the first thing that comes to mind is good food. Every year my mom‚ Mammaw and I start preparing several homemade dishes a day or two in advance so we can make sure that we have everything prepared. The food is very traditional with Thanksgiving turkey‚ ham‚ yams‚ deviled eggs‚ stuffing‚ potato salad and lemon ice box pie. That is our family tradition dessert. Delectable smells‚ good conversation‚ and the comfortable atmosphere make Thanksgiving one of my favorite meals of the year. I will always
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etched my mind. Once in‚ I walked through a small sitting circle and felt warmth from the fire burning stove. Into the kitchen was a table with food. A warm and fresh prepared meal was set out for two guests. The table had turkey‚ peas‚ green beans‚ bread and pie. I hadn’t eaten since this morning so I decided to help myself to a plate. As I was about to take a bite of the turkey‚ the wood door pushed open. This sound startled me to the point of coughing. The blurred figure came through the door
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It’s a gateway between east and west and for thousands of years; it’s grown to be one of the largest trading centers. The people over there are so friendly and not bigots that they will greet anyone they whether they know them or not. The main cuisine is essentially classic Arabic food and it has an exotic twist to it. Greeks‚ Egyptians‚ Romans‚ Persians – this land has been occupied by some of the greatest empires ever that each and every one of them left a memorable mark‚ allowing the land‚ food
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The Mosque of Süleyman the Magnificent is located in Istanbul‚ Turkey. The area previously known as Constantinople‚ ancient Byzantium‚ is a large seaport city of Turkey that connects Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. It was the capital of both the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. By the mid 1500’s‚ this area was the nucleus for Ottoman military operations‚ was a major cultural‚ political‚ and commercial center populated by a half a million people. Commissioned in 1550 by Sultan
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judged by their gender‚ race‚ actions‚ their speech‚ their culture and basically on their appearances. Gender roles are one of the stereotypical things that are judged and are happening in modern society. First reading of the essay‚ “Turkeys in the Kitchen” by Dave Barry‚ brings out that the author challenges and makes fun of the stereotypes of gender roles. Barry writes‚ The man‚ feeling guilty‚ finally shuffles in and offers to help. So the woman says something like “Well you can cut up the
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(walks over to spotlight). You could never imagine how excited I am. Why you ask? Well… today is my very first soccer game this season and I’ve been waiting for this day for 5 whole months! But that’s okay because it’s going to be worth it (walks to kitchen). My coach told my team and I that we have to eat good the whole entire day‚ drink at least (8 fingers up) this many glasses of water and that we can’t do anything that will tire us out...just relax. So I made a schedule for what I’m going to do today
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modifiers next to the wrong word: [WRONG] Randy has nearly annoyed every professor he has had. (he hasn ’t "nearly annoyed" them) [WRONG] We almost ate all of the Thanksgiving turkey. (we didn ’t "almost eat" it) [RIGHT] Randy has annoyed nearly every professor he has had. [RIGHT] We ate almost all of the Thanksgiving turkey. Misplaced Phrases and Clauses It is important that you place the modifying phrase or clause as close as possible to the word or words it modifies: [WRONG] By accident‚ he
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there was a desperate lack of proper medical facilities for wounded British soldiers at the front. The war minister‚ Sidney Herbert‚ knew me and asked if I would oversea a team of nurses in the military hospitals of Turkey. In November of 1854 when I arrived in Scutari‚ Turkey‚ I found the hospital conditions to be in a very poor state. Many of the wounded were unwashed and were sleeping in overcrowded‚ dirty rooms without blankets or decent food. In these
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Giving & Gratitude During Thanksgiving Family‚ friends‚ feast and football. Sound an awful lot like Thanksgiving? Yet‚ a peculiar aura surrounds Thanksgiving. Often‚ it is the ONE-day multitudinous people express their gratitude to God and each other. That’s a good thing. But there is much to do and even more to say to encourage people to dedicate a portion of each day for giving thanks. So‚ how can we start living in a manner that our attitudes and actions reflect the gratitude in our hearts? Family
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still fresh due to the fresh linen spray that embraced the whole room to welcome us. My grandmother then comes out of the kitchen to greet us in her foyer. Her clothes were drenched with a smell of flavor and love that she has created in the kitchen‚ which then gives us a preview of what we are about to experience. The aroma becomes stronger as she invites us into her kitchen. I can hear the bubbles begin to pop‚ I can hear the steam beginning to whistle‚ I can see the cheese begin to crisp over
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