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they started a new life there although a lot of difficulties and hardships they encountered. after a longtime work, they got a big harvest. the pilgrims had a feast in 1621 near plymouth, massachusetts, which is often referred to as the first thanksgiving. people show their sincere gratitude towards the god, the nature, the earth, the river, the indians and themselves. moreover the 1621 feast has bee a model for the thanksgiving celebration in the united states. so we can see gratitude is an action to can we express our gratitude? itamp。m with you/your make me courageous to be myself from cradle to the grave/so now i wanna thank for destiny/iamp。my topic today is to show our gratitude to people around you. then what is gratitude? at the moment a wellknown song es into my mind. yes, that is called heart of feel grateful. my heart is filled up with gratitude because iamp。s minds. while men are encouraged to pete and to assert themselves, we are expected to be quiet, loyal and obedient. this is not very different from what is expected of us as good wives and good mothers. the challenge we face calls for a higher level of our personal development and selfdetermination. the story of my grandmother and myself mirrors the lives of millions of other women in china and perhaps in the world. many of them still lead the life of my grandmother. their worth is not yet recognized. it is the responsibility of a young person like me to work hard and struggle hard so that they too will see themselves and will be seen in the mirror of society. this is my dream. this dream, i believe, is no