people are unaware of what Santa Claus originally looked like. His clothing has changed tremendously over the years. He has gone through a St. Nicholas stage‚ a Victorian Father Christmas stage‚ and he is currently in the modern stage. Santa clause originated from St. Nicholas. He looked similar to a priest. He was pictured dressed in a long red cloak that swept the ground with his white robe underneath and a tall white‚ red‚ and gold hat. He sported a long‚ luscious white beard and carried a gold
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hear the sound of hooves on my roof. I desperately hoped that Santa had gotten my letter and was going to bring me every present I had asked for under my Christmas tree. I tossed and turned all night. Sleep was impossible. I kept waiting for the sun to come up so that I could go in and wake my parents. At the first peak of a sun ray I ran into my parent’s room to wake them up and beg them to please get up so we could go and see what Santa left for us. When my brother and I were given the green light
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The first time I ever tried to catch Santa Claus. I was only maybe seven years old. One Christmas I was super excited for Santa Claus to bring me presents. I made up my mind that I was going to go to sleep early and try to catch Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve we put up our Christmas tree‚ but we did get to put the decorations on the tree. We rearranged the furniture in the living room so we could put the tree up. Then we went outside to put up the outdoor decorations. We put lights around the
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Project 2: Santa Claus Interview Reporter (holding a mic‚ toward the camera‚ snow storm blowing harshly‚ yells): Greetings‚ everyone! This is Jack Li from Centuries News Delivery. Our staff has been receiving request to interview the famous Santa Claus since the last millennium. After tempting him with 10 tons of chocolate chips cookie‚ we finally got past the elves and caught his attention! Let’s enter this door together and have a peek of the living place of Santa Claus! Santa Claus: Well‚ well
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audience is anyone who has children. Basically‚ this article talks about parents having to pay for their children to see Santa Claus. It started off where they only had to pay for pictures. Now‚ in some malls they have to pay for pictures and to see Santa Claus. Appointments are made for each individual child to see him. The mall charges around $10 dollars a person to see Santa. Doing so‚ allows the mall to make bigger and better holiday
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Believing in Honesty They say honesty is the best policy. But when it comes to Santa Claus‚ the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy‚ are we being dishonest with our children or just telling those stories. In the essays‚ “Santa Claus Isn’t Coming to Town” written by Allison and “Truth and the Santa Claus Moment‚” written by Corey Harbaugh‚ the writers discuss the values of honesty and the moments we choose to believe in. Allison believed in honesty. In her essay‚ she talks about how she was always
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Santa and Christianity Response Essay Santa and Christianity Response Essay Christians treat Christmas as a Christian holiday‚ and it certainly started out that way‚ but we can tell a lot about the real nature of holidays by how they are represented in pop culture. The most common‚ popular‚ and recognized symbol for Christmas today isn’t an infant Jesus or even a manger scene ‚ but Santa Claus. It’s Santa who graces all the ads and decorations‚ not Jesus. Santa Claus is not‚ however‚ a religious
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Clarke’s. Clarke used ’5 winters’ instead of 5 years to create an image of the cold and harsh conditions that he was feeling while his father was gone. The icicles hanging on the door represent the time and rigidity that Clarke experienced during his father’s absence. The ’late blizzard’ goes along with this as well. Typically‚ when a blizzard comes later than expected‚ it is harsher than it should have been because it comes unexpectedly. The image further develops the condition that Clarke was
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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 ways of the white man. Archival photographs and clips‚ newspaper accounts‚ journals‚ personal recollections‚ and commentary by historians relate the particulars of this era in American History and its ultimate demise. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter‚ All Movie Guide In 1875‚ Captain Richard Pratt began an ambitious experiment that involved teaching Indians in Florida to read and write English‚ putting them in uniforms and drilling them like soldiers. "Kill the Indian and save the man‚" was Pratt’s motto
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