Journal #7 Big Box Office Numbers

(http://pixabay.com/en/autumn-decoration-fall-food-fresh-2905/)

Journal #7 – Big Box Office Numbers

Over the holiday, it seems that many Americans spent time heading to the movie theatre rather than sitting at home chatting with the family, according to Sean O'Neal’s “Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office: America Gorges Itself on Patriotism, Vampires, and CGI Tigers” Article . To no surprise to many of us, Twilight was one of the top grossing movies over Thanksgiving, bringing in $64 million in just four days. Twilight was followed by Skyfall, Life of Pi, Rise of the Guardians, Red Dawn, Hitchcock, and finally Rust and Bone.

Journal #6 - Thanksgiving Haters

(http://pixabay.com/en/autumn-colorful-decoration-fall-20426/)

Journal #6: Thanksgiving Haters

While searching for my next blog post topic, I ran across an article titled “In Defense Of... Hating Thanksgiving” by Colin McGuire (http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/165314-in-defense-of-hating-thanksgiving/), and with the holiday fast approaching I couldn’t refrain from reading what this piece entailed. I was startled to find out the article is basically a hate list of every negative aspect of Thanksgiving! Granted Thanksgiving, just like any other holiday has its downfalls such as those awkward conversations with family members you see maybe once a year, screaming children, travel, and numerous other not so fabulous aspects of the holidays, I think that many of us still seem to enjoy the chance to celebrate ad get together. The bashing of one of the most American holidays actually kind of offended me, probably due to the fact that even with Thanksgivings negative’s, I still find it to be one of the most enjoyable holidays.