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Persuasive Essay About Thanksgiving

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The smells of fried turkey and homemade pumpkin pies permeate through the whimsically decorated halls in my house. Awaking to the sound of the Macy's day parade and peeling of grandma’s special potatoes never gets old. Thanksgiving is the most momentous day of the whole year for me. It’s such a special feeling to see the whole family together, cooking, laughing, and of course eating! Thanksgiving has an idiosyncratic place in my heart, mostly because thanksgiving is celebrated at my house and has been for over 15 years now. Sure the weeks leading up to thanksgiving are not so fun with all the cleaning and chaos going on with mom yelling “ I just cleaned that!”, but finally sitting down and eating with your entire family makes it all

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