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Washington D.C. and raised in Connecticut. Her mother an Eighth-grade school teacher and her father a “master storyteller” (Grossman) both her parents were very heavily involved in the Civil Rights movement. For example in her book, Seven Candles for Kwanzaa Pinkney shares her own experiences and family traditions to teach young readers about the “holiday’s connection to the African American culture, the meaning of the symbols, and daily events of the celebration” (Seven). Pinkney currently lives in New

Happy fall! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and had lots of turkey, spend time with family, and watched some football. I don’t eat turkey, so my plate was filled with mash potatoes, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, and my nana’s homemade roll. If only they served chicken for Thanksgiving… yum! What did you guys eat for Thanksgiving? Hey, don’t you guys have a field trip coming up soon? I see the future… you guys might be seeing a play… maybe it will be called… Go… Dog… Go… Am I right

The composition of the United States of America is rapidly growing as well as the amount of problems that plague vulnerable person in society. On the undergraduate level I pursued a degree in social worker due to my interest in alleviating the needs and empowering people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty especially in urban communities. I would like to pursue graduate school to obtain an advanced skill set that I can utilize to empower this population. I am confident that I am

Abigail Elie Professor Carter English 100 A 21 November 2014 The difference between Christmas and Hanukkah Every year people are jolly to celebrate their own traditions. Whether it is Christmas or Hanukkah, people find joys with giving and receiving gifts. Both holidays differ in many ways. There are many differences in the holidays Christmas and Hanukkah. A difference between Christmas and Hanukkah is the history. Christmas is one day in every year which is December 25th. Hanukkah is 8 days

Comparison of Two Websites To be reliable means to be dependable. For a website to be reliable, it needs to present facts or issues in an unbiased manner; we need to be able to depend on the information found on the site. Some websites are better at that than others. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A True Historical Examination looks like a reliable resource for students researching Martin Luther King, Jr., but the site lacks the objectivity of a similar site, the Seattle Times’ website, Martin Luther

Halloween. A holiday of spooky, scary, skeletons and a bunch of memes. It’s basically a holiday where you can go outside in cosplay and get free candy for it, provided that you aren’t busy to the point where you go home at about 6:00 PM and have to last-minute cancel your plans because of homework. (I’m still salty about that.) Regardless, Halloween has made its way to be one of my most favourite holidays. Now, I know what you may be thinking. “But Joyce! What about Christmas? It was literally about

Journalist James Peltz investigates and discusses capitalization of the native Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos in the United States. Dia de los Muertos has become capitalized as a theme to Halloween. Peltz points out with statistical and quoted evidence of how Dia de los Muertos is being marketed along with the purchases made by consumers before and during Halloween. I agree that the values, customs, and themes of Dia de los Muertos are being commercialized and profited through cultural appropriation

I am proud of my heritage, my melanin and my culture. I will not hide my skin because someone else is biased and ignorant. Many people before me have made history and have paved the way for future generations of African-Americans to do something great. They've became doctors, lawyers, engineers-- and yet no one has recognized the great things the people of my culture have done. People are not proud of their heritage, they never want to praise those who came before them. People like Madam Efunroye

of the world’s climates. The temperatures drop to the low twenties and cause the trees to go into a process called Dormancy, which keeps the trees alive in the winter months. These months bring the winter Holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa for many religions. During these holidays, many families celebrate with traditions such as baking cookies, putting up Christmas trees and even holiday parties. These months bring the start of a New Year where many Americans want to lose weight, travel

Christmas in Spain In America during the month of December, most people will go and pick out a Christmas tree, string lights on its branches, listen to music about the holidays, and decorate their houses with little toys and ceramics representing Saint Nicholas. A fictional character that as children we are told will bring presents the night of Christmas if we behave throughout the year. But what about in other countries? What sort of holidays do they rejoice at when the thought of the birth Christ