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    He wouldn’t even care for his family. It is explained that he had worked with a business partner named Jacob Marley, whom they shared personalities and thoughts, and had cared nothing else other than work. The Beginning has shown us an example with Ebenezer's own nephew, he didn’t care what he thought about, even though it was around Christmas, where people…

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    Jacob Riis was a Danish born immigrant that arrived to the United States in 1870. As a police reporter, Riis used his interest in tenement life and knowledge of photography to attempt to bring about social change for the impoverished of New York. His crusade against poverty culminated in the publication of his work How the Other Half Lives, in which Riis presents a thorough analysis of the problems faced by the poor of New York as a result of urban expansion, rapid industrialization and…

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    The story of A Christmas Carol is a classic for countless children throughout the world. The tale is about a man named Uncle Scrooge; a penny-pinching and selfish old geezer whose one goal in life is to collect vast sums of money, even on holidays. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge endures a wild adventure by the three ghosts of time. The ghosts show him his past, present, and future, to show him how much he is missing in his life by being focused solely on making money. The Last American Man by…

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    Similar in many ways, every story read has a lesson learned at the end. For instance, Ebeneezer Scrooge is one of the wealthiest men in town, but his greed and grumpy attitude causes him to encounter the three ghosts of Christmas, that change his personality into a more loving and caring man. Without a doubt, Mr. Scrooge is an example of a character that changes throughout the story for the better. In other words, he is an archetype. An archetype is a prototype or model. Literary characters are…

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    The novel A Christmas Carol is about a man named Ebenezer scrooge who does not understand the true meaning of ‘’business. Scrooge is a mean old man that only cares about money. He believes that ‘’business’’ means only money you don't need a family you only need money. In a Christmas Carol charles dickens tells us that ‘‘business’’ means helping the poor thru these lessons from the ghost. In A Christmas carol scrooge thinks business is money you don't need family I no this because in the…

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    Zander Bates is currently 12 years old and attending Martha Brown Middle School. Zander loves adventure, action books, and movies so he wrote about King Arthur but named him King Anchor as a joke. It was based on a book called The Sword and the Stone, or The Excalibur. It’s also based on the movie King Arthur. Zander has a sister named Lyla who is eight years old, two cats, and one dog. He also lives with his mom Janna, who is 42 years old and his dad Thomas, who is 42 years. Zander has two…

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    Marley's Monologue

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    This house is always dark and cold. I’m stuck in place, right in the middle of an annoying wall, named Whall. “Hey Window I think Scrooge is coming!” Whall still hasn’t realized that he doesn’t need to yell. I wish I had eyes so that I could’ve give him a death glare. Wait, how can I even see?! How am I even talking, so many questions... I see Scrooge walk in and instantly he locks the door, checks under the bed, and looks in his closet. I have a feeling something weird is happening. Scrooge…

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    realises what the ghosts mean, Scrooge needs to accept Christmas and lift his grudge or Tiny Tim will die. Scrooge learns from the ghosts and changes himself. Scrooge learns that Tiny Tim has lived, and that that he has not shared the same fate as Jacob Marley did. As shown, Scrooge changes his himself and lives his life in a joyful…

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    The Bells inside the clock symbolize time change and death. They kept on ringing everyday reminding Scrooge that death is coming closer and he has to change. This overall made him change to a good spirited person. Q1 “`Bah!' said Scrooge, `Humbug!'” From Page 2 This stands out to me how Scrooge showed disgust to the Christmas season in two words. He uses this quote throughout the story when someone was talking to him. Q2 “If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with "Merry…

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    “A Christmas Carol” Bob and Marly (Essay 2) “A Christmas Carol” Bob and Marly have many important messages in the book. These messages and be shown by examples in the book and real life. They are vary important to the story and certain characters. The first message is “If one person changes for the better, others are effected for the better.”. A great example of this is towards the end of the story after Scrooge’s his change in attitude after the event with the spirits. He was…

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