Holidays in the United States

most popular food here is a JapaDog, BC. Rolls, and Salmon Candy. Holiday Celebration/ Traditions As well as the United States Vancouver Canada celebrates some of the same holidays including Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Thanksgiving, and New Year’s Day. Although Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October, so in 2018 (this year) their Thanksgiving will be on Monday, October 8th. They also celebrate some holidays that we don’t including BC Day and Boxing…

After the Great War, the United States had an economic boom. Since people were earning more, many people began to invest their money in the stock market. Many Americans believed that the stock market would continue to grow and people invested beyond their means even though they didn’t have the money. Banks speculated using depositor funds which later turned out to be a huge problem (history channel video). On October 24, stock prices plummeted and people sold their stocks for any price they…

The Great Depression was an economic meltdown that began in 1929 and lasted 10 years. It was the longest depression ever experienced in the United States. It also caused drastic declines in output, high unemployment, and caused economic problems in the United States. It originally started in 1927, but by 1929 the whole stock market failed. In this essay I would like to talk about the reason it happened. (Bernanke, Ben S. “Nonmonetary Effects of the Financial Crisis in the Propagation of the…

is special for most Americans. On that day, we remember those men and women who fought for our countries freedom and liberty. Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also marks the anniversary of the end of World War I.…

On January 31, 1968, during the lunar New Year holiday of Tet, the North Vietnamese, and Vet Cong forces launched the Tet Offensive. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fiercely attacked more than hundred cities and towns in South Vietnam. United States forces and South Vietnamese forces managed to hold off the communist attack, however, news coverage of the offensive shocked the American public. The strength of Communist forces in the Tet victory shocked the respected television journalist…

outlook that emphasizes the individual. This means you follow your own beliefs and don’t follow what others do. The United States is independent and they follow their own rules. Americans remain more individualistic than those in Western European countries since they have less support from other countries. Every country does something other countries might not do. The United States is one country that has different values than those in other countries such as Western European Countries.…

On October 4, 2015, I had the pleasant opportunity to interview Littzie Fernandez, one of my fellow colleagues who also attend Indian River State College. Mrs. Fernandez is a 35-year-old female from Honduras. Littzie was born in Honduras and came to America when she was a young child. By way of background, Honduras is located in the north central region of Central America, and Honduras’ coastline is a blend of Caribbean and Pacific cultures. Geographically Honduras is located east of…

Venezuela The Orinoco Dolphin is found in Venezuela’s Orinoco river. Venezuela is located in South America surrounded by Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, and Caribbean sea. “It contains some of the world’s oldest and most mysterious geologic formations, the world’s highest waterfall, and some of the world’s rarest and most unusual flowers fish, birds, and animals”(Winter 3). Venezuela interesting geography, humid climate, presidential republic government, poor economy, intriguing culture, and fun…

In 1970, the United States government came up with the word to describe a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. This is a word we are all familiar with when it comes to referring to this group of people. This word is “Hispanic.” At the present time, the United States Census Bureau defines race in five categories and does not specifically define Hispanic with a category of its own. The categories include: white…

Mexico is located just to the south of the United States. A very large plateau makes up the center of Mexico. To the East and West, chains of mountains can be found. An estimated 120,286,000 people can be found across roughly 742,000 square miles of land mass. Every person in Mexico could have roughly half a square mile to themselves if it was divided up equally. The countries capital city and largest city is Mexico City. At a glance, it might seem like the place with the highest potential for…