From the day Annabelle Owen was born‚ her mother loathed her‚ she had always desired to give birth to a boy‚ considering she already had four girls‚ a tragic outcome. Annabelle’s mother cursed her‚ with abandonment in the village Clocktower and to dance for the rest of her torturous life. Little did Annabelle know‚ the village was dependent on her dancing or there would be no time‚ as dancing turned a gear with the rim of her skirt‚ and when she spins‚ it turns the gears of time. One day‚ Annabelle
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The Christmas carol written by Charles Dickens has a wide range of characters to contrast each other. The author’s intention is clearly defined through the characters in the different classes of society. Shown through their personalities and how they feel about their lives differentiates the characters. Ebenezer scrooge as the main character has the personality of a grumpy man with a hatred for Christmas representing the inertia of the middle class. Fred scrooge’s nephew on the other hand is the
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Best Christmas Ever! Every year I have a great Christmas spending valuable time with family and friends. This past Christmas was the best I’ve ever had. I received the best unexpected gift ever! It all started when everyone in my family came to my house early Christmas morning for breakfast. After breakfast we started passing out gifts. First‚ we would usually go in a huge circle and everyone would open one gift at a time. This time was different and very odd to me. My family would let everyone
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The article titled “UN’s peacekeeping nightmare in Africa” by the author of Tomi Oladipo emphasizes the nightmare that the Africans had or is currently experiencing with the UN troop keepers. The author’s main points were focused on the reliability and efficiency of the UN’s peacekeeping troops throughout the article. First of all‚ Tomi (the author) illustrated the collateral damages that had been caused by the failure of the UN peacekeeping troops in Africa. For instance‚ he mentions certain cases
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Money Should not be the Only Focus in Life Within A Christmas Carol‚ Charles Dickens incorporates numerous themes by using the character Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is a unsympathetic pennypincher that does not give any thought to helping others. He is a complicated fellow who cares about money and business more than anything else. The author Ebenezer Scrooge as a way to convince readers that money should not always be the first priority. Making Scrooge realize that family is more important helps
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A Nightmare on Elm Street In 1984‚ when a nightmare on elm street was released. This movie was considered a fresh/new approach to horror films. It contained a character named Freddy Krueger who was the villain in the film. Freddy Krueger was burned to death by some parents in the neighborhood‚ and because of that Freddy Krueger went into teenager’s dreams and essentially murdered them. Freddy Kruger was a petrifying character in the film‚ who had metallic claw hand and a burned face. His image stirred
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situations and backgrounds of each side involved and the consequences they experience during and after the eviction process. In the chapter Christmas in Room 400‚ Dasmond delves into the court process of eviction cases and the unfortunate statistics attributed the people dealing with these cases. Sherrena has eviction cases to deal with right before Christmas and Dasmond accounts her experience with various tenants while also including general
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The Bond of Nightmares by Rafi Mustafa‚ a gripping and touching email that later was published as a short story. Though‚ the story is written with simple language and short sentences‚ it entices it’s readers with its captivating imagery. Mustafa’s vivid imagery helps put the reader into his shoes. IN the beginning he tells us his experience living in India and Pakistan. There he faced people who felt indifferent about him and his family due to their religion. But even after leaving Pakistan and
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How does Dickens Convey the Importance of Poverty in ‘A Christmas Carol’? ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a short powerful novel written by Charles Dickens in 1843 and tells the story of how one man‚ Ebeneezer Scrooge‚ changes his ways from a cruel‚ money-obsessed miser to a good‚ honest Christian after terrifying visitations from three ghosts. During this period‚ Victorian readers were thoroughly convinced of the supernatural and omnipotent power of God‚ making this oval socially embraced through the population
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on how we measure our wealth. Bob Cratchit was wealthy within his heart and soul‚ where Scrooge was poorest of poor. 2) How does Dickens represent working people and their christmas celebrations? Poverty and happiness are not mutually exclusive‚ as is seen throughout the novella. When Scrooge is wished a Merry Christmas by his nephew‚ he rebuttals him with ‘What right have you
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