Friday the 13th

Dream of the Rood allows the audience to remember the story of the crucifixion and how it made them feel. The emphasis is on the cross and the loyalty is gives to Christ. To connect with his audience, the narrator breaks his dream into three parts. To get the full effect, we must remember how the story of the crucifixion made us feel. Dream of the Rood is similar to Christian George Stevens’ The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) because both show commitment to the cross. The GSET takes the most…

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day, traditionally the opening of the Christmas shopping period. Black Friday is an unofficial holiday, but many workers no longer have that day off as part of the Thanksgiving holiday, for the increased number of shoppers seen over the years. Merchants often decorate for the Christmas and holiday season beforehand skipping over Halloween and Thanksgiving. All the stores not just department stores promising great deals, super-fantastic sales, and lower…

Greed is something that affects us all. It can change a person completely weather it’s for the good or the bad. In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge was a greedy, rich, and lonely man. When 3 ghosts visited him, they presented Scrooge’s past, present and future. Scrooge realized that he needed to change in order for a better future. In It’s A Wonderful Life, George Bailey and his bank lost $8,000. George started to only care about the money and took his family and friends for granted. His guardian…

Auntie Anne’s At Carolina Place Mall: Employees vs. Customers. A common thing many people in America do on the weekend is go to a mall. The mall is a place where both, parents and children, have the opportunity to shop, eat, and amuse themselves. Carolina Place Mall is a mall located in Pineville, North Carolina. This specific mall is not exactly the biggest mall in Charlotte, however, it does have a variety of clothing stores, specialty stores, and fast food restaurants. It is true that…

Introduction On November 24th I got in my car, and drove down to my local mall. I did this to observe the new American tradition of Black-Friday. Black-Friday is a consumer holiday of sorts, that immediately follows Thanksgiving, and serves as the immediate transition into the Christmas season. It must be noted that this transition takes place nearly a full month prior to the holiday itself, creating a “Holiday Season”, rather than a day itself. I choose this site as it was similar to most…

Gulliver’s Travels Book Review Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift 322 pages Published in 1726 Genre: fantasy and satire. Gulliver’s Travels contains four books. The first book shows Lemuel Gulliver’s journey after he was separated from his crew when his boat was destroyed. He landed on Lilliput. This island was full of people who were only six inches tall. He passed out on the shore of the island once he landed, and he woke up to find himself tied down to the ground. The people were…

"Black Friday is a scam. You should be mad they overcharge you 364 days a year. 'Unknown". Black Friday is the day where there are great deals, low prices, and discounts. That is what you would think you got out of Black Friday, but is it worth your money? Who wouldn’t want great deals on new items or items that are unnecessary? To me, Black Friday doesn’t save the consumer money because its time isn't worth it. I believe black Friday is taken way too seriously; coming home with black and blues…

Imagine Dragons song Believer is actually a really big story. The meaning of the song goes along with children and adults alike. In the song he talks a little bit about his childhood and taking control or becoming an adult. The song will have different meanings to everyone but it all has one overall meaning. Believer starts off with “First things first I'ma say all the words inside my head” (Imagine Dragons). I chose this verse because it is the very opening of the song and usually the…

The Dream of the Rood The Dream of the Rood is an Old English, allegorical retelling of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ from a different point of view. Many seem to think this poem is only told from the point of view of the cross that Jesus was crucified on, but an additional interpretation is that this story is told seemingly through the point of view of a normal man, but in all actuality it is the retelling of the vision that Jesus had before he was arrested and his acceptance of his duty to…

Black Friday, corrects for the out of place joy the holiday brings to the dreary wintertime by completely opposing its basic principles. Where Thanksgiving brings appreciation and contemplation, Black Friday brings an insatiable appetite and a total disregard for others. While the dangers and rewards of Black Friday may often be exaggerated, total success will be a challenge. With enough planning and preparation any Black Friday goals can be achieved. In less dramatic terms, Black Friday is the…