Santa Claus's reindeer

Think Santa Claus originates from Greenland? Reconsider. The unshaven old man we as a whole know and love was conceived in Turkey in AD 270. Named Nicholas, he grew up to wind up distinctly a rich and magnanimous minister who covertly offered cash to poor people…

something is reality, true, when they have no absolute verified foundation for their certainty of the truth or realness of something” - Wikipedia. Is there really a god or is it just another fictional character that we are instilled to believe in like Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, or the Easter Bunny. Why is it that we are told there is only one god but other countries can believe in more then one? I can say that, I am not a true believer of god but I do believe that there is a higher being. …

cookies for “Santa”, sprinkle the reindeer food on the lawn and jump into my bed to get snuggled under the cozy blankets. Even though we now know Santa is a nonexistent mythical character, I believe the butterflies in our tummies as she clicks on the flashlight and opens the book may never go away. There is no denying the joy Christmas brings to my house. Even though I know she has the words memorized, my mom turns each page so we can look at the intricately painted pictures of Santa and his…

The children become able to think about all the relevant features of any given object, because centration no longer occurs. Not only that, but they begin to think more logically about beliefs (like Santa Claus), hey ask questions, and come to much more rational conclusions about the fantasies of their early childhood. In this stage, they begin to dabble in science and math and are convinced they know more than their parents. However, like before, they…

Dualism is basically the thought that authority shouldn’t be questioned and one should trust authority and that whatever the authority says is correct. An example of dualism would be when your parents tell you about Santa Claus and you are to believe in him, you don’t question if Santa Claus is real because your parents are telling you this and you are to trust…

LITERARY ANALYSIS O. Henry’s short story “The gift of the Magi” takes us on a journey through a few days of the life of a poor young couple. The setting here is Christmas in the 1905 while the conflict is in buying gifts for each other. O. Henry exposes the emotions pertaining to the whole ideal of gift giving at Christmas with the help of these two in love. The abstract emotion of love is elevated in the story through the pain inflicted in sacrifice. The sacrifices the two of them make for each…

Birthdays are always super exciting and special in a person’s life. They tend to love the cakes, presents, parties, ice cream, and the general feeling of merriment with their family and friends. They might be getting older, their wish lists getting smaller, however, that does not imply that they wish to celebrate the day their life began to the fullest. There is no other day to celebrate themselves other than their birthdays. A person’s birthday becomes special when his/her loved one is by…

After I watched Radio, I realized that it was one of the movies included in the Cinematic Representation article by Renwick, Schormans, and Shore (2014). This article found two themes present in the films they analyzed: A simplification of occupational participation and infantilization. They portrayed Radio as someone who was nearly always happy. He rarely showed anger or sadness, until his mother passed away. His emotional dynamics were not as evident as other characters I saw in the movie.…

The Headless Candy Hogger By Brenty boo times thomes (AKA: Beary Brent) It was Halloween night for Peter Lightning. He was going trick or treating with his friends, Donny and Sylvester. Peter was going to be a Pumpkin head from his favorite movie, " Night in The Cornfield". Peter was ready too early because his friends were not there yet. He took a couple "Butterfingers" from his moms candy bowl and sat down on the couch. 2 minutes later there was a knock on the door. Peter went to go open it…

In center city, England 1867, the week before christmas. Fog settles and church bells ring. People walk the streets, greeting with a, “Merry christmas to you.” as people buy bores and toys and trinkets for their family and children. The spirit of the season is in the air. Not a shred of, “Bah-Humbug”. Now go forward a few years and you find people speeding down the highway rushing to the next Wal-mart in town, trying to buy that new video game, or the new tablet he wanted. Parents find it…