Short Story by: Edwin T. Ramirez Jr. Subject: Arts & Appreciation Christmas with the Underprivilege Once upon a time‚ theres a 7 years old cute little girl‚ named Emily who had a good and rich parents named John‚ his Father and Michelle‚ her mother. Emily is spoiled and doing all what she likes‚ no matter what‚ its good or bad. Emily is a 1st grader on the school of St. Monique Montessori on her neighborhood she lived in. Emily is a bully student on her classroom. There are times that the parents
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Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol explores how children and childhood convey his message to society. To be more caring‚ generous and charitable to the poor. Since there were many families below the poverty line‚ young children had to work just to ensure that they were able to consume they’re daily meals. Dickens has criticized the Victorian society for the treatment of the poor and the society that existed during this time of period. In the Christmas Carol‚ Tiny Tim who was Bob Cratchit’s cripple
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Christmas Eve I awoke early that morning‚ with a gentle voice in my ear. "John‚ wake; up it’s Christmas Eve‚" my mom said‚ "time to finish wrapping the presents." I jumped from my bed as soon as the words had left her mouth. It was Christmas Eve 1993‚ and I was five years old. This would be the last Christmas in our cozy little house on Herschel St. I was excited beyond belief‚ but nothing could prepare me for the greatest Christmas ever. I still can not decide on my favorite part‚ whether it was
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Jessie Lee 5/13/13 English 9 Write About It “Christmas” and “Christmas Time on the Frontier” “Christmas” by Floyd Dell and “Christmas Time on the Frontier‚” are both stories that tell of poor families on Christmas day. In “Christmas‚“ the mom and dad never told their son they were poor. The son donated money to poor people at Sunday school‚ not knowing that he and his family were one of those “poor people” that people wanted to donate money to. He figured
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workhouses or prisons. Many turned to crime as a means of support. Christmas in the Victorian time would have been good if you were rich but if you were poor it was the worst time of the year. The poor would get some coal‚ nuts and oranges in the stocking. They would also have to pay to the baker to cook their goose because they wouldn’t have enough room to cook it by them selves. By comparison the rich at Christmas would get rocking horses and other wooden toys. They would have cooks
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Capote ’s short story "A Christmas Memory"‚ is about a young boy‚ referred to as "Buddy‚" and his best friend‚ or older cousin‚ who is unnamed in the story. As a tradition‚ the two friends bake fruitcakes and send the baked goods to acquaintances they have met only once or twice‚ and to people they have never met at all. They live in a house with other relatives‚ who are authoritative and stern‚ and have a dog named Queenie. As the two try to make the best of their Christmas‚ complications occur and
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Christmas Carol The Ghost of Christmas Present Ghost : Come in‚ Scrooge! Come in! Come in and know me better‚ man! I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. Look upon me! You have never seen the likes of me before? Scrooge : Never. Ghost : Have never walked forth with my elder brothers? Scrooge : I don’t think that I have. You have many brothers? Ghost : More than 1‚800. 1‚842‚ to be exact. Scrooge : I see you wear a scabbard‚ but no sword. Ghost : Indeed. Peace on Earth. Good
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How Do We Celebrate Eid-Ul-Adha Every religion has some special celebrations. In Islamic religion there are two Eids: Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-Fitr. There are five main steps to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha: praying‚ slaughtering of sheep‚ social gathering‚ doing fun and entertainment. The first step is praying‚ which happen by several steps. First‚ wearing new‚ good and clean thobe and Ghutra. Second‚ gathering in the morning of the first day of Eid ul Adha in an Open land or in a Mosque and
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Introduction Many people would agree that Christmas is the most important ceremony in terms of both religion and society in the Western nations. Christmas itself represents the belief of Christianity. However‚ this idea appears to be changed its original meaning over many years. It seems likely that stores tend to start Christmas sales quite early season: streets are full of Christmas decorations and advertisements. It can be assumed that the change is somewhat related to economic change. With
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Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmæsse‚ meaning "Christ’s Mass") is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ‚[6][7] observed generally on December 25[4][8][9] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.[2][10][11] A feast central to the Christian liturgical year‚ it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide‚ which ends after the twelfth night.[12] Christmas is a public holiday in many of the world’s
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