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 Response: The holidays have not really changed too much for me as I have grown older. Compared to my childhood nothing has changed between then and now as we continue the same traditions that we did back then. 


Summary: Completed Lesson 6 vocabulary.


Reflection: I learned a plethora of new vocabulary words. Knowing these words will enhance my writing.

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