C. S. Lewis and His Reasoning Young children are easily fooled with mystical beings that are created for joy, like the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus. As we grow older however, we lose our sense of wonder as well as our beliefs in such characters, we can still look back on our childhood and when we did believe with the help of well known author C.S. Lewis. Lewis are able to bring back the wonder that older people were able to feel when they were at a young age by telling stories about magical…
A Worn Path During our life we face many challenges. We have the ability to either choose to face them or run from them. Some challenges can be more difficult than others, for we are alone to face them. We encounter many crossroads during our journeys where we have to choose which path we take in life. Sometimes we open a door just to see that on the other side there is another closed door. Even though sometimes we are defeated by challenges they make us stronger and give us the ability to keep…
to learn everything I see on tv is not real and that I always can open up a book or do my own research to know what is actually true about a place around me. I was so surprised about Santa Claus the caucasian, white bearded man I grew up loving and so excited for every christmas was so very misrepresented. Santa Claus also known as “Saint Nicholas” was actually based on a European African American saint! There is so many things that my African American ancestors are actually responsible for and…
friends are telling her that there is no Santa claus so she asks the writer to tell her the truth. She also adds in her letter the reason she is writing to the sun. She states in her letter that "papa says". The writer then replies to her explaining his interpretation of a Santa claus. The newspaper can only print and publish true facts so he can 't tell her there is an actual Santa Claus. He tells her a direct answer but he goes on to interpret what Santa is through an adults point of view.…
Many credit our modern day Santa Claus to Thomas Nast. In reality our modern Santa’s jolly and red costume look all started in 1931 with Haddon Sundblom and Coca-Cola. Sundblom created the bigger boned jolly Santa for a Coca-Cola advertisement in 1931 which has now became the traditionally accepted appearance. Since then, Santa has become one of the most cultural icons and anticipated part of the holiday season. Originally, Santa was dressed in green. Therefore, this change in his overall…
When people think of Christmas the first thing one may think of is, Santa Claus or St. Nick. Santa is the person that brings joy and present during the night, but only for the good children. What about the bad children? In present time toady, the story is that naughty children get a lump of coal, while the good children get presents. But will getting a lump of coal really change naughty children into nice? Introducing bad Santa, Krampus! Who is portrayed as a half-goat, half-demon, horrific…
Australia has a wonderful christmas. Santa Claus in Australia is called Swag Man. Santa or Swag man changes into lighter clothes and switches his reindeer with six white boomers because of the hot weather in Australia.The christmas season goes from December 24th through January 6th. Sense the weather in Australia is warm around christmas many families go to the beach to have a christmas picnic. Swag Man changes into a blue singlet and baggy shorts. Christmas in Australia is very different…
In the weeks after Zach 's confidential conversation with Big, he noticed a change in the conduct of General Jackson. For all of his life, the General had been an aloof, distant creature. Whenever he encountered another masculine creature, regardless of specie, he always conveyed a sense of superiority creating the impression that he felt the other creature was a poor specimen of manhood compared to him. He couldn 't help himself. He was just a tomcat. In the weeks following Jack 's…
Not A Women Santa “Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps means a little more.” Macy's Department Store decided to try a woman as Santa Claus. They just need actors to work as the role of Santa in the North Pole. They wanted to try it last year in just New York City but i didn’t work out so well, peple were walking out imbarised with there face red as a apple. They are doing this because they need for actors to play the role of Santa in his workshop at the…
Should be Santa Claus Did you know that women are playing the role of Santa In the Macy's department store in the N Y city? Women are fighting to get a job at Macy's and the only position open is Saint Nick for this holiday season. This season Macy's does not have a lot of men applying for the job for Saint Nick.5 women applied for the job for Santa but the kids are crying because it is a woman and the moms are saying that they will never come back.My opinion on all of this is that Santa…