...Essay of” New Year’s day” The short story “New Year’s day” is written by a female writer Fay Weldon. In this story there is a man called Alan, and two girls who are called Clare and Amy. Clare is in a relationship with Alan, and Amy is Alan’s ex-girlfriend. This text gives us an example of how difficult it is to find the love. The message in this story is that could be difficult and hard to find the one and only, the person you have to live the rest of your life with, and the one you love and who loves you. When you see messages like this, there is a big probability of, that it is a girl that is the writer, because often write girls about love, and boys about war. Clare is a thirty-two years old woman, who is Alan’s girlfriend. On the surface Clare is a happy person, who lives the life with her boyfriend, but internally she is an unhappy person, who is unaware of what she wants out of her life. What is nagging on Clare is that Alan has an ex-girlfriend called Amy. Alan has retained some of Amy’s things in his house, for example her bathrobe. Amy is kind of a role model to Clare, or Clare looks up to Amy. You can see that Clare looks up to Amy in this quote “Clare put on a pink silk wrap Amy had left behind and went down to answer the door” (P.53 l. 1-2). A girl would normally not see any of her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend things. It’s normal to just be jealous on the ex-girlfriend, but Clare looks up to Amy, by wearing her things. As I said earlier Clare is an unaware person and...
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...New Year's Day When reading "New Year's Day", I think most people can relate to the main character in the story. When something is going good in your life, it can seem to be too good, in this case however, I think Clare is making a big deal out of many small things. Clare thinks that her boyfriends previous girlfriend, called Amy, is making her feel crazy, an example could be in Alan's apartment, when Clare apparently forgot to shut off the oven: "This is so spooky. I swear I turned the oven off last night." And she therefore stated, that Amy has been inside the house, without them knowing it. Alan call her paranoid, because she continues to find reasons and posibilities, how Amy got into the house, example "Amy could have got in … She could have turned the oven on. I expect she still has a key." Again Alan must demystify the things that Clare torment herself with. The relation between Clare and Alan is split up, Alan is truly in love with Clare, but Clare is perhaps afraid of finding a man, because she never had a standing relationship. We see where this is mentioned in this quote "Clare had had lovers but never lived with a man before." That’s why she in the end decides to go away from Alan, who stands powerless back watching his love going away without a word. But the whole problematic starts, when Clare feels that people are strange at the new year's party with Alan's friends. The day after, Clare only focuses on the strange things that happens, and forgot to look at what...
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... 大みそか is celebrated the last day of the year( December 31st) but their celebration is much different from America. Japanese people run around a lot to welcome a New Year with a clean state of mind. Therefor おそじ (big cleaning is to be done and finished by December 31st to remove clutter and dirt from the old year ant-to purify the home for the coming year. Behind this is that years are considered completely separate with each New Year’s providing a fresh start. 女や is the night of New year’s Eve. Just before the night, temples throughout japan strike their big bells 108 times, once for every human desire. The peal of a large bell on 女や is called 女やの金。Ringing the bell for the passing year and ringing the bell for the upcoming year after the busy work. Japanese people welcome New Year’s Day quietly with their families. A special dish is made before New Year’s; Japanese people eat during the New Year Celebration. A variety of ingredients such as fish, beans and rolled help are used. They are cooked in a way they can keep long and served in a set of layered lacquer boxes. モチ(rice cake) are also eaten during the new year celebration. ネオがじょare new year’s greeting postcards sent out for wishing their friends, relatives and customers a happy new year; This is similar to the western practice of exchanging Christmas cards. The postcards usually have the chines Zodiac sign of the New Year as each year is represented by...
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...it that way. In fact I make it a point to celebrate Christmas with the family every year. New year's however has never been celebrated with the family from the time I turned 18. I always thought that celebrating with the family wasn't "cool". I made sure I had plans to party out on New Year's Eve. But its different this year. It's the last year we celebrate New Year's eve as a nuclear family. My sister is getting married in 30 days. Next year, all common celebrations will have to be shared with her new family. Its a new beginning, a beginning that I wished never begun. But it is a new beginning nevertheless, a beginning of new traditions. In the meantime, someone sent me a beautiful and haunting poem. Enjoy. Another Christmas, Another year ending; A year of pain and loss and bewilderment, Of beauty and fear, With a little love to make us go on struggling, A little joy to make it worth the struggle. Another Christmas, Another dream over. Do we dare to remember last year And the years before? So much is gone, so many memories, How can we stop what remains from becoming a shadow? Another Christmas, Another pause in the fighting. Can the pain that we give to others And the pain that we cause for ourselves Really be laid to rest by a Christmas card Or a sprig of mistletoe? Are we not as afraid of dying on Christmas Day? Another Christmas, Another pause for reflection: The morning I walked out alone in...
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...Friday This is the day 1 of my On-The-Job Training. I just don’t have any idea at all; I don’t know what I’m going to be or which department I should assign so thank god we start at orientation. We talked about the company, policies and some other important details then our HM supervisor take me to my department, which is Dispatch Service Department, I don’t have any idea if what is going on in this department until my supervisor orient me about my task and this I meet and started to meet the Call Reports which is assigned to me for the rest of my training. My day have been so well and just exceeded my working hours. November 19-23, 2012 (Monday-Friday) This week I’m sorting Call Reports specifically the CM or the Corrective Maintenance, from the month of October sorting from 1st of October from the end of the month. I arranged it from banks to banks for it to be organized. I just had light duties by this time, I observed the call reports and notice that diebold has a lot of client, offering good services, offering products such as ATM, software and many more. Diebold Philippines Incorporation is a very huge company it has many branches in different part of the world. This ECE Company which is vision is to fulfill and exceed the customer expectations. The facilities and policies is just suit for the employee and to the firm. This office environment is just good for the working people. By the end of this week, I’m still adjusting myself for a new environment; this week...
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...A New Year Mystery A New Year Mystery Written & Illustrated by Raphael Pereymer Page 1 of 10 A New Year Mystery Once there was a person known as the Time Keeper. The Time Keeper is a man that sleeps and eats at day, and works at his huge clock at night. Night occurred the next day, so he returned back to do his job. But when he came there, a strange man, black shirted with purple pants and a red with white tie had occupied his spot. The Time Keeper tapped the man on the shoulder. “Umm mister, what are you doing here?” The Page 2 of 10 A New Year Mystery Time Keeper asked. The man replied, “Oh, hi there! I’m just here to meet this guy named ‘The Time Keeper,’ perhaps you may know where he is by any chance?” The Time Keeper responded. “Well, that man would be me! I am the Time Keeper.” The man smiled. “Hello Mr. Keeper, It’s a pleasure to meet you! My name is McWatermelon. I have a busy day planned for us. Now, hurry along in the car! You don’t want to miss any of the party, do you?” As soon as they both got in and Page 3 of 10 A New Year Mystery buckled up, the Time Keeper asked a question. “What party do you have planned for me? I don’t remember getting invited to any party today.” McWatermelon didn’t reply. They just kept driving. In about forty-five minutes, they were in Manhattan. “OK, a party is cool. But a party in Manhattan is the best!” The Time Keeper thought in his head. Twenty minutes later they arrived at ...
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...Thingyan festival – Water Festival – Myanmar New Year - in April The country Myanmar is Known as the "Golden Land" in the world since every pagoda is decorated and painted with gold. Myanmar is full of very colourful and deep rooted festivals. There are 13 most popular year around festivals in Myanmar. One of them is the celebration on Thingyan Festival, as the Water Festival or Myanmar's Traditional New Year Festival. Myanmar people celebrate the Water Festival all over the country for 4 days before New Year day by throwing water on each other. It takes place on April13th to April 16th of every year. It is believed that Water Festival washes away sins and welcomes the New Year, April 17th. The Mandats, water throwing and playing places with the large signboards are every where, not only in the cities but also in the villages. In major cities such as Yangon, garden hoses, huge syringes made of bamboo, plastic water pistols, bowls, cups and other devices from which water can be squirted are used. All these whole days, people are going round to the Mandats with their bicycles, motorbikes, opentop jeeps and trucks to play the water with each other. It is a hottest time of the year and a good dousing is welcomed by most. Everyone is fair game except the monks and obviously pregnant women. After playing around and having fun throughout the country, people welcome the New Year on the 17th by cleaning the floors of the pagodas and monasteries, washing old and aged peoples' hair...
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...beginning of the new year at a New Year’s Eve Party. The New Year’s Eve party might be a house party, social club party, restaurant/bar party or a public party hosted by a community (city or town). TypicalTraditions include: -Putting on your party best - Toasting with champagne at midnight - Fireworks displays - Wearing silly paper party hats and blowing noisemakers - Watching the crystal ball drop in New York City’s Time Square at midnight - Singing of “Auld Lange Syne” at midnight. Auld Lange Syne is a song of renewal and goodwill based on Robert Burns’ poem written in 1788 - Kissing the person next to you at midnight - Shaking hands and wishing a happy new year to those around you - Wishing people a happy new year for the next several days (the first time you see them) The biggest celebrations are in New York City’s Time Square in the US and for Canada, Nathan Philip’s Square in Toronto. Of course most cities in both countries have celebrations as well. Early New Year's Celebrations The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year’s arrival date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. For the Babylonians, the first new moon following the vernal equinox—the day in late March with an equal amount of sunlight and darkness—heralded the start of a new year. They marked the occasion with a massive religious festival called Akitu (derived from the Sumerian word for barley, which was cut in the spring) that involved a different ritual on each of its 11 days. In addition...
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...What is new year? Is there any change? Is it an on e day affair that we put our "the" best foot forwa rd? This thought was haunting me since morning, wh at is so NEW in another day that we usher so much and get excited. Certainly this is the day which g ets the centre of attraction as we have many new y ears as per our calendar. My fertile mind is incessantly trying to answer fo r these questions. We are at the same old house, s ame old fiends ( some might have got a few new), s ame old job, same old frustrations, same old vehic le that we have, same old partner, same old habits , same old anger, same old discussion, the same ol d crib for salary hike, same old search for better perks, same old fake people...uff the list goes e ndless!!! Also the same old Mr. Modi ji's visits, same old K ejriwal's ideas, same old scams, the same old unen ding salman's case, the same old corruptions, elec tions and the silly promises, the same old talks w ith Pakistan for peace! Everything seems to be soo ooooooooo old, and we say that it is a new year! A nd we insist on the word "Happy" attached to it wh en wishing. And now i got the answer, nothing is new...except our hopes and beliefs! We are hoping to change and ready to welcome the changes with a receptive moo d. Thus it will reflect in our deeds or words, We like to have a motivator to mend or amend our ways . Therefore we use this day as a catalyst for our benefits for our future. Let us grow the HOPES in us...
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...Renee: (looking around) Every year it's the same old New Year's Eve party, same old people. Lacey: Who are you calling old? Renee: You know what I mean. Nothing ever changes. Rapper ZZZ: Yo! What you sayin? I wore different shoes last year. Gabby: I'm changing something this year. Mike: What? Fur coats? Everyone laughs haughtily Gabby: No. Well yes, actually. I'm making a New Year's Resolution not to eat c Renee: (gasps) Are you sure you want to do that? Gabby: I'm sure. It's not like I'm giving up all my designers, just a few. I want to limit myself to 2-3 new outfits a week. Marcus: (to Mike) How much was she buying before? Mike: She'd usually come home with that many a day. Lacey: But what about shoes? I just heard Manolo Blahnik (MA-no-low Bah-lon-ick) is coming out with a whole new line of jungle prints. You don't want to miss that! Gabby: Girl, I didn't say I was I crazy. Of course I'll be buying those shoes! Every pair! Peter: Are those the ones that cost like $500 a pair? Mike: That's barely the starting price. She's got this one pair that was almost $1500. And that was a bargain! Lacey: No price is too high for Manolo Blahniks! But, I have to say you've inspired me, Gabby. I want to make a New Year's Resolution too. Peter: This ought to be good. Lacey: I' m going to cut back on my diamonds. Peter: Really? Lacey: Yes. I spend thousands of dollars on necklaces and rings but I can't possibly wear them all. I've got so...
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...New Year's Day reservations -- Café Paris? (Too much $$?) Tim O'Connell paused, pen hovering above his Driscoll Software notepad, to watch the snow swirling outside his window. Then, decisively, the ballpoint descended: More stamps. The phone rang, and he reached for it, his mind still on his to-do list. What am I forgetting? "This is Tim O'Connell," he said. The conversation that followed drove all holiday thoughts from his mind. Twenty minutes later he put the handset back in its cradle. The Client That Stole Christmas Chewing a large bite of turkey sandwich, Kristen Hammersmith pressed her palms together behind her back, relishing the series of cracks and pops between her shoulders. It had been a long year, and she'd spent too much of it hunched over this desk. She believed that Driscoll did important work -- building reliable, if expensive, software for businesses whose systems couldn't afford to fail -- but it could be stressful. Sometimes she had nightmares about a bug in the Driscoll system that operated airplane landing gear. The past few months had seen more turmoil than usual. Kristen's boss, Alessandra Sandoval, had decamped to set up her own business as a technical consultant. The move had come as a relief, because Alessandra and Tim, the unit head, didn't exactly mesh. Tim was a classic software geek -- methodical, khaki-clad, and, unless you were cracking jokes about binary code, fairly reserved. He had been visibly uncomfortable with Alessandra's...
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...traditions and events occur. There exist a whole backstory, characters, myths, and beliefs for this holiday. There are special ornaments, and decorations. Everyone tries to decorate their whole house and also get a tree. There are special food and drinks too. I hear people have things like turkey, fruit cake, gingerbread houses, and eggnog. There are festive songs, and movies. There are so many songs about Christmas and even more movies about it. People tend to celebrate gift giving or exchanging. People also tend to be nicer and more generous towards others this time of year. The main theme of this holiday in the US is to be thankful to everyone, especially your family. Winter break may last up to a month to encompass both Christmas and New Year’s. For China, Christmas is more of an extension of an existing holiday than anything. There are less unique traditions in China for Christmas than the US. Instead of having a big family...
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...Imagine a tranquil night in the last day of December. It is still winter just a few years ago. Consider the living room in one of the many houses in Beijing. The main feature of the room is the TV screen surrounded by the flowery sofas and a sharp edged wood table; there is also the ceiling to floor windows that shows vivid motions of the streets and its civilians walking by. The lights of the room are dancing with joy by its sense of voice and excitement rising in the air. A female with neat black-red hair is sitting comfortably on the sofa. She is wearing a warm red turtleneck sweater with comfy grey leggings and her feet heated with a pair of purple socks covered randomly with yellow polka dots. She is ordinary and swift like a light hearted puppy; but due to stress and reduction terms of sleep, her loss of weight is obvious in the shadow of her slim shape. Her face shines the childish laughs as Ellen DeGeneres but different by the look of her skinny cheekbones and the spark of a Chocolate –Hershey bar pair of eyes. Turning on the TV and curling herself into a ball on the couch, she exclaims in delight, “Bring out the snacks and food for the New Year Show!” She is rushing me and the rest of the family to prepare since the show is starting. She is in her mid-forties as I am in my teenage years. The woman is my mother. My dad is here along with my sister and occasionally disputes erupt, but as a family, we try to ignore the pretty ugly flames that prickle our heart at times;...
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...ACT TWO Scene 6 Interior, Peabody Hotel, Grand Ballroom, New Years Eve 1919. BENJAMIN's real age is 59 BENJAMIN's Physical age is 21 MARGARET is 64 HATTIE is 49 VERN is 55 BENJAMIN enters and almost runs into LINDA a 19 years old who looks and acts very similar to DOROTHY from Act Two, Scene 3. BENJAMIN I didn't see you there, forgive me. LINDA No problem, it's my fault. I'm trying to get to the roof to see the fireworks before midnight. You should come up. BENJAMIN Wow, WOW! You are so familiar, this is all so familiar. You're not here with a friend are you? LINDA No, I'm here with my parents. They met here 20 years ago today. BENJAMIN You're kidding? LINDA It's true, New Years Eve 1899. The turn of the century. (VERN enters. He is...
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