also made up of three days which included: more eating‚ hunting‚ and entertainment in honor of the pilgrims first successful harvest. But it wasn’t until a couple centuries later that Abraham Lincoln made it a national holiday on the last Thursday of November because a woman named Sara Josepha Hale. It took her over 30 years to get it passed as a national holiday‚ but in the end she got her wish. But‚ our modern day thanksgiving food wasn’t what the pilgrims had back in they day; roast goose‚ corn
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In fact‚ millions of children are growing up without parents‚ many of which are brought up by their grandparents. More grandparents are gaining custody over their grandchildren every day. In the past 30 years the number of children being cared for by their grandparents has nearly doubled to 4.5 million‚ representing 6.3% of all U.S children (Bryson.) Many times guardianship is given to grandparents due to death or illness‚ neglect and improper care‚ teenage pregnancy‚ or incarceration of the birthparents
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It was the month of November and the year was 2008. I did not plan on going to the hospital on this day but my mother received a phone call. That one call was my reason for being waken up at 4 a.m. listening to my mom as she reused me to get dressed. One call changed my life forever. A person from the hospital called and said that my grandmother was not breathing normally. After we got to the hospital we find out that the cancer she was diagnosed with has affected her breathing‚ which caused tubes
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delicious food‚ but all these selfish people are here. Was my favorite holiday always this way? So while sitting down‚ I took a lane down my childhood memory. Being younger I remember how excited I was to have dinner with all my family. Early in the day‚ my mom and I would go grocery shopping. I enjoyed going out to buy all the grocers because it helped me persuade my mom to make my favorite dish‚ green bean casserole. As well by buying junk food for sweets for my cousin to enjoy while we watched a
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My sister’s friend Cody Spiker called and said‚ "You’re having a bonfire and didn’t invite me?" Little did we know‚ our shop was on fire. It was Memorial Day 2014‚ my whole family was home for the first time in a long time. My family and I were all up at our shop welding a plow for my mom’s new lavender field. We had been working hard on it since 11:00 in the morning. Kaden‚ my older brother‚ was welding‚ and my dad was grinding metal. They worked until it was finished that evening. Later that
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Nearly every Sunday afternoon in fall just about anywhere in Wisconsin you will likely find most people cheering on the green and gold. While watching a game at Lambeau Field is an incredible experience‚ my Sunday’s revolve around being with my family during game time and watching from the luxury of our own living room. I look forward to this Sunday routine every week: waking up early to attend 9:30 mass at St. Teresa Church‚ off to the grocery store to stock up on Packer party essentials‚ and then
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Different family traditions show different unique ways to celebrate the special day in fall. Thanksgiving isn’t only a day to prepare and eat food‚ the real meaning of Thanksgiving is to spend time with family and share your thanks and thoughts from the past year with each other. Some families share their highs and lows of the year. An interesting part of this fun filled holiday is how everyone spends it differently. Spending the day with family is surely something to be thankful for. Many people are also
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with family and friends while enjoying the delicious Thanksgiving meal. My aunt’s husband is a culinary chef‚ so with that being said‚ our meals are always homecooked and taste heavenly. My entire family gathers on Thanksgiving Day at my aunt’s house where we spend the entire day eating‚ catching up with one another‚ and enjoying each other’s presence. Most importantly‚ we all get to see my cousins who range from three to ten years old and are all boys. We are also all anxiously awaiting my cousin’s
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A Day of an Opposite Gender Its 7:30am in a Friday morning. I can’t wait for the weekend. Left my Xbox on last night‚ chips all over the room and dirty laundry everywhere. I get up take a shower‚ eat and get dressed. I pick whatever I find first thing on my dresser. After all those things‚ I usually play COD on my Xbox. I play with my friends and online gamers. It’s been 30 minutes since I started playing. Its 8:50am‚ I’m going to be late I thought while getting my shoes and bag on. As I arrived
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I could go to California for two whole weeks by myself. I was super excited to go see my cousins‚ grandmas‚ and my grampa. I was also excited to see my old house and what the people that live there now did with the outside. FINALLY it was the day the day to go to California. The filet was about an hour and a half and but I was ready. Before I went to the airport I packed in a backpack a sketch book‚ colored pencils‚ an art pen‚ etd so I wouldn’t get bored. I also brought a slinky (remember this
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