A great work of art that has a great impact on my life is the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickson. The story tells of a cold hearted‚ selfish business man named Ebenezer Scrooge‚ who is visited by his deceased business partner Jacob Marley and three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Jacob Marley who chained tells Scrooge that he should change his way or he will be punished in the after life. Marley beged for Scrooge to be given a chance to change. The ghost’s job is to persuade Scrooge to change his
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“A Christmas Carol” Assessment Task “‘A Christmas Carol’ is most of all a tale of transformation” Discuss. “A Christmas Carol” is a short Christmas story‚ written by Charles Dickens during the period of Victorian England. Dickens portrayed a symbolic character of the upper class of the society at that time‚ Ebenezer Scrooge‚ who was a stingy‚ pessimistic miser‚ and eventually transformed into a warm-hearted‚ optimistic old man. Undeniably‚ Dickens demonstrated his transformation as the dominating
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Season of the Year by Noah Cook To quote a famous Christmas song by Andy Williams‚ I believe that the holiday season “is the most wonderful time of the year.” It draws friends and families closer together. With it comes snow that children get to play in. Perhaps the most important‚ it creates memories that can last forever. The beginning of winter is the time of year when the holiday season is just around the corner. Wintertime always brings family to your door‚ and relatives
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Winter There are diferent wonderful seasons‚ and each country has its own pattern. Most people have their favorite season. Howevere‚ winter is a season everyone loves and everyone can hate. Winter is a special season because of the weather‚ hoilidays‚ and outdoor activities. Winter is a time of the year where things matter the most. Next‚ a very dry and cold weather prevails everywhere in the country in winter. Snow is like white ash that falls from the sky onto land. It is like magic before your
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roof made with tree branches and is a temporary open building. Christmas is another time of celebration. For Chileans‚ Christmas time is in the summer‚ but they still do some of the things people do here in America. One of these things is their Santa – Viejito Pascuero or Old man Christmas. Viejito Pascuero delivers the gifts in a sleigh and either enters the house through the chimney or a window. Most of them also remember that Christmas is to celebrate Christ. Carols will be sung and the Bible story
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The Christmas carol written by Charles Dickens has a wide range of characters to contrast each other. The author’s intention is clearly defined through the characters in the different classes of society. Shown through their personalities and how they feel about their lives differentiates the characters. Ebenezer scrooge as the main character has the personality of a grumpy man with a hatred for Christmas representing the inertia of the middle class. Fred scrooge’s nephew on the other hand is the
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Christmas is celebrated by many people. We can celebrate it by having family gatherings‚ have fellowship by food‚ exchanging gifts‚ and letting people know how grateful we are for them. Some other people think of Christmas as a very religious time of year‚ when the prophecy of Jesus Christ coming back and being born was fulfilled. A prophecy is a prediction that you think will come true. Jesus fulfilled many prophecies that were predicted in the old testament. One prophecy fulfilled by Jesus was
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Zachary Tonyes WRT 040 Ms. Rosen 11-4-14 Favorite season All the seasons of the year have special qualities‚ but winter is without a doubt my favorite season. One of the reasons i enjoy winter is because of the beautiful snow and all the activities you can do with it. Another reason why I love winter is because my family loves making the best of the holidays‚ bringing such happiness between everyone in my family. Winter break is a great time for me to get away from reality for some time and to enjoy
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Essay “Challenges” Although success assured completely defeats the point of a “challenge” it is still important to take on the task‚ even though it becomes more of an activity rather than a challenge. From even the simplest of activities we gain valuable experience which we can then use in other aspects of life‚ therefore it is important to complete tasks even if we do not feel that it will be as interesting or rewarding as a genuine challenge. Throughout “A man for all seasons” (Robert Bolt)
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Eyes alive with enthusiasm A rush of embarrassment swept through him Shocked by the directness of the reply His face cracked into an apologetic grin An endless expanse of blue sky Leaves fell and fluttered like snow flakes The wind moaned through the treese moon sailed across the sky like a ghostly gallion Pausing for a moment she became aware of her surroundings The warmth of the air wrapped around her like a scarf A sudden shiver of excitement shot through her body His once designer
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