...My favorite holiday There are many festivals in our country, and there are more and more western festivals and cultures coming together, but I like the Chinese Spring Festival most, because there are so many cultures about it. The festival is the most important one in China. In fact, it’s the highlight of the year. It is also named the Chinese New Year, it comes in January or February, and it has long been an occasion for family reunions. So, in the festival, most of Chinese people prefer to return their hometown, and spend the time with their family members. Before the holiday, people begin to get ready. We clean the house and make special purchases for the Spring Festival. In China, there have a traditional habit that is we dress new clothes in New Year. So mothers must buy new clothes for each of us. In addition, people prepare all kinds of delicious foods such as dumplings, glutinous rice cake, smoked fish and meat. A series of colorful celebration activities begin on New Year's Eve, the last day of the last lunar month. We get together to have a big feast, also namely, have a family reunion dinner. After the dinner, adults set off firecrackers. In the evening, it is children’ time, they are especially happy, because they not only can get presents and treats, including red envelopes, also can enjoy fireworks or play with lantern. On the Spring Festival Eve, it is a folk custom to stay up late or all night to pray for peace and prosperity in the coming year. At the same...
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...What is your favorite time of year? Why? My favorite time of the year is naturally the time when I have the most fun. To me, that time of the year falls during the December holidays, or rather, it starts during the last term of school. It may sound strange of me to include the period of examinations. But I like the way teachers leave us, students, by ourselves to do our own revision. There is hardly any homework to be done but there is a lot of studying to take up our time. Finally, when the examinations are over, we can all heave a joyful sigh of relief and look forward to the seemingly eternal holidays stretching out before us. Just before school breaks up for the holidays, there are a host of post-examination activities, among which is mass dancing in the school hall. This is something I enjoy very much as I get to dance to the newest pop music with all my friends. The opportunity to “break-free” from serious activities of school and to sing and dance there is a truly welcome event. The last day of school comes and goes and the holidays start. The first thing I do is to go to the library and borrow as many books as possible to fill my holidays. I simply love reading book after book without having to worry about putting aside time for schoolwork. I make it a habit to read books of a particular author each holiday. Within the second week of the holidays my birthday arrives, I enjoy helping my mother prepare my favorite food for my birthday. I do not have big birthday...
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...Thanksgiving is a public holiday when stores sell pumpkin pies. This is a feast were we honor the Native Americans who helped our ancestors .Usually in many houses the stove or the slow cooker is on to cook the food. The best part of this holiday is the eating part. This holiday is a great time for many foodies because of the different times of food. When we eat during Thanksgiving we do not just eat food like pizza and mac-N-cheese. We eat foods that our early founders ate. Some foods my family ears are corn bread, pumpkin pie, and soup. My favorite is the famous pumpkin pie. As you might notice all of these are made from vegetables. This holiday happens this year on November 26th. During the fall Squanto arranged a feast with the colonists....
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...frustration levels rise from attempting to untangle seemingly endless strands of Christmas lights. The color of dead pine needles cover the living room carpet, the scent of a freshly baked goodies and pine fills the air as you open your front door. These are all parts of Christmas that make it such a unique and memorable holiday. Family is something that Christmas would not be the same without. Christmas is exponentially fun for me because I get to see all of my family and have a great time with them as well. One of my favorite people to spend Christmas with was my Uncle Ed who unfortunately passed away just before Christmas in 2005. He always made my Christmas seasons extra special. Every year Uncle Ed would purchase an unknown amount of scratch off lottery tickets to give as gifts to me, my family and his friends. He always placed two of them in each envelope and handed them out to my dad, grandmother, aunt, great aunt, and step mom until he passed away. The best year by far for the lottery tickets was in 2004. It was the year that I won big! I had picked the best envelope ever, the Grand Daddy, as I like to call it. When I scratched off those tickets my eyes lit up and all I could do was jump up and down while screaming from the excitement! I had won a total of seven-hundred dollars! That Christmas had to be one of the greatest ever because the “high-rolling” tradition had finally paid out for me! Aside from getting us lottery tickets every year, Uncle Ed was just an...
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...Holidays Holidays are celebrated differently by everyone. In fact, some people do not even celebrate the holidays that I do. One thing that is common for everyone is that holidays are usually surrounded by family and friends. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving for lots of reasons. I look forward to Thanksgiving all year long. I can remember everything about thanksgiving from the great food and the great memories. Thanksgiving is important to my family because we get together and eat. We see, smell and taste good food. When my family gets together we eat and gossip and talk. I like to hear the laughter that comes from everybody having a good time. Thanksgiving is significant in my life because I get to see all of my family. I only get to see all my family once or twice a year. This is a time we get together and find what they have been up to. We tell stories or play game and watch football on tv. We joke around and hang out and eat. Our Thanksgiving day starts off with everybody in the kitchen cooking and talking. I usually am cleaning while they all cook in the kitchen. We set a nice table with our good dishes and silverware. We get to eat a big ham, a delicious turkey, homemade macaroni and many other dishes. One of my favorite food is yams. I love the sweet smell of yams. Yams have a beautiful layer of golden brown marshmellows on top. I can eat a whole pan of them. Most people like Christmas the best, but I like Thanksgiving because...
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...Mother’s Day is one of my favorite holidays because it’s a special day to honor my role model and best friend. As I’m counting the days until I finally get to be a mother, I’m a bit nervous and anxious but also excited knowing that I learned from the very best. My mom is a strong and ambitious career woman that despite her busy schedule and the millions of things she has going on, she still manages to put family first and continues to look out for us every day. Motherhood is a gift and I know after watching my mom do it, it’s not easy especially when trying to balance a career. I’m honored to follow in her footsteps and make her proud like I am of her. Kourtney, my sister, best friend, and mentor has also taught me so much about motherhood from being the most incredible mom to Mason and Penelope. She is super woman with her ability to effortlessly balance work with taking care of two amazing kids and I am so lucky to have her as my guide and confidant as I too become a mother. And also my wonderful grandma MJ, such a strong and inspirational woman in my life! I love you so much! Make sure to tell your mom how much you appreciate her, not just on Mother’s Day but often. We love our mommas! To all the expecting moms and moms out there, have a blessed day! XoMother’s Day is one of my favorite holidays because it’s a special day to honor my role model and best friend. As I’m counting the days until I finally get to be a mother, I’m a bit nervous and anxious but also excited...
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...Classification Essay Photography is one of my favorite pastimes. I like to photograph family and friends, birthday parties and weddings. I also like to take pictures at holiday times especially. Before I take photos, I have to always make sure that I have all the necessary equipment, such as my camera, tri-pod, memory cards and extra batteries. I don’t want to miss any funny stuff or anything very memorable that may happen when my family gathers together. Taking a lot of pictures can drain your batteries quickly. I like taking pictures of my friends, people that I grew up with, old classmates. It’s good to look back at photos and see how much your looks have changed from when you were children. I like to take pictures of my classmates because as we grew older, our lives went in all kinds of different directions and some of them may have passed, but I look at it as always having a piece of them, something to remember them by. Birthday parties, I get some of the real keeper photos there. I like taking pictures of people when they are just being themselves. I love taking pictures at the baby’s first birthday party. You know the first thing that they all do, that is, take a plug out of there cake with their little fists and smash it into there faces. I also like to get pictures of them running, screaming and crying when they see the dreadful clown. I would say taking wedding photos is my favorite. I say that because, when my nephew got married, I was the photographer for beginning...
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...Yusheng Chen #13 Professor Barber BC 230 October 21, 2015 My Favorite Holiday China is an old country which has five thousands years history, so there are lots of holidays in China. My favorite Chinese holiday is the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in lunar calendar. Actually, Lantern Festival is not a real name in its Chinese meaning, because people can not translate that festival’s name correctly due to different culture and language. My favorite festival is the Lantern Festival because there is much fun in the Lantern Festival. In China, we call the Lantern Festival as “Yuan-Xiao Festival”. The reason why Chinese people made this name is that Chinese people have a special calendar called lunar calendar which is based on cycles of lunar phases, and it’s different from the Gregorian calendar which we use now. Thus, the Chinese character “Yuan month” means the first month in lunar calendar, and “Xiao” means the night. So this is what the festival’s name should really be. There are several versions story about the origin of the Lantern Festival, but no one knows which one is true. The most plausible origin states that the Lantern Festival is from Buddhism, and it began from Han dynasty. The emperor Ming of Han dynasty believed Buddhism, and he knew there was some tradition that Buddhists lighted lanterns to show their respect to Buddha’s relics in every fifteenth of lunar January. So the emperor Ming let...
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...particular society. 2.How do you define family? Answer: Family is people who you care about and would do anything for. 3. Who holds the most “status” in your family? Why? Answer: My dad; he is the main person that receives income. 4. How do you define success? Answer: Success is a moment where you have completed your goal. 5. Do you consider your parents to be successful? Answer: I believe they are extremely successful because they came here from Poland and started fresh and created several of their own company’s. 6. How important is education in your family? Answer: Education is very important. My mom is constantly checking my grades and if my homework is completed. 7. Is punctuality important to you? Why or why not? Answer: Yes because I believe if you are early you are on time, and if you are on time you are late, and if you are late you are dead. 8. What is the most important meal of the day? Answer: Dinner is the most important meal because it is spent with family. I spend at least five nights a week with my family for dinner. 9. Do you eat foods that are indigenous to your culture? Why or why not? If yes, name some. Answer: Yes because it is important to my family and we are very into our culture. My favorite food is pirogue. I love cooking that, as well as other meals with my mother. 10. Did you ever live with your grandparents or extended family? Answer: One summer I did, it was an interesting experience. 11. Do you actively participate in an organized...
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...From the moment I arrive at Orlando Florida’s International Airport I am thrilled to be back to my favorite place in the world. A thirty-minute drive away is a place called the International Drive; this is where I stay during my time in Florida. Orlando's 14.5 mile long International Drive is a place I know only to well. Having been fortunate enough to stay on the International Drive several times I am aware of all of the great things it has to offer. It is a place that makes me feel such happiness whenever I visit, a place that holds fond memories and a place I will continue to visit for as long as I possibly can. The International Drive is always busy. The majority of people are tourists staying in the area. Many people uses this areas to stay as it is in the heart of Orlando and is ideally situated close to Walt Disney World Resorts and other theme parks such as Sea World and Busch Gardens. There is never a dull moment on the I-Drive. From the moment you leave the hotel you are surrounded by a great deal of things to see and do. Amongst these things are a fantastic water park, arcades, numerous adventure golf courses, museums, restaurants, dinner shows and so much more. There are plenty of attractions to keep you busy plus, at each end of the road, some great outlets for shopping. The majority of the things to do are within walking distance but alternatively tourists can take advantage of the I-ride Trolleys. These are very cheap little green buses that have marked stops...
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...My favorite Holiday. Of all the holidays throughout the year, New Year’s Eve is by far my favorite. I like New Year’s Eve because I always get travel to my hometown in Casablanca, Morocco for a week or two. Therefore I get to spend time with my big family which includes my grandparents, my parents, my aunts, uncles and cousins. We get to share an amazing time together and welcome a great a new year. What better way to celebrate New Year’s Eve than to celebrate it with the ones you love. First of all, my grand-mother cooks the best Moroccan and French food on that special day, she usually makes a big buffet to feed everyone in my big family. She always cooks a couscous which is a traditional Moroccan plate that consists of semolina (tiny granules of wheat) which is cooked by steaming and served with meat and vegetables spooned over it. The second best traditional plate is Mechoui which is lamb roasted on a barbecue, really delicious. And for the French cuisine she makes the best fondue in the world which consist of different types of cheeses melted together and eaten by dipping long forks with bread. She also makes a plate of different types of cheeses like “fromage bleu” which is blue cheese, Camembert, Brie and she adds on a little bit of “Pate de froie gras” which is French for fat liver, it is made of the liver of a duck or a goose that has been specially fattened. Then, next to that plate you will find a basket of French baguette. And, for the fish lovers she makes...
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...Thanksgiving has always been my favorite adult holiday. While past Christmas’ have found me hidden away, well after midnight, building Barbie houses or installing batteries, this holiday is all about family and food. Preparing what has become known as the traditional American feast, on a weeknight no less, can be a daunting task. While some might rise to the occasion, others hold out hoping for an invitation that will require nothing more than to purchase a bottle of wine, known as the hostess gift. Embracing the art of organization now, will payoff later by allowing the hostess to also enjoy a relaxing day with family and friends. It has taken me several years to become comfortable with the process, but I now look forward to it, as if preparing...
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...On November 3rd, Scapa’s middle and elementary dance majors went to see Dia De los Muertos which was performed by Bluegrass Youth Ballet at the Lexington Opera House. This performance was choreographed and created by Adalhi Aranda Corn. She decided that she wanted to share the history and her traditions of the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday through a dance. Throughout the performance there is a slide show playing in the background. The pictures shown in the background usually matched the theme of each dance. For example, while everyone joins together in the cemetery close to Estelita’s grave, in the background pictures of decorated skeleton heads with flowers around them are shown. This performance is different from most ballet performances....
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...Every time I remember my mother, I feel sad because she was a wonderful person. She was born on May 02, 1928 she had five daughters and seven sons. I was the youngest daughter and the lucky one because I had the opportunity to spend time with her. My mother and I were always a dynamic duo. For instance, we always worked together, feeding pigs on our little farm. Each afternoon when we fixed our farm, she sang songs and I repeated the songs with her. That was very funny for me. She was a very good looking beautiful woman. She had white skin and big green eyes. Another thing about her was that she had long curly black hair. She was from Guadalajara, Jalisco where women acquire different physical characteristics of many cultures, especially from Europe. Jalisco is remarkable because different people have unique characteristics that make each person’s character one of a kind. Another example is that she had a very soft personality. She always loved working in her garden. It was her favorite place to be because she was able to plant floral plants. In addition, she was a very hard working person that never gave up. I share the things I learned from her and relate her life lessons. Her favorite hobby was cooking delicious homemade food. For instance, in our country the most...
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...I believe in hiding under the table. As a young child, I have quite a few fond memories of Thanksgiving dinners surrounded by family and loved ones. One of my favorite traditions at these meals was sitting at the kids' table. My older cousin Courtney and I would always sit next each other, giggling to ourselves about the ridiculous plaid shirt Uncle Chris was wearing. Before dinner started I tended to sneak into the kitchen stealing whatever bits of food I could. Sometimes I wasn’t extremely sneaky and my grandma would catch me sneaking food. When it was finally time for dinner, all the cousins would rush down from the upstairs bedrooms. Usually we spent our time playing on the old shag carpet with Legos, until we were called down to the dinner table. All throughout dinner, Courtney and I would each so much food that we could barely move. The creamy mashed potatoes, juicy turkey, soft...
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