Christmas Eve

Christmas represents a time for family, cheer, happiness, and of course, presents. Santa Clause represents the most exemplary giver, and a young child’s belief in Santa Clause brings much joy. Children eagerly await to hear the mystical sleigh bells and always leave out cookies and milk for the jolly good fellow. On Christmas morning, these kids hurry down the stairs, excited to see what Santa had left them. Late at night, on Christmas Eve, children sleep and dream of sugar plums. Yet, imagine a…

face. My dad and I were very close I was a “daddy’s girl” and he was my world. I had been through so much growing up and he never left me alone, I considered him to be my angel. He came over to see me that day so we could make some decisions on Christmas dinner. So much had happened to me that year from meeting that special someone, graduating medical school, and adopting a child. He came to my house bout 5:30 pm and we sat down and started talking and he asked for a soda water. That was the…

Nightmare Before Christmas, Dracula, and all the other classic creep-taculars that pop up by the end of October, typically remind everyone that, yeah, it is Halloween. But why do we even celebrate it, and how did it all start? The most probable answer is because Philippines is one of the largest Christian country in the world and in the liturgical year, October thirty first is the time that we dedicate to remembering the dead. Originated from the terms Hallowe’en or the All Hallows’ Eve,…

When people think of Christmas the first thing one may think of is, Santa Claus or St. Nick. Santa is the person that brings joy and present during the night, but only for the good children. What about the bad children? In present time toady, the story is that naughty children get a lump of coal, while the good children get presents. But will getting a lump of coal really change naughty children into nice? Introducing bad Santa, Krampus! Who is portrayed as a half-goat, half-demon, horrific…

My Favorite Meal of the Year For thousands of families around the world, Christmas is one of the most special holidays of the year. For some it is a religious holiday to celebrate the coming of Christ and for others it is a special day to celebrate life, family, friends and their company. For me personally; my favorite part of Christmas is the food. Being able to feast on some of the most delicious dishes that my family and friends so gratefully bring to the table so we can all celebrate not…

It was a month before christmas and Ben was at school in 7th period, the last class of the day, him and his friend, Jason were messing around, throwing paper airplanes at kids, and causing problems. They were in study hall, and had already finished their homework for the day, although they weren’t happy about even having homework going into the weekend and Ben was even less happy because he had just gotten a detention for the next 3 school day, and his birthday was on the 30th, the last day of…

Izabella and Mairead, were counting down the seconds until the school bell rang for Christmas Break! Page 2 “Three, two, one,” the best friends exclaimed in unison as the bell rang. “I can’t wait for you to sleep over tomorrow Izzie!” Mairead emphasized as they were walking out of school. Page 3 Izabella could not wait to get presents and be with her best friend on Christmas! Page 4 The next morning, Christmas Eve, Izabella was more excited than ever to have a sleepover with Mairead. “Good…

remembers the way things were back home on the farm on the west coast of Cape Breton” during the Christmas of 1977. Along the lines of the story, the protagonist awakens to a bigger picture of life outside his own small world as he steps his way up from ignorance to knowledge, idealism to realism, and thinking of self to thinking of others. The narrator comes to see himself as a precious…

King Matthew Period 4 9-11-2017 My cultural identity essay The Cultural Identity of Matthew King The United States is one of the most cultural countries in the world. Cultures from all around the world come together and live as one. Every culture in America still maintains its own traditions but when combined with other cultures can still create a very diverse cultural society. Although I was born in the U.S. and have lived in California my whole life most of my family has an italian background…

Halloween!! Introduction (attention grabber, a basic introduction to topic, thesis statement) Halloween has a very unique history going back thousands of years. Back then there was a group called the Celts. The Celts used Halloween as the day to remember the end of the fall and the beginning of winter, which evolved from the old Celtic holiday of Samhain. Where they would wear costumes to scare off roaming ghosts and would also light bonfires. Then they took these traditions to America in…