there is a Santa Claus

Animism is one of the oldest beliefs created by man from the Paleolithic age (Hefner). Animism is the belief that every object, living or not, has a soul (Hefner). There are differences amongst scientists on the original concept of animism (Hefner). Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, an anthropologist, believed that “spirits or souls caused life to humans” (Hefner). He believes that native people used animism to understand the causes of sleep, dreams, and death (Hefner). Another anthropologist, Robert…

The Replacement Richard woke up early. His mother promised him to place a Christmas tree. The kid had the impression that every year the Christmas tree shrunk. His father brought it home five years before when he was three years old. Then the tree seemed to be very tall… in that moment not anymore. Richard and his mom shook the tree after taking it out from the box. They kept the box in a closed place between festivities. Carefully and with enthusiasm started to decorate the tree, it was almost…

The Most Striking Period of the Year: Mardi Gras Krewe Remember those bright vivid colors that only show up once a year. Those floats decorated with all different types of creative theme, knowing that as they past none were the same. Those eye-catching outfits, “wild and spunky”, as some would say while some just reminded you of a favorite cartoon character growing up. Music from all different times of the musical era from hip hop and r&b, those classic sounds that you could only get from a…

suspect, and without an alibi. She was asleep in bed while her husband allegedly slept on the couch. So far, all evidence implicating her in the case is indirect.(1) Bill McReynolds, now dead, was a friend of the Ramsey's who had dressed up as Santa Claus the week before JonBenét's murder to entertain the neighborhood children at one of Patsy's Christmas gatherings. The possibility that the now-deceased McReynolds had anything to do with JonBenét's death is extremely…

The Bechdel test a way to analyze Hollywood movies to see if they show a “satisfactory” female presence. The Bechdel test consists of the following criteria: the movie includes at least two women, who have a least one conversation, about something other than a man or men. This seems like a pretty easy test to pass; however, a lot of movies actually don’t pass this test, even today. This test is really important because, in my opinion, seeing equality in things like Hollywood movies might…

Glaucon in his speech articulates his argument by telling a narrative about one of his ancestors, Gyges of Lydia. The narrative opens with a fierce storm which triggers a violent earthquake that rips the land into two parts forming a chasm. This massive chasm was formed right where Gyges was tending to his sheep. Moved with astonishment, he ventured down into the chasm. There, there were all types of magical things, but one unique object in particular caught the attention of Gyges. There was a…

encounters characters that embody racism, for example, she meets a white hunter whom she asks for help in order to get out of a ditch that she fell into. After the hunter begrudgingly helps her, he makes fun of her and asks if she is going to see “Santa Claus” because he believes that she is incapable of such good intention and strong determination to help her son being such an older woman. The hunter is also extremely mean to the older woman. For example “[the hunter] laughed and lifted his gun…

weaknesses, that make me a unique individual. Reflecting on my personality, my childhood should be mentioned. My personality was already prominent at a young age. My mom told me that I was an overly mature and skeptical child. I never believed in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, or the Tooth Fairy, no matter how much evidence was presented to me. I owned 20 Barbies, but…

The individual that I chose for my interview is a 37 year old male who was born and raised in Germany, but presently resides in northern Indiana. He relocated to the United States for work-related reasons. His name is Michael Drue and he is, at this time, married to my first cousin Krisha, a native English speaker, having been born in the United States. I chose Michael as the person of interest for my intercultural interview not only because he is speaks English as a second language, but also…

He had glasses and looked very cheerful. He reminded me of Santa Claus. Have you ever seen a nice person, and want to be kind to them, but you are in a state where you cannot? That’s what state of mind I was in. He said to me, “Hello, come and sit on the bed for me.” Under the big bright light, the bed was exposed…