Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday right behind Christmas and I think everyone else would agree that they like this holiday as well. I like it so much because it brings me and my small family together at my grandma’s house and we all watch the lions lose and eat great food. More and more stores keep starting to open on Thanksgiving, which to me isn’t a good thing. If more stores keep opening than they will all need more workers to work, and by needing this, it will take people away from spending time with their families, ruining Thanksgiving for a lot of people.  I think about all stores should be closed down, black Friday is the very next day and stores can make their holiday profit then.

People shouldn’t be forced to work on Thanksgiving, especially if they have plans with their family. I don’t see the reason to have so many stores trying to outdo each other on thanksgiving by trying to be open first and beat their competitors. If people need anything on thanksgiving from a store than they should get it a day or two in advance and not wait till the last minute. If stores want to be open on Thanksgiving so early than they should at least open their doors as soon as they can for black Friday but not all on Thanksgiving, to me that is unfair for all the workers that must go out and work and miss out on this delicious holiday.

 

Classic Times-Compare/Contrast essay summary

The winter classic is a very unique and special game that happens once a year in the NHL. It stands out so much more than just a regular season game. The 2014 Winter Classic was the one that stands out most to me, because I went to it. I'll be comparing the differences between the 2014 Winter Classic and a regular season game like the difference in the attendance, the revenue, and everything else that differentiates the two.

Ted Talk: “How I Brought a River, and my City, Back to Life”. By: Aziza Chaouni. The Fez River is in the Medina of Fez, Morocco. Once called the “soul” of the city. The river got polluted with sewage and pollution and was covered bit by bit until nothing remained, in the 1950’s. Aziza is telling her story on how she transforms her river back to its former glory, and her city in the process. She uncovered the river with a group of engineers. She cleaned the water and made it accessible to the people.

 

I liked this talk; you can tell she is very determined to fix the river and keep the city alive. She laid out many steps that she has already and will make in the near future. I think it’s a big process and will succeed and the city of Fez will live. I like how she had pictures of her steps and how they will all look once finished.