Christmas music

Thanksgiving is one of my most treasured holidays. While there are some constants in the way thanksgiving is observed by Americans, it can mean different things to different people. In my family, Thanksgiving is a day to gather with those we love, to join together in a huge feast, give thanks for all that we have been blessed with throughout the year, watch football, and listen to the men talk about the big buck that got away during their morning hunt. My mother makes the turkey, the…

“Woohoo!” I said as I zoomed up the roller- coaster tracks. I was at Knott’s Berry Farm with my friends from church. It was my first time going and it was totally awesome. I was really looking forward to going with my church. It was also my first time going to Knott’s Berry Farm without my parents. It was a Sunday and the 11-13 year olds were getting hot dogs, drinks, and chips ready to sell. The reason we were selling these food items was because we were having a fundraiser so each of us…

My very unlucky nose A freezing, icy winter was in the midst, the year was two thousand and ten I seven years of age. My cousin, Matthew was spending the night, so Matthew, Haley, and I decided to play a game. The game was getting in a box/tub, (I was small, skinny, and very flexible at the age of seven) and jumping out of it as fast as you could. I was the only one who could fit in the box so I was having a blast. I was pretty weak so I was the easiest to get out of the box, but when I did I…

Trip Worth Remembering? So it was winter break, a time which was supposed to be full of excitement and fun. My family and I went to Colorado. It was the first time I have ever been out of the state too! It was supposed to be an enjoyable experience, but it was absolutely terrible. Everything that could possibly go wrong, went wrong. This trip was different from the ones in the past, which usually meant going to San Antonio or taking the 8-hour-trip to see my grandparents. This time…

socioeconomic class face on a day-to-day basis. The balancing act between providing a valuable Christmas, while keeping a balanced budget provides a challenge to the Turnbows. Class difference, like in rural Feathertown, Tennessee maintains the commercialist ideals that solidify and exacerbate the never-ending battle of affordability versus value and a changing discussion on the actual true meaning of Christmas. Globalization introduces a cycle into the commercialist sphere that perpetuates…

The article “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari” by Richard Borshay Lee is investigating how the Kung Bushmen’s annual tradition of killing an ox for the community during the Christmas season. Lee begins the article by giving a brief history of how Christmas was introduced to the Bushmen, their basic interpretations of the Christmas story, and why the tradition of killing the ox for the community started. Lee then explains why he decided to study this tradition and how the people view him…

It was a bright, white, snowy, cold day. The roads are covered with snow and the fields look like clouds with trees, the edges of the clouds are the snow filled ditches with the ice covered frozen bottoms. Dad had the day off of work and asked if I wanted to go snowmobiling with him. I obviously said yes because I’ve wanted to go all year. After we put on all of our snow pants, coat, gloves, and helmet he helped me get the snowmobiles out of the garage and start them. He was riding his 2012…

Every year around 246 million children are bullied in some form or another (Villapando). In The Chocolate War written by Robert Cormier, Jerry refuses to sell chocolate during his school’s annual fundraiser. One simple word, no, leads to horrible repercussions. Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare, tells the story of forbidden love between two feuding families’ children. Their love and death have a lasting impact on both families. Both works contain many instances of bullying, raging…

Eating Healthy Resolutions that you can make for 2017 It’s New Year! I bet you know what that means; a new beginning. The New Year is a gift to all of us. It sets a fresh start for each of us to make a change in all aspects of our lives. It’s the best time to make new resolutions. I know most people shy away from making resolutions because they slip out of the new routine by the end of the second week of January. However, when you set realistic resolutions and be determined then you will…

This scene sets up much of the exposition for the film as well as introducing characters. It begins with Carl and Ellie’s wedding, which takes place in a church. A camera flashes and Ellie jumps onto Carl, passionately kissing him. Two wide shots show first Ellie’s family and then Carl’s family. Ellie’s family goes crazy, jumping with joy and applauding excitedly. Carl’s family begrudgingly but politely claps, unsmiling. This series of shots show a lot about how each of the two characters was…