Christmas controversy

Where Are You Losing Heat This Winter? HGTV has captivated millions across North America. The home improvement, design, and real estate shows give people an easy way to learn about the processes of home buying and renovating. Mike Holmes of the DIY Network series Holmes Makes it Right shows homeowners where other inspectors and contractors have failed. In one episode, Holmes takes the homeowners outside in the middle of winter. There is snow piled on each roof in the neighborhood except that…

St. Patrick's Day is quickly approaching. For seniors dealing with dementia, one of the most frustrating things they often experience is the inability to do things or celebrate the holidays like they use to. The following creative St. Patrick's Day activities will challenge not frustrate your senior loved with dementia while giving them the chance to have fun and feel successful: Singing Have a fun time belting out familiar Irish songs with your family and aging adult with dementia. Skip…

This ad became very popular as it was annually presented in some form every year. This Christmas ad became the face of Coca-Cola throughout the years that made people want to buy a coke. This ad targeted and audience of the consumers of Coca-Cola products. Through this ad the company persuades the audience to buy Coca-Cola products in the winter…

Scrooge sounds like an old grumpy, greedy, disrespectful man. According to the text it states that, he is grumpy and very hard to handle. Also, the text states that he doesn't really care about a plethora of things like Christmas because he does not get the point of Christmas. On page one, the author describes how he was exceedingly rude to a boy who shows up asking for any donations for the poor, but Scrooge tells him to leave, and argues that anyone who is poor can either go to jail, or go…

The Holiday Season creates a reason to remember people who are near and dear to us but what about the other reasons to give gifts that include helping those who are less fortunate. As long as your shopping list exists, here are some companies with Buy One Give One programs that make a wonderfully appreciated impression on those who need it most. The Company Store - With over 200,000 homeless children in America tonight The Company Store offers a Buy One Get One plan where your purchase allows…

One of the most important and valuable days in life is the wedding day. Today’s holidays are similar to holidays from the Elizabethan England period. In both time periods, the wedding celebration is one of the most important events and creates valuable times and moments. Holidays can also be celebrated differently between Elizabethan England and today. In other cultures, people celebrate with their own religious holidays. Each culture is different and unique in their own way. For example, in…

The Thanksgiving story is usually taught in classrooms across America. It involves pilgrims, native americans, and a big feast. Most Americans observe this day of one of celebration. It is a gathering of friends, family, and great food such as mashed potatoes, stuffing, turkey, pumpkin pie and much more. Some people do not agree that this is a happy day. Some Native Americans believe that this day should be a time of mourning. There are many myths that have been told which require examination…

We need to have some history of Thanksgiving in order to understand why thanksgiving is the way it is and why my family is not fond of the holiday. The Pilgrims, who had buckles on their hats and pants around their ankles, started this holiday we call Thanksgiving. They started it to have something to do on the last Thursday in November since football had not been invented during that time frame. At first, it was just a small gathering of Pilgrims and Indians and the sharing of a small meal…

Woodfield Area Children’s Organization (WACO) is a volunteer-nonprofit organization and each year around Christmas time, they travel to local Walmarts and host shopping events for preschoolers in low-income areas and provide each child with eighty dollars to spend. Two teenagers were assigned to push me around in the shopping cart while looking for the objects my family filled out in the Christmas list. I remember this so clearly because it was such an exhilarating event for me. I remember the…

Winter Winter is the time of year where it gets cold. You want to wear a jacket when you go outside because you don’t want to be cold. In some places winter has snow, others have rain, some have rain and snow, and some even have storms. In the winter it is nice because you get to be around your family and have a cup of hot chocolate. Having hot chocolate with marshmallows and covering yourself with blankets makes you feel really happy and good inside. It’s even better when you watch a movie.…