aS little girl‚ one of the signs that indicated the Christmas season had begun was when I saw the Salvation Army bell ringers standing in front of the local stores. It amazed me to see how friendly they were. Often I found myself wondering such things as: did they ever get tired of smiling and ringing that bell‚ how do they help people and what did they do with all of the money they collected? As I have matured‚ I have had various opportunities to see what the Salvation Army has done within our
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In his essay “Is google making us stupid” Nicholas Carr explains how the internet has helped us to gather vast amounts of information very quick‚ but also how it has affected our attention span when the time comes to read long pieces of texts. Carr also feels that our brains are constantly getting rewired due to the amount of time we spend online has caused him to lose concentration when he is reading. Besides‚ make it easier to find information and rewiring our brains the internet has changed the
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YOUTH TODAY Tradition vs Modernity We are used to thinking of traditions as something old and stable‚ whereas the creative forces of people are directed towards the making of “new” forms of art and music. Nevertheless in our view‚ and according to our experience‚ new forms should not be sought in a cultural vacuum‚ without any connection to the past experiences of people and societies. Similarly‚ the “old” musics should not be approached with the attitude of preserving or mimicking other people’s
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Peer Assessment This is the peer assessment report of our group. As the group consists of 7 members‚ this peer assessment report will describe the members character exhibited‚ role of each individual‚ task distributed‚ and teamwork. The first to describe about will be our group leader Steven Soon Soo On. Steven is a charismatic person with good qualities as a leader. During the whole community service project‚ he has displayed what we called true leadership by appropriate organization
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Someone once said that it is possible to fool some of the people some of the time‚ but it is impossible to fool all of the people all of the time. For those who do not believe in Santa Claus‚ this saying should make them reconsider their doubts. Generations of children from across the world have been waking up to presents from Santa for what seems like forever. There have been countless Santa sightings‚ reindeer and sleigh tracks in the snow‚ and half-eaten cookies found on Christmas morning.
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An old house sits on the top of a hill in a small town named Rikes‚ Wisconsin. It is December in Rikes and the house is covered in snow‚ with barely any wood left showing. The wooden house is not visible from the nearby street because it is engulfed by thick forest. The house is owned by Frank Nelson‚ but many people in town refer to him as “Saint Nick” because he is the Santa Clause at the local church. He is in his seventies and he is a widowed husband‚ no one in town knows about what happened
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Syrian refugees flocking into the United Kingdom and European border have inspired international discussions on humanitarian relief‚ support efforts‚ and how these efforts are managed and prioritized. Through a comparative analysis of the UK’s response to children refugees during the 1930’s Kindertransports to that of children refugees during the 2010’s Syrian crisis‚ it becomes evident that humanitarian relief was and continues to be prevalent when the emphasize rest on children’s lives. This prevalence
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Mexico has a very interesting Christmas. In Mexico they say Feliz Navidad that means Merry Christmas. The Posada is party that begins the celebrations. The celebrations start on December 16th and end on February 2nd. Most kids don’t believe in santa they believe in The Three Kings which are the wise men. They decorate with flowers moss and evergreens‚ poinsettias and a nativity scene. A nativity scene is the story of Jesus‚ Mary‚ and Joseph. The poinsettia is a plant that is red‚pink and white
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Editor for The Sun newspaper‚ the unknown columnist‚ in his or her editorial‚ Yes Virginia‚ argues the importance and the reality of Santa Claus. The writers purpose is to prove to a eight year old girl that Santa Claus is real. The author adapts a jubilant and protective tone in order to argue to both children and adults that Santa is real. The first paragraph establishes the idea that Santa Claus is real though others may say that he isn’t. Their doubts are because their minds are too rigid
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In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” published in The Atlantic Magazine‚ Nicholas Carr begins by talking of a national issue. Our concentration levels are diminishing. Carr uses the title to point out google as the perpetrator‚ but he refers to the web as a whole. He used to be able to read for hours. However‚ he struggles with reading a few pages now. Carr says that our brains are being programmed to learn the answer and shut down. You no longer submerge yourself into knowledge. You simply
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