Jacob Bernoulli

The novel A Christmas Carol is a well-loved classic that will leave you coming back for more, but what is the true meaning of A Christmas Carol? In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens shows that one’s business in life is that One must change before it is too late, through Scrooge’s experiences. Through Scrooge’s character development, Dickens teaches the reader that one’s true business is money. Scrooge’s definition of man’s business in stave I is, money. In the passage it states, “ It’s not my…

Who is mean and hates Christmas? Scrooge! Scrooge absolutely hates Christmas. His friend Marley died on Christmas and Scrooge has hated it since. When the ghost of Christmas past comes to visit we see some of the first changes. For example the ghost shows Scrooge where he used to work, and there was a Christmas party. He shows some emotion which is happiness, he still care about people. Another example is the ghost of Christmas past shows Scrooge that his lil sister and his father wants him home…

Change can be a mix of good and bad, you can change from a good person to a bad person or from a bad person to a good person. In “Scrooge and Marley; A Christmas Carol” Scrooge is shown scenes from the past, present, future that change him for the better. Scrooge’s character transformation was becoming giving, apologetic, and generous. First, as a result of what The Ghost of Christmas Past revealed to Scrooge, Scrooge became giving. The ghost showed him a scene when he was a little poor boy,…

Fortunately, four specters pay him a visit and allow him to view his entire life until death, in order to save him from living a forgotten and unfulfilled life. The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, sent by Scrooge’s dead business partner, Jacob Marley, are the unearthly…

motive in life is to make money. He works everyday nonstop and lives an extremely cheap life. He dislikes light because “it costs money”, therefore he likes darkness because “darkness is cheap”. Seven years after his partner, Jacob Marley died, he was visited by his spirit. Jacob Marley’s spirit foretold him of the coming of three ghosts. These ghosts would be his only chance to forego Marley's fate. Marley was eternally damned to wander the earth forever as a punishment for his covetous greed…

BACKGROUND AND BIO: Born in Ribe, Denmark of May 1849, Jacob Riis would pave the way in journalistic photography in displaying the social problems of his age. With only $40 and a locket, he boarded a steamship and made his way to a new future. Emigrating to the United States in 1870 was challenging, but he would have no clue the impact that he would leave. Upon arrival, he conducted a series of odd jobs: bricklayer, ironworker, salesman, farmer. This would give Riis a unique perspective on…

Paw” by W. W. Jacobs demonstrates the effects greed can have on a family that has everything they need. The family ignores warnings about being greedy. However, they fear to miss the chance to have wishes granted. They first wish for money that they clearly state they do not need. Later, they make another wish made clearly from greed. The wishes themselves are greedy but other significant details throughout the story signifies some characters making greedy descisions. W. W. Jacobs showcases the…

I wish this paper was over. The Monkey’s Paw is a short horror story written by W.W. Jacobs. The story follows the White family who are given a wish granting monkey paw from Mr. White’s old army buddy. What seems to be a treasure is quickly deduced to actually be a curse. The wishes all become true, but only do so with a terrible twist of fate. Ultimately this leads to the White’s misery, and the death of their son Herbert. This classic tale has been reimagined through multiple mediums including…

“Oh, I have been in this group for more than 12 years” shared by a gentleman from a gambling anonymous (GA) group that I attended as a homework assignment. My first impression for group psychotherapy is that group will help people to reduce stress level without knowing how, why or what group counseling actually is. With the limited knowledge regarding group counseling, I am surprised to learn how much impact a support group can have for each person who participates. During the first lecture,…

Who killed young Herbert? It all started on a dark, stormy night, while playing chess. A man, from a faraway land, knocked on the door. He told a tale about a monkeys paw. The paw would let you make three wishes. In the story, “Monkey’s Paw”, Herbert dies; I believe Herbert is to blame. Since Herbert didn’t believe it that’s why he died. Herbert suggested that Mr. White (Herbert’s father) should wish for two hundred pounds (Money). When Mr. White did wish for two hundred pounds Herbert said,…