Ritual

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Tiffany Maynard

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My Sweet Sixteen

Teenage girls all over America know the meaning of “Sweet Sixteen”. It’s when girls who turn sixteen have the biggest celebration of her life. I have seen so many television shows broadcast this as an important event that everyone parent should spend a large sum of money for their daughter’s party. In today’s’ society the typical party is still held however my party was different.

Instead of having a party where everyone dances like a manic and gets drunk like al those shows fill our young teenage minds with. I had a themed party which was Hawaii to me this was still very fun and everyone I invited had a good time. I really don’t see the point on spending so much money in a birthday that we have every year. Even though we turn sixteen only once there’s still the party at eighteen and twenty-one.

I must agree with the facts that Sweet Sixteen’s are memorable because I vividly remember the cake that I ate, the colors of the balloons that filled the house and the feeling of happiness I felt when all my friends enjoyed themselves. Instead of wasting money and getting that empty feeling, I would much rather have a party where everyone can have fun so that I can have a memory that will always make me smile from years on end.