https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection Read "Valentine's Day, So Lucrative for Businesses, has a Naughty History" http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-valentines-day-history-business-20170214-story.html. Write in complete sentences using proper grammar and sentence structure. (1) Provide an overview of the article (what is it about in your own words?) (2) How did Valentine's Day originate? (3) Why is a holiday like this one excellent for businesses? // Write in complete sentences and defend your answer by providing quotes/textual support from the article. Reference the author when you discuss the article (David Lazarus). This will be graded. en-us 2018-02-14 14:18:38 UTC 2026-03-08 20:50:18 UTC hello@padlet.com kaitlyn_michaud https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231577349 1) The article "Valentine's Day, So Lucrative for Businesses, has a Naughty History" by David Lazarus, talks about how the Holiday, Valentines Day, really originated and how the tradition used to be spent. Lazarus also talks about how its good for business. 
2) Valentines Day originated from Romans, "Emperor Claudius II in the 3rd century A.D., each on Feb 14, according to legend." Says Lazarus.Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th century poem “The Parliament of Fowls” helped set the date. It’s about birds declaring their love for one another on Feb. 14. Ophelia makes passing mention of Valentine’s Day in “Hamlet.” 
3) A holiday like Valentines Day is so good for businesses. "Modern Americans will spend $18.2 Billion expressing their ardor by the end of Tuesday." ]]> 2018-02-14 16:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231577349 anthony_constantis https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231645673 In the article, Valentine's Day goes back to the Romans where men whipped women nearby with goat skins. The author states, "Those Romans. They put the Rome in Romance." In 1913 Hallmark, America's number 1 leading card company, made the first Valentine's Day Card.Therefore, hiding the past of the holiday. Many people do not know the true story of why this special holiday came to be. ]]> 2018-02-14 18:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231645673 zachary_smith10 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231646214 1. This article explains to us how Valentines day started and the events leading up to us celebrating it every year. 
2. It started with men named Valentine who were said to have been beheaded on the same day, Feb. 14. Before there beheadings, they both wrote leaders to significant others with the ending like so, "From your Valentine". 
3. This holiday that started many decades ago is a business boomer because most Americans are using this holiday to purchase items for there significant other, items like jewlery, flowers, cards, etc. ]]> 2018-02-14 18:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231646214 jerry_burke https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231649827 1. The article Valentines day talks about the way Valentines use to be celebrated. The author Lazarus also talks about how Valentines day is an ideal day for business. 
2. Lazarus states that it originated in  Rome when, in the middle of February, the toga crowd celebrated Lupercalia. This involved men getting naked, sacrificing goats and then using strips from the skins to chase and whip nearby women, thereby improving the women’s fertility.
3. It is good because " Modern Americans will spend 18.2 billion expressing their ardor by the end of Tuesday. It also states that " an average 136.57 per lover". This means that an average person spends about 136.57 on the holiday. ]]> 2018-02-14 18:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231649827 samuel_juskiewicz https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651616 1) In the article "Valentines day, so lucrative for business, has a naughty history", it explains how people spend a lot of money for their valentine.
2)Lazarus says it started in Rome. it involved naked people and a sacrifice of a goat.
3)The reason this holiday is good for businesses is that lovers will spend crazy amounts of money of their valentine. "This year, the National Retail Federation says, U.S. consumers marked Valentine’s Day by spending an estimated $4.3 billion on jewelry, $3.8 billion on an evening out, $2 billion on flowers, $1.9 billion on clothing, $1.7 billion on candy, $1.4 billion on gift cards and gift certificates and $1 billion on cards."

]]> 2018-02-14 18:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651616 jalen_moss https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651714 1.Valentines Day was not always romantic. The article says that the Romans would celebrate with wine, sex, and violence. 
2. Valentines day originated from the Romans in the 3rd century A.D. on every February 14th. 
3. Valentines Day is excellent for business because chocolate businesses make a lot of money because lots of chocolate is being bought for this day. Businesses that make cards for Valentines Day get lots of money for people who want to buy their partner a sweet card. Restaurant and flower business make a lot of money because many dates are set up to go out and eat. Flowers are being bought by men who want to give their girl something nice. ]]> 2018-02-14 18:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651714 daniella_quinn https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651737 1. This article talks about how Valentine's Day evolves by many different years and places. 
2. Valentine's Day originated in Rome. The men used to be naked and sacrifice goats and then using strips from the skins to chase and whip nearby women, thereby improving the women’s fertility.
3. It is good because Americans spend so much money on this holiday. Americans spend $18.2 billions dollars on gifts. 

]]> 2018-02-14 18:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651737 lucas_muley https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651837 1. The article ¨Valentine's Day, so lucrative for businesses, has a naughty history¨, Is about how valentines day was originaly celebrated. Also the article explains how valentines day is a day of business.
2. Valentines day originated with naked men sacrafising goats and slapping women.
3. This holiday is important for businesses because people will buy things for there friends and family members.]]> 2018-02-14 18:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651837 kyle_seligman https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651915 1. The article is about the history of valentines day and showing that it was not always romantic and about love.
2. Valentines day originated with the ancient romans in the middle of febuary where men were getting naked and sacrificing goats.
3. A holiday like this one is very beneficial for businesses because many people spend money on things for their valentine.]]> 2018-02-14 18:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651915 alyssa_agnew https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651936 This article talks about the history of the holiday and how the holiday itself was not always a "romantic"  one. The past is pretty gruesome considering what it said in the article, women were whipped and also heavy violence occurred on this day. It originated from ancient Rome, when the toga crowd celebrated Lupercalia. A holiday like this is so excellent for businesses because restaurants become busy, jewelry stores become crowded, florists shops make a lot of money on this day, possibly more than any other day.]]> 2018-02-14 18:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651936 david_fernandez2 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651958 1.the article called "valentine's day." which has naughty history by David Lazarus  and it talks about the dark history of valentine and the beneficial.
2.valentine's day was originated by the Romans but especially to Emperor Claudius II because according the roman the bird will declare their love on feb 14.
3.A holiday like Valentines Day is so good for businesses. "Modern Americans will spend $18.2 Billion expressing their ardor by the end of Tuesday." ]]> 2018-02-14 18:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231651958 christina_katsouris https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231652067 The article states that Valentine's Day is not really celebrated for the history that it was known for.  Lazarus' also points out that the history was not know to be romantic in fact, it was celebrated in a more gruesome and vulgar way.  Valentine's Day is said to have originated from Rome, when the toga crowd celebrated Lupercalia. This holiday is great for businesses because the industry receives billions of dollars a year. People will spend hundreds of dollars on that day for their lover.]]> 2018-02-14 18:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231652067 joseph_steinke https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231652123 . The article by the Chicago Tribune  highlights the meaning and origin of the holiday. Along with statistics and other things.
.The romans  celebrated Lupercalia. This involved men getting naked, sacrificing goats and then using strips from the skins to chase and whip nearby women, thereby improving the women’s fertility. Barbaric as it was this was the beliefs of the romans.
Valentines day is fantastic for business because everyone and their mother buys a card or gift. This racks in billions and that does not even include dinner and jewelry .
.]]> 2018-02-14 18:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231652123 manuela_herrera https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231652237 1. This article is talking about the history of valentines day, and the history wasn't really a romantic story, and business take granted for this day because a lot of people waste their money on gifts for valentines for their loved ones.
2. Valentines day originated with the ancient romans in February and the men would go out naked and sacrificing goats
3. This day is a good business because people would buy anything for their loved ones even though it's really expensive, according to David Lazarus, "Modern Americans will spend $18.2 Billion expressing their ardor by the end of Tuesday."]]> 2018-02-14 18:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231652237 brandon_sadowski https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231656300 This article talks about the history of the holiday Valentines. .The romans  celebrated Lupercalia. This involved men getting naked, sacrificing goats and then using strips from the skins to chase and whip nearby women, thereby improving the women’s fertility. 
Valentines day originated with the ancient Romans in February ]]> 2018-02-14 18:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231656300