Father Christmas

both had something that they took pride in. Jim and Della are a couple who are very poor and they gave away their most prized possessions for each other. Jim had a watch which belonged to both his father and his grandfather and now was his and Della had her hair which unique and beautiful. It was a christmas morning, Della wanted to get jim a present but didn’t have the money to do so. She really…

Of course, most of our cherished memories revolve around the holidays and the traditions that we maintained for so many years. Candlelight services on Christmas Eve, Pajamas and teddy bears before Santa, Gram’s gravy on Christmas morning and of course our annual Christmas Day movie. Then there were the summertime memories centralized on your backyard pool with a large fun island and a floating basketball goal. As the summer sun would slip below the horizon, our mouths watered with anticipation…

In center city, England 1867, the week before christmas. Fog settles and church bells ring. People walk the streets, greeting with a, “Merry christmas to you.” as people buy bores and toys and trinkets for their family and children. The spirit of the season is in the air. Not a shred of, “Bah-Humbug”. Now go forward a few years and you find people speeding down the highway rushing to the next Wal-mart in town, trying to buy that new video game, or the new tablet he wanted. Parents find it…

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 the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. ‘Amy your favorite,’ he said … I wanted to…

country take part in Black Friday, which is considered the first day of shopping for the Christmas season. It has become very common to see fights between eager shoppers fighting over discounted items, but Malia Pattison, a 13 year old, was lucky to not witness and experience this while shopping this weekend. Malia traveled from her hometown in Wisconsin to Minnesota for both Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Her father, Gregg, sister, Shayla, and friend Tristan accompanied her during this…

believe it! My family had started Christmas without me. According to my clock, I still had minutes left before I could get out of bed and yet I could hear my sister chattering and laughing with my parents. Quickly slipping from my room and down the hallway, I passed my little brother 's bedroom, noticing his door was still closed. It seemed he was missing out too. Still pitch-black outside, Santa had left the tree lights on, transforming the front room into a Christmas wonderland. We…

The Cultural Diversity Assessment was an enlightening experience that revealed several similarities and differences to me about who I interviewed and myself. First, I was expecting many differences, but I enjoyed learning about similarities between me and another culture. Next, I was surprised at how few differences we shared compared to our abundant similarities. Also, the overall experience was a great tool to learn not only about my culture, and myself but also to see a different culture…

Every morning before I leave for school, my father preaches the same aphorism, “It is better to give than to receive, Jackie.” And every morning, I shrug off these same words. I reflect on the immense joy everything I have received in my brief 17 years has brought me. The stunning images I am gifted by Kubrick, Fincher, and Reitman triumph any present I have received under the tree on Christmas morning. The writings of Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman bestow on me lessons that would have…

THE CHRISTMAS DATE is a sweet family-friendly, holiday film. It’s the type of story appropriate for a TV Movie, like the Hallmark network, or even a small independent film. The plot is similar to the classic film THE PARENT TRAP, in which the kids conspire to bring their divorcing parents back together using fake profiles on a dating site. The goal is very clear and the stakes are personal. THE CHRISTMAS DATE is a good-feel type of film that the entire family can watch. The script is driven by…

matinee showing of “A Christmas Story”. The Chippewa Valley Theater Guild preformed the play at the Grand Theater in Eau Claire. The original story was written by Jean Sheperd, however this production was adapted by Philip Grecian and directed by Jake Lindgren. The play is set in the 1940’s in Indiana. This play could be considered to be a comedy, however most would view it as a drama with moments of comedic relief. The major theme in this play is all centered on a young boy’s Christmas wish and…