T oo. Good. T itle. November Issue

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1 T oo Good To T itle November Issue

2 Staff Page Cou r tn ey Adcox Safa Al azab Tash an ta Br yan t Al exan der Cr u z M ir iam Zu n iga Gar cia Writer s Sodaytr a Gr een Ain sl ey Jack son Ger ar do Lopez-Vil l a Jasm in e Rich ar dson Tayl or Steven son T ableof Contents H istor y of Th an k sgivin g, p 3 M em es, p 5 Recipes, p 8 Th an k sgivin g Footbal l, p 11 Th an k sgivin g M ovies, p 13 Pol l s an d Tr ivia, p 15 Bl ack Fr iday,p 17

3 His t o r y o f t hank s g iving win ter, so th ey wer e stil l su ffer in g an d str u ggl in g to fin d r esou r ces to get ar ou n d. Th er e was al so an oth er tr ibe th at join ed th e feast. Th e tr ibe con sisted of 90 W am pan oag In dian s fr om a n ear by vil l age; it al so con sisted of th eir l eader M assasoit. Th an k sgivin g is a h ol iday wh en fam il y an d fr ien ds com e togeth er to eat an d give th an k s to th e peopl e or th in gs th ey?r e th an k fu l for. It?s al so a tim e to get com for tabl e, r em in isce abou t ol d tim es, r el ax, en joy th e h eat an d watch T.V. Th an k sgivin g today is easier for u s n ow th an th e fir st Th an k sgivin g feast. For th e fir st feast, th e peopl e wh ich wer e pil gr im s didn?t h ave th e r esou r ces an d en joym en ts th at we h ave today. Pil gr im s h ad to wait a wh ol e year for th eir cr ops to gr ow fu l l y, th en th ey h ad to cook th e food. Th ey al so didn?t h ave sh el ter so, th er efor e, th ey didn?t h ave h eat. M ost of th e or igin al pil gr im s died becau se of th e col dn ess. So th at?s wh y I th in k Th an k sgivin g is better today th an th e fir st Th an k sgivin g. It?s k n ow th at pil gr im s cel ebr ated th e?fir st Th an k sgivin g? in 1621 on Pr ovin cetown H ar bor. In 1621, th e 53 su r vivin g pil gr im s h ad th eir fir st h ar vest. Th e feast l asted th r ee days. Th er e wer e or igin al l y 102 pil gr im s, bu t du e to th e M ayfl ower Com pact th at took pl ace on Septem ber 16, 1620, th e M ayfl ower voyage cost 45 pil gr im s th eir l ives. M ost of th e death s wer e du r in g th e win ter fr om fr ost bite. After a l on g 66 days on th e M ayfl ower, th e pil gr im s fin al l y r each ed wh at was k n own as th e?new W or l d.? Du r in g th e tim e th ey r each ed th e n ew wor l d it was stil l Th an k sgivin g was cel ebr ated each year after th at. Th an k sgivin g th en star ted to spr ead, an d th e gover n m en t star ted to pay m or e atten tion to th e cel ebr ation. In 1789 Geor ge W ash in gton decl ar ed a n ation al day for th an k s an d pr ayer. Geor ge W ash in gton decl ar ed th at day to h on or th e U.S. con stitu tion. Today?s Th an k sgivin g th at ever ybody k n ow was pr ocl aim ed an official feder al h ol iday by pr esiden t Abr ah am Lin col n in Abr ah am r efer r ed to th is h ol iday as a day of?th an k sgivin g an d Pr aise to ou r ben eficen t Fath er wh o dwel l eth in th e H eaven s.? Abr ah am didn?t ju st m ak e Th an k sgivin g a n ation al h ol iday so th e wh ol e n ation cou l d give th an k s for its?advan tages an d pr ivil eges.? Abr ah am h ad an oth er r eason h e wan ted to fin d a way to br in g th e n ation togeth er du r in g war or a ter r ibl e tim e. An oth er way peopl e cel ebr ate Th an k sgivin g Day is by goin g to th e par ade in New Yor k City (NYC). Th e n am e of th e par ade in NYC is?m acy?s Th an k sgivin g Day Par ade.? Th e idea of th is par ade cam e abou t wh en Eu r opean im m igr an ts wan ted to cel ebr ate th eir n ew Am er ican h ol iday. Th is par ade star ted in 1924 in Newar k, New Jer sey by Lou is Bam ber ger at h is stor e (Bam ber ger?s). Th e par ade star ted to spr ead to oth er stor es an d wen t m or e pu bl ic, so M acy?s decided to tak e on th e par ade in Th e par ade was or igin al l y su pposed to get peopl e in th e m ood for Ch r istm as sh oppin g. Befor e M acy?s h ad decided to tak e on th e par ade in 1924 th ey h ad th eir own Th an k sgivin g tr adition. Th e tr adition

4 was m or e of a H al l oween th em e. Ch il dr en wou l d dr ess u p as vagabon ds, pain t th eir faces an d go ar ou n d th eir n eigh bor h ood ask in g,?an yth in g for Th an k sgivin g.? In today?s M acy?s par ade in th e l in eu p th ey h ave fl oats, Cen tr al Par k Zoo an im al s, an d br ass ban d cl own s. Th er e wer e al so com edy acts. Even th ou gh Th an k sgivin g took pl ace year s ago, we stil l cel ebr ate it. Th an k sgivin g today is differ en t in m an y ways th an th e fir st Th an k sgivin g feast, bu t we stil l h ave som e sim il ar ities. An exam pl e of a differ en ce between today?s Th an k sgivin g an d th e fir st is h ow l on g it tak es. Today Th an k sgivin g on l y l asts for a day, bu t th e fir st Th an k sgivin g took th r ee days. A sim il ar th in g th at th ey both h ave is th at we eat an d pr ay on th e day of Th an k sgivin g. Oth er differ en ces wou l d be h ow th e?m acy?s Th an k sgivin g Day Par ade? cam e abou t. At th e en d Th an k sgivin g is stil l a day to give th an k s an d pr ayer to you r l ove on es. This is a picture that was painted in 1914 by Jennie Brownscombe to describe what the first Thanksgiving feast looked like. This is a painting that was painted in 1943 by Norman Rockwell. This picture was painted to represent how today's Thanksgiving is. This is a picture of the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade Wr it t en By: Tash an t a Br yan t

5 Memes M em es ar e som eth in g th at is r en own ed to abou t al l of u s. M em es can be fou n d in differ en t l an gu ages. For exam pl e, in M exico, two popu l ar m em es ar e on es th at con sist with a m in ion an d Ker m it th e Fr og. Th er e ar e stil l peopl e wh o don 't wh at m em es ar e. A m em e is a a h u m or ou s im age, video, piece of text,etc th at is copied an d sh ar ed on th e In ter n et. M em es can com e is an y for m of l iter atu r e or con text. In oth er wor ds, th ey can be in appr opr iate, r acial, ster eotypical, dan k, dead, etc. Bu t th eir h istor y defin es th em differ en tl y an d sh ows th em differ en t th an wh at we k n ow so far of m em es of today. It?s su r pr isin g th at th e ter m?m em e? was fir st u sed in Biol ogy. It was coin ed by evol u tion ar y biol ogist Rich ar d Dawk in s in h is fam ou s book, The Selfish Gene, focu sin g on cu l tu r al ideas, beh avior, an d styl e. In th is book, Dawk in s tal k s abou t h ow m em es wil l go on in th e fu tu r e an d wil l descr ibe th e h u m an society; bu t th e m em es h e is tal k in g abou t is th e on e in Biol ogy. In a way h e is r igh t, m em es ar e descr ibin g th e h u m an society an d is on e of th e m ost vir al th in gs in Bu t th at was ju st th e wor d it sel f bu t wh er e does?m em es? com e fr om or devel op ar ou n d wh at tim e. Th e m em e it com es fr om th e star t of th e 1900s. You m ay n ow k n ow th e bu t th er e wer e m em es back th an. Bu t th ey wer e n ot in th e for m an t as we see th em today. Th ey did h ave th e pictu r e an d th e caton with it. Bu t wh en you r ead it's h ar d to u n der stan d sin ce it's th e h u m or th at we ar e u sed to. Bu t I bel ieve th e evol u tion of th e m em es wer e bein g ch an ged th r ou gh th e even ts of th e even ts of th e tim e. Lik e you com par e th e 60s to th e 80s you see a differ en ce is cu l tu r e. I bel ieve th is was th e sam e th in g for th e m em es th r ou gh its evol u tion. Du r in g W or l d W ar II, kilr oy was her e was a sym bol for th e Am er ican ser vicem an. An y pl ace in th e wor l d wh er e a Am er ican ser vicem an wen t wil l see th is sym bol. It was fou n d in r estr oom s, on tr u ck s, tan k s, sh ips, an d bom bed ou t wal l s. An d al m ost an y pl ace it cou l d be pain ted, pen n ed, scr atch ed, or ch al k ed. Even du r in g an in vasion or battl e, som eon e wou l d l eave th e sym bol wh er e th ose fol l owin g wou l d see it. It was a sym bol of cou r age, pr ide, en cou r agem en t, an d ver y defin itel y a m or al e booster. Th at is wh y it was al l ar ou n d th e wor l d. Th is is a l ovin g m em or ial em br acin g al l wh o ser ved du r in g W or l d W ar II year s fr om 1940 th r ou gh Th is is an exam pl e of on e of th e ol d m em es. It's even stil l u sed today, bu t n ot in th e way it was u sed du r in g W W II, in stead of kilr oy was her e th ey wou l d pu t a differ en t n am e l ik e? ju an was h er e?. An exam pl e is wh en on th e m ovie of th e fair l y odd

6 par en ts wer e tr avel in g ch an n el th r ou gh ch an n el. an d wh en th e evil babysitter fou n d ou t sh e did th e sam eth in g.sh e stopped by spr in gfiel d in th e sh ow "Th e Sim pson s". After sh e l eft th e city in disaster sh e l eft h er n am e an d th en pu t after it "was h er e". so th is can seen th at even after W W II th is m em e was stil l u sed. Pepe th e Fr og, Bad Lu ck Br ian, Gr u m py Cat, Al on e, Over l y Attach ed Gir l fr ien d - th e in ter n et in fu l l of m em es. So you won der to you r sel f?h ow do i m ak e a m em e.? W el l th at?s n ot h ar d to do. Al l you n eed to do in fol l ow th ese steps. Step 1. Down l oad an app or visit a website Step 2. Look for a pictu r e th at is tr en din g or on e you pr efer Step 3. Add th e caption (th e jok e) to th e pictu r e th at you bel ieve fits it To r ead a m em e th e r igh t way, you wil l h ave to l ook at th e wor ds fir st, th en l ook at th e pictu r e th at is bein g pr esen ted. Step 4. n ow sh ar e th r ou gh th e In ter n et or on an y social m edia th at can be seen by peopl e W r itten by Ger ado Lopez-Vil l a an d Al exan der Cr u z To u n der stan d a m em e you wil l h ave to k n ow th e back gr ou n d stor y of th e wr itten caption an d th e pictu r e th at is pr esen ted. To fin d th e m em e fu n n y to you r r igh t, you h ave to k n ow th e m ean in g beh in d it. Th e top par t of th e pictu r e is abou t God sayin g "l et th er e be l igh t" fr om th e Bibl e. Th e bottom par t is abou t a m oth, an d we al l k n ow th at m oth s ar e attr acted to l igh t. So it wil l be in ter ested wh at th e fath er is sayin g, sin ce h e said "l et th er e be l igh t".

7 Thank s g iving Rec ipes f r o m t he St af f o f t o o Go o d t o Tit l e Am er ica is a pl ace th at is a h om e to m an y differ en t peopl e. H owever, cel ebr atin g Th an k sgivin g is som eth in g we al l h ave in com m on. W h en th in k in g of Th an k sgivin g, we th in k of foods su ch as bean s, gr een s, potatoes, tom atoes, l am b, r am, h og, dogs, you n am e it, bu t m ost im por tan tl y th e h am an d tu r k ey. H er e at Too Good To Title we th in k of each oth er as a fam il y,so fr om ou r fam il y to you r s h er e ar e a few side dish es to con sider for you r Th an k sgivin g din n er. Pr ep ar at i on Sp agh et t i Ver d e (Gr een Sp agh et t i ) I n gr ed i en t s Spagh etti n oodl es 3 Ch il e Pobl an os 3 tbs sou r cr eam ¼ of on ion diced 1 cl ove of gar l ic Sal t to taste 1 can of Ch ick en br oth ½ bu tter stick 1. Cook 3 ch il e pobl an os over a pan u n til th e sk in of th e pepper tu r n s bl ack. After th ey fin ish cook in g, peel th e sk in of th e pepper,th en, r em ove al l seeds. 2. Bl en d th e 3 th e ch il e pobl an os, 3 tbs of sou r cr eam, ¼ of on ion s, 1 teeth of gar l ic, an d th e can of ch ick en br oth togeth er in a m ediu m to l ar ge bowl. 3. Boil th e spagh etti 4. Let ½ of a bu tter stick m el t in a big pan.th en, pu t th e cook ed spagh etti in th e pan with th e bu tter an d m ix it for 1 m in u te. 5. Add th e bl en ded in gr edien ts. M ix th e spagh etti con stan tl y on l ow h eat for abou t m in u tes.

8 Gr een bean casser ol e I n gr ed i en t s 2 can s(10.5) Cam pbel l?s con den sed cr eam of m u sh r oom sou p 1 cu p of m il k 1&½ tsp gar l ic sal t 1&¼ bl ack pepper 1 bag (28 oz.) fr ozen O?Br ien potatoes 2 can s (14.5 oz. each ) an y styl e Del M on te gr een bean s, dr ain ed 1 con tain er (6 oz.)fr en ch cr ispy fr ied on ion s, divided (2? cu ps) 2 cu ps sh r edded ch eese, divided Pr ep ar at i on : 1. Pr eh eat oven to 350 degr ees. In a l ar ge bowl, wh isk togeth er sou p, m il k, gar l ic sal t an d bl ack pepper. Stir in for potatoes, gr een bean s, 1? cu p of on ion s an d 1 cu p of ch eese. 2. Pou r m ixtu r e in to a 13x9-in ch bak in g dish. Bak e, u n cover ed, for 30 m in u tes or u n til h ot an d bu bbl y. Spr in k l e with r em ain in g 1 cu p ch eese an d 1? cu ps on ion s. 3. Bak e for 5 m in u tes or u n til ch eese is m el ted an d on ion s Cr eam Ch eese Cr escen t s w i t h St r aw ber r i es an d W h i p Cr eam I n gr ed i en t s 2 (8 cou n t) Pil l sbu r y (or igin al ) cr escen t r ol l s 2 Cr eam ch eese 16 oz. bl ock s 1 tbs Van il l a fl avor ½ stick Bu tter Pack of str awber r ies 2 tbs Cin n am on W h ip cr eam Su gar Con t i n u ed on t h e n ex t p age

9 I n st r u ct i on s 1. Pr eh eat th e oven on 350 degr ees. Th en, in a l ar ge bowl, m ix th e cr eam ch eese, van il l a fl avor,1 tbs of cin n am on, ½ cu p of su gar, u n til bl en ded wel l. Rin se an d tak e th e l eaves off of th e str awber r ies. Th en, cu t each str awber r y in h al f. In m ediu m sized bowl, stir th e str awber r ies in with ½ a cu p of su gar. Let th em sit in th e r efr iger ator for abou t 30 m in u tes. 2. Spr ay you r pan down with cook in g spr ay,th en u n r ol l an d l ay on e can of cr escen t r ol l s on a r eason abl e sized pan. Pin ch th e per for ated ar eas of th e cr escen t r ol l togeth er so th at th er e ar e n o open in gs in th e r ol l. Be su r e n ot to add acciden tal h ol es an d if so, cl ose th e h ol es u p as best as possibl e. 3. Pou r th e m ixtu r e on th e cr escen t dou gh an d even l y spr ead ou t th e m ixtu r e. Don 't spr ead th e m ixtu r e too cl ose to th e edges of th e cr escen t dou gh. Leave r oom for cl osin g. 4. Un r ol l an d l ay th e secon d cr escen t r ol l can on top of th e m ixtu r e. After pin ch in g cl ose th e per for ated ar eas of th e top l ayer of dou gh, cl ose both th e bottom an d top l ayer s of dou gh togeth er so th at th e m ixtu r e is cl osed u p between both of th e cr escen ts r ol l s. 5. Bak e for abou t m in u tes or u n til gol den br own. After th e cr escen t is don e, h eat ½ stick of bu tter u p u n til fu l l y m el ted. Th en, stir 1 tbs of cin n am on in with th e m el ted bu tter. Gl aze th e m ixtu r e on top of th e cr escen ts th en pu t cr escen ts back in th e oven for abou t 2-4 m in u tes. W h en r eady,l et th e cr escen ts sit for at l east 5 m in u tes. 6. W h en r eady to eat, cu t cr escen ts h ow ever you pl ease. Even th ou gh m acer ated str awber r ies an d wh ip cr eam ar e con sider ed toppin gs an d ar e n ot m an dator y to h ave on you r cr escen t, it does h el p m ak e th e desser t..en joy!!!! W r itten by : Sodaytr a Gr een

10 f o o t bal l ho l id ay wou l d Footbal l is som eth in g m ost ever y fam il y tak es a par t in watch in g on Th an k sgivin g. M an y fam il ies watch it on TV wh il e cook in g, eatin g, or ju st h an gin g ou t with oth er s. Som e peopl e even spen d th e day atten din g th e gam es with th eir l oved on es. Footbal l h as been a par t of Th an k sgivin g for m an y decades, bu t h ow did footbal l becom e a Th an k sgivin g tr adition? Th e fir st footbal l gam e th at was pl ayed on Th an k sgivin g br oadcasted via r adio over 94 station s acr oss th e Un ited States on Novem ber 29, M an y peopl e tu n ed in to l isten to th e com m en tar y abou t th e m atch between th e Detr oit Lion s an d th e Ch icago Bear s Geor ge A. Rich ar ds, th e own er of th e Lion s, set u p a h ol iday gam e as a way of dr awin g atten tion to h is own fr an ch ise, th at was u su al l y over sh adowed by h is own er sh ip of th e Lion s. Th e gam e con cl u ded with a cl ose scor e of with th e Bear s tak in g th e win. Th e br oadcast was ver y su ccessfu l an d th is was th e star t of a tr adition th at l ast for year s to com e. Even th ou gh th e h ol iday is abou t spen din g tim e with th e fam il y, th at did n ot stop fan s fr om en joyin g th e gam e on Th an k sgivin g. Th an k sgivin g is th e per fect m ar k in g poin t for fan s becau se it is towar ds th e en d of th e season, so each gam e gives th e r eal istic vision of th e pl ayoffs. Th is r esu l ts in pl en ty of fan s to be excited to watch an d l isten to th e gam es. W h en th e Detr oit Lion s pl ayed th e Ch icago Bear s in 1934, a l ot of peopl e atten ded th e gam e, in fact th e gam e was sol d ou t with al l 26,000 seats fil l ed in th e stadiu m. Peopl e even waited ou tside an d ju st l isten ed to th e gam e, h opin g to cel ebr ate a victor y for th eir team. It is said if th er e h ad been m or e seatin g avail abl e th at an addition al 2500 tick ets wou l d h ave been sol d. W e can defin itel y say th at th is gam e was a su ccess. Th e Dal l as Cowboys an d th e Detr oit Lion s pl ay ever y year on Th an k sgivin g, n ot n ecessar il y

11 again st each oth er th ou gh. It h as becom e an an n u al tr adition for th e Lion s to pl ay on Th an k sgivin g sin ce th e gam e again st th e Bear s in Th e Dal l as Cowboys took a br eak fr om pl ayin g on tu r k ey day for ar ou n d 5 year s between , bu t th ey ar e n ow pl ayin g ever y year on Th an k sgivin g. Detr oit an d Dal l as fan s can al ways h ave a good gam e to l ook for war d to wh il e h avin g som e del iciou s food. To th is day a bu n ch of peopl e watch footbal l with th eir fam il ies an d fr ien ds on Th an k sgivin g day. It's estim ated ar ou n d 25.8 m il l ion viewer s watch footbal l on th is h ol iday, wh ich is qu ite a l ar ge n u m ber. M an y footbal l fan s base th eir Th an k sgivin gs ar ou n d watch in g th e gam es th is in cl u des, m ak in g food befor e, after, or in between gam es, m ak in g footbal l th em ed dish es an d dr in k s, an d h avin g en ou gh seats for ever yon e to h ave a good view of th e TV. Fan s m ay al so wear th eir l u ck y jer seys on th e h ol iday in h ope for a Th an k sgivin g win. Footbal l h as an d stil l does h ave a m ajor effect on h ow Am er ican s spen d th eir Th an k sgivin g h ol iday. By : Tay l or St ev en son an d Jasm i n e Ri ch ar d son The Detroit Lions were the NFL Champions in This shows the team for the Lions.

12 mo vies o f t hank s g iving M ov i e 1 - Bohem i a n Rha psody Boh em ian Rh apsody is a m ovie based on th e r ivetin g l egacy of th e cl assical r ock ban d Qu een. It depicts h ow th e ban d cam e to be an d h ow th ey m ade som e of th eir h it son gs. Th is m ovie wil l be r el eased Novem ber secon d of th is year an d is r ated PG-13. It is dir ected by Br yan Sin ger (pr eviou sl y k n own for dir ectin g X-M en an d The Usual Suspects) an d th e com pan y wh o h el ped pr odu ce it is 20th Cen tu r y Fox. Th e th r ee m ain actor s in th is m ovie ar e Ram i M al ek (k n own for h is r ol e in N ight at the M useum ), Ben H ar dy (k n own for h is r ol e in X-M en: Apocalypse), an d M ik e M yer s (k n own for h is r ol e in Shr ek). If you en joy Qu een an d cl assic r ock, you sh ou l d defin itel y go see th is m ovie. Tr ail er l in k :h ttps:/ / oviein sider.com / m 7 967/ boh em ian -r h apsody/ videos/ M ov i e 2 - Robi n H ood (2018) Robin H ood is a m ovie based on th e wr itin gs of H owar d Pyl e in It?s a m oder n twist on th e back stor y of Robin H ood wh il e stil l k eepin g th e feel of a k in gdom fr om th e ol d days. Th is m ovie wil l h ave a l ot m or e action th an pr eviou s Robin H ood fil m s an d l ook s ver y excitin g. It wil l be r el eased on Novem ber twen ty-fir st of th is year an d is r ated PG-13. It is dir ected by Otto Bath u r st (k n own for dir ectin g M ar got) an d th e com pan y wh o h el ped pr odu ce it is Lion sgate. Th e th r ee m ain actor s in th is m ovie ar e Tar on Eger ton (k n own for h is r ol e in The Sm oke), Jam ie Dor n an (k n own for h is r ol e in Fifty Shades ser ies), an d Jam ie Foxx (k n own for h is r ol e in Django Unchained). If you en joy action -fil l ed m ovies with a tou ch of r om an ce th is m ovie is for you. Tr ail er l in k :h ttps:/ / oviein sider.com / m / -h ood/ videos/ M ov i e 3 - Fa nt a st i c Bea st s: The Cr i m es of Gr i ndelwa ld Fantastic Beasts: The Cr im es of Gr indelwald is th e secon d m ovie in th e Fantastic Beasts fr an ch ise. It is r ated PG-13 an d wil l be r el eased on Novem ber sixteen th. It?s dir ected by David Yates (k n own for dir ectin g som e of th e H ar r y Potter m ovies) an d th e th r ee m ain actor s in th e fil m ar e Joh n n y Depp (k n own for h is r ol e as Captain Jack Spar r ow ), Eddie Redm ayn e (k n own for h is r ol e in The Danish Gir l), an d Ju de Law (k n own for h is r ol e in The H oliday). It tak es pl ace after Newt Scam an der captu r es Gr in del wal d in th e fir st m ovie an d con tin u es th e pl ot after th at. I r ecom m en d watch in g th e fir st m ovie or r eadin g th e book s befor e seein g th is m ovie. Tr ail er l in k :h ttps:/ / oviein sider.com / m 12886/ f an tastic-beasts-an d-wh er e-to-fin d-th em -2/ videos

13 M ovie su ggestion for Th an k sgivin g H om e Alone Th an k sgivin g is a tim e to spen d with fam il y an d fr ien ds. It?s th e per fect tim e to sit ar ou n d in you r l ivin g r oom an d watch m ovies togeth er. For som e peopl e, th at m ovie sh ou l d be H om e Al on e. Th e or igin al H om e Al on e was r el eased on Novem ber 16th in Sin ce th en, th er e wer e fou r oth er H om e Al on e m ovies m ade, cr eatin g five in total. Th is m ovie is an Am er ican com edy or igin al to watch with th e fam il y an d en joy. H om e Alone is abou t an 8-year -ol d boy n am ed Kevin wh o l ives in a big h ou se with a big fam il y wh o m isu n der stan ds h im an d don?t pay atten tion to h im. On e Ch r istm as, th ey pl an n ed to go to Par is, wh ich l ead to ever yon e r u n n in g ar ou n d to get r eady for th e tr ip. In th e m ovie, th e n igh t befor e th ey go to th e air por t to l eave for Par is, Kevin wish es h is fam il y wou l d ju st disappear. Th e n ext m or n in g, th ey wer e gon e. Th ey en ded u p l eavin g Kevin by acciden t becau se th e power l in es wer e dam aged. Du e to th e power ou tages, th eir al ar m cl ock s didn?t go off an d th ey h ad to h u r r y to get r eady, r u sh in g to go to th e air por t to catch th eir fl igh t befor e it was too l ate. Kevin even tu al l y wok e u p an d n oticed n obody was at h om e. H e was as h appy as can be at fir st, u n til h e r eal ized th at th er e wer e r obber s com in g to br eak in to h is h ou se. Kevin decided th at h e wou l dn?t be ou tdon e by oth er peopl e an ym or e. H e cr eated boobytr aps an d oth er th in gs to pr otect h im sel f fr om th e r obber s, l eadin g to h il ar iou s in ju r ies an d jok es. Despite win n in g again st th e r obber s, Kevin r eal izes h ow badl y h e m isses h is fam il y. H is m oth er r eal izes th ey l eft h im at h om e an d th ey ar e r eu n ited in th e en d. Th is m ovie sh ows th e im por tan ce of fam il y an d wh y we sh ou l d be th an k fu l for it, even if th ey get on ou r n er ves som etim es. W r itten by Ain sl ey Jack son an d Safa Al azab

14 Po l l s and Tr ivia Pol l s Do y ou p r ef er Tu r k ey or H on ey H am? Tu r k ey: 39.5% H on ey H am : 60.5% Do y ou p r ef er Pu m p k i n Pi e or Ch ocol at e Pi e? Pu m pk in Pie: 21.6% Ch ocol ate Pie: 78.4% W h en d o y ou p u t u p t h e Ch r i st m as t r ee? Bef or e or af t er t h an k sgi v i n g? Befor e:10.5% After : 89.5% Bl ack Fr i d ay sh op p i n g? Yes or N o? Yes: 62.5% No:10% M aybe:27.5%

15 Tr ivia 1. W h i ch t w o zod i ac si gn s ar e associ at ed N ov em ber? A. Ar ies, Libr a C.Scor pio, Sagittar iu s B. Aqu ar iu s, Can cer D. Libr a, Sagittar iu s 2. W h at y ear w as t h e f i r st Th an k sgi v i n g? A C B D W h en d i d t h an k sgi v i n g becom e a f ed er al h ol i d ay? A.1654 C.1679 B.1863 D W h en i s Th an k sgi v i n g t h i s y ear? A. Novem ber 22 C. Novem ber 25 B. Novem ber 29 D. Novem ber 24 Answers: 1. C 2.A 3.B 4.A

16 5 hel pf ul Tips f o r As m an y of u s k n ow, Bl ack Fr iday is pr obabl y th e scar iest day of th e year. Th e biggest deal s of th e year ar e attr actin g l ar ge cr owds of peopl e. Becau se of th is, m an y decide n ot to par ticipate in Bl ack Fr iday sh oppin g. Bu t th at is com pl etel y u n n ecessar y. Today I wil l be givin g five tips to h el p you pr epar e for Bl ack Fr iday sh oppin g. Ti p 1: M ak e a L i st! Th is is cr u cial to h ave a su ccessfu l sh oppin g exper ien ce. List th in gs l ik e th e stor es you wan t to go in, wh at you wan t to get, an d wh o you ar e sh oppin g for. You can do th is on you r ph on e or on paper. Ti p 2: Recei p t s!! W h en you 'r e sh oppin g, k eep u p with you r r eceipts. If you decide you fou n d a better deal on an item, or ch an ged you r m in d abou t a gift, you m ay n eed a r eceipt to r etu r n you r pu r ch ase. You sh ou l d al so ask th e r etu r n pol icy on cer tain item s. Som e stor es m ay ch an ge th eir r etu r n pol icy ar ou n d th e h ol idays, so ask to be su r e. Ti p 3: Th ef t!!! On e of th e biggest fear s for Bl ack Fr iday sh opper s is th eft. W om en ar e su bject to th eft m or e th an m en becau se of on e th in g; pu r ses! To l igh ten you r ch an ces of becom in g a victim of th is despicabl e cr im e, don?t tak e you r pu r se. In stead, tak e a jack et or a wr istl et th at you can h ol d. (Ju st m ak e su r e you don?t l ay it down som ewh er e.) Ti p 4: Don?t Go Al on e!!!! Bl ack fr iday sh oppin g can be a scar y tim e of th e year. To pr even t m adn ess, go with fr ien ds or fam il y m em ber s. If you go with a l ar ge gr ou p, an d

17 decide to spl it u p, h ave at l east on e per son in each gr ou p th at can dr ive. Al so, m ak e su r e th at you k n ow th e ar ea th at th e oth er gr ou p wil l be at, an d k eep you r cel l ph on e on. Th is is to m ak e su r e al l th e gr ou p m em ber s ar e safe. Ti p 5: L ook At Deal s Bef or eh an d!!!!! M ost peopl e k n ow th e tr ick beh in d m an y Bl ack Fr iday deal s. Th e stor e r aises th e pr ice befor e Bl ack Fr iday,th en cl aim s th e r egu l ar pr ice is a deal. To avoid bein g scam m ed, sear ch th e pr ices on cer tain item s you wan t. Th ese ar e th r ee h el pfu l tips for Bl ack Fr iday sh opper s. I h ope you u se th em to h ave a su ccessfu l sh oppin g exper ien ce. Written by Courtney Adcox & Miriam Garcia