Prompt: How have the holidays changed as you have grown older? Compare your experiences of the holidays during childhood with how you experience them now, focusing on shifts in perspective, responsibilities, or emotional meaning.

 Prompt: How have the holidays changed as you have grown older? Compare your experiences of the holidays during childhood with how you experience them now, focusing on shifts in perspective, responsibilities, or emotional meaning.


The holidays have changed as I have grown older, as I have more responsibilities and stuff to help out with, like preparing the food and setting up decorations.

Today in class, I took the notebook quiz and wrote the definitions of the lesson 6 words, as well as completing the Langston Hughes Refugee in America assignment.

Today I learnt what the word trite means, which is lacking interest.

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