Santa Clarita

California town, surrounded by shrub-covered mountains and filled with a constant, smothering heat. My house is a simple, one-floor, ranch-style on a suburban street, in the middle of a triad of my elementary school, my junior high school, and my high school. Suffice to say, school was never out of walking distance. My parents are hard-working and traditional Asian-Americans, and I grew up immersed in our Filipino culture. I like to think that it was from my parents that I recieved my work ethic. They succeeded in life based on mostly hard work and a little skill, traits that I value dearly and that I hope I inherited in some way. The community surrounding my modest neighborhood is supremely normal. The only exceptional thing about Santa Clarita is the weather. For the most part, the sun is always shining, a factor that makes mid-December pool days possible. The city is situated in an ideal location, 40 minutes away from either the beach, the mountains, the desert, or the hustle and bustle of downtown Los Angeles. It was the city that drew me in the most. Despite my love for hiking in the mountains, I always…

military base conversion projects in California. This IPO of Five Point Holdings Inc. did not include the CNWS. At this time Lennar has not secured the final rights to development of the project. The CNWS is projected to be a big money maker given the shortage of affordable housing in the Bay Area In May of 2016, Lennar and Five Point abruptly cancelled the Five Point IPO process citing a “choppy market”. This explanation was not exactly true. Confidential sources close to the SEC tell a…

Some of the lines say “So hang your stockings and say your prayers,” and “So let 's give thanks to the Lord above 'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight.” This shows a combination of the two, secular and Christian elements, which would not seem to belong together. “He 's got a bag that 's filled with toys for boys and girls again”, this is obviously part of today’s legend, but it is also a part of the history of Saint Nicolas because it is reminiscent of the Dutch Children putting their shoes…

dog on a chain” (236). The man helped her get up. After the hunter helped Phoenix he asked where did she lived. Phoenix: Away back yonder, sir, behind the ridge. You can’t even see it from here. Hunter: On your way home? Phoenix: No sir, I going to town. Hunter: Why, that’s too far! That’s as far as I walk when I come out myself, and I get something for my trouble. Hunter: Now you go on home, Granny! Phoenix: I bound to go to town, mister. The time come around. (He gave another laugh, filling…

Growing up without any siblings is a life no one should have to live. At least that’s what I thought as a child. Struggling through family gatherings and visits to grandma’s house are no fun without someone to pester along the way. I couldn’t remember a time when I wasn’t asking my parents for a baby brother or sister. They refused to reason with me, so I took matters into my own hands. The upcoming Christmas I asked Santa Claus to bring me a younger sibling and he carefully considered my…

Spookley the Square Pumpkin is a musical about accepting each other’s differences. On Halloween one day on Holiday Hill Farm, Jack the scarecrow finds a pumpkin in the patch- only unlike the other pumpkins- Spookley is square. Much to the dislike of the others, the Toms, BoBo, and the Honeydoos, Spookley is bullied for being square. It’s only until Spookley saves the day with support from his new best friend spiders- Edgar, Allan, and Poe that the pumpkins realize being different is great after…

time. Got to the side walk, the white lights were shining very bright and gleaming on my freshly cleaned pearl white Lincoln Continental sitting on the street. I swear I heard that car hum as I went by. I said don’t worry I got you a free oil change for Christmas. On my second trip, around, I stopped and picked out a real, nice medium red bow and attached it to the front grill of the car. I stood back to make sure the bow was straight and secure. Finished outside and headed back to the house.…

LOVE SACRIFICES, basically what the whole story is about love between Della and Jim and to see how far will they go for each other and neither of them has enough money for a Christmas present, will Della and Jim get enough money for a Christmas present or will they enjoy Christmas with no presents? Christmas eve with only a short amount of time left until Christmas plus there poor so it’s about to be hard to find a least a good/decent Christmas present for each other which brings me to a…

The name Kris Kringle and Santa Claus are often interchanged during the Christmas season. Are they the same, is Kris Kringle the real Santa? Let’s take a trip back in time to answer not only this question but others like, how the reindeer fly? Why does Santa wear a red suit, and why does it look as we see it today? And, how can Santa carry a bag of hundreds of toys over his shoulder? Why does he live at the North Pole where it is always cold and dark for almost half the year, and how do they…

Traveling during the holidays can be hectic; and flying is no exception. WestJet airlines decided to do something different in 2013 for their passengers. They wanted to show their guest that they truly value them and go above and beyond customer service and give their customers a “Christmas Miracle”. The video shows passengers talking to Santa on at a kiosk station telling them what they wanted for Christmas. Requests ranged from a big screen TV to socks and underwear. Once the passengers…