A Christmas Carol is a short story‚ not very long at all as I read it today and found some interesting differences between the book by Dickens and the movie incantations. Most of the movies I have seen pretty much have the same screenplay‚ it seems‚ with some small differences in most and some have a scene or two the others don’t. The first and most important difference is that all of the movies make it quite plain that Ebenezer’s father send him to boarding school away from him is because his
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A Christmas Carol - Food and Shopping In the Victorian times‚ many working people suffered from malnutrition from not having certain foods and vitamins. Where money is scarce‚ many would have to survive on whatever they can get their hands on. Food was a central part of the Christmas celebrations in the Victorian ages‚ and was traditionally shared and enjoyed‚ even though it was scarce. Many of today’s Christmas traditions date back to the Victorian era‚ including having a turkey for Christmas dinner
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Dr. Carol Dweck researches environmental factors and how we view our intelligence. Her theory proposes we take either an entity view or an incremental view of ourselves (Niehart‚ Reis‚ Robinson & Moon‚ 2002). People with an entity view see their intelligence as fixed. Intelligence does not change. Entity view individuals want to appear smart and want learning to seem effortless. When working in a classroom‚ these students will not take risks unless they are sure the end will result in success. These
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Shooting Star – Carol Ann Duffy The poem ’Shooting Stars’ by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940‚ Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy’s haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The
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Gilligan In the reading concerning Carol Gilligan’s theories on the development of women living in a man’s world‚ I can remember growing up in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s and a woman’s role was that of a homemaker and a care giver. Her job was to stay home and take care of the children and her securing a job was out of the question. During those decades‚ there were very few women in advanced positions in politics and very few‚ if any‚ in leadership roles in the corporate world. Men were the
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greedy? How has it affected you? In the story‚ Rikki-Tikki Tavi by: Rudyard Kipling‚ two of the characters‚ Nag and Nargiana are greedy. As in the story Hershel and the Hanukkah candles by: Eric Kimmel two goblins are. Also in the play A Christmas Carol by: Charles Dickens‚ a man named Scrooge is greedy as well. The main message in all three short stories/plays is nothing good ever comes out of being greedy. In these stories being greedy has a negative outcome for all the characters. In the stories
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business "even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event‚ but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral‚ and solemnized it with an undoubted bargain." Scrooge’s tight-fisted nature is demonstrated for the first time in this quote. Scrooge’s choice of bargaining at a funeral where it’s supposed to be meaningful and evocative; justifies Scrooges apathetic attitude towards the death of his "sole friend" . This foreshadows Scrooge’s death as when the ghost of Christmas
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In the novel ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ Dickens uses multiple language devices to create mood and atmosphere in a way that conveys his attitudes towards the poor. As a child‚ Dickens’ family was in debt‚ so he know first-hand how it feels to be living in poverty. He was forced to work in a blacking factory (a factory that makes black dye for boots) in order to help his family pay off their debt. Dickens uses pathetic fallacy in this extract to create a menacing atmosphere. This is shown when it says “Meanwhile
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In every childhood‚ it is hard to find a hobby which is the right one‚ the coolest‚ the funniest and which one is the most interesting. There are several themes for this story for example finding a hobby another one could be that he would prove himself. I would start with explaining why I choose finding a hobby as a theme. In the story Michael the main character plays the piano and at the end of the story it says “Six month later‚ I started violin lessons” (Page 12 Line 168). In the start of the
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A Christmas Carol Assessment: Writing Assessment Everybody knows the classic Christmas story‚ “A Christmas Carol”‚ and are most likely familiar with The Three Ghosts of Christmas. The version I was assigned to read was a shorter version of the original and did not include all the same events. But of course‚ it included the ghosts. They tried to help Ebenezer Scrooge‚ a cold-hearted‚ wretched‚ old man to find the light before it was too late. They reminded him of his happy past‚ showed him
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