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Does being wealthy necessarily mean you’re rich? “One selfless act can positively impact the lives of many.”(Unknown) Today in our world selfless acts are becoming more and more scarce. People in our world are becoming really selfish. In the story The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, the characters Della and Jim do some really selfless acts to buy each other gifts they really wanted. In the story The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers, Lemon teaches Greg that treasure isn’t always worth…

he doesn't get to sleep soon, Santa will not be bringing him any gifts. It isn’t long before Jason does finally fall asleep, however, only to excitedly wake up in the middle of the night and rush downstairs to see if Santa has brought him all he wished for. Much to his surprise, Jason finds Santa himself, as he's leaving behind a plethora of joy just waiting to be celebrated by the young boy. Excited beyond belief, Jason takes this opportunity to try and meet Santa, but what Jason neglected to…

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The Land of Believe “The snow was high, the sky was blue, the Christmas decorations were set, and I was ready too.” They applauded for ‘Joyful Jamie,’ a second grader with a big heart and imagination. It was Christmas Eve and they were all at the fire sharing poems, stories, and -- only Grandpa -- Greek myths. All unaware that something, sooner or later, was going to come out of the chimney with a cacophonous sound. “Ok,” Grandpa says. “It is time for a holiday tradition,” he says, resting…

Tania Reyes Section 18265 (10:00 AM) Article Review: Children's Belief in Santa Clause Introduction: From simply experiencing day to day life, an infant can glean much information about the world at large. They are able to understand complex concepts such as gravity, time, and space without even knowing their names. As children, we quickly learn all of these ideas, and they become an integral part of our belief system. Research done by Shtulman and Yoo (2015) explored children’s understanding…

Christmas is known for many things – feasts, gifts and presents, Santa Claus, decorating the Christmas tree with tinsel and ornate ornaments, but where did all of these traditions come from? America isn’t the only country that has trees or feasts in the winter months, so where did all of this Christmas fun originate, if not from here, and how did it get here to be celebrated in the first place? Well, to find out, you can start with the gifts that you get on Christmas day, and the cards that you…

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…