A Christmas CarolTheme Expressed Through Symbolism "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity‚ mercy‚ forbearance‚ and benevolence were all‚ my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business." A Christmas Carol‚ written by Charles Dickens is a straightforward narrative‚ which effectively uses symbolism to develop the major theme of the novel
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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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When I was a little girl my daddy always talked to me as he did when I was a lot older. He would say‚ “Are you always gonna be daddy’s little girl and never grow up and leave daddy.” I would say‚ “No daddy I would never leave you or mommy.” “Do you promise forever?” I would always say‚ “Yes daddy never ever will I leave you.” I realize now that I did not know what forever meant. I know now that I truly did not know forever would come. It has came and went and I am still depressed as can
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Christmas Tree Facts Great Moments in Christmas Tree History * The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ. * The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga‚ Latvia in 1510. * The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531. * Besides evergreens‚ other types of trees such as cherry and hawthorns were used as Christmas trees in the past. * Using small candles to light a Christmas tree dates back to the
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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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My dad is not only a hero‚ but a father figure as well. He is my hero for many reasons‚ some of which no one will understand but me. My dad has taught me not only kindness and devotion‚ but loyalty as well. My dad did one thing that changed my life for a year‚ something I did not wish for him to do‚ but something he felt compelled to do. He withdrew from his life in West Point to take on the role of being a soldier for the National Guard. He knew that it would trouble us‚ but he always said “do
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In chapter two of the novel‚ The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson begins to tell the tale of the Christmas pageant. The narrator’s family was never too involved in the Christmas pageant. Father complained about going and the narrator’s brother had to be forced to be in it. So‚ it makes sense that mother did not expect to be the director of the Christmas pageant. But when Mrs. George Armstrong breaks her leg she ends up getting stuck being in charge. Typically‚ all the parts are
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What do you think about when you hear Christmas. Well‚ in other countries‚ people might think differently‚ like in Mexico. People celebrate Christmas in Mexico in a different way. Christmas in Mexico is celebrated from December 12 to January 6. The weather is sunny and does not impact their traditions at all. The people decorate their houses with with evergreens‚ moss‚ and paper lanterns. There is a Nativity scene in every house. At 12:00 p.m. on December 25‚ bells are rung‚ whistles are blown
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Christmas means many things but for many Christmas means Christmas trees. It’s said that Martin Luther was struck by the twinkling stars shining through the branches of a fir tree‚ and put lighted candles on a tree. A Christmas tree is one of our most cherished memories. For many gardeners a live rosemary plant pruned into the conical shape of a Christmas tree is an edible fragrant evergreen. It’s fitting that rosemary would play a role for the holidays because since ancient Greece‚ rosemary
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Theme In this scene the theme is a conversational/argumentative between a husband and his wife‚ they are discussing financial issues that they are facing during during Christmas Plot On a Christmas Eve. Nora Helmer walks into the apartment with gifts and a Christmas tree. She paid the porter double what he asked for and she was eating macaroons. Her husband‚ Torvald Helmer‚ comes out of his study calling Nora his skylark and his squirrel. Nora tells Torvald that she wants to show him what she
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