Memoir: The Truth about Santa It was that time of the year again. Christmas. A time when the dusty tree emerges from its hiding place‚ the shiny ornaments come flowing out of boxes and family and friends gather to have a good time. Nothing but joy and cheer in the minds of everyone as the holiday spirit strikes them all. Yet it is also a day where parents around the world bring forth an unconventional lie in the utmost sense‚ one born from tradition and elaborate storytelling – Santa. Like all other children
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The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is one of the phenomenal carnivals in the world. In February‚ millions of people go to Santa Cruz de Tenerife for the carnival. It is the “second most popular and international known carnival after those held in Rio de Janeiro” (2 September -2011.Wikipedia Foundation‚ Inc. Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife). The two cities of Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz de Tenerife are called the twinned city. The carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the first carnival
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Santa Barbara County Courthouse Santa Barbara is not only well-known for the restful‚ peaceful scenes like a small town‚ but also famous for the purified atmosphere of the European city. Besides‚ the city is dressed up with the sophisticated art landscape‚ flavor wine‚ and the most outstanding thing is the Spanish revival architecture‚ Santa Barbara County Courthouse is a part of this unique construction. The Courthouse is so beautiful and imposing that Charles Willard Moore‚ a famous architecture
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In many opinions‚ invasive species becoming introduced to a different environment is not deemed acceptable. With many situations incorporating these species‚ they are sought to be pests‚ only trying to make lives difficult for others. Many also have come to believe‚ from experience‚ that these insidious species cause harm to the environment of which they are newly exposed to. The businesses and/or government agencies that bring invasive species to a new environment must consider many measures
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Ana Montes is in prison for a little over a decade now. Once a highly decorated U.S. intelligence analyst‚ Montes today lives in a two-bunk cell in the highest-security women’s prison in the nation. Montes spied for seventeen years‚ patiently‚ methodically. She passed along so many secrets about her colleagues and the advanced methods and eavesdropping platforms that American agents had covertly installed in Cuba. Montes’s motivation for spying was pure ideology she disagreed with U.S. foreign policy
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The first time I ever tried to catch Santa Claus. I was only maybe seven years old. One Christmas I was super excited for Santa Claus to bring me presents. I made up my mind that I was going to go to sleep early and try to catch Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve we put up our Christmas tree‚ but we did get to put the decorations on the tree. We rearranged the furniture in the living room so we could put the tree up. Then we went outside to put up the outdoor decorations. We put lights around the
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The Church of Santa Costanza and The Dome of the Rock are both central-plan architectures. The Church of Santa Costanza (c. 350) was originally built was a mausoleum for Constantine’s daughter and is one of the earliest central-plan Christian buildings that has survived. The rotunda in the center is surrounded by an ambulatory‚ a barrel-vaulted passageway‚ with an attached narthex. In order to support the dome and arcade of the rotunda‚ each arch is being held up by a pair of columns (with Composite
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perversion of the (already perverted) homosexual lifestyle. At the risk of generalizing‚ I would argue that many transsexuals then find that they need someone or something that will not judge them and only treat them with the respect they need. La Santa Muerte helps to fill the void left by society in many North American transsexuals. With most people not liking what they do not understand or ca not explain‚ this makes transsexuals the perfect target for them and the Church. People cannot explain
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circumstances where the general population and myself are satisfied with believing without any sufficient evidence. One example of this is Santa Claus. For millions of children‚ including myself‚ who grew up in Christian homes‚ the myth of Santa Claus is one that requires no proof. Every child stays up on Christmas Eve hoping to hear reindeer on the roof in anticipation of Santa bringing Christmas presents. When children reach a certain age‚ usually in middle school‚ they begin hearing the rumors from
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