with busy shoppers‚ jingle bells‚ colorful lights and Santa Claus‚ Christmas is thought by many people to be "the most wonderful time of the year". Winter‚ snow‚ Christmas tree‚ decorations and Santa Claus are very important things which makes us think that it is the most beautiful day of all the year. Everybody waits for Christmas‚ because that day has varies meaning for different people. But for kids‚ rather than shoppers‚ colorful lights‚ Santa Claus is their main reason why they count the days till
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The Santa Ana Winds The Santa Ana Winds‚ seen through of the eyes of Joan Didion‚ is perceived as frightening‚ powerful‚ and mysterious. The arrival of the dry‚ incendiary Santa Ana wind’s creates an unknown uneasiness for the people of Los Angeles. The unearthly atmosphere is shown through the issues created by the winds before even arriving. Joan Didion explains through diction and meticulous details the change in atmosphere created by the Santa Ana wind. Didion begins by using creative diction
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town “There are three stages in a man’s life; When he believes in Santa Claus‚ When he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus‚ and when he is Santa Claus” – Author Unknown How many people do you know who believed in Santa Claus as a child? Some say the image of Santa Claus takes away from the fact that Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Christ. Some opinions are “What is Christmas without Santa Claus?” The innocence in a belief of someone who gives and doesn’t expect anything
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who brings gifts to good children on Christmas Eve. Yes santa! Santa is the person who has most greatly affected my life. Santa Claus‚ also known as Saint Nicholas‚ Father Christmas and simply "Santa"‚ is a figure with legendary‚ mythical‚ historical and folkloric origins who‚ in many western cultures‚ is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve‚ December 24. Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly‚ joyous‚ white-bearded
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Patton Lawson AP Art History Period 8 Topic Area 1 The significance of the Santa Sabina is people from all over would come to pray and worship god. The Santa Sabina was Commissioned by Constantine so that the early Christians would have a place to come and worship and escape the persecution of the Jews and to celebrate the religion finally becoming legal. The Santa Sabina was on a longitudinal plan with isles that surrounded the church then there would be a semicircular aspe that would hold
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In the first paragraph of Joan Didion’s essay "Los Angeles Notebook"‚ Joan Didion seems to be anticipating the Santa Ana winds. She sees the winds as destructive; physically and emotionally. She uses diction‚ imagery‚ syntax and detail to show this feeling. Joan Didion’s diction and imagery throughout the story creates danger‚ tension and mysteriousness. In the first paragraph‚ she describes the wind as "uneasy" and "tense". She states that the wind "whines" through the canyons and "dries the nerves
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the opposite sex to end up in the eventual steamy‚ bed sheet churning scene that leaves us feeling incredibly underwhelmed and emotionally cheated because‚ after all‚ we knew it was going to happen. In the 2003 romantic comedy Lost in Translation‚ Sofia Coppola drops us into the city of Tokyo and introduces us to Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson). Two lost souls just trying to understand their respective situations who find solace in each other and perhaps something more
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[Section I] Mission/Vision The vision of Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS) is dedicated to providing quality comprehensive healthcare to men‚ women and children with an emphasis on farm worker families and the agricultural community. CSVS expects to meet their mission by expanding access to their services and increasing patient base by adequately addressing their patient necessities by maintaining a sliding fee scale and establishing clinics and delivering services in areas with the most
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other churches of the Capital‚ was associated with one of the greatest creative ages of man. The Roman methods of engineering‚ mixed with the assimilation of indigenous traditions were united in the size and awe inspiring magnificence of the Hagia Sofia. It was the most important church in Constantinople. The church of Hagia Sophia is believed to have been founded by Constantine the Great. The initial building was erected over the ruins of an ancient temple of Apollo‚ situated on a hill commanding
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legend of Santa Claus has been told for centuries and is still told to this day. Every year‚ many children make Christmas lists and send them to Santa. If they are good‚ they will get presents‚ but if they are bad‚ they will get a bundle of coal in their stocking. Santa is usually visualized as a happy‚ white-bearded man‚ with a red stocking cap‚ and a red suit with white cuffs and black boots. In other cultures‚ he is referred to as St. Nicholas‚ Sinterklauss‚ and Father Christmas. Santa Claus supposedly
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