Thanksgiving Day It was Thursday morning and all I saw was my mom in the kitchen getting the turkey ready; while‚ my dad was getting the ladder from outside so my sisters can start bring the Christmas decorations down from the attic. It’s a big and fun day for all of us especially for me because I get to spend quality time with my family just like any other year. Every year in Thanksgiving Day I wake up at 6am to help my mom get everything together for our lunch. We turn on the oven to 375
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The Modern-day Reflection Today one may ask why it is that students study dusty old pieces of clay‚ or scrolls with fading ink. About two and a half thousand years ago authors such as Aristophanes‚ Sophocles‚ Aristotle and many others wrote works that are still read today. What these people have yet to grasp is the importance of the influence of the culture‚ the language‚ the many lessons learned and have yet to establish connections to the modern-day world expressed in Greek literature.
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Immigration in America: A Hot Topic‚ But Why? XXXXXX Research Writing Dr. Jessica Guire July 1‚ 2008 The issue in America is a very hot topic and the majority of people seem to have an opinion on the matter. While people mainly focus on the issues of illegal immigration there are many immigrants that become legal permanent residents of this country every year. According to Jefferys‚ Monger (2008)‚ in a publication written for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled U.S. Legal
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that one day America will be drug free. We lose so many people each year because of drugs. I’m not even fifteen and I have seen many people die and have their kids taken away from them because of drugs. When people hear drugs they think of heroin and cocaine‚ but it can also come from a simple blood pressure pill‚ I know this by seeing it happen.Today two years ago my grandpa died from a simple prescription drug‚ he was depressed therfore he overdosed on blood pressure medicine. The next day the hospital
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Name would be here 11-12-09 Veterans Day Veterans Day isn’t about relaxing at home or hanging with friends. Instead‚ it’s about remembering those who served in the war and died‚ and honoring the military soldiers. It first started on November 11‚ 1919. Just one American Veteran is still alive today: 108-year-old Frank Buckles. In order to recognize Veterans Day‚ the Dublin society should host a community walk‚ wear white‚ and bring in real soldiers to talk. The community walk should be mandatory
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Brizuela 1 Javier Brizuela Professor Abad English 1B 14 June 2015 America is Obese by its Own Hand Food is a necessity for the lives of everyone on the planet. Some love food more than others‚ but no matter the case everyone needs to eat in order to survive. Many people have taken advantage of food and consume products they do not need and they especially eat more than they need to. The United States has become impacted with a preventable problem. Obesity‚ or the excess of body fat in a person’s body
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has been a major problem for many people. There are millions of people in America living in poverty today. There are those that really need help‚ and there are those who can support themselves but choose not to. Where there is poverty‚ there is welfare. The financial help of people in need‚ welfare‚ has been around for quite some time. Some of the basic programs offered for those who apply for a welfare program in America are health care‚ food stamps‚ child care assistance‚ cash aid‚ and housing
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holiday on Veterans Day is commemorated in United States on November 11 on annual basis. The purpose on the back end to celebrate Veterans Day is to render prestige‚ tribute and honor to the folks who willingly contributed in US Armed Forces. The rationale to call this day specifically a veterans day is that the armed forces are also called as “veterans”. Speaking globally‚ the Remembrance Day and Armistice Day coincides to forge out one day which was then called as Veterans Day in 1954. Ultimately
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America - Land of the Free‚ home of the obese? As our country wages war against terrorism overseas‚ another domestic battle is taking place: the battle against fat. At the turn of the millennium‚ an estimated 64 percent of American adults were either overweight or obese (CDC). This unsettling statistic reveals the fact that the United States’ proud citizens have trouble digesting‚ that we are the fattest country on the planet. In today’s society‚ technological advances allow us to go about daily
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I have the word “sorry!” written across my forehead in black eyeliner‚ complementing the red lipstick halfway down my chin‚ and of course‚ the purple eyeshadow that is amateurishly applied all over my face. This is not just your average Monday‚ nor is it your average makeover‚ because I am at Camp Kanata. It is the infamous “Makeover Monday” in Daisy town. As a counselor to the youngest girls at camp‚ or the “Daisies‚” I spend each of my summer Mondays sitting in a foldout chair while forty or so
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