If you knew me you would know that my culture forms part of who I am. I’ve grown in a Hispanic household and an important aspect of my life is my Guatemalan culture. Right before I would go to bed my parents would speak about Guatemala and its beauties. My dad’s favorite memory was walking to school‚ listening to the silence surrounding him. What he loved the most about Guatemala was when Christmas came. On Christmas Day‚ women would dress in beautiful colorful clothes to dance to the rhythm of the
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Reach for the Moon The founder of the John Lewis Department Store holds the idea‚ ‘No one should be left alone on Christmas Day’ close to his heart. As a child‚ John Lewis’ parents abandoned him and left him in an orphanage. In the commercial‚ “Man on the Moon”‚ John Lewis portrays himself as an adult orphan stuck alone on the moon. His personal connection to abandonment drives the message of the commercial. Christmas day is intended to be a day shared with loved ones. “Show someone they’re loved
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The warmth of a burning fire‚ the slight smell of cinnamon‚ and the sweet sound of Christmas music playing in the background is the best feeling. Christmas is a holiday celebrated by many and cherished by a countless amount of people. Some holidays may not be as popular as Christmas‚ but that does not mean they are any less important. Holidays should not be eliminated because it allows people to celebrate and show their respect and feelings about certain times in American history. ALong with other
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Summary Marley was dead. He was once Scrooge’s partner. Besides‚ Scrooge was the person who most needed to be sad. But he didn’t‚ because Marley’s death didn’t make him lose his fortune. Scrooge was a man without any enthusiasm‚ patience and susceptibility. He wanted only money‚ money and money. Nobody liked him‚ and nobody would greet at him. People who saw him all ran away‚ and even a guide dog pulled its masters out of his way. A long time ago‚ on Christmas Eve‚ Scrooge was busy at his office
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In the Ted Talk by Carrie Green ‘Programming Your Mind For Success’‚ I reflected on many great ideas for success. The main concept I took out of if was about your mindset. The dictionary definition of mindset is the established set of attitudes held by someone. Also the dictionary definition of success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. In the talk Carrie Green tells of how she encountered many jobs but they flat out made her miserable. Way too many people have already decided that a job
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At least once in our lives‚ we have read the poem “How the Grinch stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss. This prevalent poem teaches juveniles the importance of family and the insignificance of materialistic possessions during holiday seasons. The story initiates with a Grinch who loathes the idea of Christmas. He went as far as peculating Christmas items from the residents of “Who-ville” in hopes of ruining this holiday. When in fact‚ during Christmas day‚ despite the citizens not receiving presents (Seuss)
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A growth mindset is when someone believes that success is by pure effort and dedication‚ and brain and talent aren’t given; they can be developed. Sam‚ a college athlete from the article “Lessons Learned in Losing” is an example of growth mindset as he has most of the traits of this mindset‚ such as‚ diligence‚ tenacity‚ confidence‚ understanding that failure is just another way of learning‚ and challenging oneself perpetually. For Instance‚ Sam was a clumsy kid until middle school‚ but by constant
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The book Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances is a compilation novel of three stories with different authors. The three stories of the books are The Jubilee Express by Maureen Johnson‚ A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle by John Green and last is The Patron Saint of Pigs by Lauren Myracle. The book is about three different teenagers and they experiences in the town of Grace town during Christmas season. The story The Jubilee Express is about a teenager girl Jubilee Dougal‚ who has been forced to spend
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Michael Gow’s play Away is the story of three different Australian families who go on holiday for Christmas in the sixties. By going away each family is hoping to resolve their issues. Although Away is set some time ago the themes and issues explored in the play are still relevant to a modern day audience‚ even one of a non-Australian background. Shakespearean plays that were written many hundreds of years ago and are still understandable and relevant to people all over the world today. Away
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Forever Treasure: Music Here comes Christmas‚ so I decided to back to China. And I want to see concerts during the holiday‚ so I searched the various kinds of concerts‚ including Korean pop stars’‚ American stars’‚ Japanese pop stars’‚ and of course Chinese pop stars’. I was really shocked that all tickets were sold out in different big cities. There are reports to introduce the situation. It said that the tickets of some pop stars’ were sold out in one minute. The similar thing happened before‚
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