 7‚ 1915. She was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the Fell’s Point section of Baltimore. Her mother‚ was just 13 at the time of her birth; her father‚ was 15. Holidays’ teenage parents‚ Sadie Harris (aka Fagan) and probable father‚ Clarence Holiday‚ never married‚ and they did not live together for a long time. Clarence‚ a banjo and guitar player worked with Fletcher Henderson’s band in the early 30s. He remains a shady figure who left his family. Clarence

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    A memorable holiday

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    Ms. Peach 4 A Memorable Holiday 19 September 2013 A Memorable Holiday Christmas has always been my favorite holiday since I was a little kid. It wasn’t just the gifts that I got it was all the good time my family had during the holiday season. We would always make a ginger bread house and we would always have homemade cookies in the house during this time. We would also decorate a tree that we picked from the local fire department. One year when I was eight years old I had a memorable Christmas

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    bank holiday

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    Bank Holiday I have read the story under the title “Bank Holiday” by Katherine Mansfield. Speaking about the author‚ I should say that Katherine Mansfield was born in New Zealand in 1888. Katherine is a New Zealand writer and she is known by her short stories which deal with human nature and psychology. This is a philosophical story for a discerning reader who has to read between the lines. Giving the reader a chance to see somebody else s inner life‚ presented directly and indirectly‚ the author

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    holiday to bandung

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    Chrisda Spending my holiday in Bandung On July 31‚ 2013 I was on my way with a train call Herina with destination to Bandung. At that time‚ it was my first time on a train. I was so scared because I have no idea how to find the place to sit or to find my seat number. So in order to do that‚ I asked one of the securities guard to help me find carriage and where my seat was. Right at 9 pm the train starts to run the engine‚ I was so excited. On the way‚ I met a nice family who also went to Bandung

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    working holiday

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    Gloucester Road‚ Wan Chai‚ Hong Kong 6 September 2013 Mr Aris Chu 3/F‚ 8 York Road Kowloon Tong‚ Hong Kong Dear Mr Chu RE: Working Holiday Scheme Thank you for your letter dated 2 September enquiring about our working holiday scheme. We are glad to provide the information you need. Our department has been holding the working holiday scheme for the past 15 years and this scheme aims to provide an opportunity for young adults to work over seas. Our team will ensure that you have

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    Holiday in Turkey

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    I will try to edit it for you. "Two weeks ago I came back from a holiday vacation in Turkey. The weather was mostly good‚ albeit I was imprisoned in the hotel for two days because of heavy rain. In the beginning‚ I did not think I could stay at the hotel for two days. However‚ when I started getting acquainted with the other holiday vacationers I totally forgot about the bad weather conditions and started feeling better.The group of my new friends grew hour by hour. They were offering me drinks

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    Holiday Blues

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    Holidays filled with fun‚ family outings‚ shopping‚ Christmas Trees‚ and bringing in the New Year. It is not always like this for others. Holidays can be a very depressing time for others. When families get together you might want to pay attention to that loved one that maybe still grieving or going through life’s blows. It is hard to get into the grove of things when you look around and see that their is someone missing this year. Life is not the same without that person or persons. You are

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    and I question if the decisions I make are the right ones. After reading The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make I think I have taken a step in the right direction. The six major points in the novel: friends‚ school‚ parents‚ addictions‚ dating and sex‚ and yourself seemed logical and they helped to alter my view on life and the decisions I will have to make in the future. Overall‚ friends are one of the most important things to teenagers‚ and humans of all ages. Whether we have many good

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