On New Years’ Day in 1804, a group of former slaves gathered in Saint Domingue to unequivocally declare independence and mark the establishment of a new nation. They named their new country Haiti. Fifteen years earlier, most of these men were subjugated and destitute in...
In 2015, thirty seven percent of people surveyed reported that their New Year’s Resolution was to stay fit and healthy. Among the other top choices were: lose weight, travel more and spend more time with family and friends (“This Year’s Top New Year’s Resolution?”). With...
The importance of A Doll’s House being set during the Christmas season is because the Christmas season is easily relatable and this can help the reader to make inferences about what is going on through familiarization. In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, Ibsen uses...
The ringing of children’s voices, high and clear, happy to catch up with cousins; massive tables that display myriad foods; strong, dignified corporate men whispering business in closed quarters, hoping not to get caught by their wives. Chinese New Year’s is no place for business....
Did you ever heard about the story of Nian? Nian was a very horrible monster that came out and ate people during the Chinese New Year’s Eve. This monster was afraid of red color and loud noise, so at that time people was going to...
Relatives and friends are mourning the deaths of 10 Americans, including two families, killed in a New Year’s Eve plane crash in Costa Rica. The dead included two doctors from Clearwater, Florida, and their two children, and a couple from the New York suburb of...
The Importance of Christmas Christmas is celebrated worldwide on December 25th every year. While it started as a Christian holiday, it’s become so much more than that, reaching across cultures and societies. This essay takes a closer look at why Christmas is such a big...
