Dear Santa‚ This Christmas is one‚ which is like no other. Overseas in Europe‚ dictators are rising to power and it seems that the countries over there are preparing for another war. Meanwhile in my own country‚ the collapse of the stock market has sent my country’s economy in a downward plunge. Therefore‚ what I would like is for you to help the economy get back to where it used to be. Immediately after World War 1‚ my economy rose up to great heights as the war had helped create jobs and our
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not believe in Santa Claus‚ this saying should make them reconsider their doubts. Generations of children from across the world have been waking up to presents from Santa for what seems like forever. There have been countless Santa sightings‚ reindeer and sleigh tracks in the snow‚ and half-eaten cookies found on Christmas morning. The children know that it is Santa who has been responsible for these things. They cannot all be wrong. Santa is real. Non-believers say that Santa is really just
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The following is a book report about: The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus‚ and was written by‚ (Cottrell‚ et al.‚ 2003). This is an eighty-page leadership skill-building book‚ published by the Performance Systems Corporation in 2003. There are eight main points (Santa Secrets) discussed by the authors in this book and I agree with them all. However‚ I will attempt to reveal why I agree that to "Build A Wonderful Workshop" is important‚ discuss one secret ("Listen To The Elves") I see being
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I would ever find was a dollar hidden under my pillow. Out of all the things I believed in‚ I believed in Santa Claus the most. However‚ on one fateful Christmas Eve‚ my beliefs were shattered. As my father and I were driving home from Pizza Hut‚ I kept telling him to drive faster so I could get home in time to see Santa Claus. He then told me five words that completely changed my life: Santa Claus is not real. I was shocked. Everything that I believed in seemed to come crashing down. What else was
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Book Report Title of Book: Dear America Series- Diary of Hattie Campbell This book‚ written by Kristiana Gregory‚ is about a thirteen year old girl from Pennsylvania‚ Hattie Campbell. On her birthday‚ she was given a diary by her mother and her Aunt June. In the first entry‚ she mentions her Uncle Milton’s death three days ago while fixing her family’s barn and his funeral the eve of her birthday. At the funeral‚ the coffin fell out of their cart and was washed into the nearby river. Her father
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Stephen Tobolowsky relays what he labels his “first crisis of belief” in his article “The Santa Conspiracy.” This “crisis of belief” occurs when he has a conversation with his six-year- old friend about his own questioning of whether Santa is real. Tobolowsky is struck by the confrontational and profound statement of this friend: “’It is always easier to want to believe in something than to say it never was true.’” Stephen is five years old when he is jolted by this philosophical maxim from his
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The Santa Fe Trail was beneficial to the growth of New Mexico. It was a highway that allowed passage between Missouri and Santa Fe. It was also used as a major passage way to get to other places like Los Angeles‚ Mexico city‚ and Camino Real. It allowed for trade to occur in Santa Fe. The Santa Fe trail was one of the big three trails in United States history that opened up the roadway to the west. Before Mexico declared its independence‚ trading between the United States and Mexico was illegal
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My report is on Mission Santa Ines which is 35 miles north of Santa Barbara among the rolling hills near the Santa Ynez River. The mission was established September 17‚ 1804 by Father Estevan Tapis as the 19th mission along El Camino Real. In the early 1700’s‚ the country of Spain sent many explorers to the western world to claim land and find riches. When California was founded by several Spanish explorers‚ like Cabrillo‚ and De Anza‚ Spain decided to send missionaries to build missions. There
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Meanwhile‚ Across Town... Narrator: Meanwhile‚ across town... Everybody: Every Who Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot... Student 1: But the Grinch‚ Who lived just north of Who-ville‚ 1/2 Class: DID 1/2 Class: NOT! Everybody: The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now‚ please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. Student 2: It could be his head wasn’t screwed on just right. Student 3: It could be‚ perhaps‚ that his shoes were too tight. Student 4: But I think that the
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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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