...The smell awoke me like a slap to the face. I was on my knees, chasing the aroma like a puppy. I was all over the place that chilly, breezy November morning. Thanksgiving was here. The dinner for that night had started early that morning when the sun decided to smile at us. Generally Thanksgiving is a holiday my family and I celebrate together annually. This holiday was created to sit among loved ones and cherish each other. However, it was also created to be thankful for whatever your most prized possessions may be. “The holiday feast dates back to November 1621, when the newly arrived Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians gathered at Plymouth for an autumn harvest celebration, an event regarded as America’s “First Thanksgiving” (First thanksgiving...
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...Thanksgiving Day a couple years ago I woke up a little late, so I went straight to my grandmas. Some of my family was there, but none of my male cousins. So, I ate and the family came to the house all the girls was playing with their baby dolls. I was really bored so I rode the for wheeler in the woods below the house. At first, I did not have a helmet on but I am thankful that mom made me put one on. Once I got my helmet on I took off again. I went down to the same place and was popping wheelies it was a little wet from the rain we had gotten a couple days before that. After long I tried to ride wheelies I was doing good until I leaned it back to far and it started to roll over. I did not know what to do so I held on tight the handle bars...
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...Trust Fall My mother and I sat at my grandmother’s kitchen table on Thanksgiving morning discussing what had happened exactly one year ago that day. One year ago Thanksgiving day I broke my finger while rushing to get ready to go to dinner. My mother then jokingly stated “Wouldn't it be crazy if you broke a bone two years in a row, on the same day?” After finishing eating at my Grandma Toni’s house we headed toward the big “Brown family Thanksgiving!” Once we arrive and reunite with our long lost cousins, uncles, and aunts we say grace and dig into our Thanksgiving dinner. My cousins and I rush through our meals so we can quickly start our traditional game of hide ‘n’ go seek. After we finished our dinner we rushed outside so the game could begin. The game had started and Kate-Lynn, Lainey, and I take off to our secret hiding spot, the hayloft in the horse barn! We hid there for around ten minutes in the dimly lite hayloft where the younger children are scared to go. When all the sudden we hear Lainey’s younger brothers Jack and Ace. Her brothers were making their way up the ladder. Our plan had backfired we had thought they wouldn't find us in the hayloft but they have become more brave in the past year. We didn't want to climb down the ladder or they would find us. Lainey, a tall blonde then suggested “Let's go down the side!”...
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...I believe in hiding under the table. As a young child, I have quite a few fond memories of Thanksgiving dinners surrounded by family and loved ones. One of my favorite traditions at these meals was sitting at the kids' table. My older cousin Courtney and I would always sit next each other, giggling to ourselves about the ridiculous plaid shirt Uncle Chris was wearing. Before dinner started I tended to sneak into the kitchen stealing whatever bits of food I could. Sometimes I wasn’t extremely sneaky and my grandma would catch me sneaking food. When it was finally time for dinner, all the cousins would rush down from the upstairs bedrooms. Usually we spent our time playing on the old shag carpet with Legos, until we were called down to the dinner table. All throughout dinner, Courtney and I would each so much food that we could barely move. The creamy mashed potatoes, juicy turkey, soft...
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...The sun was just peeking over the Black Hills while the dew from last night was still lingering around. Finally our long, boring, five hour drive was over. Every year my dad's side of the family rents a huge cabin for all thirteen of us in Rapid City over the Thanksgiving break. Usually we watch movies by the fire while drinking our hot cocoa but, something's caused this year to be a little different. Once everyone was settled in we decided it would be a great time to bake some pies and cut out sugar cookies to get us through the week. Me and my two year old cousin Ellis started on the cookies. When they came out of the oven it was time to decorate! I would frost and then Ellis would pour, or should I say dump the sprinkles all over the cookies. I catch a glimpse of...
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...Assignment # 4 – Midterm Assignment Due Monday Oct 13 for Class OLC *** Due Wed Oct 15 Classes OLB and OLA Worth 10% of your final grade Requirement: Please read the case on Pages 16 & 17 – GE Innovates from the Base of the Pyramid and answer the questions below. This is individual work. Format of the report: You are to submit your report with a cover sheet and include your names (both English and Chinese), my name, date of assignment, name of assignment and your class section( OLA,OLB,OLC). *****Since Class OLC will not meet on Monday Oct 13 due to the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, you must email me your report on Oct 13 by midnight AND submit a paper copy on Tuesday Oct 14. If you do not submit BOTH reports you will get an automatic zero. Length of Report: This report must be a minimum of 3 pages including the cover page. This report must be typed. For classes OLB and OLA, it is due the beginning of the class. If you arrive late for class, I will not accept the report. Q1. Describe what is meant by “Base of the Pyramid” in the title of this case. Q2. What are the similarities and differences between GE’s traditional innovation and reverse innovation? Q3. Why is GE so interested in reverse innovation? Q4. What are the main concerns that prevent Western MNEs from aggressively investing in emerging economies? What are the disadvantages if they choose not to focus on emerging economies? Q5. Why is a leading US MNE such as GE afraid of emerging...
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...Thanksgiving is about Pilgrims and Indians having a feast so we do the same now but not exactly like them because I think no one does but. Many things are important about Thanksgiving. My favorite parts of thanksgiving are my family, turkey, and pumpkin pie. The most important thing to me is my family. I don’t always get to see a lot of my family so we get together on Thanksgiving. I like spending time with my family because I love them and because they are my family. Sometimes we go somewhere to spend time. Turkey is also important to me,why you might ask well it's really Good. We don’t always have it so I like it on Thanksgiving. And I think many people enjoy eating turkey.According to the institute, turkey shares similar flavor compounds...
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...Have you ever wondered what it would be like at other people’s Thanksgiving’s? I interviewed a few people to figure out what some of them do. Everyone has their own special traditions. I personally like old fashioned kind of thanksgiving, but everyone is different. You never know what some people might do so let’s find out. At my family’s thanksgiving we have traditional food. Like turkey, ham , homemade mashed potatoes, homemade macaroni the whole nine yards. At other people’s thanksgiving’s they go out to eat or most of the time have the same traditional food as me. But everyone most likely cooks a different way. They also sometimes get alcohol at their dinners. Now my family is HUGE. We all pack into my garage with two lunch tables my...
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...Cajun Thanksgiving There's Thanksgiving, and then there's a Cajun Thanksgiving, which means a table spread of almost ludicrous proportions - at least two meats, not necessarily including generous chunks of boudin and andouille; seafood gumbo; sweet and white potatoes; dirty rice; macaroni and cheese; cornbread; Spinach Madeleine; green beans; something with eggplant; pies and cakes; and coffee and tea and maybe a little rum punch to launch the meal. Yes, like the Pilgrims, Acadians, as they were known before the British drove them out of Nova Scotia's Acadian province and into Louisiana swamps, are annually thankful for their survival, and the bounty nature provided them in their new Low Country home. They had rice, wild turkeys, crawfish, shrimp and alligator, and they found...
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...Thanksgiving is when the leaves start to fall and it is time for venison? Though Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate the pilgrims and the Indians. Their traditions were very different than it is by today's standards. Would you go out and hunt for your turkey or deer. I know the Thanksgiving tradition for most people is to put a big ole turkey in the oven. A lot of people eat ham with their meal. I figure out that a lot of people eat all the same sort of sides, which usually consist of mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. It was very much the same for the pilgrims too they have many sides with their meals. A lot of people eat with family and some people do it with there friends. That is very similar to the original Thanksgiving,...
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...MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Thanksgiving is a time for family, football and good food. Those traditions are no different for the West Virginia football team. "It's a family thing for me," linebacker David Long said. "I'm a big family person myself. I haven't got to do Thanksgiving since I have been here but it's a nice time to be around the family, catch up on some stuff and definitely eat good." Mountaineer fans are very familiar with one family in particular, the Whites. Thanksgiving at the White house was sure to be a good time. "It was a big dinner, about 20 plus people there and tons of food," Ka'Raun said. One of their favorite things to do was to play games together. "We played this game, Taboo, its called," Ka'Raun explained. "That's a big...
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...My parents were hard at work in the kitchen preparing for the Thanksgiving dinner. The house smelled of desserts, lasagna, macaroni and turkey. Every year, Thanksgiving Day, my family would sit down for a feast with neighbors, friends, co-workers, and relatives to give thanks for all that we have. We are thankful that we can celebrate such a special moment together every year. This Thanksgiving Day feast had the potential to become “very special”. I ate Thanksgiving dinner in front of my neighbors, friends, co-workers and relatives absolutely naked, with the exception of boxer shorts. This breach of the social norms and ethics would prove uncomfortable and awkward for every individual at the dinner table. I sat in a bathrobe, Ralph Lauren, and ate and conversed normally with the guests; I received strange looks from the others, but no one directly questioned why I had a robe on at this formal dinner setting. Instead, some individuals chose to whisper to one another about my choice of clothing. It was now time to deploy the second phase of this outrageous experiment; I went to the upstairs bathroom to take off the robe. I felt foolish and nervous. This ridiculous act had the potential to single-handedly ruin every single relationship that I had with the people downstairs....
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...Thanksgiving Dinner Even though it was many years ago, I vividly remember my first Thanksgiving dinner. I was a little kid, no older than the age of seven. I flew in that day from Ann Arbor, Michigan, where we had attended a special ceremony honoring my uncle. As a result of the hectic flight schedule, I did not have the opportunity to eat very much that day, and I was eagerly anticipating the Thanksgiving dinner. We arrived at my grandparent’s house around six thirty in the evening. As soon as I entered the house, the tremendous aroma of all the foods filled the air and my taste buds began salivating in anticipation for the meal. Normally at family meals the food came out in courses, appetizers followed by the entrée. However, this time all the food came out at once. I immediately reached for the turkey and proceeded to take a huge slab of meat for my plate. Coupled with gravy, the turkey seemed irresistible. It was a big piece of dark meat, roasted to perfection. The skin had some sort of spice on it. I don’t recall the name of the spice, but I can tell you that the spice was sharp. Yes sharp, I think that’s the best way to describe it. After my first bite I found myself reaching for the nearest cup of water. However, after I got used to the spice, I began to realize its incredible taste. In less than ten minutes, I proceeded to wolf down this massive chunk of turkey. Feeling the need to fill my now empty plate, I next reached for the Cranberry sauce. I had tasted...
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...The meaning of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, The annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the pilgrims in 1621, and is held on the fourth thursday in november. There are many meanings to thanksgiving like a big meal or football but the true meaning is to give thanks to God. This holiday takes place this year on november 23, 2017 Every november there is a celebration throughout the world. This holiday is called Thanksgiving. On this day we celebrate and give thanks to God for all the things he has gifted us with.We have been celebrating this holiday for almost 400 years. During this holiday there are multiple traditions and family...
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...Compare and Contrast Essay Outline Template Back in the 1621 the pilgrims and Native Americans held the first Thanksgiving. However, they did not eat what most people eat on Thanksgiving. Instead of turkey, they mostly ate duck and venison. Instead of cranberry jelly, they had baskets of corn and berries. They did not have mashed potatoes, they had pumpkins and squash. They also had waterfowl, lobster, and clams. They did not have the proper equipment to cook these so they might have gotten Paragonimus. You may have your whole family come to Thanksgiving, but in 1621, only chieftains and descendents could come. There are many different things that people did on their Thanksgiving. People eat many different things on Thanksgiving. Some people...
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