Sherri Byrand English 102 Unit 3: Argumentative Writing—Issue/Defense Supporting Reasons Strategy Paper is worth 25 percent of your grade. Paper is due in class for in the D2L Dropbox by Thursday‚ Dec. 11‚ by 10:30 a.m. Your folder is due in class on Wednesday or Thursday. You cannot use your one-time late paper reprieve on this paper. Everything for the entire semester for Hacker and Sommers is due by Wednesday‚ Dec. 3‚ by 10:30 a.m. (no late postings accepted). Your score when I upload the
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Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several
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Moon Festival In United States there are some holidays that are celebrated together with family‚ like Thanksgiving‚ Christmas and Independence Day. In China‚ we also have family reunion days and the Moon Festival is one of them. The Moon Festival is also known as Mid-Autumn Festival or the Zhongqiu Festival. Of course‚ this festival has equivalents in other countries‚ such as Japan‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ the Philippines and South Korea. If you are not familiar with the Chinese Moon Festival then
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Vietnamese festival in which the children carry bright lanterns and play with alacrity until the midnight. There would have been no problem with me‚ an eighteen year-old who just wanted to gather my team to play a zealous soccer match on that day‚ if the principal had not decided to hold the Mid-Autumn Festival at high school. We students felt ridiculous about the idea‚ and the announcement seemed to be a joke rather than a serious idea. When our head teacher came and
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Diwali rituals Diwali‚ the festival of lights‚ is one of the important and widely spread holidays celebrated in India. It is a celebration of lights‚ and for many‚ it is truly a sensory experience; some families decorate their houses with all sorts of lights and open up to the neighbors‚ sharing their love and their food. Those celebrating Diwali spend time with family and friends. They perform religious ceremonies to bring in wealth and prosperity for a new year‚ cook and eat delicious food
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Diwali The Festival Of Lights An ancient celebration with deeply spiritual roots‚ this Festival of Lights is technically a tradition with a religious foundation‚ but all that are willing to share in the season of abundance are welcome. Thousands of oil lamps‚ fireworks‚ lavish feasts‚ fragrant flowers and colored sand in the form of lotus blossoms adorn India in this annual homecoming that is Diwali. The festival has its roots in ancient Indian texts and it stands for
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Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali‚[1] popularly known as the "festival of lights"‚ is an important five-day festival in Hinduism‚Jainism‚ and Sikhism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus‚ Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India‚[2] Nepal‚ Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚Mauritius‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Suriname
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adding some sort of bias to their minds before watching it. On another note‚ I was surprised that such a festival existed in the Philippines‚ considering the conservative views and the prevailing religion to be Catholicism. But‚ as I got to understand more the real essence of the festival‚ I learned to appreciate it and what it stood for and wished the rest of us would do the same. The Lukayo festival held in Kalayaan‚ Laguna‚ according to Ramon Obusan is a 200-year old ritual which celebrates marriage
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Halloween is traditional festival among most of the english- speaking nations.Traditinally Halloween is being celebrated on 31st of October- the night before All Saint’s Day. It is believed that it is the night of the year when ghosts‚ witches‚ and fairies are especially active. According to some scholars‚ incorporates traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honouring the dead‚ particularly the Celtic Samhain‚ however other scholars believe that the feast originated entirely independently
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Culture/Arts To define arts and culture all types of creative expression must be considered ranging from individual to collective and also from grassroots to institutional. Auckland Council. (2012). The Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute believes that culture as a word has become enormously confused. The denotation of culture includes the following six fields yet many more do exist; Language which is and the most developed channel of expression and yet also the oldest human institution‚ Arts &
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