Review: “Endless Streetcar Ride into the Night and the Tinfoil Noose” American humorist‚ radio and TV personality‚ Jean Shepherd is probably best known for his feature film; The Christmas Story. In Shepherd’s “The Endless Streetcar Ride into the Night and the Tinfoil Noose‚” he uses hyperbole and contrast to build a memorable experience with the reader‚ one that many of us have experienced; a blind date. Shepherd’s essay highlights the false promises of the media and its influence over our lives
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tale. The goal of saving Christmas is clear. The idea of saving Christmas isn’t considered highly unique‚ but it’s a tried and true holiday concept that will always be around. However‚ with that said‚ to be successful the story should really offer an original point of view or hook. This script attempts to do this by incorporating a reality show contest for a new Santa. Certainly‚ the concept has merit‚ but the overall script would benefit from more development. First‚ the story opens with Santa and
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Ticking Clock During Christmas On a normal day for Vertex‚ a very unusual incident happened. This never happened before in the past ten years. The clock was ticking so fast and as a result‚ Christmas day is getting closer faster than how it should really be. “What’s happening?” Vertex yelled not knowing that he is not the only one who noticed the clock. Instead‚ the entire town did. Everyone in the town was so scared that they didn’t know what to do. Vertex then finally decided to go find a definite
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Front Cover: Is There Room? Sub title: A Christmas Nativity Story of Welcome (Illustration) Sr. Sandra Sears CSBC Illustrations by Sr. Sue Nirta CSBC ————————————— Title page: Is There Room? A Christmas Nativity Story of welcome (small illustration) Sr. Sandra Sears CSBC Illustrations by Sr. Sue Nirta CSBC —————————————- Pp. 1 & 2 2 page spread illustration of Joseph‚ Mary & donkey approaching the Inn in the distance (no text) ————————————- P. 3 Said Joseph‚ “Kind sir
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Christmas-A Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ‚ Christmas evolved over two millennia into a worldwide religious and secular celebration‚ incorporating many pre-Christian‚ pagan traditions into the festivities along the way. Today‚ Christmas is a time for family and friends to get together and exchange gifts. Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmæsse‚ meaning "Christ’s Mass") is an annual festival commemoratingthe birth of Jesus Christ‚[6][7] observed generally on December
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brother heads a gang called The Sharks against the Caucasian gang called The Jets. The rivalry between the gangs is in place from the beginning‚ but it reaches a fever pitch when Maria falls for Tony‚ the founder of the Jets‚ at a local dance. West Side Story is the classic tragedy of Romeo & Juliet set in a modern setting. The setting is the Upper West Side of New York City in the late 1950s with conflict between rival street gangs rather than families. In the opening of the film‚ during which nearly
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Celebration Christmas in My Country Almost all the countries in the world celebrate Christmas on December 24th but in my country we cebrate it on January 7th. Christmas is the biggest celebration of Christians. Each countrys has its onw traditions to celebrate Christmas‚ although some of them are similar. In my country Ukraine we celebrate Christmas in special way‚ preparing to it very carefully and keeping old traditions. The Christmas Eve is considered as the most interesting part of Christmas as it
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Ngwudike English 104 03-05-2013 Commercializing Christmas The season of love and giving hit the shopping malls on Black Friday; the stores fill with the latest gifts and the bargain shoppers begin the hunt for the perfect Christmas gift. Americans across the country mark this season‚ senselessly “buying” love for one another‚ while simultaneously degrading the very spirit of the holiday season: love. Thus‚ as the bells toll for the Christmas cheer‚ the deepening greed of our culture begins
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Short Story by: Edwin T. Ramirez Jr. Subject: Arts & Appreciation Christmas with the Underprivilege Once upon a time‚ theres a 7 years old cute little girl‚ named Emily who had a good and rich parents named John‚ his Father and Michelle‚ her mother. Emily is spoiled and doing all what she likes‚ no matter what‚ its good or bad. Emily is a 1st grader on the school of St. Monique Montessori on her neighborhood she lived in. Emily is a bully student on her classroom. There are times that the parents
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A Christmas Carol By: Charles Dickens Many memories run through Scrooge’s head on Christmas Eve. He is always cranky and never appreciates anything. Ever since his partner Jacob Marley past away he turned into a mean bitter old man. He is so mean that if Bob Cratchit wants money he will have to work on Christmas day. For being that way Bob pays a little visit saying that 3 ghosts will visit him to teach him a listen. The first is Ghost of Christmas Past and he shows him how lonely he
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