Eng III Period 2 | Valentine's Day Article Reflection by Christina Zacharias https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_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 13:14:49 UTC 2018-02-14 14:25:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Valentine's day dominic_cabrera https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231478475 1. Lazarus' article is about the history of Valentine's day. It's a day where lover show their love regarding their money. 
2. Valentine's day originate from ancient Romans. They celebrate by males sacrificing goats and whipping women for their fertility. 
3. It is excellent for business as people spend so much. The average American spends about 19 billions of dollars of chocolate, jewelry, flowers, candy and going out.]]> 2018-02-14 13:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231478475 Valentine's Day Article Reflection shalia_moscat https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231478794 1. This article explains how Valentine's day is celebrated differently now than in the past. In the past, Valentine's Day wasn't something that was romantic. It was celebrated "with wine, sex, and a bit of violence" (David Lazarus). Now, it's just a date in the year that we spend a ridiculously amount of money for our special someone.
2. Valentine's Day originated from the ancient Romans in the middle of February, when they celebrated Lupercalia. After all, "They put the Rome in romance" (David Lazarus). And it can also be traced back to St. Valentine who was beheaded and before the event wrote a letter to a lady friend signed with "from your Valentine." (David Lazarus).
3. This holiday is an excellent for businesses because people spend so much money regardless of the price to make their love happy. And if they don't have enough time to put someone together they can purchase a card, a flower, and a few chocolates to make it up to them. And if they're lucky a necklace, too.]]> 2018-02-14 13:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231478794 Valentine's day daniella_ellison https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231478934 1. This article discussed how we celebrate modern day Valentine's day in comparison to how Valentine's day was celebrated when it was initially made. It said how today we spend billions on our lovers and back then, men would use the skin of goats to whip women with it. 
2. According to Noel Lenski, Valentine's day was said to be originated from the Ancient Romans who were celebrating the toga crowd. 
3. A holiday like this is amazing for business because so many industries make money off of it. For example, Americans alone spent $19 billion on the last Valentine's day. The money is spent on things that are sweet like chocolates, candies, jewelry and flowers. Buying things like these all at once boosts businesses.]]> 2018-02-14 13:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231478934 Valentine's Day veronica_panzac https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231481692 (1) This article is about how Americans celebrate Valentines Day in comparison to how the Romans did it back in the day. It shows how much the tradition has changed. It is also about the business behind it, Americans spend an average of $18.2 Billion on Valentine's Day.
(2) Valentine's Day originated from the Romans who celebrated the toga crowd.
(3) Holidays like this one really contributes to the growth of economy because people feel the need to buy something either for themselves or for others in order to feel like they are celebrating. Marketing tends to give us the message that if we don't buy something for that holiday, then are you really celebrating it?. That is why people spend billions when it comes to holidays.]]> 2018-02-14 14:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231481692 V DAY jamal_cooney https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231481863 1. The article is about the details of Valentine's Day and how it is for the Romans and Americans. It describes how it is the day when millions of people find a way to express their love in a complex variety of ways and also, the amount of money that the holiday brings in.
2. Valentines Day originated from the ancient Romans, mid February , when the Togas celebrated Lupercalla.
3. Valentines is a exceptional for business because on this day, every one around the world is shopping for their love one and making sure it is one to remember. Not to mention those who are shopping for multiple people in their lives. The article shows the selling numbers and they're huge. Valentines day is really a cheaper Christmas.]]> 2018-02-14 14:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231481863 Valentine's Day katlynn_costello https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231482753 1.The articles explains the history of Valentine's Day and how industries like florists are making big-time money and it shows how much people spend on different items for their loved ones.
2. Valentines Day originated from Ancient Rome.
3.The holiday is exceptionally well economically because people spend hundreds on items for their loved ones. The average American spends almost $150 on items in marketing industry.]]> 2018-02-14 14:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231482753 Valentine's Day hannah_jones4 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231482804 1. This article describes the history of Valentines Day and how it came to be the way that it is today. Also, it states the amount of money that Americans spend for Valentines Day. 
2. The name Valentines Day originated from a man named Valentine signing a letter to his lover with "From your Valentine". The date to celebrate this holiday came from a poem called “The Parliament of Fowls”. 
3. A holiday like this is great for businesses because it is meant for gift- giving. Flower, jewelry, and card businesses get a lot of costumers for this holiday. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231482804 Valentine's Day francis_kostzer https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483051 This article talks about how we celebrate the holiday is different from how it used to be spent back when it first originated. It also talked about how Valentine's Day became a huge profit for many people. It originated in the 14th century in Rome thanks to a poem. It is good for business because the profit for Valentine's day is making each year is about 10 billion dollars. People would buy chocolate or flowers to show their love. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483051 Velentines leonard_ricca https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483173 1. This article is about How it was not always a romantic day, and how businesses such as hallmark make so much money. 2. Valentines day originated from ancient Rome.
3. A holiday like this one is excellent for businesses because people spend so much money on their "valentine" each year. Companies make money when people buy cards, chocolates, and flowers. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483173 Valentine's Day taylor_bardar https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483198 This article talks about the origin of valentine's day and how it was not always a day of showing and receiving love.
Valentine's Day was originally created by the Romans. This day was not always about the love. They would take this day to sacrifice goats. 
This holiday is excellent for businesses because everyone feels the need to share the love. It is one day that is dedicated to showing love to others. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483198 Valentine's Day ramon_fernandez1 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483276 1. This article is about how Valentine's day was created and the history behind it. It additionally included how it has changed and how much cash goes into the occasion.
2. Valentine's day started from antiquated Romans by praising guys giving up goats and whipping ladies for their ripeness.
3. Valentines day is brilliant for business since it profits on things, for example, blossoms, chocolate, adornments, apparel, and so forth;]]> 2018-02-14 14:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483276 Valentine's Day sean_hassett https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483436 1. In my own words I this article goes back to what Valentine's Day started as and what the original celebration for it was. 
2. Valentines Day originated with men getting completely naked and sacrificing goats to use the skin to whip women with it based on what (David Lazarus) said.
3. I think that a holiday like this would be perfect for business at local stores or anywhere because millions of people buy chocolates, cards, teddy bears, etc which brings a lot of money into these places.]]> 2018-02-14 14:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483436 Valentine's Day Article bianca_gaertner https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483446 1) This article gives you the background about v-day and also gives you information about modern day valentine's day and how much companies make every year. 
2) Valentines day goes way back to the ancient Romans who celebrated Lupercalia. They had different traditions like sacrificing goats and using there skin to whip women to improve there fertility. 
3) Valentine's day is a great way for businesses to make money, because girls are expecting to get chocolates, cards, flowers, and maybe even jewelry. This holiday has become all about the money. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483446 Valentine Article jake_goldman https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483501 1. The article gives a brief background of the origin of Valentines day, and then David Lazarus talks about the cost that people spend on average in gifts for their lover on this day. 
2. Valentines day originated from the Romans. Back then, it was a day of sacrifices. Men used to sacrifice goats and use use skin to whip the women around town, supposedly making the more ripe and fertile. 
3. This holiday is great for businesses because of how much money is spent on chocolates, balloons, flowers etc. American spend about 150$ on this day between gifts and dinner on average which is great for any consumer based business.]]> 2018-02-14 14:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483501 Valentine's Day taylor_letvinchuk https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483589 1. The article gives background information about one of the most expensive holidays, Valentine's day. Come to find out that it's not all hearts and candy that surrounds this holiday but ancient traditions from Rome. 
2. Valentine's Day originates from ancient Rome where they would in the coldest month of February sacrifice a goat and use its skin to whip nearby women thinking it was improving their fertility. 
3.  Esther A. Howland was the first person to mass produce cards fro this day making a total of 100,000 a year. Valentines day is big for business because everyone is trying to almost buy the love of someone else or just too prove the love they have for that person. Billions of dollars are spent for this day from Americans. But for all those single Americans save the cash for something even better. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483589 Valentines day scott_shreiar https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483618 1. The article is about how Valentine's Day was created and the differences of Valentine's Day back then compared to today. 
2. Valentine's Day originated in ancient Rome when the toga crowd celebrated Lupercalia. This involved men getting naked, sacrificing goats and then using strips from the goat's skin to chase and whip nearby women. These actions were done because they were thought to increase fertility. 
3. According to federation president Matthew Shay, Valentine's Day is excellent for businesses because it is a time when lovers show that they care by buying items regardless of budget. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483618 Valentines justin_luehrs https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483775 1. This article is about the history of Valentines Day and what it started as.
2. Valentines day originated In ancient Rome. The men would get naked, skin goats, and hit girls with the goat skin to try to increase fertility.
3. This day is great for businesses because they make so much money. The article states that "Modern Americans will spend $18.2 billion expressing their ardor by the end of Tuesday." (David Lazarus). This means that all the businesses selling Valentines Day items will be making money. A reason why businesses make so much money is because if someone has a girlfriend, and the guy does not get her anything she will most likely be mad, so people feel obliged to buy items for Valentines Day.]]> 2018-02-14 14:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483775 Valentine's Day theodore_lucas https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483870 1) This article is about how Valentine's Day came along. The history behind this holiday and what is was like hundreds of years ago compared to today. Also the prices that come along with this holiday.
2) Valentine's Day originated from ancient Rome with a toga crowd in Lupercalia.
3) This holiday is excellent for business because people will spend a average $136.57 per lover. The sales of candy, flowers, and all the Valentine's Day staples rise exponentially. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483870 Valentine's Day Article maxwell_mcfield https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483909 1.) This article written by David Lazarus provides a background for Valentine's Day and explains the history of Valentine's Day and why we celebrate it. It also touches up on the amount of money we spend on Valentine's Day annually.
2.) David Lazarus writes about the history of Valentine's Day and mentions that many historians agree that Valentine's Day can be traced back to ancient rome and back to St. Valentine.
3.) A holiday like this one is excellent for businesses because it gave an opportunity to entrepreneurs to create products and sell them to people looking to give a gift for Valentine's Day. It's a holiday based off love and affection and one of the most common ways someone could show that is through thoughtful gifts.]]> 2018-02-14 14:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483909 V Day santiago_azpurua https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483932 valentines day originated as an almost lucrative event in Roam where the "toga crowd" celebrated an event called Lupercalia. During lupricalia the men would would sacrifice a goat while in their natural state of nudity, then while naked they would skin the animal and whip the women with it to improve their fertility, thats wild if you ask me.

Valentines day is an amazing day for marketing because recently it has become a day of gifts and cards that we use to express ones love towards a partner and or acquaintance. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231483932 Valentines Day alfredo_hurtado https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231484212 1) This article is telling us how Valentines day in the past was celebrated differently then the way we celebrate it today with love. 
2) It originated in Ancient Rome, during the time of the Romans.
3) Companies are making so much money because everyone wants to buy gifts for there valentine. They make money by selling chocolates, hearts, and cards. As David said, the average american is spending almost 150$ on valentine items in the marketing industry. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231484212 Valentine's day isabella_perez https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231484251 1. This article is about Valentine's Day and its history. It gives us background information about where it came from and how the traditions for it have changed throughout the years. It also provides reliable sources, including statistics that show the amounts of money spent around this time each year. 
2. Valentine's day originated from ancient Romans who used to celebrate it whipping women thinking it would improve their fertility
3. This holiday is such an excellent business because people spend millions of dollar on it. For America it is now nothing more than a profit-seeking time for companies. According to the National Retail Federation, Modern Americans will spend $18.2 billion expressing their love.



]]> 2018-02-14 14:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231484251 Valentine's Day nicolas_diaz https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231484263 1.The Article is about how Valentines Day started and the cost of the holiday.
2.Valentines Day originated in Rome. The Romans loved to keep love in there life.
3.Valentines Day is a excellent day for businesses because people are willing to spend a lot on the person they love. For example it is estimated that people spend $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. All that money being spent goes to each and every company.
 
]]> 2018-02-14 14:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231484263 V Day julian_hodgson https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231485266 1. This article about Valentine's Day describes both history and the impact it had on sales and business. It provides background information of the national holiday.
2. Valentines Day originated in ancient Rome. The month February was the coldest month of the year, so the men got naked and sacrificed a goat. After skinning the goat, they would run around town whipping the females to increase their fertility. 
3. On Valentine's Day, everyone goes out and spoils their significant other, and the more expensive, the more it is appreciated. Everyone goes out and buys flowers and chocolate with a card. This is then followed by a fancy dinner at a highly rated restaurant. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231485266 Valentine's Day halie_murphy https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231486524 1.) This article provides information about Valentine's Day that not many people know about. Also how much revenue is made from people; like $1.7 billion spent on candy .
2.) Valentine's Day originated from Rome as the men would sacrifice goats and use the skin to whip women.
3.) This day is a great opportunity for businesses because they can create their own ideas for consumers. ]]> 2018-02-14 14:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231486524 Valentines day ricardo_bernal https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231486829 1. The article gives background information about one of the most expensive holidays, Valentine's day. Come to find out that it's not all hearts and candy that surrounds this holiday but ancient traditions from Rome. 
2. Valentine's Day originates from ancient Rome where they would in the coldest month of February sacrifice a goat and use its skin to whip nearby women thinking it was improving their fertility. 
3.  Esther A. Holland was the first person to mass produce cards fro this day making a total of 100,000 a year. Valentines day is big for bushiness because everyone is trying to ]]> 2018-02-14 14:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIIPer2_ValentinesDayReflection/wish/231486829