A “Christmas Carol” is an engaging social commentary written in the form of a novella‚ which outlines the plight of the poor‚ with the intention of altering the views of the wealthy‚ in Victorian London society. Dickens himself was a victim of the Poor Laws which were a by-product of the industrial Revolution‚ and wrote this novella with the hope of making life more bearable for the poor. Dickens uses the appealing nature of his descriptive novella‚ in order to subtly promote a change of attitude
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Christmas Carol What is Charles Dickens moral message and how does he communicate it to the reader in “A Christmas Carol”? Christmas carol is a novel written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) during the Victorian times in London. For me to explore the moral messages I feel it is important to acknowledge exactly what the message is. Charles Dickens throughout the novel communicates; Charity‚ goodwill‚ family‚ kindliness and humility as moral messages‚ however‚ I personally feel Charles Dickens most
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Christmas vs. Halloween the reward is a movie theme. The Nightmare before Christmas is a Halloween and Christmas classic when should I watch it?There is two different sides to this movie.There is the Halloween side all spooky‚creepy‚and there is the final ending to the trio is weird.There is also the Christmas it is like the song a holly jolly christmas it’s the best time of the year.Though I feel that one side is more understanding to the movie which is without a doubt Halloween.I believe the
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Laugh and be Merry‚ by John Masefield Laugh and be merry‚ remember‚ better the world with a song‚ Better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong. Laugh‚ for the time is brief‚ a thread the length of a span. Laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. Laugh and be merry: remember‚ in olden time. God made Heaven and Earth for joy He took in a rhyme‚ Made them‚ and filled them full with the strong red wine of His mirth The splendid joy of the stars: the joy of the earth. So
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’A Christmas Carol’ is a novella written by Charles Dickens which illustrates a somewhat happy Christmas story that highlights the importance of being a kind hearted person. Throughout his novella‚ Dickens’s shows the reader his intended moral of the story‚ that Scrooge’s transformation at the end of the novella is what Dickens’s hopes that our world will too surely change. This is evident throughout the novella as he depicts Scrooge (before the conversion)‚ the main character; to stand for all that
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and "days of obligation"‚ from The Sabbath‚ which occurs every seven days‚ to holidays like Christmas and Easter which are observed only once a year. Christmas is probably the most note able of all these. Not only is it observed by the Christians but it has become so ingrained in modern American society it is expected by all to receive a "Christmas break" in late December. Employers often give a Christmas bonus around the time to all of their employees‚ regardless of religious beliefs. The year’s
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The Merry Wives of Windsor: Domestic Setting as Enabling and Restricting for Female Gender Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor‚ written sometime between 1597 and 1598‚ takes place in predominately domestic settings‚ namely Page’s house‚ the Garter Inn‚ and Ford’s house. These domestic settings allow for an intimate look into the lives and gender relations of the English middle-class characters. This paper will pay particular attention to Act 4 Scene 2‚ which takes place in Ford’s household
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Mary (joanne) Joseph(vivian) Innkeepers (main: stephanie kwan) 3 wisemen Setting: Christmas Story outline: It’s Christmas but everyone is too busy to celebrate. Alex and Amelia‚ the married couple are a perfect example. They are too kicked up about the money they are earning‚ concentrating on their job so much that they have to go to work even on Christmas without any holiday. However‚ on Christmas day‚ an elf FiFi turns up at Alex’s and Amelia’s home and destroys their working plans
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stories. Poets have the ability to transfer their experiences and history into descriptive poems that readers can interpret in different ways. Poems written about civil rights are often the most confronting‚ as they are relatable for so many people. Merry-Go-Round by Langston Hughes in 1942 uses a seldom-seen point of view to show the unjust of segregation in America. Civilisation by Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe in 1964 uses heavy contrast between her people’s traditional culture and the new Western
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Does the spirit of Christmas bring meaning to your life as Christian-Catholic-Muslim? a) As a student As a student‚ Christmas means a good long vacation. To be able to share and cherish with old friends‚ new found friends‚ to our families and to everyone that’s been part of our lives. It’s also a time to forgive and forget about all the pain and trouble caused by our classmates or instructors. So let bygones be bygones so to speak. It’s the best time to be merry outside school pressures
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