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Personal Narrative: Why I Have Always Loved Thanksgiving

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I have always LOVED Thanksgiving. This wonderful holiday reminds me of how lucky I am to have an awesome family, karate, and shelter. I have an awesome family because, they take care of me when I’m sick or hurt. They also support me, like when I was in my old school someone bullied me and I told my parents so they helped support me. Lastly, they are supper nice. They help me with things and they let me go outside to the high school field with a friend. Karate is awesome because it keeps me safe if someone is trying to attack me. Another reason is that it’s fun to go to practice or practice in my house. Finally, it is challenging and it makes me strong because you have to work hard and memorize the stances. My last reason that I’m lucky

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