The Tet Holiday- What did you do? [pic] According to our traditional custom‚ the Tet holiday is the Lunar New Year Holiday – the most important holiday in Vietnam. It is around late January or early February‚ depends on each year. We celebrate three days beginning of the new year‚ the first day of new year marks the beginning of Tet . This year‚ the New Year Day is in January 26th. People will have about two weeks off. Although there are three days which are the main days of Tet but we
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Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King wrote the Clergymen who have written him a letter‚ claiming that the demonstrations that were being held were “unwise and untimely.” He explained in his letter why he’s writing them back even though he doesn’t usually respond to criticism because to him it would be just waste of precious time. However‚ considering them as men of good will he wanted to give them answers. King’s letter appeals to many emotions as pathos‚ ethos‚ and logos to his audience
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King’s Letter from Birmingham While in Jail for peaceful protesting for civil rights‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wrote‚ Letter from Birmingham Jail. He wrote it to a group of clergymen who did not support his civil rights movement in order to try and gain their support. King adopts a tone of controlled anger in order to create a logical yet emotional argument. When talking about the suffering of his people‚ Kings tone holds restrained anger. King displays that; “it is easy for those who have never
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Over the summer I learned a lot about myself. I was stressed then surprised and finally relieved. I discovered motivation in school and you could even say I “came of age”. Combine lots surprises plus the two months of freedom in the summer and anything can happen. Home stretch‚ that’s the phrase that came to my head mid-may last school year as I was just finishing up culminating’s and starting to make notes for the exams in June. At first just the thought of summer was so out of reach. The whole
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PHUONG Tet Holiday According to the lunar calendar‚ the next Jan. 30‚ 2014‚ no matter what you do‚ and where you are‚ you must come home. That day is the Lunar New Year Festival that we call Chinese New Year Day in China and Tet in Vietnam. On New year ‘s Eve (Jan. 30‚2014)‚ people are very busy to prepare for the new year by cooking for the next three days. Housewives are busy to prepare traditional square glutinous rice cake which is filled with green bean paste and pork meat and cooked for
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capabilities‚ and are deeply disappointed if they fail. Every country has big holidays and they are being celebrated differently from one country to another. In the United Stated‚ Christmas seems to be a biggest holiday where family gathers around homes and churches to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Whereas in Vietnam‚ Tet Nguyen-Dan‚ or the arrival of the Lunar New Year‚ is the most joyful and ceremonious of all Vietnamese Holidays. Tet‚ as it is generally called‚ is normally celebrated for three days
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Caron! I heard you’re going to London these holidays! Oh‚ I must confess that you’re stealing the dream of my life! I’m getting a bit jealous because I still don’t have an opportunity to go there. But anyway‚ it’s great that you’ re (visiting/going to visit) this amazing country! And I’d like to advise you some places to visit as I spent a lot of time reading about this ancient city. As you know‚ London is divided into 32 boroughs and the City. From another hand it is divided into 4 main sections:
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Increasing Importance From Birmingham “A Letter From A Birmingham Jail” written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is an amazing piece of writing that Dr. King wrote in response to a statement made by eight white Alabama clergymen. The letter conceded that social injustices were taking place but expressed the belief that the battle against racial segregation should be fought solely in the courts and not taken onto the streets. Dr. King was writing the letter to explain his reasoning on being in Birmingham
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Crevecoeur‚ an influential writer and farmer from the late 1700s to early 1800s‚ wrote Letters from an American Farmer‚ in which he answered the grand question‚ What is an American? Of the many elements and attributes of early American life as discussed by Crevecoeur‚ freedom‚ capitalism‚ and equality are three that truly defined what it meant to be an early American. Early Americans were not just Europeans who lived in America. They were people who were free from Europe. Previously‚ European immigrants
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ENC 1102 MWF/11-11:50 March 25‚ 2013 Martin Luther King’s Philosophy of Justice Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written in response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the south. His inspiration for writing the letter was the clergymen’s unjust proposals and the letter allowed him to present his rebuttal. In this letter‚ King explains his philosophy‚ which includes his views of “just laws” and “unjust laws.” He also explains
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