Marley & Me

uncle a Merry Christmas, but all Scrooge said was, “a time finding yourself a year older and not an hour richer.” And made Fred went out. That night, after Scrooge got home and his servants warmed him to bed, he had a dream about him meeting Jacob Marley, his old working partner who died 7 years ago at Christmas, and Jacob told him about the three Christmas spirits that would come and let him see what he’d…

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 usually…

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…

by Kidd the pirate.” (Irving 1).Tom being the crotchety person he is, talks to Old Scratch and later realizes that he is the Devil. Without a doubt, Tom is not easily fooled and requests for proof, “”What proof have I that all you have been telling me is true?" said Tom. "There is my signature," said the black man, pressing his finger on Tom's forehead.”” (Irving 1). Not only does the Old Scratch catch the attention of Tom but also convinces him into a deal he knows Tom won't be able to resist.…

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…

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…

Bob Marley was one of the most famous reggae musicians ever to live. Known as the “King of Reggae”, he has sold more than twenty million records worldwide. Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945 to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker in Nine Mile, Jamaica. His birth name was actually Nesta Robert Marley, but his parents quickly changed the name because they realized that it was too feminine. Norval Marley left behind his family, and passed away before Bob could ever meet him. His childhood was spent…

such as Bob Marley, Skip Marley, and Stephen Marley have effectively opened the minds of the African and Afro-Caribbean people from the immoral education of mental slavery. According to Ennis Edmonds, the reggae musicians are “telling Blacks the truth about their African roots and African identity” (pg. 29). For instance, in Skip Marley’s song “Lions”, he has powerful lyrics that are meant to be a self-empowerment anthem to promote inner strength and challenge social injustice. Skip Marley…

Ebenezer Scrooge was a man who lived most of his life with greed, and hatred. This anger that dwelled in him was a grudge on Christmas.Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s partner in life, died on Christmas, making Scrooge dislike Christmas for the rest of his life, until an event that occurred to affect him in such a way, to make Scrooge a joyful person. This event that changed his life was when the ghost of Christmas future took Scrooge to a cemetery, where Scrooge saw his grave, realising what his future…

“`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 Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!” From Page 2 This stands out to me how Scrooge is so mean about Christmas that if he had the power…