and "days of obligation"‚ from The Sabbath‚ which occurs every seven days‚ to holidays like Christmas and Easter which are observed only once a year. Christmas is probably the most note able of all these. Not only is it observed by the Christians but it has become so ingrained in modern American society it is expected by all to receive a "Christmas break" in late December. Employers often give a Christmas bonus around the time to all of their employees‚ regardless of religious beliefs. The year’s
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One beautiful Sunday afternoon‚ thousands of people heard gun shots and children screaming. Many witnessed people running and deputy sheriffs stand guard adjacent to lions‚ tigers and bears. The sounds grew louder and louder. Cars sped faster and faster as a dozen people dropped from the sky a distance away. A sea of food‚ candy‚ and drinks spilled through the roadway as music played in the background. Who is responsible for these acts? What happened? Why are so many diverse people in one place
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A perfect halloween It was a perfect Halloween night. There was a full harvest moon‚ the wind was howling‚ the neighborhood was quiet; even though kids were trick-or-treating. My friends and I were waiting to go outside. Andrew‚ a blue eyed nerd‚ was already excited to go outside. Ashley‚ Alex and I were calm‚ but anxious. We all agreed to go out when it got darker. We were all dressed up as zombies‚ the ones that ate guts and such. “Lets go! Can we please start and get some candy now!!”
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’A Christmas Carol’ is a novella written by Charles Dickens which illustrates a somewhat happy Christmas story that highlights the importance of being a kind hearted person. Throughout his novella‚ Dickens’s shows the reader his intended moral of the story‚ that Scrooge’s transformation at the end of the novella is what Dickens’s hopes that our world will too surely change. This is evident throughout the novella as he depicts Scrooge (before the conversion)‚ the main character; to stand for all that
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I liked the cement mixer and played with it as much as or more than I played with the other toy vehicles I owned. At some point‚ several weeks or months after Christmas‚ however‚ my biological parents led me to believe that it was a magic and/or highly unusual cement mixer. Probably my mother told me this in a moment of adult boredom or whimsy‚ and then my father came home from work and joined in‚ also in a whimsical way. The magic—which my mother likely reported to me from her vantage on our living
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Justin Willis English 1013 28 November 2011 Home Alone Christmas has always been my favorite holiday of the year. Christmas is about coming together and showing love with family‚ traditions‚ and gifts. Every family has their own traditions whether it is putting up Christmas lights as a family‚ or something simple like watching a movie together. After the excitement of Thanksgiving Day‚ my family sits down that night and watches the Christmas classic‚ Home Alone. This movie is not only hysterical
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hurts. I and likely many others believe that‚ if enough awareness is raised about bullying‚ the issue may be able to be put to rest. Children should not have to feel the need to hide from those that should be nothing but kind to them. Spoiled Christmas cartoon It’s
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In a tiny snowflake was a village name whovill; home for the loving warm-hearted Who’s .The most import time of the year was Christmas when everyone gave gifts to their love ones. Everyone loved Christmas‚ no matter how small or how big‚ the only person who hated Christmas was the Grinch. The Grinch lived on the top of the mountain‚ isolating himself from all the Who’s his only companion was his dog max .The Grinch was green‚ smelly‚ really hairy‚ with clammy cold hand with a heart 2 size smaller
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favorite food‚ with several helpings. Of course‚ I enjoy receiving presents and birthday cards from family members and friends. December is cool in Singapore and that is one reason why I appreciate the month so much. I do not like hot sunny. Christmas also makes the season all the more exciting. It would be impossible for me to sit at home and just read when so much is going on outside. Therefore‚ my friends and I take trips to
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the holidays. Since most of them would not at home during Christmas Day they decide to have an express Christmas. Christmas day it is important for people that celebrate this holiday‚ for others is just another regular day. But‚ even if people don’t celebrate Christmas they have a holiday that could be the same when they enjoy and gather together with their family. For Modern Family‚ it was important for them to make this express Christmas because they wanted to have a family reunion and celebrate
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