I liked the cement mixer and played with it as much as or more than I played with the other toy vehicles I owned. At some point‚ several weeks or months after Christmas‚ however‚ my biological parents led me to believe that it was a magic and/or highly unusual cement mixer. Probably my mother told me this in a moment of adult boredom or whimsy‚ and then my father came home from work and joined in‚ also in a whimsical way. The magic—which my mother likely reported to me from her vantage on our living
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123 xxx xxxx Dr. xxx Professor of Climatology University of xxx PO Box xxx xxx xxxx Dear Dr. xxx‚ I recently read your essay about global warming stating that humans have not contributed to its existence. I believe that it is important to study both sides of this argument thoroughly before drawing a conclusion. Although you cleverly wrote an essay based on a couple of hand-picked facts‚ there is still another side of the issue which is yet to be told. I believe that global warming
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A Christmas Carol Practise Essay Topic = “Scrooge’s real problem is that he has no sense of responsibility to others; he is happy to remain in his insular world Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol‚ presents to the reader‚ the transformation of a self-centred miserable old man‚ Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge‚ drastically transforms from the protagonist of his society‚ to a man who realises that life isn’t just about himself and money‚ other people are important and being kind and caring and helping others
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Christmas History The word Christmas comes from the old English "Cristes maesse" meaning Christ’s Mass. The Holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The actual birthday of Jesus is not known; therefore‚ the early Church Fathers in the 4th century fixed the day around the old Roman Saturnalia festival (17 - 21 December)‚ a traditional pagan festivity. The first mention of the birthday of Jesus is from the year 354 AD. Gradually all Christian churches‚ except Armenians who celebrate Christmas
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remember the day know as Christmas and New years has both been seen as see days of new life and renewal. Christmas usually been viewed as a Christian holiday with the birth of Jesus Christ and New Year’s a symbol of a beginning of another new year. Henrik Ibsen play A Doll House setting goes on during this festive season in which most of the main characters work through some sort of realization and come to a new understanding about their lifetimes as the time proceeds. Christmas in the play is first
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This document consists of 8 printed pages. Answer ALL questions. Question 1 Car population and pollution Extract 1: Road pricing makes good economic sense. But voters hate it Britain’s sclerotic roads learned that the recent global financial catastrophe had slightly improved their lives: traffic volume has fallen by about 3% since the start of the recession. But the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)‚ warned drivers that it would not last: traffic has risen remorselessly and a
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Hi Malungia! I’m sitting in an old house that was bought by my Uncle Ethelbert Anderson and family more than seventy years ago. Somehow I am a descendant of that illustrious family who lived rather prosperously‚ or so we thought‚ during the segregation era. When some folk from somewhere found themselves I cahoots with those they thought inferior—the segregated way was established. Problem is that by the time it was known that all mankind is from the same root‚ folk were used to battling it
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A Christmas Carol By: Charles Dickens Many memories run through Scrooge’s head on Christmas Eve. He is always cranky and never appreciates anything. Ever since his partner Jacob Marley past away he turned into a mean bitter old man. He is so mean that if Bob Cratchit wants money he will have to work on Christmas day. For being that way Bob pays a little visit saying that 3 ghosts will visit him to teach him a listen. The first is Ghost of Christmas Past and he shows him how lonely he
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Winston Churchill once said‚ “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” As the big day draws near‚ it is important to reflect on the roots of the global holiday as well as the direction in which it is heading. Christmas is a tradition rooted deep in the history of western society. It has undergone many changes since it’s earliest celebrations. Even today‚ the holiday is constantly changing. Each year brings new innovations to Christmas. In the dawn of the holiday‚ it was minor
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