The Ultimate Gift

97, 99/100 97 1. If I was an administrator of a community mental health center, I would probably not make a huge deal about proper boundaries. They are still important and I would address them, but I do not think I would hold an all staff meeting, unless boundaries became a serious concern. At the time of being hired, I would probably create a form in addition to all of the other new employee paperwork. The form would simply be all of the rules clearly stated regarding what the rules are in…

others it is their closest friend. For myself, that special place in my heart belongs to my mother because she is my biggest inspiration and for Jacob it is his grandfather, because they barely got to know each other before his grandfather died. Gifts come in countless forms, from gratitude towards one another to the most priceless possession. When I was 10 years old, my parents separated and by the time I turned 14 years old, my mother passed away from stage four cancer. This was tough for me…

celebrated in late December in many American cultures. During Christmas, gifts are given through a variety of means such as an overnight visit from an impersonated Santa, a secret admirer, and many more. Gifts also vary from cheap clothing all the way to expensive jewelry. According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, a gift is “something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation.” With such a mysterious range of gifts, it is no wonder…

America’s Gift to My Generation America has many great and fortunate gifts that they have provided for my generation. Our veterans have fought for these gifts for my generation and many more generations to come, and the privileges for the U.S. citizens. America’s gift to my generation is the privileges that our veterans have fought for. We are so fortunate to be living in a country that allows us education, the privilege to vote, to choose our religion, privileged to have the amazing military…

“ We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give ” by Winston Churchill. Giving is what will make you happy. I would like to give three gifts for Christmas. To begin with, I would like to give my Great Grandpa Grogg back to my mom’s side of the family for a month. I would like to get answers to the questions I have and learn more about him. We can talk about his stories as a team physician on the Mahomet Seymour football team. There was the one time when one of the players…

Richard Lee was an anthropologist studying the !Kung Bushmen. The !Kung Bushmen celebrates their version Christmas differently by having activities that include December Congregation at the cattle post for trading, marriage brokering, and several days of trance dance feasting at which the local Tswana headman is host (Lee 1). Instead of the essential Christmas story of “praise the birth of white man’s god-chief” (Lee 1). The !King Bushmen rarely had days supply of food on hand, (Lee 2) so Lee…

In the story The Gift and the Giver and A rich man’s son, a lot of giving happened in the stories.Sometimes you can't expect something back so quick like one of your friends/parents had an present for you. You always have to be patient for things in life and appreciate what you have. In the story The Gift and the Giver, the giver gave presents from the heart not to just randomly give out presents like it's Christmas. The king wanted to show love to the Giver so he made the Giver wait where he…

economics of Christmas involve the act of gift giving, the impact of shopping on retailers and the economy, and the amount of money the consumers spend during the holidays. During the Christmas season, many economic elements come into play that the consumers and producers must think about when trying to benefit from the frenzy of activity. Gift giving in general has a decreased value to the receiver than the one who originally bought the gift. Buying a gift is often a worse economic choice for…

Essay #1 For centuries, children in Sunday school have been confused over the lesson “it is better to give than to receive.” Everyone agrees that it sounds really nice, but to be honest, hardly any of them are convinced. Receiving an ice cream cone, a new toy, or an extra $10 certainly seems a lot better than giving those things away! That lesson is hard to learn for one simple reason. When we give to others, we lose things that are easy to understand: money, stuff, free time. But we also lose…

someone’s birthday. What would you do if we lived in a world where we are all the same, no color, no differences, everything planned out for us? Would you enjoy it, or want to rebel? Giving is much more than Christmas or a birthday. Sometimes the best gift you can give are memories. We don’t realize how important things are until we lose them. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry shows us things we may not have thought of before. They live a life of sameness, they can choose nothing for themselves. Until…