there is a Santa Claus

Carl Sagan was a well-known astronomer who studied extraterrestrial intelligence advocated for nuclear disarmament. Growing up Sagan developed a passion for astronomy (Moore). Michael Shermer received his B.A. in psychology and his M.A. in experimental psychology. He taught a course for Ph.D. students on Evolution, Economics, and the Brain. He was head of one of America’s leading skeptic organizations (Shermer). Shermer is more rhetorically effective than Sagan in his reading because he goes…

The front door opens with a swift motion, his voice loud and assertive echoing throughout the house. He always did this when he didn’t have the best day at work and wasn’t going to talk about it. “Hey sweetheart,” He said as he let himself fall into the couch, “I’m starving, is dinner ready yet?” He looked back at the kitchen door, and then proceeded to remove his leather gloves, stuffing them deep into his pockets. I look at the mirror that hung on the fridge, my makeup is caked and my hair…

Humans create culture Humans are the creator of culture because animals are known to have no souls, but we do. I think this trait is shown throughout the whole movie. For example when Theo and his siblings play a cultural game about their fathers before them, and with that Mamere was able to find Theo back in Sudan. Theo and his siblings in sudan have a certain way of living with their struggled life than they they did in America. They did not live such a privileged life with jobs and…

The Italian American Discourse Community During the past couple of weeks I have been observing the Italian discourse community, which I am apart of as my immediate family are Italian-Americans. Through the many observations, I have been able to grasp a better understanding on how distinct the Italian-American community is in comparison to the other communities around me. I examined the community Italian-American discourse community rigorously and I found many characteristics that make the…

In Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece, “Pan’s Labyrinth”, he explores the important connection of a person and their imagination within everyday reality. Based on a fairy tale, Princess Moanna whose father is king of the underworld visits the human world where she is blinded by sunlight, which then erases her memory and becomes mortal. The setting is in Spain 1944, during the country’s Civil War. The film follows Ofelia; a young girl whose father died in the war and her pregnant mother married…

Is global culture a burden, or advancement for the international community of today? As the world shifts into what seems to be principally, a Western culture, a considerable amount of people chastise the apparent movement that is the homogenization of culture. Global culture’s controversial progression has wreaked havoc among our cultural leaders, and has debatably changed the traditional and aesthetic aspects of culturally driven communities. Nevertheless, while global culture does have its…

Sociological Influences There are many different sociological concepts that can shape and change a person’s life. The concept that mainly made me the person I am today would be conformity and deviance. Conformity is defined as the disposition to behave like others do, especially like those of a specific social group such as one 's peers. Psychologists study conformity to explain human behavior in social contexts. Although conformity does apply to me, deviance; defined as, an absence of…

Nguyens American Experience Through Her Passion of Food Bich Minh Nguyen’s “Stealing Buddha’s Dinner” is a memoir that revolves around herself as a Vietnamese immigrant / refugee in search for her identity. She goes through these experiences while trying to find out about who she is. The book is set at the 1975 to the late 1990’s, Michigan. From candies, fruits, junk food, fast food, and a lot more, Nguyen finds herself describing her American experience through the wonders of food. From fruit…

practical. I love the navy color with the flower print. They are perfect fur working in the garden. Yer such a sweet Ban-ogha.” Seanmhair reached below the branches of the tree and pulled out a small package. The gift was wrapped in red paper with Santa Claus pictures embossed in white on the paper. She carefully placed the gift in Aileana’s hand. Aileana removed the ribbon and paper from the package. The gift was an old worn leather-bound book of Selkie tales. She subsequently told us the story…

Fox, Mem. (2008). Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. Boston, Massachusetts: HMH Books This book is intended for infants. It says that a baby was born far away and another was born in town. Another baby was born the day after and another baby was sick with a cold. But “as everyone knows” all of the babies have ten fingers and ten toes. The pictures in the book are of babies from different countries. The main point of this book is to tell babies that regardless of where you’re from or what…