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    4 minuten spreken over “Is christmas getting to commercialized?” Christmas is the fun party par excellence. In the cold and dark winter months it is the ideal time when family and friends are together. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus and a widely observed holiday‚ celebrated generally on December 25‚ by billions of people around the world. But it’s increasingly likely that it will become too commercialized. Or is it already commercialized? Let’s start with the defenition

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    Introduction Many people would agree that Christmas is the most important ceremony in terms of both religion and society in the Western nations. Christmas itself represents the belief of Christianity. However‚ this idea appears to be changed its original meaning over many years. It seems likely that stores tend to start Christmas sales quite early season: streets are full of Christmas decorations and advertisements. It can be assumed that the change is somewhat related to economic change. With

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    The Meaning of Christmas To me Christmas means a time of happiness towards everyone. It is a time when families and close friends come home from all over the world to be with the people they love. To most people family and friends come first in their lives‚ so this is obviously a very favored holiday. When it’s Christmas time‚ people exchange gifts often and take it for granted. This holiday is usually associated with receiving gifts. Personally‚ I think giving a gift is just as great as

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    atmosphere of Christmas starts to fill the air. The 25th of December is a day that has caught the heart of most Christians and filled it with gratitude- for it is said - that it is the day that Jesus Christ was born. It is marked on calendars as a public holiday‚ but it is written on hearts as a celebration of the birth of our savior. It is the time when families and friends gather together‚ bearing gifts for one another and where feelings of love are evident and friendships are strong. But‚ what if Christmas

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    Jackson’s "The Lottery" as an Allegory Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" is an excellent example of an allegorical short story. In this story‚ the reader learns of a town’s "lottery" that takes place once a year‚ every year. It has been a tradition in this small rural town for many years and the villagers never question these activities‚ they just blindly go along with it. But what the reader doesn’t know is just what kind of prize the winner is going to obtain. Jackson’s

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    Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” In Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" Socrates explains to Glaucon how things could be a shackle of the mind. In today’s society there are many problems we face that act as this same sort of shackle to many as well as‚ many of those around them in an often times‚ very profound and significant way of affecting them. There are many people out in our society who often times have to wonder where their next meal is going to come from‚ or even if there is a next meal on any

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    Christmas Celebration Many people celebrate Christmas but don’t believe in God or Jesus. It’s a holiday that many people will celebrate together by giving each other gifts and spent time with family. The day of Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ. It is usually celebrated on December 25 each year. Many people around the world will usually celebrate it. It’s a time for family and friends to come together to celebrate a time of joy and love. People also think that on the day of Christmas it

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    Christmas Day in England I. Opening Hi everyone! First of all‚ let me thank you all for coming here today. I’m happy that so many of you could make it today. For those of you who don’t know me‚ my name is My. I’m a student of English 1 intake 6. This afternoon‚ I’m going to be introducing about Christmas Day in England. This information I give you today should help you understand and have a basic knowledge of Christmas Day. I divided my presentation into 3 part. I’ll be gin

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    Christmas is by far the holiday season. Christmas‚ in general‚ has always been controversial. Some people think there’s not enough religion in it‚ some think there’s too much religion‚ some people don’t celebrate at all. Despite all arguments‚ Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for a sleighful of reasons. The first of the reasons why Christmas is so holly is Christmas Music. Christmas is notorious for being the music holiday‚ and Christmas music‚ even though it can be grating

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    Christmas in the Kalahari

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    Christmas in the Kalahari Kristyna Ondo Ivy Tech Community College Eating Christmas in the Kalahari Eating Christmas in the Kalahari was a very interesting story based on Richard Borshay Lee’s experiences in southern Africa. After reading it‚ I realized the Bushman tribe with their strong traditions was a perfect example of Durkheim’s mechanical solidarity. Thank you Gesture All of the parts of the story started to come together in the end for me as well as it did for /ontah

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