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Best Parts Of Thanksgiving Break

As told by "Friends"

James Madison

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Thought Catalog

As we have now passed the halfway point of the semester, work still seems to be piling up and we all seem to feel a little extra drained. Sometimes it seems like college does not take a rest and you are constantly going, going, going. Being productive and working hard is important, but there is nothing wrong with looking forward to the wonderful holiday season. Luckily, Thanksgiving break is just around the corner! With this wonderful holiday coming up, it is definitely time to start being thankful for all you have in life, take in the beauty of Fall around you, and start getting ready for the most wonderful time of the year.

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Adulting

Dear Mom, Now That I'm Older

A letter to the woman who made me the woman I am today.

University of Cincinnati

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Dear Mom,

Now that I'm older, I definitely appreciate you a lot more than I did as a kid. I appreciate the little things, from the random text messages to constantly tagging me on Facebook in your "funny" photos and sending me pins of stuff I like on Pinterest. Now that I'm older, I can look back and realize that everything I am is all because of you.

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I Adopted My Dog And It's True What They Say, A Dog Is Really Man's Best Friend

I don't know what I'd do without Oscar.

Eastern Michigan University

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I Adopted My Dog And It's True What They Say, A Dog Is Really Man's Best Friend

Emma Vega

One of the hardest things I've gone through in life was dealing with the death of my dog. Bowzer was a unique dog, with crystal jade-colored eyes and markings on his fur that you never see. He was full of energy all the time and someone had to keep their eyes on him 24/7, but he was the baby of our family and we loved him dearly. That's why it was so hard to lose him so abruptly. I remember it clear as day, but I won't put you in the position of picturing that. I cried for weeks. It took me a long time to go through the grieving process because I had only lost one other dog before, but I was too young to remember it being so sad for me.

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Politics and Activism

I Broke Free From My Parents’ Politics By Doing These 3 Things

For a while, I was OK with being uneducated. I was OK with ignorantly soaking up political conversations during the holidays. I was OK with conforming to my parents' beliefs and not having my own true political voice. I was OK. Until I realized — I wasn't.

Rutgers University

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I Broke Free From My Parents’ Politics By Doing These 3 Things

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I grew up in an Italian Roman Catholic household. My parents' values were dominated by conservatism as much as our dinner table was overwhelmed by pasta dishes. As expected, these values highly influenced their political views, which I inevitably inherited.

For a while, I was OK with being uneducated. I was OK with ignorantly soaking up political conversations during the holidays. I was OK with conforming to my parents' beliefs and not having my own true political voice. I was OK, until I realized — I wasn't.

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As told by "Friends"

1. Eating great home cooked food

2. Seeing your family and friends!

3. Black Friday Shopping (if you're daring enough)

4. Getting into the holiday spirit

5. Catching up on all your favorite shows

6. The simple fact of knowing you have made it way past the halfway mark of the semester and only have a bit more to go!

7. It is socially acceptable to start listening to Christmas music

There's no other place you'd rather be in the summer.

A bad day at the lake is still better than a good day not at the lake.

You know the best beaches and coves to go to.

You have no patience for the guy who can't back his trailer into the water right.

Doing the friendly wave to every boat you pass.

The cooler is always packed, mostly with beer.

Giving the idiot who goes 30 in a "No Wake Zone" a piece of your mind.

You have no problem with peeing in the water.

You know the frustration of getting your anchor stuck.

Watching in awe at the bigger, better boats that pass by.

Knowing any swimsuit that you own with white in it is best left for the pool or the ocean.

The momentary fear for your life as you get launched from the tube.

You're able to go to the restaurants by the water wearing minimal clothing.

Having unexpected problems with your boat.

Having a name for your boat unique to you and your life.

There's no better place you'd rather be in the summer.

We all miss you down here.

It is hard to think that I have spent a year without your guidance.

I watched you be the strongest you ever could be, not only for yourself but for Mimi and Mom.

A letter to the woman who made me the woman I am today.

Dear Mom,

Love, Your Daughter

I don't know what I'd do without Oscar.

For a while, I was OK with being uneducated. I was OK with ignorantly soaking up political conversations during the holidays. I was OK with conforming to my parents' beliefs and not having my own true political voice. I was OK. Until I realized — I wasn't.

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