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    The Best Christmas Pageant Ever This film was made in 1983 by Loretta Swift and it was based off of the novel “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. This is a short film which is only forty-eight minutes long‚ but it is a very nice short film. The film is based off of a church who has a tradition of hosting a Christmas pageant every year for the people in the neighbor to come and see and it has always been put together by the same person until an accident occurred to her that required her to be placed

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    you have is enough for you to be happy‚ it comes from believing in your self. All of us tend to think that happiness comes from outside i.e. through money. A short story that supports this notion is "A Christmas Memory’ by Truman Capote it is the story of a child who does not get anything for Christmas except handed down and worn out except for a kite but he is still satisfied and goes out to fly it. In another

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    English – A Christmas Carol Character: Fezziwig Daniel Whelan Dickens uses Fezziwig to represent views and values‚ which were once a common way of life for people‚ to give to the poor and help others‚ yet these values‚ and ideals were slowly fading in the 19th Century economic change Shown to Scrooge by the Ghost of Christmas Past‚ was old happy and energetic Fezziwig‚ who he was once apprenticed to when he was young‚ who taught Scrooge to be sharp witted‚ cunning moneylender like himself

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    be given an opportunity‚ and that scout should see how other people live to be able to judge them. In a Christmas memory is a story about a boy that is called buddy that lives with his cousin whose name is not given throughout the story. These two live in a house with other family members but do not

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    essays serve to enhance the understanding of the themes‚ values and ideas represented in texts‚ by examining their different mediums‚ contextual values and purposes. Christian Carrion’s feature film Joyeux Noel‚ and Nic Young’s documentary‚ The Christmas Truce‚ are both 21st century filmic responses to a 20th century event. The similar values of the texts are showcased through different forms‚ and techniques. QUESTION. Carrion has created a sanitizing version of the Truce‚ QUESTION‚ through the gripping

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    He has gone through a St. Nicholas stage‚ a Victorian Father Christmas stage‚ and he is currently in the modern stage. Santa clause originated from St. Nicholas. He looked similar to a priest. He was pictured dressed in a long red cloak that swept the ground with his white robe underneath and a tall white‚ red‚ and gold hat. He sported a long‚ luscious white beard and carried a gold staff. Next there is the Victorian Father Christmas. People interpreted his clothing slightly different. He wore

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    In Hilaire Belloc’s writing A Remaining Christmas‚ he discusses the importance of tradition and the dedication required to celebrate Christmas in an England home. Belloc goes into extreme detail while describing the required holiday preparations. The descriptions provide a reason as to why everything is taken so seriously. The Christmas traditions are followed precisely to preserve the meaning and representation of each event. Everything done and used during that time is symbolic and has a religious

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    “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is a well-known poem by Dr.Seuss that first evolved into a cartoon and then a feature length movie. In order to make that happen‚ there had to be a lot of changes and expansion to the original poem. Some of the critical areas that had to be addressed were the plot‚ the characters‚ setting‚ and dialogue. One of the first things one notices in the movie is the set. There was not much description of the setting in the poem‚ but as the movie was made the setting was

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    The Christmas Dragon and the Night of Tralala Once upon a time‚ there was a Christmas dragon that haunted the magical kingdom of Tralala. Every day‚ he asked for ten gold coins or else he would eat someone. A few years later‚ after all that torturous misery‚ a brave knight named Sir John came and said he was on a quest to defeat the Christmas dragon. He soon realized it would be extremely hard because the Christmas dragon knew how to fly. So‚ he came prepared with a trampoline. One time‚ he jumped

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    The Long Christmas Ride Home On Wednesday May 27thth‚ I attended a play produced by The Ohio State University Department of Theatre‚ written by Paula Vogel‚ and titled The Long Christmas Ride Home. I really enjoyed this play for it was creative‚ and easy to follow. The characters‚ the setting‚ and the music all came together to create a memorable play. This production was about a moment that changed one family’s life forever. It is a play with puppets‚ in which one could say its themes are revolved

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