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It was pure serendipity that Della and Jim both sold their most prized possession to buy a gift that accompanies the others prized possession. Della was created so the author could incorporate situational Irony in his story. Della is the type of person that would give anyone the shirt of her back. She is selfless and generous, she sacrifices her personal wants so the ones she loves can experience happiness. Della from “The Gift of The Magi by O. Henry” prominently exhibits selflessness and…

Cinnamon, the reindeer, started her day out like any other day. She got woken up by hearing knocking at the door, she opens it and her neighbor Toasty is there with gingerbread treats. She gives them to Cinnamon and she thanks her for them. Cinnamon thinks it was very nice of Toasty because she doesn't talk to Toasty often so they're not very close. Cinnamon decides to get ready for the day. After she's all ready she goes to town and shops. It becomes nighttime and she decides to go home and…

A young, lonely girls tries to help Santa Claus save Christmas after her TV mogul father holds Santa prisoner and runs a reality show competition to find his replacement. BRIEF SYNOPSIS PENNY NICKLEPINCH (8) misses her mother and lives with her tyrannical father, CHARLES NICKLEPINCH. He runs the Nicklepinch Networks. He’s controlling and has high expectations for Penny. Penny’s only friend is GRACE, her father’s assistant. To save his business, Nicklepinch wants to come up with a reality…

that under their Christmas tree sits a collection of presents with matching paper. Santa has come. The parents joyfully observe as their children happily tear open their gifts from Santa, reflecting on how they had placed them in just the right spots under the tree the previous night. Unaware of this fact, the kids chatter about how amazing it is that Santa always knows what they want. The children believe in Santa; likewise, they believe their parents when they say that the presents are from a…

Really a Santa Claus? Is there really a Santa? The age old debate between parents and kids. Santa Claus is a massive staple in today’s modern holiday experience and has been talked about for over hundreds of years. In almost every Christmas movie, parent’s endeavor to convince their children there isn’t a Santa Claus. A classic example was in the movie The Polar Express. The main character traveled to the North Pole and got a bell from Santa’s sleigh. Foolishly his parents don’t believe in…

In late medieval England, on Saint Nicholas' Day areas held Yuletide "kid religious administrator" festivities. As a major aspect of this festival, adolescents played out the elements of ministers and b Saint Nicholas, additionally called Nikolaos of Myra or Nicholas of Bari, was Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor, and is a noteworthy Christian holy person. In light of the numerous marvels ascribed to his mediation, he is otherwise called Nikolaos the Wonderworker . Holy person Nicholas is the…

place with his legion of helpers that are not human, but of another species all together and his job consists of watching children to determine if they have been good or bad. In the western world, this story would generally either prompt an image of Santa Claus or the all mighty God. Yet, some would argue that God is not a tale. What makes one of these figures fictitious and the other a possible reality? It is probably due to the fact that humans have searched the north pole to discover that…

In this Ted talk, Developmental Researcher Kang Lee discussed why children’s lie. There are three common beliefs that people have when it comes to kid’s lien: they tend to start to lie when they enter elementary school, children are poor liars and it they do keep lying then they are eventually become a pathological liar. Well this is found to be untrue. In order to be a good liar is good mind reading. Mind reading is key because the whole point to differentiate what I know and what you know.…

the Pentagon attack was performed by the fire and emergency units from the Arlington County Fire Department (ACFD), the Fort Myer Fire Department, and the Metropolitan Airport Authority Fire Unit at Ronald Regan Airport (reference). The coordination for the Pentagon response was more complex than the World Trade Center attack, thus creating additional problems for responders at the scene. When the Arlington County Fire Department (ACFD) established the incident command structure, the ACFD based…

Homeless In Hawaii Throughout the world, there is a growing issue of an increasing population of homeless. Throughout the Hawaiian islands the homeless problem is a gigantic issue. The island of Oahu is hardest hit with the issue and the homeless population is growing. Homeless in Hawaii is the largest problem ongoing in Hawaii at this moment and will be until a solution is presented. There’s a lot of issues happening in Hawaii such as, Mauna Kea or the rail project on Oahu, but the homeless…