...The best holiday ever My best holiday was when I went to San Diego, California with my family. When my dad told me I was very exited, because it was going to be my first time in the United State of America. I took a month break of school and went to America with my family. I was going to see some members of my family, who I had never met before in my whole live. I was exited to see my family and on the other hand I was exited to see America. We flew in the morning. I can not tell why, but I have always enjoyed getting up in the morning and getting ready to drive to the airport. I can not explain the feeling I get, but there is one thing I know, it is a wonderful feeling. The flight was nine hours long. I was tired when we arrived in the airport in San Diego, California. We took our suitcases and left the airplane. I saw some people waving to us, I knew immediately that they were from my family. It was one of the best parts of the holiday. I had never met them before, so I was a little bit shy in the beginning, but I overcame the feeling, after we arrived at their home. The first day we relaxed because we were tired. The next day we went to museums and took a lot of pictures. There was a guide, who told us everything about the tings in the museums. It was instructive. I love to be at museums, that is the best thing I know. Some days after we went to the beach. It was a huge beach with thousands of people. There were people from Denmark, Germany and many other countries...
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...Ariel O’Brien 10/23 Every once a year, someone always has that one tradition they like to do on a holiday. Well, mine so happens to be on Christmas. Every year on Christmas, my family and I like to play fun games after opening our presents and done having dinner. Some may have the same thing every year just like my family, but in my opinion, I don’t think it’s the actual same. My family and I like to be different every year. Even though we still buy each other gifts, there are some things we just buy for the fun games! Every year we try to come up with a new game, sometimes we play cards to win a gift. The fun about winning one of those gifts is that it’s not something that you expected, for example, a tissue box or maybe even a candle because it can be random. It’s the best to have a random gift because later on, we actually might just use it, which makes the fun out of the random gift. People also have their own types of recipes, mine so ever tries different things every year because my family and I like to switch up things every once in awhile and try something new. We usually look up recipes in a cook book or the internet and would bring it to each other’s houses. My family and I like to try new things every year because we wouldn’t want to get bored with the same thing every year something new is also exciting! My family and I also like to visit each other’s houses so we wouldn’t get bored going to the same one house every year. Before opening...
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...Post-Holiday-Depression-Zack-AhernDoes the holiday season bring out the Scrooge in you? Depression get you down? Cold comfort that there are millions of people like you out there, right? There's just no safety in numbers with this thing. Many familiar with depression will know what I mean when I say sunny days are the worst. Yeah, sure, the birds are chirping, the kids are playing, and in the summer, you can hear the drone of lawnmowers in the distance. But with sunny days come obligations. You're expected to be productive and enjoy the day. Let's be real: Birds poop on your car, kids are loud and annoying, and freshly cut grass unleashes your hay fever. Yes, sunny days put a lot of pressure on a person. Conversely, cold, rainy or snowy days...
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...Holiday Fire Hazard Saint Leo University HRA330 Holiday Fire Hazards The holiday season is typically observed from late November to early January. Events that are usually celebrated during this time include Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. During this time many people choose to celebrate these holidays by decorating their homes with electric lights, candles, banners, wreaths and the ever so famous Christmas tree. These decorations are meant to spread cheer and joy but unfortunately may increase the chances of fire in the home. Based on data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), in 2011 there were an estimated 240 home fires involving Christmas trees and another 150 home fires involving holiday light. Together, these fires resulted in 21 deaths and $25.2 million in direct property damage. Each year, newspapers have tragic stories of families killed during the holiday season by fired ignited by the family Christmas tree and other holiday decorations. Typically, shorts in electrical lights or open flames from candles, lighters or matches start tree fires. A dried out live tree is easily combustible. Candles, which carry open flames, that are not properly placed can be knocked over and ignite anything flammable around them. Pixie lights can also be fire culprits during the holiday season often due to improper use. Many people tend to overload the extension cords they use for their holiday lights...
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...~~~~~~ Part A. ~~~~~~ TRAVEL AGENCY Strengths: characteristics of the business or project that give it an advantage over others. Weaknesses: characteristics that place the business or project at a disadvantage relative to others Opportunities: elements that the project could exploit to its advantage Threats: elements in the environment that could cause trouble for the business or project Strengths: Previously a travel agent was relied upon for necessity, there were no options, but as the internet became more prevalent people were still reluctant to part with their cash. From there, the Celtic tiger era created a mix of people wanting a near budgetless (!) trip arranged for them, by the travel agent, and people who wanted to do it themselves, we then moved into a recession era where people who had the money wanted to ensure its security by entrusting it with a travel agent over the black hole that is the internet! As you can see throughout the economics highs and lows a travel agent is viewed and relied upon as a staple, albeit variably. Loyalty was a key factor in the survival of many agencys, one story that stayed with me was a client who was in the construction industry and went bust during the recession, leaving a lot of debt behind. The MD of the company came to us hat in hand apologising and expressing embarrassment etc, but he went on to ensure that all future personal bookings and his friends & family’s bookings were made through us – out of...
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...Conflict creative writing: Today’s the day we leave to go on holidays I’m so excited I’ve waited for this day to come since forever!!! It was 6:00 in the morning and my family and i had just woken up we were doing some last minute packing, getting ready for our holiday to some island I forgot the name but I was so excited, we haven’t been on a holiday in so long and everyone needed a break from school and work and this was going to be the best holiday ever. The plane leaves at 11am and we would get to the island at 7pm so it was quiet a long flight but it should be worth it. As we put the last of the bags in the taxi we locked the door and were on our way to the airport. As I was sitting there with anticipation they finally called for people to start boarding our flight. Yes this was it get away from school and friends and any drama. We are all seated on the flight and ready to take of. It has been a couple of hours on our flight and everyone is getting restless I need to get up and move my feet, so I walk over to the bathroom and as I walk past I see these two big buff guys sitting with a guy in between them the guy in the middle has handcuffs on and looks really scary I suddenly get this shiver down my back thinking of what he has done to end up in hand cuffs on a plane to an island where people holiday, I move on down the hall and go to the bathroom on my way out I bump into one of the tall Buff guys and scream. “Sorry, young lady I didn’t mean to scare you” says...
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...Have you ever heard of Theodor Seuss Geisel? Well most people know him by Dr. Seuss. He is a very well known Children’s books author and has made some great books. He is such a good author that he should be able to have his own holiday. One reason he should have his known holiday is that he has written tons of books. He has written over sixty books. All together he’s sold over six hundred million copies. His books have also been translated into over twenty languages. Four of his books have also been made into full length movies! Another reason he should get his own holiday is that he is a very well known author. I mean who hasn’t heard of Dr. Seuss? His most popular books include The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. The Cat in the...
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...shopping day of the year”. The day right after Thanksgiving where everyday citizens rush to any store they can think of to start their holiday shopping. But with this exciting day, comes an almost unexpected loss of money. How much are people really spending for their gifts? Is the amount spent by the average household healthy? Are consumers paying closer attention to their financial situation when shopping? Black Friday may be a day of gathering presents for under the Christmas tree, but finances are ultimately hindered by one cheerful and hectic day. The amount people spend during the Black Friday sales have reached new heights. According to CNN.com/Money the average consumer spends about $398 to $423 dollars in just one evening. If calculated nation wide that would be anywhere between 52.4 billion and 59.1 billion dollars. Part of the reason that so much money is spent during Black Friday actually has something to do with the store hours. Recently stores have noticed that pushing the event up to Thanksgiving Day and extending it a few hours after the day itself increases sales, which is ultimately good for their businesses. CNN also states that due to hours being moved up to 8 P.M. on Thanksgiving Day that the amount of customers has risen an additional 5.6%. Not only are sales going up in stores, online shopping increases during the four day holiday weekend, 21% of online purchases were due to Black Friday sales. Each year the amount spent overall continues to rise, How much is...
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...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 all-around great person. He was always smiling and enjoying Christmas with me and everyone...
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...Holidays and Celebrations The book “All Around the Year” by Jack Santino is about the holidays and celebrations in America and how different decorations have different meanings. It follows the change of the seasons and the holidays that fall during those times. The books starts off by telling the reader that everyone views holidays differently and that everyone has their own celebrations besides the main ones like Thanksgiving and Christmas. We have anniversaries and birthdays, ethic holidays and occupational celebrations. Depending on how you were raised and what religion you are decides some holidays you choose to celebrate or ignore and how you would decorate for the time of year. Chapter two is about holiday symbols and meaning. It talks about the kitchen being the center of the house, it is always decorated to go along with the seasons and the food that is created and baked to feed the family throughout the year. There are colors that represent different times of the year and you will always find the warm colors of changing seasons in the kitchen because the woman is customarily in charge of it. It talks about when they start decorating for different holidays and how long it will be before they come down. Neighbors compete against each other to have the most elaborate or most creative decorations for the holidays. It is a never ending battle to have the best of everything. Chapter three is about the winter and spring months. Winter has the shortest days and coldest...
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...|Tutor comments/marks | | | |Part I – Report on Original Travel | | |Part (A) Identification of the different types of Stakeholders at Original Travel and their contributions and | | |concerns. | | |To Nick Newbury | | |From Tony Andrews 02.05.15 | | |From reading the article around Original Travel, I have pulled together a list of Stakeholders. I have created list | | |and also included some insight on the current situation in question and how it might be possible to steer things onto| | |the correct path. | ...
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...During the semester holidays, my siblings and I were quite in the dumps because there was nothing to do and we were bored to death. Out of the blue, my parents decided to take us to the National Park in Pahang. The Pahang National Park is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia. It is known far and wide for its beauty. As the saying goes, "Seeing is believing", I had yearned to go there for many years and it seemed like my dream was coming true. In Pahang, we stayed in a motel. It was a traditional building with lots of exquisite carvings and designs. The next morning, we went to the National Park by jeep. The jalopy wheezed up and down the bumpy road, it was on the verge of breaking down. When we finally reached our destination, we heaved a sign of relief. When I stepped into the park, I was thunderstruck. It was beautiful, more beautiful than I had ever imagined! Green trees towered over colourful flowers. Birds were chirping and squirrels played on the mossy ground. The majestic Gunung Tahan loomed in the background, a king reigning over his subjects. Palm trees swayed their leafy arms as the breeze blew, a sign of welcome. This was truly Mother Nature at her best. Amid all this splendour, I seemed just to be just a tiny being admiring a huge palace. In the National Park, it was very cool and peaceful. After being in the bustling city with its noisy traffic, the silence was music to my ears. The hectic days in the city were replaced by soothing walks...
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...HOLIDAY Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the three types of most beautiful places for holiday around the world. Central Idea: The three types of most beautiful places for holiday in the world are Venice Italy, Maldives South-West of Sri Lanka and Oak Valley Snow Park in Gangwon Province South Korean. INTRODUCTION I. Do you know where are the most beautiful places for holiday around the world? II. As far as I know, I can tell you the three most beautiful places for holiday that you can ever visit, that are Venice, Maldives and Oak Valley Snow Park. III. The three places that I have mentioned just now has been ranked as number two in the world that is Maldives, Venice as number five and lastly Oak Valley Snow Park as number 10 around the world. IV. Today, I would like to inform you the three most beautiful places for holiday around the world. (Transition: After you have listened to my introduction, let us move to my first point.) BODY I. Firstly, the first place that is the best for holiday is Venice, Italy. A. Venice is one of Italy’s top cities and a beautiful, romantic destination with many attractions. B. Its small, traffic-free streets along the winding canals make for great walking. 1. You’ll will find many magnificent churches and palaces, lively squares, and interesting shops. C. Venice actually consists of 117 bodies of land connected by more than 400 bridges over its 150 canals. 1. The Grand Canal...
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...studying in America. It contends further by analyzing with what advantages America could be the first choice, which also do students’ good. It concludes that either from students or America’s aspect, Chinese students can obtain lots of benefits from studying in America. The arguments will be supported by researches, facts and data. Outline Thesis: Chinese undergraduates could benefit a lot from studying in America. Introduction: Ⅰ. The favorable conditions provided by America in Chinese students’ view. A. The optimal way to learn English B. More convenient to visit America C. Increases life experience D. More job opportunities E. To be cross-cultural roles Ⅱ. The advantages America has A. The best education level B. Flexible education systems C. Impeccable scholarship system Conclusion: Overseas studying To be subjective, studying abroad is a serious decision to both individual and his whole family. Since the policy of reform and opening, the quantity of Chinese students heading to America is soaring high. Why more and more Chinese undergraduates go to the US? What’s the benefit for them? And what can they really gain from studying there? In this thesis, I’m planning to state that Chinese undergraduates can benefit from studying abroad, especially, America. According to Chinese scholars’ view, what are the expectations and what can they really gain from heading to the superior power nation? From recent research...
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...is no place better to visit for an adventure than visiting Everglades in Florida. The everglades is an astonishing land covered with grass, water, mud and animals spreading across an area of 1,509,000 acres. It is the only place in the world where you can find alligators and American crocodile living side by side in harmony. Most of the people think that the area is a swamp, covered with dirt and grass, however everglades consist of a slow moving river, making it possible for boats to roam about. Why An Air boat ride is the best way to explore Everglades? The Everglades area has many mangroves tunnels, sawgrass marshes and pine flatwoods. That is why the best way to explore the everglades is through airboat rides in everglades. With most of the area covered with grass and mud, the best way to see hard to reach places is through an airboat, as the boat moves through a fan rather than a...
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