Thanksgiving

Since I was a little kid, I had always had a love for cooking and baking. I would beg my parents for the large toy kitchen sets with the fake plastic food. I would spend all day “preparing” the food and I would “feed” my parents; asking them if the food I made them was tasty. I even had a tea set that my mom had bought me; I adored it, it was a white set that had little flower details on the pot and cups. When I first got the set I would stop all of my family members who passed by me for some…

III. Title: Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving 1. Citation: Bruchac, Joseph. Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving. San Diego, CA: Silver Whistle, 2000. 2. Summary: This the story of Squanto (told from the first-person view) and his journey from prisoner of the Spanish, prisoner of his own people, and the person who helped broker piece between the English colonists at Plymouth and the Wampanoag tribe. Squanto talks about how his people were betrayed by Thomas…

Hello Parents/Guardians, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break. I am Lizbette Rivera, mother of Alexis Rivera. I had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with your children while I volunteered in class. The children are smart and a lot of fun to be around. I have also had the pleasure of meeting most of you, as for those parents that I have not had the opportunity to meet yet, I hope we meet in the near future. I am reaching out to discuss volunteer opportunities and to provide…

108657 Columbus & The First Thanksgiving (2/13/18 & 2/15/18) I - Who did Columbus think he was? Did he have a "me" and/or "I" problem? Did he think he was God? In Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen, the truth is exposed! Columbus did not discover America, finding the Indians were previously occupying this land long before and his crew showed up. He is not the hero America makes him out to be. Examples of this can be found in Loewen’s book. Many history books state Columbus and his crew…

Not being in my parent’s situation I cannot fully understand the way in which either one was feeling, it would not be my place to decipher whether their feelings were justifiable or not. As well as I can not say if the circumstances that prevailed were handled to the best of their abilities. Like most individuals, holding on to certain feelings for a person, which we once thought could be the epitome of what society says is our soulmate. It is a justifiable means to the healing process to…

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and so others may find themselves counting their blessings. On this fourth Thursday of the eleventh month, families gather with their loved ones in order to give thanks and reflect. Thanksgiving is day in which we gather in order to appreciate the gifts we have and to ponder on all the good things in life. This upcoming Thanksgiving, I have many things to be thankful for. However, I have come to greatly appreciate one important thing – life. What is life? This…

My typical Thanksgiving involves meeting with my family and going hiking. We leave in the morning and hike near the Simon Canyon Ruin. After we finish everyone goes home to clean up and get ready to eat. We meet at grandparent’s house and eat all the food there. Many times there are competitions to see who can eat the most ham, turkey, rolls, and so on. We all usually stay and watch the football game while eating all sorts of pie. The pies range from chocolate pie to the traditional pumpkin pie.…

Southern California. Thousands of people had to flee the area. Many were killed as this wildfire spread throughout 55,000 acres of land. Since fire is so dangerous i'm going to give some safety tips about fire during the holidays Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. On Fourth of July many people light fireworks but are unaware that you should have a bucket of water in hand. 230 injuries are caused each year just because of fireworks. Fireworks are very harmful and could cause you to…

Firstly, their ways of celebrating traditions can be seen when dinner time comes. In this case, in Thanksgiving Day American society consume lots of national types of foods. In United States, certain kinds of foods which are produced by local farmers in early times are traditionally seemed at Thanksgiving dinner. For example, baked or roasted turkey is usually the featured item on any Thanksgiving feast tables. Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn,…

Americans through his article, ‘Why I’m Not Thankful for Thanksgiving’. Not only are the terms and assumptions about Native Americans offensive, but most of them are entirely wrong. Dorris gave a broad idea as to why he isn’t thankful for Thanksgiving, saying it is one of the holiday’s that the most Indian stereotypes develop from. He goes on to say, “Considering virtually none of the standard fare surrounding either Halloween or Thanksgiving contains an ounce of authenticity, historical…