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Compare and Contrast: Columbus Day On the second day of Monday in October, we celebrate a holiday. We celebrate a man that was very brave. And this man’s name is Christopher Columbus. We celebrate him because he sailed the ocean with three different ships. From two different Article’s it say’s different things. The first one was called “Sail On’’, and it said great things about Columbus. Many things say good stuff like he was very brave and was the first person to find America. Then to another…

by Moses and the Muslim holy book is the Quran written by Muhammad. Another difference is that the religions celebrate different special events. In Islam, they celebrate an event called Eid al Fitr and in Christianity they celebrate Christmas.Christmas is a festival celebrated for the birth of Jesus Christ and Eid al Fitr is the celebration of the end of fasting. In Judaism, they celebrate Hanukkah which is the festival of lights. The last difference is that all three religions have different…

Though I do like fast food, superhero movies, and I am very patriotic. I'm not only American, I am also Catholic. I celebrate Christmas and Easter and go to church on Sundays. Also my family has its own little culture, or tradition, on Christmas eve we all open one gift just for fun. Also, my family has a Christmas celebration on my mom’s side, we eat food and participate…

Buddhist countries use a different calendar from the West. There are also different forms of Buddhism so there are different festivals. Tibetan Buddhism celebrate Nga Chö Chenmo, the “festival of light”. During this celebration, thousands of lamps are lit to show honor and appreciation for a great Tibetan scholar. The next events they celebrate are the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and death. There are ceremonies held in the monasteries and some people fast. There are also picnics, dancing,…

When you think of sharing a meal together with others on Thanksgiving day, what do you think of? Do you celebrate any family traditions, or eat special food for the holidays? Are you with family, or friends, or both? Thanksgiving is different for everyone in many ways. The short story, “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen”, and the poem, “Thanksgiving”, demonstrate two different ways of celebrating Thanksgiving with many similarities and differences. They each share common traditions such as sharing…

called the Torah. The Torah is the Hebrew scriptures, also known as the old testaments. Jewish people believe in Rambam’s (one of the greatest Jew) 13 principles of faith. The 13 principles of faith is a basic Jews celebrate a festival called Rosh Hashanah and it’s a celebration that celebrates the birthday of the universe, the day God created Adam and Eve. They light candles at evening, festive meals with sweet delicates during the night and day. Jews believe after death isn’t the end of human…

children celebrate Christmas whether they believe in Santa Claus or only that it is Jesus's birth. They decorate Christmas trees, hang lights, and fill stockings with goodies. Meanwhile, the Hispanic multicultural, bilingual family's children not only celebrate Christmas, but also believe in the Los Tres Reyes (the three Kings) who are the ones that visited the baby Jesus, so they left out their shoes in hopes that the Reyes will leave fruit in them and presents beside them. They celebrate Los…

debate of whether Black History Month is necessary remains in the world. The importance of the month outweighs the contrary, because it would be sending false assumptions to the youth that the topic is extraneous, acquires African Americans a time to celebrate their history without criticism, and it bridges racial divides. The elimination of Black History Month would be sending false assumptions to the youth, that the topic is extraneous. African Americans have already endured the experience of…

the editorial was writen by Kelvin Wade and it is located in the Dailyrepublic News paper. The topic is all about what he believes christmas should be all about. in his writing their are some good clues an example is when he explains an article he read, about a women who would visit people who were dying and she mention it to her professor and he asked her if she would talk to the god religion and preyers to the dying people she said no and he couldn't believe her inability to not be able to…

Columbus “discovered” the Americas. In 1937 the current president, Franklin Roosevelt, declared it a national holiday. New information now makes us debate whether or not we should celebrate this holiday. If you would’ve asked me a year ago I would have no reason to argue this holiday’s existence, but now I think we shouldn’t celebrate this holiday. This holiday commemorates his “discovery” of the Americas. Even though he didn’t even discover them. It also brings up many terrible acts he…