UNIT5WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERSAlexHaley
ALEXHALEY(1921—1992)Americanbiographer,scriptwriter,andauthorbecamefamouswiththepublicationofthenovelRoots:TheSagaofanAmericanFamily,whichtraceshisancestrybacktoAfricaandcovers7AmericangenerationsastheyaretakenslavestotheU.S.
THANKSGIVINGHISTORYSecondmostimportantholidayintheU.S.,celebratedinonthefourthThursdayinNovember.associatedwiththetimewhenEuropeansfirstcametoNorthAmerica.In1620theshiptheMayflowerarrived,bringingabout102peoplewhotodayareusuallycalledPilgrims.
THANKSGIVINGCELEBRATIONSThanksgivingdinnerTurkey,stuffing,mashedpotatoeswithgravy,sweetpotatoes,cranberrysauce,sweetcorn,variousfallvegetables(mainlyvariouskindsofsquashes),andpumpkinpie
THANKSGIVINGGivingthanksSayinggrace(谢恩祈祷)beforecarvingaturkeyatThanksgivingdinner,Pennsylvania,U.S.,1942
THANKSGIVINGCELEBRATIONSVacationandtravel:ThanksgivingBreakThursday-SundayParadesMacysThanksgivingDayParadeinNYC“NationalThanksgivingTurkeyPresentation”and“PresidentialPardoning”Footballandothersports
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MAINIDEABywritingthree“thankyou”letters,theauthorrealizesthathumanbeingslongforotherpeople’sappreciationfortheirefforts.Therefore,heencouragespeopleto“findthegoodandpraiseit”.
WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERSItwas1943,duringWorldWarII,andIwasayoungU.S.coastguardsman.Myship,theUSSMurzim,hadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Mostofherholdscontainedthousandsofcartonsofcannedordriedfoods.Theotherholdswereloadedwithfive-hundred-poundbombspackeddelicatelyinpaddedracks.OurdestinationwasabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.IwasoneoftheMurzim’sseveralcooksand,quitethesameasforfolkashore,thisThanksgiving