Christmas shopping

Christmas is one of the bniggest events of the year. i found out tht 77% of all shopper are going to buy at least one gift card for christmas. Last month, 30 percent of adults nationwide said they would spend $1,000 or more on gifts, while 25 percent plan to spend between $500 and $1,000, and 35 percent planed to spend less than $500. The average was $730. According to research from usatoday, an average person will spend $800 on christmas gift, which is 5% more than last years.

Source: http://www.allbusiness.com/society-social/customs-cultural-heritage/10634806-1.html#ixzz1bwLSfKD7

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2006-12-05-forbes-shopping_x.htm

Question 13 Chapter 17

What did the state militia in Philadelphia do when thousands of wokers and their families attempted to block railroad crossings?
The state militia of Philadelphia opened fire on thousands of workers and their families and killed 20 people. In all, over 100 people died before the strike finally collapsed several weeks after it had begun.

Nation of Immigrants

I think that moving to an entirely different continent from your own home is a very brave action that has many great outcomes. I think that the families that leave their lives in their homeland in search of a better place for themselves and mostly their children are the greatest parents that a kid can have. This means that they are so devouted to giving their kid a better education tht there isnt a place they will go to get it.

These traits that the immigrants have shows american just how valuable America really is and helps Americans appriciate their homleand more than already do. I do not feel a connection with my immigrant ancestors because my parents are immigrants so im the first of the next generaion. But im sure that if there were immigrants in my ancestry, i would strongly agree with them about having a better life by moving to America. I would want my family to live better too if i was in their position.