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    Christmas is by far the holiday season. Christmas‚ in general‚ has always been controversial. Some people think there’s not enough religion in it‚ some think there’s too much religion‚ some people don’t celebrate at all. Despite all arguments‚ Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for a sleighful of reasons. The first of the reasons why Christmas is so holly is Christmas Music. Christmas is notorious for being the music holiday‚ and Christmas music‚ even though it can be grating

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    illnesses treated. Seth’s son‚ Jed (Martin del Rosario)‚ also brings along his half-sister Cookie (Kim Chiu) so her kidney condition could be cured. After the day of the healing‚ each person treated by Elisa dies of strange and violent circumstances. Before each death‚ Seth would be visited by a crow and a puzzling vision of her friend’s doppelganger. II. Identify and explain the basic Filipino Values The film showed about the belief of most Filipinos about “faith Healing.” Most Filipinos believe

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    Love is a dream vs. Love is a nightmare What is love? Love is an intense feeling of deep affection for someone or something. I wish love was that simple. Love is a complicated word that can have a different meaning from one individual to another. Our experiences affect our behavior‚ actions‚ and our perceptions of the world around us. Through the course of one’s life‚ their perception of the world around them will change numerous times. Depending on our experiences with love‚ we may perceive "love

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    play and the movie A Christmas Carol? There are many similarities between the drama play and the movie. There are also many differences. In the play‚ Scrooge is a greedy‚ self centered man who cares for nothing but money and himself. His old‚ dead friend and partner‚ Marley‚ visits Scrooge in the night to tell him to change. Marley sends three spirits to haunt Scrooge to enforce that change. Scrooge is shown his past by the Spirit of Christmas Past. Past shows Scrooge a Christmas long ago where he is

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    Christmas has become The Most Commercially Exploited Holiday Well it looks like it’s that time of year again‚ when twinkly lights are hung‚ families spend time together‚ and retailers start working overtime to beat last year sales. Christmas‚ is one of the many holidays that have lost its true meaning to commercialization. More than likely their first thoughts will be about buying the perfect gifts‚ having the most decorated house on the block‚ or having a silver haired fat man in red underwear

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    A Summary of A Christmas Carol Matt Toback 1). This story takes place in London‚ England. The time is winter and it starts the day before Christmas‚ also known as Christmas Eve. The settings of the book include Scrooge’s Counting House‚ Scrooge’s Home‚ Bob Cratchit’s home‚ assorted places throughout Scrooges childhood like the schoolhouse and the Fizziwig’s place where Scrooge was an apprentice‚ this is where a Christmas party took place and he met the one love of his life. Then it skips to Scrooge’s

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    At the beginning of a Christmas Carol a greedy old man hated Christmas‚ but at the end he changes ways when he is shown his future. In class we read the play version of a Christmas Carol and listened to the audio version of the book. A Christmas Carol is about a greedy old man named scrooge. He is rude and hate Christmas. He is soon visited by three spirits‚ the ghost of Christmas past‚ present‚ and future. In his future Scrooge’s life is horrible and he dies all alone and nobody cares‚ in fact people

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    TITLE- SOCIOLOGIAL ANALYSIS OF CHRISTMAS In this paper I will discuss Social Theories such as Structural Functionalism‚ Conflict theory; with emphasis on Karl Marx’s early work and how it relates to the conflict theory and Symbolic interaction. I intend to define and discuss relevant sociological terms of these theories and how these theories could apply to my favorite holiday which is Christmas. Structural Functionalism as defined by Functionolists such as Auguste Comte and Herbert Spencer

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    If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold‚ it would be a merrier world.” (J.R.R. Tolkien‚ The Hobbit) Many people think that if greed was non-existent‚ then the world would be a much better place. Greed is a big piece in “A Christmas Carol”. There are many versions to compare and contrast‚ but the script of the drama and the movie from 1984 were what was chosen. In the drama (the script) by Charles Dickens‚ there are four ghosts that visit Mr. Ebeneezer Scrooge‚ the

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    Christmas Tree Facts Great Moments in Christmas Tree History * The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ. * The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga‚ Latvia in 1510. * The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531. * Besides evergreens‚ other types of trees such as cherry and hawthorns were used as Christmas trees in the past. * Using small candles to light a Christmas tree dates back to the

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