I miss them already. Despite the freezing cold snow and the nipping air‚ we had a lovely Christmas break. As I inspect my child‚ now grown with children of her own‚ holding tickets back to their home‚ longing envelopes me. Hoards of people push past‚ unaware of my pain‚ on their own schedules and heading toward different trains‚ talking and texting on their cell phones. My family boards‚ time as if in slow-motion‚ and motions goodbye until I see them again. I can’t do anything but wave‚ a fake
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The title "Christmas 1970"‚ means the authors memories of Christmas in 1970. In Christmas 1970 the author recalls putting together a silver Christmas tree‚ branch by branch‚ first the stand goes up‚ then they put each branch in its place. Each branch is numbered and fits perfectly into its base. To remember your first Christmas tree and putting it together is amazing‚ wonderful and precious all rolled into one. This poem is like reliving a very happy time in your life and a memory to cherish all
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the real meaning of Christmas been lost? I believe it has‚ and recently more and more people are feeling the same way. Christmas has become a contest of who can have the biggest tree or the most lights on their house‚ an excuse to buy an obnoxiously expensive gadget for yourself and just call it a "Christmas present"‚ a reason for Hollywood to make another holiday movie and profit millions of dollars‚ a way for companies to market their products to consumers‚ using Christmas as a gimmick. The list
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Is the two-week Christmas vacation is a boon to Filipinos? By: rey malero 01/16/11 Christmas!! It is pleasing to hear when we know that it’s near. Specially to those students like me because we knew that it’s going be a long time of rest in our studies and we can do other things that we can’t during school days and also to the kids and small children because the first thing that comes to their mind when they hear Christmas are gifts and new toys. It is not new to us Filipinos already the yearly
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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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There are many similarities between the stories of Adam and Eve and Pandora and Epimetheus. In particular it is the roles the two women play in both stories. It is due to curiosity that both women succumb to God’s wrath. However‚ instead of being created by one god‚ Pandora was created by all of the Greek god’s. Both Eve and Pandora were warned not to disobey the orders of their Gods. For Eve‚ God told her not to eat an apple from the tree of knowledge. While the Greek Gods told Pandora not to open
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The novel‚ A Christmas Carol‚ uses the supernatural to change a man’s view over life dramatically. Scrooge seemed to be a pleasant man up until his business partner died. Scrooge and Jacob Marley owned somewhat of a large business that consisted of a counting house. Jacob Marley died on a Christmas eve which reminds Scrooge of his death every Christmas. Although Scrooge’s attitude couldn’t be changed by the average person‚ it would require a few ghosts to “save” him. Charles Dickens shows within
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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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