Christmas albums

was the Ghost of Christmas Present, the Ghost of Christmas Present spoke, “Look upon me.” Scrooge peered upon the ghost, he explained to him as if he was clothed in a simple green robe, and bordered with white fur, it was hung so closely to the figure. The spirit forenamed, “You have never seen the like of me before.” and Scrooge replied back and spoke, “Never.” This spirit tried to synthesize Scrooge delighted before Christmas, so that is why he is called the Ghost of Christmas Past. The last…

Name Professor’s name Course Date Pinocchio the Shepherd Pinocchio the Shepherd is a monodrama written by Abdel Momen Ahmed. The play represents a monologue of a puppet master who prepares to the visit of the local ruler. The man speaks with his dolls, the audience and has a “dialogue” with the Sultan in the final scene. The monodrama starts with the conversation between the puppet master and his doll. The man complains about the “behavior” of his main actress and calls her grievances unfounded.…

for more. The latter can be seen in the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the play A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The play of this title as well as the movie A Diva’s Christmas Carol by Richard Schenkman both show how being content…

CULTURAL RITUALS DURING CHRISTMAS Many people think Christmas is only celebrated on the 25th of December, but that’s not entirely true (Cooper, 2016). It depends in which country you in and your Christian traditions. In South Africa we celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December, with Christmas Eve the night before and Boxing Day the day after. Although Christmas celebrations start way before that for some Christians who believe in Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. For these Christians,…

fifteen, which had changed my life forever although I didn’t know it at the time. This, however wasn’t just a normal day. It was the day that children looked forward to the most; it was Christmas day. On this day I had awoken fairly early, around six or seven, because I was excited to see what was under the Christmas tree. After a while of begging my parents to finally get up, we were finally able to open our presents. Although it seemed like it took a long time to open the presents, it really…

On average, 75% of Americans gain the majority of the weight during the holiday season. An NIH study found that people usually gain one to two pounds during the holidays and they almost never drop the weight. While that doesn’t seem like much. Gaining two pounds over the course of 10 years amounts to 20 pounds of weight that will be difficult to come off. Holiday weight gain can be tricky. That’s because you’re likely not noticing that it’s happening. You’re being invited to a ton of parties…

After this semester, having read To Kill A Mockingbird, Julius Caesar, and A Christmas Carol, I decided that the primary criteria I had set for my enjoyment of literature included literary voice and expression of relevant themes. Through comparison, the eventual, albeit shaky, prevalence of Julius Caesar over A Christmas Carol became clear. To Kill A Mockingbird fell to last place, due to its sharp contrast from the style of writing that appeals to me. Julius Caesar was highly enjoyable to me…

The machines puffed in their vertical dance. The device plowed its instruments through the ingredients, forming a cement-like paste. The bowl tipped, spilling the thick paste across the rolling belt. Hot metal sheets dropped to the dough; roaring with steam under the press. As the press lifted, the belt revealed the newly formed shapes, all meeting precision to their kind. The sweets tumbled across the belt, one catching the hand of the inventor. He lifts the heart shaped cookie and situates it…

Christmas Vespors The Christmas Vespers was based on the nine lessons which were Christmas carols. It also included reading from the scripture. The main idea of the Christmas Vespers was to embrace the birth of Jesus and the fall of man kind. Instead of just telling the story through the scripture music was added appositely to the nine readings. This rendition of the Christmas Vespers was exceptionally enjoyable. The show opened up with the Adam giving into the temptation to Eve and the apple.…

Gibson’s The War on Christmas. Among the several claims he make, I considered that quote the most contradictory and interesting one of all. Gibson uses it to explain how he, a Christian, does not feel excluded while differing religious observe their own practices, but the idea of Christmas not having the “prowess” as before is threatening. Although the erasure of specific titles to Christmas artifacts (ex. Holiday/Friendship tree to replace Christmas tree, not teaching Christmas in schools,…