THE PLYMOUTH THANKSGIVING STORY By Chuck Larsen When the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1620‚ they landed on the rocky shores of a territory that was inhabited by the Wampanoag (Wam pa NO ag) Indians. The Wampanoags were part of the Algonkian-speaking peoples‚ a large group that was part of the Woodland Culture area. These Indians lived in villages along the coast of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They lived in round- roofed houses called wigwams. These were made of poles covered
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The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is hailed as being the day when the most people travel. We go to Harry Jones now who is at Grand Central Station in New York City. Harry. Thank you‚ Robin. Due to lower airfares and gas prices‚ this year is projected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in eight years. AAA says that 47 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from their home over Thanksgiving weekend‚ 300‚000 more people than last year. But with more travel comes more concern
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Thanksgiving is considered by many as being the worse meal of the year. Why? Because of the extreme overload of high-starch carbs that trigger blood sugar spikes for so many people. Just think of it. Pumpkin pie with a scoop or two of ice cream‚ corn bread stuffing‚ mashed potatoes‚ sugar-laden cranberry sauce and green bean casserole‚ that’s why. When that protein-rich turkey combines with carbohydrates‚ the over abundance of the amino acid tryptophan found in both classes of food produces heavy
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Every Thanksgiving‚ my whole family will pack our belongings and travel to visit my aunts. We will randomly pick where all my aunts and uncles will meet at one specific house-a different one each year-and join together for a night of celebration. It’s the only day out of the year where my parents are thankfully not working. They are what you call the typical workaholics. A couple of weeks before Thanksgiving‚ I was talking to my mom late at night when she had finally left work. I was sharing to
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Eventually thanksgiving came along‚ and it was hard to celebrate a holiday without her being there so we ended up not celebrating thanksgiving that time because we still felt sorrow of course. She was the one who would always make the food and her cooking was always the best. No one understood how down I felt that day I didn’t want to do anything. Thanksgiving is suppose to be spent with family‚ but what’s family if the one who brings
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The Detroit lions have done better in their new season in the NFL‚ now that they don’t have Barry sanders in their team. Without the man that holds the 2nd highest rushing record in the league‚ the team of Detroit that has always started their season bad‚ has started with a 2-0 which hasn’t happened in a long time‚ which is outstanding for the team rating. This for me is way of the charts‚ because who would of thought that The "Lions" would do so well without the man Barry Sanders. I as convinced
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Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful. Time to think about all the things you are thankful for. Thanksgiving is a time to be happy and be with your loved ones. I’m very thankful for my Aunt Allie‚ Basketball‚ and animals. My Aunt Allie was very helpful this year. My mom got a new job this year as a full-time teacher and it was very hard to adjust to. My Aunt Allie came to the rescue. She picks us up from school two days a week and always has something for us to do! I’m very thankful for her‚ she
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ways it can be prepared. Meaning‚ that the cheeses use‚ the methods used to cook‚ and special touches added are very important in ensuring that the perfect bowl/plate of mac and cheese. Without these three factors the meal is not to be brought to Thanksgiving Dinner. The cheese as I mentioned is an essential part in making mac and cheese. The chef must decide on what type of cheese
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I knew I had to check on my mother before I drove over to Tweek’s house for a free Thanksgiving dinner. She’s been a mess ever since my dad decided it was time to move on and finally divorce her. I had been dying to finally get out from the shop‚ my wrists hurt from the constant drawing. I pulled up to my childhood home and the chill of nostalgia and guilt washed over me. Leaving my mother by herself definitely made my stomach churn. I did call yesterday to see if she needed any groceries or
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Thanksgiving Essay All families have their ups and downs‚ I would like to say that my family has had more ups than downs but we have defiantly faced many challenges as a family. My family is very small and close and we are a pretty happy family. We have our differences and we get on each other’s nerves now and again but in the end we have shared a lot of very special memories together. My mother is a single mom of three kids and I am the oldest. I have two younger brothers‚ Aaron who is 12 and
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