Birthday cake

Mardi Gras is a festival of feasting, dancing, and having a good time. It is a time to celebrate with family, friends and neighbors in the area. When it’s the most remember holidays in New Orleans to be yourself. I was about ten years old when my mom took me with the family to Mardi Gras festival. Remembering going to my first Mardi gras experience was amazing. To see the colorful parade, the playing of music in the streets, and especially eating the delicious food. Going to my first Mardi Gras…

Majestic connects to me personally with an assortment of events that have occurred in my life. In The Majestic, Peter makes difficult decisions. One decision he faces is to whether save himself or others. I faced a similar issue when I went to a birthday party in junior high. The party was at a water park. I was not greatly into swimming then, but it was my best friend's birthday.That was the first decision of the day I had to make. Was I supposed to “save” myself by not going or “save” my…

utopia unlike modern day society. In The Giver they have celabrate birthdays, create families, and establish laws and rules somewhat like modern day society, yet both societies practice these things differently. A birthday is a celebration of age, This is shown in both the Giver and modern day society we celebrate birthdays. However we celebrate it very different. In The Giver all of the children and adults have the same birthday. As Lois Lowry said “Each December, all the new children born…

12:30 meant that it was time to cut the cake. Yes, I was that kid. I always planned my parties in a notebook. I would design the cake, sketch a room to layout where decorations should be placed, and have a moment-by-moment schedule of all the festivities. Little did I know that my youthful dreams were becoming the footsteps to my career goals. I have always been driven towards planning, organizing, and executing every detail in celebrations, get-togethers, and parties. As time passed and I grew,…

For my first birthday my mom made me a white cake with chocolate frosting. There were pink sprinkles laced along the edge and a prominently placed “1” candle in the middle. I was too young to remember this yummy cake, however, there is photographic evidence that more of the cake made into my hair then ever did into my mouth. What I do remember about my birthday is asking my mom to make me a different kind of cake every year. I could never pick a favorite; there were far too many cakes to pick…

operate or accepted within a group. The folklore I collected was birthday celebrations, all the groups were family groups but none were a part of the same family group. I have known the individuals that I collected from six months to five years. I went to high school with them or with the case for most of them I met them in college because we were both apart of the cross-country and track teams. Everyone I talked to about birthdays was apart same structured family group with kids and a mom and a…

affects your subconscious. All three are locations and mediums for advertisement. We live in a world cluttered with an overwhelming amount of advertisements for marketing. Marketing techniques and strategies can even effect things as trivial as a birthday card for a child. The most influential factors, used to attract people to children’s cards, is an individual’s age and gender. Strolling down the isle of a Hallmark, you see yellow and white signs labeling each section.…

Organising the Ultimate Christmas Dinner Party is far from easy, but it can become a smoother process by following some useful tips. Make a To-do List. Several days before the event kicks off, take some time to think of all the things you need to make, buy, organise and create in order for the party to run smoothly. From comprising the menu to figuring out all the details of the decorations you need to put a lot of thought and much planning into the things that need to be done. Jot them down…

The month of December is fast approaching. Now is the time to plan for the year end celebrations. We tempt you to look beyond the same old ambience and party scene and bid adieu to the current year and celebrate the New Year in one of the world's hottest party destinations. From riotous street parties and fireworks extravaganzas, to marching bands and torchlight processions, here are some of the best New Year's Eve parties from around the world. Bali, Indonesia Bali has been celebrated as the…

Iowa from October 13th-October 14th as my community service project. L’arche is a nonprofit organization that provides home, community, and and support for adults who have intellectual disabilities. During this time, my group and I participated in birthday celebrations, prayer, song, community service, and sharing life. This opportunity allowed me the chance to both learn and reflect about this marginalized population. When we initially got to L’Arche, we were greeted by the student…