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almost everything in their paths . Harvey dumped an estimated 27 trillion gallons of rain over Texas and Louisiana in a six-day period in August . Irma , a Category 4 hurricane , wiped out parts of Cuba and Florida with 130 mph winds only a few days later .
The support that was raised after these hurricanes was amazing . NFL star J . J . Watts ’ fundraiser , “ Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund ,” raised $ 37 million to help the families of Texas .
Donald Trump became our President in January , and the world is going crazy . You are either for him or against him . Campaigns have been started to get this man impeached , but the people that support believe everything he says .
In October at a Country Music festival , Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of 22,000 in Las Vegas , firing more than 1,100 rounds , killing 58 people and leaving 546 injured . The
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shocking incident was the deadliest mass shooting in United States history , re-igniting the debate on gun control .
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Salt Bae took over the internet with his outlandish cooking videos . Nusret Gökçe is the real name of the man drizzling the salt on the steak . He is a Turkish chef who owns and runs a number of Turkish steak houses . His video was viewed 10 million times on Instagram .
Many new artists broke onto the music charts in 2017 . “ Despacito ” by Luis Fonsi was one of the best songs of the year . The Spanish song , which Justin Bieber remixed , racked up almost a billion plays on Spotify .
The song “ rockstar ” by Post Malone ( ft . 21 Savage ) has almost 500 million plays on Spotify . Ed Sheeran had a comeback year after releasing his album , “ Divide .” Every song became a hit and “ Shape of You ” reaching a whopping 1 billion plays .
Sports In one of the most-hyped fights ever , watching a good Christmas film . To complete this godly tradition , you need a real Christmas tree to grace the household and make the family feel like it ’ s being protected by Ricky Bobby ’ s version of Baby Jesus .
Don ’ t even get me started on Christmas decorations . Putting ornaments on a real tree is like dressing up a beautiful lady and taking her out for a night on the town . It makes sense to have a nicesmelling tree all dolled up , glowing and knowing it ’ s not some artificial garbage made by bums like Tommy , who are too lazy to go out and get a real tree .
Decorating a fake tree is like dressing up a rock because , much like a rock , a fake Christmas tree has no personality . It ’ s never fun to walk into your living room and see some lifeless figure with no personality . A tree has got to have pizazz .
But Tommy , you and your gang of fake-tree , Grinch-looking , Satan-worshipping Christmas haters can enjoy putting your fake tree together branch by branch . Meanwhile , my gang of real-tree-loving Christmas enthusiasts will gather hands around our real Christmas tree , singing “ Kumbaya .”
Floyd Mayweather , the best boxer in this century , took on the best UFC fight er , Conor McGregor , in August in Las Vegas . Mayweather , who won the fight by technical knockout in the 10th round , made a reported $ 300 million , while McGregor earned $ 100 million . The Houston Astros beat the L . A . Dodgers in a World Series Game 7 . Jose Altuve of the Astros won MVP with 24 home runs and a . 346 batting average .
The Ball family -- Lavar , Tina , Lonzo , LiAngelo , and Lamelo -- have been blowing up all over the media the past couple of months . From the father ’ s outlandish comments about Michael Jordan to LiAngelo ’ s arrest for stealing in China , there ’ s always something going on with this family .
Even though he first came on the scene in 2016 , Colin Kaepernick made headlines all year for his kneel to stand up for African American lives . He started a movement that still hasn ’ t stopped , and you can expect it to continue for the next couple of years . It will have a tremendous impact on history as we know it .
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beliefs of many , I prefer a fake tree in my living room . I get the arguments for real trees , but I don ’ t like walking into the living room , looking at my tree , and knowing that it ’ s looking back at me .
Putting ornaments on a real tree is almost like dressing it , which is just wrong . There are also trails of pine needles with real trees , which hurt the holiday mood . You ’ ll have none of these problems with fake tree . Keep nature where it belongs , and that is outdoors .
Every year , my family and I get out the annual tree box and set up our tree , piece by piece . We ’ ve been doing it for about a decade now , so we know our routine . We can get that bad boy up in less than 30 minutes .
Not once do we to worry about venturing out to a tree farm and spending time deciding which tree is best . What my family has with Christmas decorating is consistency . It ’ s nothing to write home about , but it ’ s also extremely reliable and repetitive . We have it down like a science .
Whatever kind of tree you prefer , the bottom line is that Luttmann ’ s a lunatic . Siding with him makes you one , too .
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