Kimberly Nash
Mrs. Seiser
English 10
4/4/2017
Is There Really a Santa Claus?
Is there really a Santa? The age old debate between parents and kids. Santa Claus is a massive staple in today’s modern holiday experience and has been talked about for over hundreds of years. In almost every Christmas movie, parent’s endeavor to convince their children there isn’t a Santa Claus. A classic example was in the movie The Polar Express. The main character traveled to the North Pole and got a bell from Santa’s sleigh. Foolishly his parents don’t believe in Santa, so they can’t hear the bell jingle. The main character and his sister, however, can hear the bell ring. I’d like to think there is a Santa Claus because The New York Sun newspaper confirmed it, …show more content…
She sent in a letter to the editor saying “... I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?” The editor of the sun responded “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy… He lives and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood" (nysun.com) Literally, this was printed in a newspaper, where people receive information. It wasn’t written in an opinion column, it was written to provide that Santa is real, and will be for a …show more content…
The logistics is scary as it seems scientifically impossible that a single man in a magic sleigh can deliver mass amounts of presents all over the world. PhD Dean Burnett has scientific logic to back up the existence of Santa. “But there is substantial evidence now to suggest that Santa powers his sled with the energy obtained from a precisely controlled quantum singularity. Basically, Santa has access to a small black hole, which he uses to perform his duties”(theguardian.com) Black holes can distort items such as time and gravity, which would allow Santa to break the rules of normal
Mrs. Seiser
English 10
4/4/2017
Is There Really a Santa Claus?
Is there really a Santa? The age old debate between parents and kids. Santa Claus is a massive staple in today’s modern holiday experience and has been talked about for over hundreds of years. In almost every Christmas movie, parent’s endeavor to convince their children there isn’t a Santa Claus. A classic example was in the movie The Polar Express. The main character traveled to the North Pole and got a bell from Santa’s sleigh. Foolishly his parents don’t believe in Santa, so they can’t hear the bell jingle. The main character and his sister, however, can hear the bell ring. I’d like to think there is a Santa Claus because The New York Sun newspaper confirmed it, …show more content…
She sent in a letter to the editor saying “... I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?” The editor of the sun responded “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy… He lives and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood" (nysun.com) Literally, this was printed in a newspaper, where people receive information. It wasn’t written in an opinion column, it was written to provide that Santa is real, and will be for a …show more content…
The logistics is scary as it seems scientifically impossible that a single man in a magic sleigh can deliver mass amounts of presents all over the world. PhD Dean Burnett has scientific logic to back up the existence of Santa. “But there is substantial evidence now to suggest that Santa powers his sled with the energy obtained from a precisely controlled quantum singularity. Basically, Santa has access to a small black hole, which he uses to perform his duties”(theguardian.com) Black holes can distort items such as time and gravity, which would allow Santa to break the rules of normal