The Muppet Christmas Carol

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    Christmas Eve arrives, and Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his prior business partner, Jacob Marley. Jacob is constrained in chains, which he explains is his punishment for a life of misery, un-gratefulness and brutality to the poor. Scrooge is then visited by 3 ghosts the same night. The first Ghost shows him his Christmases past, where we begin to understand that Scrooge was not always bitter. The Second Ghost shows him the Christmas present, where Scrooge perceives…

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    Jack Hoopman Mrs. McGee AP English Language and Composition December 18 2014 The Curmudgeon Exposed “Humbug!" The familiar lines of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol ring forever anew in Michael Levin’s cynical essay, In Defense of Scrooge. Levin’s opinionated essay defends the actions of the curmudgeon Scrooge throughout A Christmas Carol laying forth the case that Scrooge’s character is more flawless than what Dickens reveals. The intriguing, thought-provoking points Levin stirs begin…

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    been bent and broken, but –I hope- into a better shape.”[3] However, centuries after his death, we are still privy to his influence. His books are as famous or even more famous than they were during his life. Novels such as Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol have been adapted into numerous different movies, TV shows and plays and are considered preeminent stories that kid of all ages and even adults should know. Even to this day, the social consciousness that he had has permeated through his…

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    Have you ever watched a paranormal show that had you thinking if spirits were real and lived amongst us? Today, I will be talking about it in the book called, A Christmas Carol. When I first started reading this book, Anthony Horowitz, the introducer, explained how Charles Dickens started his career as an author. He started out stating, “The author seemed to use an awful lot of words to tell his story, and quite a lot of those words had far too many syllables for my liking. There were too many…

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens shows Scrooge learning the spirit of Christmas, changing himself, and becoming a more compassionate person. In the story, Scrooge meets three ghosts, past, present, and future. The first ghost shows him that he used to be a happier person. The second ghost shows him that his behavior causes trouble for other people. The third and final ghost shows him what could happen if he refuses to change his ways. After meeting each of these ghosts, the reader begins to…

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    Scrooged Movie Comparison

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    breaking-the-fourth-wall film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Scrooged is an interesting adaptation, compared to the usual animated family-friendly films that pay homage to the Christmas spirit. This film is not only different than the run of the mill film that copies the novel word for word, it also carries the darker tones of the classic Charles Dickens story that is unusual in contemporary Christmas films. The movie is interesting because the plot involves a live show of A Christmas Carol,…

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    The Long Christmas Ride Home by Paula Vogel tells the story of the events leading up to a very eventful night, the events after, and the aftereffects it has on the family. Sarah Johnson’s adaptation of the play uses light and the japanese puppet theatre tradition of bunraku to enforce the play’s themes. The play’s thematic features are also shown through the directing and performer’s acting. In Sarah Johnson’s adaptation of The Long Christmas Ride Home by Paula Vogel, Johnson and her team use…

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    Closter Fobic Case Study

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    On the eve of Christmas in a grand house near a crisp, shining lake. There lived an older man by the name of Closter Fobic. Mr. Fobic was arguing with his daughters and sons over who would be inclined to obtain his wealth. His butler's overheard many of the arguments that happened. You must invision, Mr. Fobic was a very wealthy man. He concluded that one of his children was very eager indeed, but on the morning of Christmas, he was found dead on the velvet carpet he bought that week.…

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    Trucker-Up: A Short Story

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    decorating each room as I went. Big red bows on the walls and windows. Christmas towels in the bathroom. A reindeer in a corral with white cotton poop on the back of the toilet. While I was cleaning, I cooked a ham with pineapples and cherry’s. A pan of stuffing. Made deviled eggs and green beans. Fixed a plate with crackers, with port cheese and sliced summer sausage. Set up the buffet with the cheese and crackers. Placed Christmas dishes and rolled silverware and sat that on it next to the…

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    love between Della and Jim and to see how far will they go for each other and neither of them has enough money for a Christmas present, will Della and Jim get enough money for a Christmas present or will they enjoy Christmas with no presents? Christmas eve with only a short amount of time left until Christmas plus there poor so it’s about to be hard to find a least a good/decent Christmas present for each other which brings me to a question have you sold something that you dearly loved for love…

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