Thanksgiving, a holiday deeply rooted in American culture, is celebrated in accordance with the applicable tradition and rituals. Closely related to the tradition of first immigrants, Thanksgiving does not undergo any fashions and fluctuations. Thanksgiving Turkey has to be big ( 19 lbs) to feed 20 people and to provide much more food than during the regular meal (Friends). Thanksgiving dinner without turkey and typical dishes does not exist, like “4th July with no pie”(Friends). By consuming and celebrating food, people show their appreciation for all they achieved due to their social and national affiliation.…
Why do you think they are both right?. I believe that Eaton and Mulholland acted with greed, not only because they were not honest with Los Angeles population back in 1905 when they started to build the aqueduct, but as well because their main intention was only to expand the city over everything. They did not consider the catastrophic impact that they will cause on Owens lake and valley. I am not saying that your opinion is wrong, but maybe you should consider how they actually damaged the valley? Do you think that all the damaged is worth it just to expand the city?…
Part 1: Doomsday Global warming is real, and, on this track, is bound to kill us. With average temperatures rising over the past years, many plants and animals will die, killing off any sustenance for us. Fortunately, with the correct care, we still may be able to, deter the burning, flooding, and killing of the earth. You may be informed, but you are definitely not alarmed enough.…
The Black Saturday fires were a series of bush-fires that were burning in the state of Victoria in Australia on Saturday, 7 February 2009. This day had the worst bush-fire-weather conditions ever recorded. Extreme heat, high winds, low humidity, and severe drought were all factors in fanning the flames on that tragic day. These fires also caused the greatest loss of life for a bush fire and wiped whole towns off the map. On a global scale, this was the world’s worst fire event.…
Can you imagine our world destroyed to its bare core? Can you think of ways and reasons why society would allow the world to fall into apocalyptic times? Much more like the famous quote by Albert Einstein, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones” (22). In the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the reader is placed in the aftermath of a catastrophic war that left the world in ruins such as in an apocalyptic manner. The book depicts the ordeal of a father and son trying to recuperate what these disastrous events took from them.…
Throughout Europe during the sixteenth-century tensions over religion were rising to the boiling point. The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre is easily the premiere example of how the two sides of the religious reformation collided. The recanting of the thoroughly chronicled massacre and the events prior and after it, are retold in highly different manners from the opposing sides. The collection of primary sources by Barbara B. Diefendorf not only gives a detailed record of events surrounding the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, but as well as allowed readers to understand what forces drove people to use violence in support of their religions. The sources, furthermore, provide insight that not all people of the society during the sixteenth…
“The Date of Infamy” was Japans attack on the Pearl Harbor. It started on December 7th 1941. It put America in war world ll. Japanese Americans were transported to Manzanar. The very first Japanese Americans to arrive at Manzanar were people who served and help build the camp.…
Just because we have the technology and skill set to create and invent all these new things affecting our way of life, does not mean we have to alter so much that we become entangled in a web of destruction.…
The sixteenth century began in France as a time of peace, prosperity and full of optimism, but this soon changed to Civil War due to religious schism, with the Royal Family were very much involved. According to Barbara B. Diendorf, a Professor of History at the University of California, theologians in France "condemned Martin Luther's ideas"[1] but noted that his views continued to spread throughout France during the first part of the Century. The movement supporting Luther's ideas remained quite small until the late 1550's when the ideas of Jean Calvin in Geneva, demanding the right to worship spread to France. Following the death of King Henry II, who reigned in France between 1547 and 1559, France was left in disarray and with a court…
the dark side of America The dark side of America is coming out. america will be a primary contributor to World war three if it ever happens. Although America is a courteous, caring country that holds a strong and resilient stature. America has a dark future because World war three is bound to happen, nuclear warfare is a major threat ,and civil relations are getting dangerous.…
Is mass hysteria really crazed madness? That’s what people thought when coming across an insane event. In Arthur Miller´s The Crucible and Real Clear Politics´ ¨Mass hysteria in America¨, both text explain how a person's action can turn into uncontrollable acts, cause people to imitate them and become known as hysteria. Within both texts, dancing, cases of delusion and multiple deaths due to insanity gives room for questioning on why hysteria may be the answer. In both The Crucible and ¨Mass hysteria in America¨, dancing was one of the initial causes that lead to hysteria.…
Nostradamus: Real or Fake? The 9/11 terrorist attack, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the rise of Hitler. What if all these events was foreseen centuries ago? Well, supposedly Nostradamus did.…
“Stray bullets whined about the house—one smashed a window; another nicked the washing machine; another bored a hole through the door where Mrs. Young was peeking out.” (Lord 110) Walter Lord’s, Day of Infamy, is an extremely detailed account of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Mr. Lord’s nonfiction novel gives you a front row seat to all of the action by telling the story in a way that will not allow you to put the book down until you’re done. Walter Lord once said, “I look for something that is highly unusual, involving ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations.”…
The destruction of man is one that has been written in stone since the day they inhabited the Earth. Whether this is through global warming or catastrophic event, who knows? The most likely candidate for the destruction of mankind is mankind itself. The warring and destructive powers of humans has been on display since prehistoric times with many tribes constantly finding ways to fight and kill one another for their own benefit. This long term warring shows that human beings have a natural instinct towards violence and conflict between one another.…
Mass Extinction of the Human Species The future is not guaranteed for individuals, and the same is true for all of humanity. Of the millions of species that exist on this planet humans are known as the most intelligent, but maybe this is a misconception. While mankind carries on its activities, the chance of a mass extinction grows with every misuse of the earth. It is more likely that humans will cause their own extinction than it is that they would be wiped out by a natural catastrophe.…