The Santa Ana winds cause people to act more violently or unruly and makes others irritable and unhappy to a great extent. Joan Didion explains to the reader about how the Santa Ana affects human behavior in her essay "Los Angeles Notebook." Through the use of imagery‚ diction‚ and selection of detail Didion expresses her view of the Santa Ana winds. Didion paints uneasy and somber images when describing the Santa Ana winds. "There is something uneasy in the Los Angeles air some unnatural stillness
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Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring‚ are you listening‚ In the lane‚ snow is glistening A beautiful sight‚ We’re happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland. Gone away is the bluebird‚ Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song‚ As we go along‚ Walking in a winter wonderland. In the meadow we can build a snowman‚ Then pretend that he is Parson Brown He’ll say: Are you married? We’ll say: No man‚ But you can do the job When you’re in town. Later on‚ we’ll conspire‚ As we dream
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the first star.” I shouted happily. Everybody stood up and started sharing their wafers and sharing their best wishes for each other. After we ate the supper‚ it was time to get our presents. It was my favourite part‚ because it meant that Santa Claus would come and give each of us our gifts. I had been looking forward to that all year‚ to meet the old man with a long‚ grey bread‚ ruddy cheeks and fancy red clothes. I believed that he arrived from Finland on a big sledge pulled by reindeers
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“X”-ing out X-mas: How Business is Cutting off Christmas Hey Virginia‚ there is more than just a Santa Claus. Nowadays‚ Americans have either forgotten or ignored Christmas traditions put in place over 1500 years ago. They would rather indulge in the gifts and shopping to please their family than sit back and enjoy the holiday. This new mindset has led Christmas‚ Hanukkah‚ and other seasonal festivals to lose their religious intent through the past centuries by the hands of both people and markets
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Joan Didion‚ a concerned citizen living in the nicer parts of Los Angeles near the ocean‚ writes the “Los Angeles Notebook” about the return of the Santa Ana winds and how the winds are altering the ordinary behaviors of the Los Angeles citizens. Didion claims the Santa Ana winds aren’t just in Santa Ana‚ but also in Switzerland‚ and are very perilous with a strong disruption in normal human nature‚ suggesting a mechanistic behavior. Through her use of apprehensive diction‚ eerie imagery‚ and suspenseful
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I am responding to your available Registered Nurse position‚ and I would like to express my interest in pursuing my nursing career in your facility. Please consider this letter and my enclosed résumé as my application for this position; these documents outline my professional experience and personal attributes. I am eager to utilize my clinical and leadership skills towards assisting your company achieve its patient satisfaction goals‚ while ensuring procedural compliance and safe‚ quality patient
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time ago‚ Santa got very sick at Christmas and couldn’t deliver all the gifts to children all over the world. So he called up his top elf CROSSY (across from you the circle).Let me tell you the story of how CROSSY(across from you the circle) saved ONE(2times to the right) Christmas long ago. First of all‚ CROSSY(across from you the circle) was not a CROSS(across from you the circle) elf at all. Actually he was a rather happy elf. That’s why he was in charge of all the elf’s. Santa told CROSSY(across
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of them. They are personification‚ repetition and hyperbole. First I will talk about personification. First personification is on the line 8. This line says "Santa dance in your head". In reality Santa Clause can not dance in my head‚ it is just impossible. And we can see that the person in the poem wants to get the presents from the Santa Clause faster. That is why he is thinking about him‚ and we can see this
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upcoming holiday season is approaching. The promotion of Christmas in advertising aims to attract attention and the public ’s desire for goods by associating them with well known holiday symbols (Miller‚ 93). The most common symbols used are Santa Claus with his sleigh and reindeer‚ the lit up Christmas tree‚ carolers singing songs‚ candles‚ bells‚ mistletoes‚ and
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Is it possible that in this literal‚ close-minded‚ needy world that a grace of Santa Ana wind can over power our body with distress and depression? Joan Didion’s masterfully composed essay‚ Los Angeles Notebook‚ conveys her view on the Santa Ana winds. Didion argues that a gentle touch of the wind will rapidly have one fall into a coma of distress and despair. Entering the season of Santa Ana winds‚ local residents brace themselves. Citizens become cautious and fearful with their lives when facing
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