Christmas controversy

“The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein may seem like a children’s book to others, but there is a more meaning to this book. Scholars have long debated what “The Giving Tree” seeks to impart to its readers beyond unselfishness. Some say it’s actually the story of God and humankind,or Mother Nature and society, or the classic parent-child relationship,or unrequited romantic love. I believe that there are three main lessons that are in the story:don’t keep score,you can’t outrun (or out-canoe) your…

It's Thanksgiving evening. My family and relatives sit around our table, decorated with cartoon turkeys and fall leaves. A big, juicy turkey sits in the middle of the table with gravy and cranberry sauce by it’s side. We go around the table, stating what we are thankful for. “I am thankful for...” When I think about what I’m thankful for, the list could go on and on. It seems practically never ending! On my list of thankful topics, three things are right at the top, my family, my education, and…

enter this holiday season we’re once again being bombarded with advertisements upon advertisements promoting sales, deals, and more between November 24th and December 25th (with some even extending past that into “New Years Savings” as well). It’s Christmas time again, which means it’s time to buy gifts to hold over your friends and family until next year's sales start up. But why do we do this? What has spurred us to spend this holiday and others like it not with those close to us, but in a…

Dickens makes a positive aura around the Christmas feeling as of Stave 1, he makes the Stave full of energy as when Scrooge wakes up he is suddenly buzzing with energy and is as “light as a feather” and runs to the window where a young boy is shocked to know that Scrooge doesn’t know what day it is. Scrooge pays the boy to get the poultries and to buy the prize turkey which he delivers to Bob Cratchits as anonymous. The Stave is significant to the story as it shows that if someone as miserly as…

Of course, most of our cherished memories revolve around the holidays and the traditions that we maintained for so many years. Candlelight services on Christmas Eve, Pajamas and teddy bears before Santa, Gram’s gravy on Christmas morning and of course our annual Christmas Day movie. Then there were the summertime memories centralized on your backyard pool with a large fun island and a floating basketball goal. As the summer sun would slip below the horizon, our mouths watered with anticipation…

When I learned how to ride bike It was my birthday August 6, 2010. I was 6 years old and I was very excited for my birthday because I would be able to get presents. I started my day by waking up and eating breakfast. For breakfast I had cinnamon rolls and drank orange juice. They were very good and had smelled amazing they got my fingers all stick when I ate them. Next I basically just went to my friends and hang out. It was now time for lunch I got to choose what i wanted to eat i decided…

“The Fire My Daddy Started” All day today I have felt like a little girl. Shopping with my mommy, carving a pumpkin with my sister and dad, and giggling like a little girl, what fun we had. I felt as if we were children again. It was such a great feeling to talk at the dinner table and laugh till we cried. At the close of the day, as the sun was setting in the cool crisp fall weather, we gathered outside around a fire my daddy started for us all. He loves to build and play with a fire,…

dramatic scenes describing the tale of, "A Christmas Carol," in the Patrick Stewart version. The Patrick Stewart version of the story "A Christmas Carol" was clearly the most effective out of the Muppet, the Novella, the play, and the Patrick Stewart versions because in the Patrick Stewart version, Ebenezer Scrooge, a heartless man of business who thrives of the despair of others, was more convincing than in the Muppet version, that he really disliked Christmas. The Patrick Stewart version was…

A birthday is an occasion when a person or institution celebrates the anniversary of their birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures;, often with a gift, party, or rite of passage. There are many interesting facts about birthday and also, a lot of stories around it. Are you ready to find out? First, let’s figure out where did birthday traditional come from? There are several rumous about this. Some people assummed that birthday traditional had appeared a long times ago, around…

A Huge Surprise On December 3, in my hometown, Dallas, Texas, my family and I went walking to downtown. “Should we go to the park and buy a cup of fruit, or should we get on the train and go to an ice cream shop,” suggested my uncle Felix. “I suggest we get on the train and go buy ice cream because it’s 90 degrees out here,” I said exaggerating. We stopped at the train stop and waited patiently for it to arrive. When the train finally arrived, we walked in smelling the wooden seats and the…