food I don’t know about you but the food is important to everyone especially during the holiday season. Ever since I was a kid I could eat anything and nothing could ever stop me from eating everything until a week before Thanksgiving five years ago. So I was heading to my dad's house for thanksgiving it was the Friday from school and I was excited to go eat as much as I could. 8th grade was not the best time for me in beginning of the semester I get a bad stomach bug and that made me miss the
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of the best-known brands in the world today. However, that wasn't always the case. When the company first started in 1886, it used coupons for free drinks to raise interest in the product. In 1892, marketer Asa Candler finalized the purchase of Coca-Cola from inventor Dr. John Pemberton. Candler's original advertising budget was $11,000. He used items such as calendars, soda fountain urns, painted wall signs, napkins, pencils and clocks to advertise Coca-Cola. The first celebrity to ever endorse
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they lit up as Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush took the stage singing, “It’s Love”. Together the duo delivered a passionate one-hour performance. Nettles’ southern blues vocals were soaring on the powerful ballads “Stay”, “Almost Gone” and the ever-so-moving and traditional “Genevieve”. Sugarland was especially entertaining during the sassy “It Happens” and the carefree, fun-driven “All I Want To Do”, that kept everybody dancing and singing along to the “ooo ooo ooo ooo ooos.” Though there
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After Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Industrial Recovery Act which meant a holiday for banks, his father almost went broke and could barely pay the bills, but they did make it through. The minister of their church was named Dr. W. B. Lindsay. Billy liked his sermons because of how true to the Bible they were, but did not find them amusing. The Grahams had friends named the McMakin family. They believed that Mr. McMakin grew the best tomatoes in America. He also grew other veggies and plants. They taught
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My mother and father were hard workers who provide mostly everything we needed to live comfortably. Our biggest family outing was attending Florida A & M University Football games and picnics at St Andrews State Beach in Panama City, Florida on holidays. My childhood was very eventful and active growing up in the Panhandle of North Florida. I attended the local neighborhood public elementary, middle and high schools in northwest Tallahassee. I participated in city May Day Celebration, youth sports
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In a society with fast food, TV dinners and convenience store deli’s that provide high calorie foods obesity and chronic diseases are a growing issue. Food is also used for comfort in tough times, at social gatherings and a center piece for the holidays. Then there are those people that are just addicted to eating like with any other addict that depends on drugs or alcohol. Many people find themselves looking for a way to lose the added pounds. Proper Nutrition and regular exercise provide a healthier
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and listen to the kids playing in the street. The Catholic school across the street had just let out and the street was full of the sounds of parents calling out and collecting their children. This was the most active our quiet dead end street would ever be. After all the children went home our block would settle down to just the kids that lived on our street. Next to us lived the Donavon family and they had a large family. There were 4 boys and one girl. They were friends with my cousins with
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I wake up to the sound of my ever annoying alarm clock. I lazily reached for it and pressed the snooze button. With a still tired brain, I stared at the wall for about 5 minutes like I always did until finally, I decided to grab my phone from the desk beside me and looked at the screen. My eyes were fixed on the date today - December 10, 2024. If I remember correctly, today is the birthday of my friend from high school, Wil Fonbuena. I've heard she is now a successful singer in Broadway.They say
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inferior to those of opposite-sex couples. As states, like Maine and Washington follow suit in pushing from gay marriage California’s Proposition 8 seeks to ban the marriage of same-sex couples. As a friend of many gay people, it is in both theirs and my best interest that they are, or will be, happy one day. There is no direct evidence presented in the United States Constitution that denies gay marriages. After all, “We, The People,” are entitled to our unalienable rights, as well as that not found but
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Nurse Practitioner “To accomplish great things, you must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe”. The nursing field is one that has very different types of work associated with it. For instance, there are many types of nurses. Some may work in the emergency room, regular hospital, and or they could work in a doctor's office depending on their degree. I chose this career because it will give me the opportunity to broaden my social skills and it will allow me to show the care
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