Carol Shields

Today I went to Holiday in Whoville concert with Kelly together. It is really a very good experience for me because this concert is very different than other concerts that I have been before. Compare to other concerts this concert is more like a big party for me. When the singers sing the songs on the stage, all the audience can sing along with them together. In addition, because it is almost Christmas so all the songs are relevant to Christmas. There is a chamber choir of 25 singers and one…

Ebenezer Scrooge was a grouchy man every day even at Christmas. He was filled with greed and meanness all he really carried about was money. One night he was visited by three ghost. The three ghost were the the ghost of Christmas past, Ghost of Christmas present, and the Ghost of Christmas future. But I believe that he was most touched by the ghost of Christmas future. He touched him the most because he scared him, Showed what people thought about him, and showed him his death bed. The…

Are you excited about the upcoming holidays? Snow, decorations, cookies, time with family –all the things that make the Christmas season so wonderful. Despite all of these delightful aspects of Christmas, I’m having trouble getting excited. Why, you ask? I was lying in bed one evening after my Philosophy class, pondering what we had discussed that day. Images from Plato’s Republic about the Allegory of the Cave and the Sun and the Line kept rushing through my head. Then, I had an epiphany.…

Similar in many ways, every story read has a lesson learned at the end. For instance, Ebeneezer Scrooge is one of the wealthiest men in town, but his greed and grumpy attitude causes him to encounter the three ghosts of Christmas, that change his personality into a more loving and caring man. Without a doubt, Mr. Scrooge is an example of a character that changes throughout the story for the better. In other words, he is an archetype. An archetype is a prototype or model. Literary characters are…

Have you ever wondered what Christmas in Greece is like? In Greece they celebrate Christmas like many other countries. The Greek's Christmas is very religious. The children understand the importance of Christmas and that it is not all about presents. The Greeks have many different traditions, some even from the Ancient Greeks. The Greeks also go Christmas caroling, but they call it Kalanda. Children, mainly boys, of all ages go out singing Kalanda, Kalanda and caroling are the same exact thing…

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In the beginning of the drama performance was Jacob Marley and is a ghost who comes to Scrooge so he won't have to go what Marley went through. The beginning of the movie they begin in Mr. Scrooge’s office. In the drama and movie Scrooge gets mad at Mr. Cratchit for using coal and wasting it on fire. Scrooge keeps saying Humbug after his nephew says Merry Christmas. Scrooge is a old man who has a lot of money. He thinks Christmas is a waste of time and…

Do you think he will change? In the book Ebenezer Scrooge was a grump, stingy, mean man all he cares about is his money! In the novel Scrooge thinks his business is all about his money instead of caring for others. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens shows us that one’s business is helping and taking care of others through the three ghosts. Scrooge's business in Stave 1 is all about his money. For example Scrooge doesn’t want to give his clerk a day off for Christmas with his family. On page…

years since Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner, Jacob Marley, has died. Scrooge is an old man that hates happiness and Christmas. Today happens to be Christmas Eve. While Scrooge is sitting at his desk, his nephew, Fred, comes in the door singing carols. Ebenezer is not very happy about it. Fred proceeds to ask his uncle to attend his party tomorrow but is quickly turned down. Once he leaves, Scrooge turns to his clerk, Bob Cratchit, and gives him the day off paid, which he claims as the one…

Changes That Give a Chance For Better Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol, is about a man named Ebeneezer Scrooge, who is old and greedy. He lives a life of stinginess and misery because of his own extreme greed. Scrooge is mean to everyone, especially around Christmas. He is visited by three ghosts who show him his past, present, and future. Scrooge comes to realize that he has used money to escape his fears of poverty and loneliness. He learns that he has the ability to change…

Who was Ebenezer Scrooge? He was the main character of “The Christmas Carol”. Scrooge takes the readers through his couple of days of him being haunted by ex-business partner Jacob Marley. Jacob is trying to help Scrooge to be nice, so he won’t end up tied in chains in the afterlife like him. Ebenezer Scrooge was an old cold-hearted man. He didn’t like anything and loved to save his money even though he is rich. His nose is always bloodshot red. That is because he doesn’t want to spend the…