Christmas-A Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ‚ Christmas evolved over two millennia into a worldwide religious and secular celebration‚ incorporating many pre-Christian‚ pagan traditions into the festivities along the way. Today‚ Christmas is a time for family and friends to get together and exchange gifts. Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmæsse‚ meaning "Christ’s Mass") is an annual festival commemoratingthe birth of Jesus Christ‚[6][7] observed generally on December
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conditions of the people who were not rich to raise money for them. The Cratchit family play a big part in Dickens’s Christmas carol. He mentions eight members of the family‚ Mrs Cratchit‚ Mr Cratchit (Bob)‚ Martha‚ Belinda‚ Peter and the two little Cratchit’s. Mrs Cratchit was dressed to look nice in an old dress that she had brought some ribbons to put on it because it was Christmas and she is making the most of what she has got and can afford.
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three main characters in this book are Tiny Cooper‚ Will Grayson 1‚ and Will Grayson 2. Will Grayson‚ Will Grayson is about three boys in highschool Tiny‚ Will Grayson 1‚ and Will Grayson 2. Tiny and Will Grayson 2 are both gay‚ and Will Grayson 2 isn’t. Tiny and Will Grayson 1 both live in the suburbs in Chicago and so does Will Grayson 2 but he goes to a different school than them. Later on in the book they all meet in Chicago and become friends. Tiny is the type of person that won’t go unnoticed
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Dickens presents Fred as a cheerful‚ humble and generous character within the novella as a contrast to Scrooge’s cold and stingy character. As shown in the extract‚ Fred is ‘Cheerful’ and ‘handsome’ whereas Scrooge is ‘self-contained’ and his features were ‘shrivelled’ by the ‘cold’ (Stave 1). Fred is the son of Scrooge’s beloved but deceased sister‚ he is the only living relative and person who wants to pull him out of isolation and back into the world. Dickens was focused on Scrooge’s complicated
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The fear of Scrooge towards the third ghost is very understandable ‚ above all it is the physical appearance of this ghost that makes Scrooge fear him the most‚ but on the other hand the quietness of it makes Scrooge get a feeling of suspense. “Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him‚ and he found that he could hardly stand when he prepared to follow it” (Dickens 134). The fact that the ghost did not talked at all only made Scrooge more nervous‚ he did not know
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Madame Defarge is a murderer and brutal human being. She has killed many people and will keep killing no matter who tries to stop her. Madame Defarge has a very revengeful mind and doesn’t think about anyone but herself. I hate that Madame Defarge thinks that she has all the power and can do whatever she wants. She doesn’t take anyone’s feelings into consideration and just does what she feels like doing even if it hurts the people around her. No one knows much about Madame Defarge because she is
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The true description of Scrooge first appears about quarter way through the book‚ before then there are only a few minor references to his character. The description begins metaphorically as it features the words " A tight-fisted hand at the grindstone". Its metaphorical because it is trying to portray that Scrooge is literally as tight as the hand to the grindstone. Then soon after this seven adjectives follow‚ " Squeezing‚ Wrenching‚ Grasping‚ Scraping‚ Clutching‚ Covetous‚ Old sinner". They are
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is true about “meiosis”? Select all that apply. Answers: Reproductive cells undergo meiosis Non-germ cells are reproduced Red blood cells undergo meiosis Number of chromosomes reduces by half in phase one Cell divides to produce four daughter cells Response Feedback: Meiosis occurs only in replicating gametes or reproducing cells. In phase one‚ the number of chromosomes is reduced by half but the chromatid pairs remain together. In phase
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True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. ____ 1. Eukaryotic cells are characterized by a lack of a distinct nucleus‚ whereas prokaryotic cells have intracellular compartments bordered by membranes and a well-defined nucleus. ____ 2. Lipids and proteins are the major components of the plasma membrane. ____ 3. Lysosomes remain fully active by maintaining an acid pH created by pumping hydrogen ions into their interiors. ____ 4. The chief function of ribosomes
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Christmas Carol Introduction Main body of essay The impression we get of Scrooge in the opening of the novel is………. Mean and miserly Selfish Dickens describes him as‚ “tight fisted at the grindstone.” WE are also told that he is‚ “hard and sharp as a flint.” The simile used by Dickens likens Scrooge to the coldness and hardness of stone. Sinner Dickens uses a long list of unpleasant adjectives to describe Scrooge. This gives the impression that Scrooge is………”quote”.‚ Doesn’t
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