Week 4 Assignment: Descriptive Essay John Barkle IV ENG 121 English Composition I Instructor: Antoinette Oesterlein 11/24/12 It is a very merry Christmas. It’s my favorite time of year. For some people‚ Christmas lasts one day. For me it starts the week before Thanksgiving and last the whole month long. I have been celebrating month long Christmases since I was a little boy. My family owns 5 Christmas tree lots‚ and I have the pleasure of working on our main lot; Deejohn’s Christmas
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Another way it affected the inuits is what they wore. And last what they lived in.First‚ geography affected what the inuits ate. Inuits ate fish‚ mousse‚reindeer‚ and more. How I know they ate these kind of things is because inuits are by the ocean so that go fishing a lot. And in the picture it was cold and there were mountains. And reindeer and mouse live in the mountains. Also the inuits hunt on ice and cut out a big hole to get their fish. That’s how Geography affected what they ate.Second‚
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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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People love receiving gifts‚ with disregard to the occasion or event. Gifting is a way of appreciating a person’s presence in one’s life. It is a way of displaying affection and love. This small gifting practice can be very helpful in strengthening the relationship between two individuals. But not all people are good at gifting‚ even though they wish to do so. They might face some problem in selecting gifts for their near and dear ones. On the other hand there are some people who possess the knowledge
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The Use of Symbolism in Literature Obviously‚ symbolism requires the use of a symbol. Symbolism in Literature A symbol is a common object that represents meaning. For example‚ a common symbol in literature is the color black. Black often represents darkness or night. It may also symbolize evil or something bad. Thus the symbol of black must be interpreted within the context of the story and in light of what the author may be trying to represent with his or her use of the color. Many types of
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Semiotic analysis McQueen Within McQueen’s 1997’s A/W collection‚ It’s a Jungle Out There he based his design work on the Thomson’s gazelle‚ found in East Africa. The collection used many animal skins‚ and featured this brown fur jacket with horns protruding from the shoulders. McQueen used this to symbolize the relationship between animals and humans. With this jacket McQueen uses the horns as a signifier signifying power‚ freedom as well as survival Using this on female models signified
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Thanksgiving Day It was Thursday morning and all I saw was my mom in the kitchen getting the turkey ready; while‚ my dad was getting the ladder from outside so my sisters can start bring the Christmas decorations down from the attic. It’s a big and fun day for all of us especially for me because I get to spend quality time with my family just like any other year. Every year in Thanksgiving Day I wake up at 6am to help my mom get everything together for our lunch. We turn on the oven to 375
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and the dog. Zeus thinks if he should run to the door and decides if he does it quietly he will not wake anybody. Zeus runs to the door! Zeus runs out the door and stops in shock. He looks at the ground and sees hoof prints. He looks up and sees a reindeer. He is so shocked he was frozen. He sees at the corner of his eye Lola the cat who came out to see what was
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During this period‚ children ages birth to 2 years gather information through physical actions. This period is divided into stages that begins with newborns using reflexes to respond to certain stimuli to eventually discovering they “one object in a world of objects” (Miller‚ 2016‚ p. 42). My parents were able to provide me with many opportunities to learn about my world around me. I had lots of toys that allowed for exploration‚ and cognitive development. My mother read a book every night‚ and
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The excitement in christmas is due to the idea that a guy comes to your house at night with reindeers and gives gifts to everyone. If Santa was eliminated from that‚ it wouldn’t be as exciting because you would go to sleeping knowing your parents wrapped up your gifts after buying them. It doesn’t give the time of the year and burst of magic. Imagining
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