William Burroughs: The Junky’s Christmas Objective summary This short story of William Burroughs is about Danny the Car Wiper‚ a junky‚ who tries to “score a fix” on Christmas day. At first he tries to break open someone’s car and steal everything from it‚ but the owner arrives‚ so Danny has to flee away. Then he steals a suitcase from a doorway‚ but as he opens it he notices that a woman’s legs are in the suitcase. He quickly throws the body parts away and heads to Jarrow’s Cafeteria‚ where he
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Capote ’s short story "A Christmas Memory"‚ is about a young boy‚ referred to as "Buddy‚" and his best friend‚ or older cousin‚ who is unnamed in the story. As a tradition‚ the two friends bake fruitcakes and send the baked goods to acquaintances they have met only once or twice‚ and to people they have never met at all. They live in a house with other relatives‚ who are authoritative and stern‚ and have a dog named Queenie. As the two try to make the best of their Christmas‚ complications occur and
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Halloween & Christmas? Similar or Different? When you think about Christmas and Halloween you think that they are two completely different holidays. But are they really‚ are they completely different or are they the same thing just celebrated at different times in the year. Well thats what we are going to find out. Christmas celebrated on December 25 and Halloween celebrated on October 31 very unique holidays with many questions to be answered. Lets start with Halloween since that comes first
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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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larger idea or concept. Symbolism is used in many different ways throughout Charles Dickens’ novella‚ A Christmas Carol. Symbols are used in this novella‚ to represent ideas and qualities of different objects. Charles Dickens uses the children Want and Ignorance‚ Marley’s chains‚ and the three ghosts as symbols to develop the theme of choices and transformation in his novella‚ A Christmas Carol. The children Want and Ignorance embody the two roots of all social evils. Ignorance and Want represent
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL SAC A Christmas Carol shows us that the key to redemption is being able to connect with family and community. Discuss. Charles Dickens’ novella‚ A Christmas Carol was published in 1843 exemplifying to the reader that the vital element to redemption is having the ability to bond with family‚ friends and the community. This classic fable establishes an range of moral lessons that each individual should encompass. Dickens demonstrates this through mainly the protagonist character
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The Starbucks 2015 “Red Cup Controversy” In 1997‚ Starbucks debuted their first Holiday Cup featuring designs of holiday symbols such as ornaments and snowflakes. On November 1 2015‚ the company debuted a minimalistic ombré red cup without such motifs. According to the Starbucks Newsroom site‚ the 2015 design “is another way Starbucks is inviting customers to create their own stories with a red cup that mimics a blank canvas” (2015). However‚ on November 5‚ American evangelist‚ former pastor and
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A Christmas Carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas. History The first specifically Christmas hymns for Christians that we know of appear in fourth century Rome. Latin hymns such as Veni redemptor gentium‚ written by Ambrose‚ Archbishop of Milan‚ were austere statements of the theological doctrine of the Incarnation in opposition to Arianism. Corde natus ex Parentis by the Spanish
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Christmas during Colonial Times Colonial Christmas was a holiday for adults‚ not a magical day for children. Christmas celebrations originated in the southern colonies‚ and activities included parties‚ hunts‚ feasts‚ and church services‚ all of which were adult activities. We do get some of our traditions from colonial days. For instance‚ the main decorations were holly‚ laurel‚ and garland‚ because these were the only plants that looked good during the middle of winter. Mistletoe was hung prominently
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