Embracing Change by Linda Finstad My name is Linda Finstad‚ and I am a middle aged English woman. Every year for as long as I can remember I made the same "To Do List" of New Years Resolutions that would make me slimmer‚ fitter‚ even a nicer person. Every year for as long as I can remember I had to re-make those very same resolutions come the first of January. Then‚ on my 45th birthday‚ I had a light bulb moment. Instead of lamenting that I was middle aged and gravity was having a negative
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Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The new year begins on the first day of the Chinese calendar‚ which usually falls in February‚ and the festivities continue for 15 days. At Chinese New Year celebrations‚ people wear red clothes‚ give children “lucky money” in red envelopes and set off firecrackers. Red symbolizes fire‚ which the Chinese believe drives away bad luck. Family members gather at each other’s homes for extravagant
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made a New Year resolution to improve your personal life? Every year thousand’s of people get serious about committing to change and achieving certain goals for themselves. However‚ more often than not these are the same goals you set last year‚ but were not able to succeed for one reason or another. There are so many resolutions to choose from; however‚ the top three are to lose weight‚ get organized and spend more quality time with family to make our life better throughout the next year. First
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JAPANESE NEW YEAR NEW YEAR IN JAPAN Oseibo In Japan people give some gift in a lot of occasion. Oseibo is the most common issue as a year-end gift. They give it to their superiors‚ customers and teachers to express appreciation for the special services they have extended to them. Picture Asakusa Temple (c) Tomoyuki.U. Bonenkai Bonenkai is a party usually held among office colleagues and bosses. Bonenkai litarelly means a "Forget-the-year party" to forget the unpleasant memories of the passing year
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[TYPE THE COMPANY NAME] The New Year’s Eve Crisis [Type the document subtitle] Submitted to Submitted by [Type the author name] LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To Mr. Mike Valenti‚ Michael’s Homestyle Pasta‚ Connecticut. Subject: Report for action to be taken in the wake of salmonella contamination Based on the request of MHP‚ a report on the way forward to deal with salmonella contaminated pasta shells has been prepared. It contains analysis of the current situation‚ options available‚ their
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are: The Chinese New Year and The Chinese Moon Festival. They are also the most important and economic holiday for the Surinamese Chinese and also worldwide for the Chinese people. These holidays are not nationally in Suriname as yet. This is not only celebrated by the Chinese but also celebrated by the non-Chinese people. These Chinese holidays are to bring family members together for feasting and share happiness. They come together to enjoy their food on both Chinese New Year and The Chinese Moon
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Do you celebrate Chinese New Year with your family and friends? Well in “Begin with a Bang” by Jasper Connor and “The Night Of Lights‚” by Brenda Comper‚ both discuss Chinese celebrations. Did you know that each tradition the Chinese people must perform has its own symbolic meaning? Chinese New Year is very different from other New Year celebrations. It has its own significance celebration and traditions. For example‚ in “Begin With A Bang” by Jasper Conner he talks about what Chinese people
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particularly the Franks of France and the Holy Roman Empire. The specific crusades to restore Christian control of the Holy Land were fought over a period of nearly 200 years‚ between 1095 and 1291. There are several reasons for the Crusades‚ but the importance and relevance of some are debated by scholars even to this day. (NEW PARAGRAPH) In the Middle Ages‚ Christians considered Palestine the Holy Land because it was where Jesus had lived and taught. The Arabs had conquered Palestine in the 600s. Most
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Resolutions are promises you make to yourself to change‚ be better‚ and to improve yourself. The beginning of every new year seems like a time for change and a time to evolve as a person. “ New Year ‚ New Me” things people say because starting a new year feels like starting a new beginning of our lives. So we end up making resolutions as a promise to ourselves that we will committee to this and conquer this promise. Making resolutions has become a tradition over time and only 8% of those people stay
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Please have your seats. Ladies and gentlemen‚ tonight‚ I am honored to be the 2nd invocator in the year 2012 but the 1st invocator in the year of Dragon! Chinese New Year ushering in new hope for those who celebrating it‚ as we are turning a new leaf in our lives during New Year‚ in a sense‚ we are reborn. Thus‚ Chinese New Year is to celebrate the passing of the old and the coming of the new! Before the festival‚ the families start cleaning up their houses‚ washing and wiping every corner of the
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