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    Christmas wasn’t always the popular holiday it is today. In fact‚ the well known puritans‚ in the 1600s actually banned it out of disgust and anger. Christmas nowadays is heralded‚ by most‚ as a joyous holiday. Those who don’t celebrate Christmas‚ but celebrate a different holiday around this time are still consumed by the beauty of the wintery season. However‚ some Americans do not celebrate Christmas- or any holidays for that matter and in fact look down on them as useless and frivolous in a Scrooge-like

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    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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    “January: Christmas Rolls” and Getta Kothar’s “If You Are What You Eat‚ Then What Am I?”. Throughout both of the stories‚ the female protagonists contemplate rebellion of their expected traditional customs and question why their lives have to be the way they are. The preparation and consumption of food is always the setting for when they ponder the contesting views in their lives and try to make decisions for themselves that will hopefully satisfy everyone. Throughout “January: Christmas Rolls” Tita

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    A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens directed by Geri Neylan performed by Jaguar Theater‚ was one of the best experiences watching a play. The play drew me in by the amazing set that I got to see on a daily basis during drama. I also have been wanting to attend a play at Kimball. Another thing that drew my attention to this play was that I had seen the movie a while back and thought it would be better to see it in person. A Christmas Carol is a melodrama based on the foul business owner Ebeneezer

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    The question is really asking which line in A Christmas Carol supports the quote "’I wish‚’ Scrooge muttered‚ putting his hand in his pocket‚ and looking about him‚ after drying his eyes with his cuff: ’but it’s too late now.’" Choice (1) is not the correct answer choice. The quote from Choice (1) was said by the Ghost of Christmas Past. The Spirit was showing Scrooge all the Christmases he has celebrated earlier in his life. However‚ the quote mentioned in the question implies that Scrooge is regretting

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    Punctaj total: 100 puncte. Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu. I. VOCABULARY (25p) Circle the correct answer: Example: The four ……………... of the year are: spring‚ summer‚ autumn and winter. a) days b) months c) seasons 2p 1. The day before Christmas is called Christmas ……………… . a) Eve b) Evening c) Saturday Look into the oven and see if the ………….is ready. a) cake b) soup The British currency is the………………….. . a) Euro b) British Dollar 2p 2. c) vegetables 2p 3. c) Pound 2p 4.

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    A Christmas Carol’ Topic: ‘Charles Dickens presents a warning to society through his novella ‘A Christmas Carol’. Discuss. Fictional stories‚ although based upon make-believe tales‚ can often expose the truth behind an author’s personal views and ideals‚ as well as act as powerful tools to present social messages and warnings to readers across many generations. ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ is a novella in which social inequality is highlighted through the journey of a notorious

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    Guilt and Pain Regret is like a crime: Once a mistake is made‚ there’s no going back. For Scrooge‚ he definitely can not change the way he has acted towards Fred‚ Belle‚ and the charity. In Charles Dickens‚ A Christmas Carol‚ Scrooge chooses a life full of greed‚ and is blindsided by the misery and sorrow it can lead to. Scrooge is remarkably remorseful when he relives his last conversation with his fiance. Once the spirit presents Belle breaking off the engagement‚ Scrooge asks: “‘Show me

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    Eating Christmas in the Kalahari Eating Christmas in the Kalahari is an interesting story of how ethnographer‚ Richard Borshay Lee‚ exploring the culture of the local !Kung Bushmen natives in the Kalahari Desert‚ experiences a cultural misinterpretation which caused him so much grief and concern‚ it almost led to him backing out of his lengthy three year study. Lee nearing the end of his study‚ decided to supply the meat for the Christmas feast as a parting gift. Bushmen take this meal extremely

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    JohnLevis.com Advert analysis This one minute long advertisement focuses on people who are trying to find ideal gifts for the people they love and care about. John Lewis Christmas advert 2OO9 was focused on the joy of receiving gifts through the eyes of children‚ so this year they decided to try the opposite idea. Idea of this advert is to show the viewer how nice it is to give perfect gifts to the ones you care about‚ because the feeling you get when you give a gift to someone (and they like

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