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    “Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker,” said John Adams on the spirit of the American Revolution, liberty. Rising up in the name of liberty against the tyranny of England, the former colonist evolved into the very things that they swore to never become: immoral, classist, tyrannical England, all in the name of liberty. No longer looking out for the yeoman farmers of the world and white immigrants, as well as strengthening the national government…

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    Much like Ebeneezer after his encounter with the spirits, I keep Christmas in my heart year round. So let's talk about Krampus the Christmas Horror Comedy for 2015. I know I shouldn't be hard on Krampus, due to it being a PG-13 film and I have yet to find a PG-13 horror film that's worth its salt. I don't want this review to just be me bad mouthing a movie that a lot people put a lot of hard work into, but I know that I'm going to fully fail at that. As Krampus is a horror film that left me…

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    separating them but rather as bringing them back together. He wants to be united with the two women which symbolizes his deep love for them but also a fact of his inevitable attachment to material things. The detailed information about what happen to the house or any other things associated with Clara symbolizes her death and giving emphasis how important she has been in the story. Like the wilting of the flowers and the death of the plants represent her subtle presence as she is the heart…

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    First Beverage Symbolism

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    wine has been the drink of the powerful and the sophisticated. From the times of the Greeks to the early years of the United States, wine has symbolized cultural elitism and sophistication. Conflicting views on spirits The next drink presented, or rather group of drinks, are spirits. While the previous drinks mentioned essentially…

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    Creed is a terrible thing that leads to being lonely with a life with no one to share it with. Ebenezer Scrooge gets an attitude shape up. He is visited by three spirits that show him is the outcome of being a lonely and greedy man. there are many differences between the movie and play. This is normally considered as compare and contrast. In a Christmas Carol the difference isn’t huge but the have there differences. In the drama Ebenezer Scrooge is a cruel man who doesn't share he high amounts…

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    Spirits We all want to know what will happen to us once we die. The questions arise, “Will I come back as another form of life?” Will my sole still linger around those I love? Will I just be a lifeless body in the ground? All these question are things we have thought about from time to time especially the older we get and how the fact of death becomes a reality. I know most all of us have been to a haunted house or heard of off the wall ghost stories. Are these true? Are there really ghosts or…

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    greed, so the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future take it upon themselves to show him how much his greed can hurt the people around him. Needless to say, greed is the central theme of Dickens’ beloved novella, and it is revealed by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, in order to change Scrooge’s curmudgeonly ways. The very…

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    They live in a small house in a city the man works in a company and his wife works in the city library. One day the wife came and they were eating she told him “ Brian you know what today I read a book which was about spirits,” Julian said. “ I don’t believe in that stuff Julian it's just wasting of time and money,” Brian said. “Why don’t we just try it if it worked we will be rich and move from the disgusting and busy city to a better one and move from this small house to buy a bigger one and…

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    thought that Christmas was humbug. The only thing he hated more than Christmas was love. And while the city prepared for christmas, singing christmas carols and buying food and presents for Christmas was the next day, Scrooge remained in his counting house. His nephew went to see him to invite him to a christmas dinner. But Scrooge although he was rich he was bitter to celebrate Christmas, while his nephew Fred who was poor, was merry to celebrate it. Fred thought that Christmas was a kind,…

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    birthday is in early June, so I guess that makes my spirit animal a deer. But I think that suits me just fine. A deer is known to have many traits, like gentleness and gracefulness. It always has perfect rhythm when prancing. Those traits describe me, too. I have almost the exact same the same personality as a deer. I have also always loved deer, but I have never realized it until now. I have a deer with only three legs that lives around my house. It roams around every so often, I tend to…

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