Hanukkah

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told her “[she’d] donate it to the Salvation Army piece by piece” (Chua 264) if the child did not mastered the complex piano piece. When this was unsuccessful, Chua continued by threatening her daughter with “no lunch, no dinner, no Christmas or Hanukkah presents, no birthday parties for two, three, four years” (Chua 264). The author intended for the story of her daughter learning the piece to be humorous; however, the actions of the mother towards Lulu comes across as cruel, appalling and…

For instance, he talked about his family tradition that dates back to when he was a small child. Every Hanukkah he would go to his grandparents’ house in New Jersey and play the dreidel game. He loved seeing his grandparents that live so far away and getting to spend time with them. His extended family would also come together for every major holiday and have…

All Christians on the earth follow their own traditions that have since originated from the time of Jesus Christ. Christians place high importance on the New Testament and live their lives based on the teachings of the New Testament, the completion of the Old Testament, which is the foundation of the Jewish faith (Tasman 2016). Many Christians find the Old Testament almost irrelevant, as it was before Jesus’ time. The Old Testament contains traditions that are meant to be followed by Christians…

the song in which her fingers cannot reach the required tempo. It is very frustrating for her, and her daughter wants to stop and give up on learning the piano. In response, Chuy threatens her daughter with no lunch, no dinner, and no Christmas or Hanukkah presents. She even goes to the extent of saying no birthday parties for two, three, or four years until she gets back to the piano and plays it not only correctly, but perfectly (par.23). Chuy also explains that she believes "nothing is fun…

bias of the author, this article reflects the University’s attitude towards this symbol, and how they define this symbol. Understandably, it’s reasonable to think that this instance was an act of anti-Jew sentiment because it was done the day before Hanukkah, however take the case of any other swastika graffiti. Other instances of this graffiti is also automatically warranted as hate speech. By assuming this symbol holds malicious intent, it places social and discriminatory pressure on students…

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