The Christmas Invasion

Like every other year the day of December 25th, Christmas, is joyfully celebrated in my household. As the day rolls on it is full of thankfulness, kindness, happiness and plenty of food. And like every other year we take part in our annual Christmas shenanigans. As the smell of crisp apple pie and left-over turkey diminished, the smell of cold, breathtaking air took its place. My sister and I traveled into the cold winter air by ourselves. Taking my first step into the freshly fallen snow I…

In this paper, I discuss the Buddhist themes of change from The Noble Eightfoldpath portrayed in the film Groundhog Day and compare that to Buddhism as discussed in this course. In doing so, I use examples from the film and class readings to make points about my analysis. I chose this film because I this is one of my favorite old films that never fail to make me laugh. I also realized while watching the film that there are some Buddhist themes throughout the movie. The title of this film is…

One of my favorite things about New York was watching the Macy's Day Parade. We were located behind a fence with loads of other people in front of us, so it was difficult to see the different floats and acts. My cousins cheer team had the honor of participating in the parade. It was really outstanding to see someone from our family in such an enormous event. People from all around the world come to see this parade. There were so many blow up balloons and floats with singers, dancers, and other…

Tony Fadell- The first secret of design is …noticing • The intro to this talk was an explanation of a snippet from the movies “Blue Brothers’ how a character bought a new apartment and it was a couple blocks away from the train station so his apartment would shake every time the train would go by, his friend asks “how many times does that happen?” And he replies too often to notice. Starting with this story really shows the clear goal in his mind which is humans get use to stuff quickly. • Tony…

turkeys or a packet of coins or a gift certificate wrapped up in a box. Share your ideas with the family and decide on what the majority wants. 5. Board Games Break out the games (if the weather is bad) that you’ve stored away since receiving last Christmas but haven’t played yet. Scrabble, Life, Monopoly, Cranium, Trivial Pursuit, Trouble, Chutes & Ladders, whatever! Have some great family fun, but don’t turn to your computer for these games. 6. Play Charades. This doesn’t take much. Make…

Robert Boddie sits and waits as the closing bell rings and lets out a cheer to the soothing sound. It’s Friday October 25, 1929. Boddie heads home to his wife Maria and his little boy Harvey. He briskly walks home and he sees the joyful faces of youngsters laughing and smiling. But little did he know that the Roaring 20’s was about to meet its maker. The Dirty 30’s. He opens the handle to his door as the smell of pot roast slaps his face. Maria was a talented cook he would never admit it but…

arms, long curved nails, beast feet, and goat ears. The Kallikantzaroi are tiny creatures that live in the depths of the Earth. Working all year round, they chop at a huge tree trunk that is the Earth's foundation. Right before finishing their job, Christmas Day comes and they surface on Earth for twelve days. During their visit they create destruction and play tricks on people. They hide from dawn till sunset and at night they run widely, pulling pranks and making messes. They enter people's…

happiness and soul within Christmas. He establishes the way Christmas affects us - spiritually. Not only does Mr. Monson’s quote remind readers of the joy within Christmas, Washington Irving’s short story, “Old Christmas,” sets the scene of Christmas and creates the heartwarming feeling of Christmas within the readers. “Old Christmas” is a story in which Washington Irving experiences Christmas in the old days and the modern days. He captures his grand, memories of old Christmas - the loving…

december - 2014 christmas is drawing near and an eerie story is casting its shadow over Newcastle. As usual the grey sky lays like a cozy blanket over the city. Somewhere there around the christmas madness a boy is walking around. He is completely unaware of something life changing that is gonna hit his life soon. He has sandy blonde curly hair that is partially covered by a grey wolly hat, hes wearing a black warm jacket with sweatpants and vans. Wrapped under his shirt the wires from his…

Under the Rug It had all started on a quite reasonably nice day. The sun was out, the birds chirping, the sky such a beautiful light blue. The clouds were Mr. Richter’s favorite, though. They always had been. He always thought they looked like cotton candy. Thick, melty, sugary cotton candy was his favorite. He often dreamed about it while he was away at work, his least favorite thing. He worked in an office, which is already terrifying enough. He was walking home from work that day, briefcase…