Easter Bunny

scared at times and comforted by firmiular things. The child is no different then many kids now a days, he is just faced with a much harsher reality. I am blessed with hearing and vocals making things easier to understand yet, finding out that the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus is fiction was an awakening to my growing innocence. It opened my eyes to a less magical world where not everything can just be given to you. This was one of my first experiences with disappointment. I saw things…

Claudia MacTeer gives us some better insights to Pecola’s obsession with blue eyes and white skin. Toni Morrison makes it seem that it was very common for black folks to want to be white folks. Claudia frequently received white, blue-eyed baby dolls as Christmas and birthday presents. The adults think it is wonderful she gets such pretty dolls. However, Claudia hates them and destroys them on purpose. She even feels she would enjoy destroying real white girls. She interestingly talks about…

Everyone has their own perception of love and spiritual values that money cannot buy. In this book by Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gastby, portrays many different examples of how love, materialism, and spiritualism play a huge part of what we think love is. The definition of love is to have an intense feeling of deep affection for someone or per se, something. For instance, the love that Gatsby has for Daisy in my opinion is truly his genuine fondness he shows towards her, her actions, and her…

How Fairy Tales Shape Children’s Perspectives Children in cultures all over the world are brought up with stories—myths, fables, and fairy tales. Many of these stories, such as those of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, are cross-cultural; they occur in many traditions. However, these classic tales are more than simply entertainment for the young. Many child psychology experts have made the connection between fairy tales and children’s emotional and mental development. In his class work, The Uses…

Fashion is an indicator of individual identity that provides insight as to who a person is and the value they place on looking good. Thorough analysis of clothing choices throughout the years allows for me to be able to gage how ‘fashionable’ my family is and if they followed the trends throughout the time. Both sides of my family are from New York and grew up in Port Chester, a town in Westchester county. My grandmother on my mom’s side immigrated to New York from Southern Italy when she was…

their daughters and granddaughters. Thus the recurring cycle of trials and tribulations start. I too am a victim of this situation. I turn the eye to the recurring cycle of pain, hurt, and sometimes love. I raise my children on the fun of the Easter Bunny and jolly happiness of Santa Claus but it 's only to mask and fabricate the hurt, pain, and love so that this cycle could be…

religion and the term he uses is syncretism, which means the act of combining, such as religion and culture. However we can see how culture overpowers religion were religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter is not religious but more of a chain of merchandise of colorful lights and bunnies. Geertz also believe there is a problem in religion and I also agree with his idea because when I ask someone who considers themselves religious why they believe what they believe, they can never give me…

just like the rest of us but in the last minute before the ball drops they eat 12 grapes. I found this very interesting each grape represents one month of the year. They do this for their New Year’s resolution. On Easter they just eat and go to church. They don’t believe in the Easter bunny or searching to eggs and candy. The one holiday that is different very different between our two cultures is Halloween. They don’t actually celebrate it. Instead they celebrate the Day of the Dead on November…

The individual that I chose for my interview is a 37 year old male who was born and raised in Germany, but presently resides in northern Indiana. He relocated to the United States for work-related reasons. His name is Michael Drue and he is, at this time, married to my first cousin Krisha, a native English speaker, having been born in the United States. I chose Michael as the person of interest for my intercultural interview not only because he is speaks English as a second language, but also…

On a recent trip to New York City, I was privileged to see the legendary St. Patrick’s Cathedral for myself. Having been raised in a Protestant tradition- I was surprised by how deeply I was moved by this experience. The majesty, rituals and traditions of The Catholic Church have always held me in awe. My brothers and sisters from my Dad’s first marriage were all raised Catholic- had rosaries, first communions and Godparents, went to catechism, Catholic schools and midnight masses...it all…