Dearest members of Manchester United, Being a captain of this football team is a bit like being father of the groom at a wedding, seeing players come and leave. Certainly if we dined in the style we are dining tonight we would all be plump. It's hard to believe that another season has come to an end and the time has come again for our annual end of year speech. Whether it’s been a glorious success or a dreadful disaster. Each one of us has had our failures and sorrows meanwhile we also have our
For many people, Thanksgiving is a time for food, family and fellowship. For a not insignificant number of people, Thanksgiving is also time for another F word: football. Football, specifically NFL football, has become a staple of the annual holiday, something the NFL is keenly aware of. “NFL games are as much a part of Thanksgiving as turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie,” boasts a side bar on the NFL’s website under their Thanksgiving section. That tradition of professional football on
esteemed holidays is Thanksgiving, which was made a national holiday in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln (History.com Staff). It was made a holiday at the time in order to bring the nation together during a time of pain and suffering. In this day and age, it is meant for families to come together and give thanks for what they have over a large meal, which is surrounded by football games, family recipes, and shopping. Thanksgiving, a ritual Americans have done for generations is a classic example of American
When the great holiday of Thanksgiving comes to mind, most people think of becoming total gluttons and gorging themselves with a seemingly unending amount of food. Others might think of the time spent with family and friends. The whole basis of the holiday is family togetherness, fellowship, and thankfulness for blessings received during the previous year. Every family has their own unique way of spending time together with loved ones only seen during the holidays. In the Stock home, there
Thanksgiving is one of the most celebrated holidays in America because it’s a time to celebrate with family. This holiday is at number two following right behind the beloved Christmas. That's why it’s so hard to get a flight really close to the Thanksgiving cause so many families travel around this time. Therefore, there are many different ways families celebrate this special holiday. Many families have other friends and family members over while watching the football game with a nice turkey. That
"I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are utmost importance to me." Marcus Samuelsson made this known and admittedly, Thanksgiving is an amazing holiday. The turkey, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie are just a few key staples to a classic Thanksgiving meal. Thanksgiving is clearly the holiday to celebrate if food is the objective. Although Christmas dinner may fall below the famous turkey and potatoes, it a great
The United States has been a safe location for many people from different countries and time periods. Both "An American Story" and "Of Plymouth Plantation" share many differences and similarities. The two authors are completely different people, but their works are both non-fictional and true stories. "An American Story," written by Anthony Lewis, is an article that tells about the struggles of a Vietnamese family who has tried numerous times in the past to get into the U.S. At some point during
When you look at a basketball what do you see? Most would see an orange, sphere, shaped rubber ball. There are black lines and real leather. If you look closer, you would even see the size of the ball in which you are playing with. A basketball could be just a toy for many, or even represent a release for others, but for me, it means a lot more. A basketball represents my blood, sweat, tears, passion, sacrifice, and most of all, a sense of belonging, like a family. At this moment in my life, there
On Thanksgiving morning, two major things occur, the first would be putting the turkey in the oven, and the other is the arrival of the holiday paper chalked full of Black Friday advertisements. With all those all ads in mind, they are designed to draw the shopper to their store, enticing them with huge savings and on-time special pricing. For instance, one ad that catches the shoppers' attention is Walmart. How does Walmart do this? First, they break their Black Friday sales into several “Events”
For most, Thanksgiving is a holiday spent with family and delicious food, but for others, it is a day consisting of tremendous planning in hopes for a major haul of “discounted” items. In the United States, it is safe to say that Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping events each year. In recent years the public's participation in Black Friday has continued to decline, stated by the National Retail Federation. ”Thirty-five percent of consumers who plan to shop during Thanksgiving week say they
Assistant. Christine is my mother’s daughter which makes her my grandmother. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I saw friends and family, but I made it my mission to sit down and talk to my grandmother. Being a college student, I am only fortunate enough to see her over my breaks and I make sure I never miss out on an opportunity to visit her. During our talk, we discussed her hobbies as a child, her favorite thanksgiving memory, and a stressful moment within her life. She also gave me words of wisdom and
The people who celebrated Thanksgiving sometimes didn’t understand the whole point of the holiday, and that is giving. Usually my family and I have celebrated Thanksgiving as our own way, like we do every year. My parents would shop for the meal by themselves, and my family would do their own thing, like go up stairs after we eat for the rest of the holiday, and we never really have had a fun family Thanksgiving, like other families. Unlike the past Thanksgivings, I decided to contribute to help
When it comes to being thankful, there are many things that I think about. I’m thankful for friends, family, and even the animals. Everything nice in my life is worth being thankful for, but what I’m most grateful for is the chance to be vegan. I’m grateful that I can go to bed each day knowing that I didn’t cause the death of another living being. I’m also grateful for the change I’m able to make every single day. That being said, what I’m most ungrateful for is the meat and dairy industry. This
Thanksgiving is a universal time of thankfulness. A day in which we set our differences apart like the early pilgrims and Native Americans and give thanks. But what has happened to people being actually thankful at the dinner table. They perform a ritual on feasting on turkey and pumpkin pie and race to the local super stores looking for great deals on waffle irons. Marketers have turned the usually festive and humble holiday into greed and gluttony. But not all holiday spirit is lost. Over the last
So many people complain about how little attention society pays to Thanksgiving. Every year for as long as can be remembered, the public has been gradually minimizing the amount of time that is spent celebrating this day of thanks and gratitude. This is simply because the whole country is more interested in the more important holiday that follows it: Black Friday. In fact, Black Friday is not only more important than Thanksgiving; it is without a doubt the most important holiday of the year. Only
Thanksgiving is a very important holiday in present-day American culture. People all throughout America take extra care to make this day a memorable and happy celebration. This tradition has been in the American lifestyle since 1621 when it first started. Even though this tradition has been altered and changed the significance and meaning remains the same. The first Thanksgiving was an important landmark and made a huge imprint in the American culture today. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated
to discuss the project with the whole group, and I really appreciated those discussions. Kevin pointed out some good ideas for our project when he went to class. Mathew usually went to class and had discussion with me. He also spent his time on Thanksgiving Day to do the statistics for our ... ... middle of paper ... ...t way to communicate with others and persuade them to listen to some of my ideas. For examples, the idea to present the song at the beginning of our presentation was strongly disagreed
THANKSGIVING The purpose of Thanksgiving in Canada is different from the Americans. But even though the reasons for giving thanks are different, many of the customs are the same. Canadian Thanksgiving was originally started to give thanks to God for a bountiful harvest. This was when there were lots of farmers that grew crops. Now we give thanks for everything we appreciate. Some farming families still give thanks for a good crop. Harvest celebrations have been around a long time. Ever since the
One event that led me to realize a new awareness about myself was that I was ungrateful would be volunteering on thanksgiving. I was so use to getting food and not thinking about the people that don’t have food that my aunt realized and decided to make me feed food to the poor on thanksgiving. My aunt told me that I laugh and joke around a lot about getting food and sometimes wasting food that I need to see how people who don’t have food are very grateful to have it. I guess it was true but, I always
The first Thanksgiving was a celebration of coming together between Native Americans and the English settlers in the fall of 1621 in Plymouth Colony. Before this first Thanksgiving, the settlers were preparing for the harsh coming winter by gathering food and supplies. With the help of Squanto, a Wampanoag Indian who knew English, the settlers to grow corn and use fish to fertilize the soil for better harvest. Squanto helped the Colonists learn how to fish. This brought the Wampanoag Indians