The Aroma of Christmas Trees One familiar smell around Christmas is that of the pine tree. The smell comes from the chemical pinene. There are two compounds in a pine tree‚ Alpha-pinene and beta-pinene. The chemical compounds The pinene is part of the terpenes family‚ which are produced by plants. Terpenes can form aerosols with other chemicals that go into the clouds and cool the air‚ as well as make the skyline above mountains blue. The terpene pinene is also a reason that pine trees are so flammable
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and if you follow the Treehouse of Horror bandwagon (originally known as The Simpsons Halloween Special)‚ then you better hold on to your "hearses‚" because this time Bart dies. Sideshow Bob will finally get what he wanted this Halloween 2015. This might just turn out to be his early Christmas present. This Sunday‚ the first of the trilogy will be shown on Fox. Sideshow
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Christmas in America has had different meanings to many people through history. Farmers‚ workers‚ and religious adherents practiced their traditions in the public sphere in respective periods of time. However‚ the modern understanding of Christmas celebration stems from the experience of a growing middle class as it set out to define its identity. Christmas as a domestic‚ commercial holiday originates from the middle class engagement with the vehicles of the first industrial revolution and the subsequent
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Christmas brownies are tasty treats that make their appearance in the winter of every year. The brownies are chewy and delicious‚ with an intensely chocolatey interior – somewhat like homemade fudge. My family enjoys the brownies in December as a Christmas tradition. When we bake them together‚ we take caution that we are using the correct ingredients and cookware‚ as this will ensure a positive outcome for the brownies. Mixing the right amount of ingredients correctly will give them the right consistency
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The sermon given on Christmas Eve in 1967 by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was about the reconstruction of American society for the survival of our world. He spoke about the interconnectedness of each person’s reality and how civil rights activism is just a small part of an extensive issue. MLK warned about self- and nation- destructive ways caused by consistent misuse of power. Our experiences should help guide us with wisdom‚ but we continue to use war for survival instead of peace. The vision
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life‚ more money gives him only minimal satisfaction. Security come from within from knowing that what 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
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Christmas is the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is always celebrated on December 25th‚ however‚ it didn’t used to be. The bible doesn’t say the exact day Mary gave birth to Jesus‚ so many different cultures and countries used to celebrate it on different days and for more than just one day. Even today‚ Greek and Russian orthodox churches celebrate Christmas 13 days after the 25th of December. Easter is the celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. The origin of the
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Ebenezer Scrooge‚ the miser amongst Christmas. Dickens creation of whom encapsulates everything that detests Christian Christmas values of ‘charity‚ mercy‚ forbearance‚ and benevolence’ At the beginning of Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol – Scrooge‚ acts as the chief protagonist within the novella in which he is initially depicted as a ‘squeezing‚ wrenching‚ grasping‚ scraping‚ clutching‚ covetous old sinner’‚ as ‘self-contained‚ and as solitary as an oyster’. At this stage‚ it appears as if this
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Charles Dickens was born into a time that saw great changes in the way that people lived their lives. The majority of the population worked long hours in dangerous factories and workhouses‚ before going home to filthy and depraved conditions. The wealthy minority lived in comparative luxury. These differences divided the country and therefore created two different classes in Great Britain. Dickens was engaged in promoting social change in his novels exploring areas such as punishment and retribution
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What was your Christmas resolution? Loosing weight ! Loosing weight in the city like London is not at all easy. The main reason is that you do not stick to your resolutions and start to eat again by saying next time for sure I will make it possible. This continues and the result you get is a huge weight gain and a shaggy body which makes you feel ashamed. After that there is a big hunt for the best and the quickest way of loosing weight. Did you mean best as in healthiest‚ or best as in fastest
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