When people hear how I quit my job as a lawyer after six years of corporate work‚ they assume I burned out and fled the nine-to-five (or‚ more accurately‚ the nine-to-midnight)‚ leaving contracts‚ negotiations and lawsuits behind. In reality‚ I long had aspired to travel the world for a year‚ inspired by a documentary I saw in high school about trans-Siberian trains. Staring at the screen‚ watching birch trees and snow and a railroad track running for thousands of kilometres‚ I resolved to take
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My Thanksgiving vacation could have been more enjoyable. I did a lot of working over break. Starting from the beginning‚ on Tuesday after we got let out of school‚ I drove all the way down to Des Moines because I had to work. I work at the Des Moines Buccaneers Hockey Arena‚ it’s a USHL hockey league that boys from ages 16-19 play in while trying to get scholarships to colleges they are signed to. My sister Kaylee and I worked in the Pirates Cove cleaning until around 7:00 P.M. Buccaneer clothing
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Thanksgiving is a national holiday that has been celebrated for ages. Although there is a common theme for almost all thanksgiving traditions‚ none of them are the same. For some they roast a humongous turkey‚ gather the family together and watch football‚ others may have a mundane day‚ go to a relative’s house just to say a quick hello. Every family has some sort of unique way to celebrate‚ each that is special to them. Not only do the traditions differ‚ but so does the food. Some have an enormous
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“On the fourth Thursday of November‚ Americans celebrate Thanksgiving‚ a national holiday honoring the early settlers and their harvest feast known as the first Thanksgiving. Long before settlers came to the East Coast of the United States‚ the area was inhabited by many Native American tribes. The area surrounding the site of the first Thanksgiving‚ now known as southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island.” People that incorporated in The Plymouth Colony were groups of English people that
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Tradition is something I have seen die out through my life. As I have gotten older‚ traditions have become less important. I believe this is one of the biggest problems in our society today‚ and I think this has direct correlation with our weakening morals. The most important tradition still in my life is probably Thanksgiving dinner. Every year Thanksgiving is held at my grandparent’s house and we eat the same food every time. The same family members are always there and there are always beautiful
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On Thanksgiving Day I woke up like a regular day except that this one is special the first thanksgiving my son actually understand was a day of celebration. I was cleaning and getting ready to go to my mother in laws house. Then it begins! My belly hurts so bad I thought I was going to die. Describe the activity observed: I haven’t even eating I had just woken up like an hour then. I got the kitchen clean with my son helping using vacuum for the first time. Then after I had no idea why I went
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Food has always been something I enjoyed and looked forward to at any event or occasion. Each dish I ever encounter always finds a way into my heart. Over the years as I indulge in the consistent‚ irresistible tastes of food‚ I am always reminded of where my love for food originated. As I scroll back in time to find where this unknown passion for food sparked‚ I am always taken back to my grandmother’s Thanksgiving meal. This meal has shown me what it means to be comforted and to feel a sense of
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The importance of Thanksgiving Holidays in my opinion are times for families who are spread across the United States and those around the world to come together and share laughs‚ memories‚ and stories. One of the most important and my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving in my family is a time for love‚ giving thanks‚ and simple joy of being with family. It is a time to give thanks for all the things you’ve been blessed with from family right down to the shoes on your feet.
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When I was younger I took a interest in art. Every day I really pursued learning how to draw. I started out tracing things from magazines and books that I really enjoyed. After tracing I would try my best to draw what I just traced. I slowly moved away from tracing‚ and was drawing things on my own. My mother began to realize I was taking a sudden appreciation in art. So she placed me in a drawing class and a pottery class. She wanted me to enjoy myself and try to get better at what I wanted
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Thanksgiving of 2012 It was Thanksgiving afternoon and I could see my family cooking stuffing‚ the kitchen. The dogs were begging for food‚ just waiting for someone to spill. There was a beautiful centerpiece on the table‚ red‚ brown‚ orange‚ and yellow fall leaves surrounding a lit orange candle . The air smelled delicious‚ like fresh cooked steamy turkey. When it was finally time to eat my family and I began by saying what we were thankful for‚ I was thankful for That month at school
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