Essays on Holidays

It was just a week before my seventeenth birthday. Party preparations had started. My family never had a big celebration of anyone’s birthday I was the first one. It was also because I graduated from high school with a regent’s diploma and my parent thought...

Today is my birthday! I’m finally turning 15, I grab my crutches and head downstairs. “Good morning Zara, Happy Birthday!” “Thank you, mum.”  Today I must go to physical therapy again and I’m not looking forward to it, but at least this will be the...

For those with an eating disorder, Halloween is a challenging time. Eating disorders and sweets do not typically go together easily, so all that holiday candy can increase stress and hamper recovery. However, it is possible to enjoy Halloween while in recovery from an eating...

We were up before the sun was even set high up in the sky it was pitch black, hearing the roosters say, “Cock-a-doodle-do” as I feel the cold breeze hitting the back of my neck sending a chill up my spine. Mom, dad, Lj and...

Christmas is used to be my favorite holiday. It is a time where we have family gatherings with bunch of food around a house full of Christmas ornaments. There are lots of reasons why I love Christmas but as I look around, it is not...

This paper teaches and expands on the basics of probability using the birthday paradox. This was chosen as it is an interesting topic with surprising results, which should encourage beginners to read on. The paper shows that if there are 23 people in a room,...

Every year the nation waits in anticipation for the first sign that Christmas is on its way. We ready ourselves for the whispering cover of a classic love song and get the tissues ready for a story that will warm our hearts. Since 2007 it...

The longest month of the year is always a bittersweet time. The day I came into the world was so cold the pipes of the house froze and the air outside was chilled and thick. The winter frosting covered the trees and coated the grown...

Right when Amanda missed her menstrual cycle, she met with an obstetrician and found out she was pregnant. At this point during prenatal development, a zygote cell becomes a blastocyst, and moves toward the uterus. From then, supportive structures such as the umbilical cord begin...

The second Monday of October is one of the most incredible days of the year. Adorable pumpkin and fall decorations, no worry or stress of buying gifts and remembering just what you have to be thankful for, are a few of the reasons that make...