Christmas worldwide

When it comes to the topic of eliminating holidays, most of us will readily agree that these holidays have been around eternally. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of should these American holidays come to their end. Whereas some are convinced that American holidays are a part of history and shaping American culture, others maintain that American holidays only are in favor of a small amount of people. Although various of these holidays honor specific people, these…

Dickens, A Christmas Carol where charity beggars were asking scrooge if he would like to give money to charity and scrooge responded with the quote. Scrooge who is the main character works at a counting house and he is an older man. Scrooge has a clerk named Bob Cratchit who is a poor family man. Scrooge gets visited by three different ghosts or spirits during the story. The three spirits include the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas future,…

In the story,“Fish Cheeks”, Amy Tan teaches that other people’s expectations should not influence you to change your opinions or true self. During this story, Amy’s family invites the minister’s family for Christmas Eve dinner. Amy wants to please their family because she happens to have a crush on Robert, the minister’s son. This causes Amy to worry about how Robert will perceive the unique behaviors and customs of her large family. Tan writes, “Then my father poked his chopsticks just below…

Who doesn’t love a story that takes an unexpected turn? The Gift of the Magi, The Necklace, and The Lady or the Tiger all include many instances of irony. Irony helps create more suspense in a story and makes it more entertaining.. Della and Jim give up their most prized possessions because their love for eachother is so great, Mathilde quickly learns that looks can be deceiving, and the King is nothing but barbaric. Irony helps reveal the true theme and characters in a story. True gift giving…

could not be more accurate. American holidays, like Hispanic holidays, are often spent with family. American and Hispanic holidays, although different, are all based upon their country’s culture. Some major holidays, like All Saints Day, Easter, and Christmas, and some small celebrations such as birthdays, are celebrated in both countries. They are celebrated differently, but the meaning of the holidays are the same. The Day of the Dead is another name for the Catholic holiday, All Saints’ Day.…

“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…

Thesis: Foreign aid to Sub- Saharan Africa is/ has been detrimental for its development. Much of Africa has not realized any meaningful development for the last decades in spite of many countries in that region of the global getting substantial foreign aid for their development projects over time. The authors of this article argue that foreign aid to Africa has in fact been detrimental to many countries in their efforts to gain good governance and build strong state institutions. It is…

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…