Celebrated for centuries‚ the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節‚ zhōngqiū jié) is a harvest festival celebrated on the 15 day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. What Is the Mid-Autumn Festival‚ and Why Is the Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrated? The Mid-Autumn Festival is derived from the tradition of praying to Chang-e‚ the Moon Goddess‚ in the autumn for a plentiful harvest. According to a legend from the Han Dynasty‚ Chang-e was the wife of divine archer Hou Yi‚ who shot down one of 10 suns that appeared
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With the cold weather and lack of sunny days we experience in the winter‚ a person can become depressed after a few months. Some enjoy winter sports‚ but I am not one of them. The cold and damp seems to penetrate into my bones. Salt and sand from the roads make everything outside look dirty and dreary. A winter vacation to Florida can be a great way to escape the cold weather‚ relax‚ and be adventurous. Last winter my wife and I went to Palm Beach‚ Florida. As soon as we got off the plane‚ we could
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ENC 1102 “ Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden is a poem about how the author is recalling how his father would wake up early on Sunday‚ a day which is usually a rest day by many people‚ to build a fire for him‚ so that he could get out of bed in to a warm house. However‚ he fails to appreciate his father’s love. This poem captures the sense of father and son relationship‚ and it also is a letter from Hayden to his father (Gallagher 245). It is sad because the son does not talk to his father
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Before winter hits‚ there are a few things you should do to prepare your yard. While it might be tempting to ignore your yard for the entire winter‚ you have to perform regular maintenance. Otherwise‚ you’ll end up with serious issues in your yard that might take a long time to repair. Prior to Winter Rake and Mow Leaves You should always rake leaves from the yard before they’re covered by snow. Heavy‚ wet leaves can cause the grass to suffocate. When there are only a few leaves‚ you could mow
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Miller” written by Henry James is a presentation of Realism that depicts gender roles. In Modernism‚ the characteristics of gender roles are affected by the changes in the society. In F. Scott Fitzgerald “Winter Dreams”‚ the theme was focused on the interchange of gender roles. “Daisy Miller” and “Winter Dreams” are both similar and different when it comes to gender roles. In “Daisy Miller” Winterbourne is taking time off from Switzerland‚ he meets Daisy Miller through her young brother‚ Randolph. Winterbourne
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Chinese Food: Traditional Foods for Chinese Festival Chelsea Yu 15th‚ Sep‚ 2012 First Draft of Chapter 2‚ 3 Pages IE924 Academic Writing Ⅲ China is famous for foods‚ especially which must be prepared for traditional festivals. These foods are made with traditional recipes and related to their meaning‚ ancient legend or historical story‚ which are passed along generation to generation. Among these traditional foods‚ “Nian-gao”‚ ”Yuebing”‚ and “Zongzi” are representative. “Nian-gao”‚ a kind
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Research Company • Riley‚ Carolyn (1990). Twentieth Century Literary Criticism‚ Volume 5. Detroit‚ Michigan: Gale Research Inc. • Benson‚ Jackson (1984). John Steinbeck‚ Writer. Hudson Street‚ New York: Penguin Group • Steinbeck‚ John (1961). The Winter of Our Discontent. Hudson Street‚ New York: Penguin Books • John Steinbeck. 10 May 2006. Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia. 13 May 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_steinbeck
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The poem “Those Winter Sundays‚” by Robert Hayden is about a childhood memory. The childhood memory involved is indeed one that the speaker regrets‚ but also gains knowledge from the regretful state of mind. There are many children who either do not realize the amount of sacrifices that their parents go through for their sake. Having children and being able to take care of them is very important. Some children can grow up feeling unappreciative without the discipline of the parents similar to the
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Bliss Powers Professor Langdon English 299 29 February 2012 Scholarly Sources for “Those Winter Sundays” Upon first reading the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ I was an objective reader who assumed Hayden was looking back with nostalgia at his lost childhood. Without researching the poem‚ as well as Hayden himself‚ I had no way of knowing his background as an adopted child to unhappy parents in a dysfunctional household. After reading several sources‚ I’ve formed a somewhat
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time in 11 years. I had finally saved up enough money to go to Hawaii this Winter. The shuttle had arrived and we loaded our bags onto the van. I looked back at my apartment building‚ trying to remember if I forgot anything. Nothing came to mind. “When was the last time you rode on a plane?” I asked. “Sometime last year‚” she answered‚ “how ‘bout you?” “It was awhile ago‚ I can barely remember it.” *** It was during our Winter Break‚ and my parents were taking us to Europe and it would be the first
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