...You probably know the name Scrooge or at least heard of the name . He is most known for the phrase “ Bah Humbug “ . He is a very rich man who thinks that Christmas is a useless holiday . During the play he sees Christmas as a good useful holiday . That a person can change for the better, and others affected by it . As a young boy Scrooge went to a boarding school . He got neglected by his friends when he was young . He grew a bit older and by the time he was a young man his father let him come home . He worked as an apprenticed at a warehouse for a man named Fezziwig . The night of Christmas Eve Fezziwig had a big party . That night ,Scrooge saw a girl who he loved dearly . They were so in love ,but Scrooge loved something more than...
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...Is Anything Really as it Seems Marion Graham Eng 125 Dr. Dolores Kiesler February 18, 2013 Is Anything Really as it Seems “A Doll’s House” is a play where nothing is as it seems; the play written by Henrik Ibsen was an extremely controversial play in that time. Many thought that Ibsen wrote as part of a feminist movement but when asked about this, Ibsen said that this wasn’t so he meant it to be about humanism. He saw it as, every person has the right to be who they wanted to be no matter what their gender was. In “A Doll’s House” everyone is keeping some kind of secret from some other character, that is till the very end where everything comes out and it causes hard feelings between some characters and some to come together. “A Doll’s House” is set during the holiday season. The Helmer is in the midst of getting ready for the Christmas season, buying presents and Christmas trees. Christmas and New Year’s celebrate the birth of Jesus and the renewal of the New Year. This is symbolic of the rebirth that the characters go through during the course of the play. Nora is awakened and brought to a realization that her marriage is in some ways, what one might call a sham. She realizes that to her husband she is not another person, not really. She is seen as most women at that time were as a second rate human being, somebody to satisfy man and take care of his needs, as well as help him in reproducing more human beings. She is unable to be her own person as long...
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...Across all seven continents, Christmas is a festive and enjoyable holiday celebrated among all age groups. The different traditions and customs…? All throughout Europe, the celebration of Saint Nicholas Feast Day begins on the morning of December 6. Children open the gifts Santa Claus has left them, Christmas carols are sung at their neighbor’s doors, ancients stories are passed down to the children, and a huge Christmas dinner with potatoes, roast goose, and vegetables are served. Spending time with family members plays a major role on Christmas. In Australia, children celebrate Christmas during their summer break from school. It is therefore common for people to spend their holiday away from home on parks, camp sites, or relative’s homes…. African traditions range from roasting goats with family members to celebrating Christmas on the...
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...Holiday Celebrations Around the World/Family Traditions By Cathy Abraham/2003 HOLIDAYS CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD Curriculum Goal – Children will explore different ways in which people celebrate holidays, and foster respect for other cultures and traditions. Vocabulary: - Chanukah - Kwanzaa - Dreidel - Christmas - Ramadan Letter of the Week: C Colors of the Week: Red and Green Concepts: - Families celebrate holidays in different ways – and that’s okay - People celebrate holidays based on what they believe and where they are from - Customs and traditions are things that families do every year - People eat different kinds of food when they celebrate - A family tradition is a way of celebrating Sensory Table Ideas: Curling ribbon and blunt, round-end scissors. Teach children how to curl ribbon. Art Activities: - Children cut out a pine tree (Christmas Tree) pattern. Decorate. - Make a collage from old Christmas cards, wrapping paper scraps, etc - Christmas/holiday cookie cutter prints - Make Holiday gift wrapping paper (sponge painting, etc.) - Passover candle menorah (made out of handprint) - Kwanzaa placemat (weave even-sized red and green strips of paper) - Snoglobe (babyfood jar, silver glitter, small winter or holiday theme décor minature figure glued to the bottom. Add water. Glue babyfood jar shut) - Star of David Ornament (Children make 2 triangles out of 6 craft sticks. Glue. Place one triangle over the other at an angle, going the other way) - Pipecleaner candycanes...
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...12 Days Of Christmas Bingo Budget Tips Christmas is just around the corner Ladies, and we all know what this means, oh yeah, Santa Clause is coming to bingo town! Snowflakes will glistening, and the bingo players will be listening, and the bingo site will be bringing players plenty of Christmas cheer. But Christmas is also a time to prepare your bingo budgets, because it’s very easy to get carried away at this time of the year. So, today I bring you your very own’ Christmas Budget Calendar Tips. (Whey!) It's a Ho-Ho-Ho and away we go – Yes, Ladies it’s time for me to bring you the best ways to keep within your sparkly Christmas bingo budget. Stay smart during the festive holidays, and really make your budget last. There are tons of promotions that will be on offer this year, and temptation is everywhere. It’s my job to act as Mrs. Bingo Clause, and assist everyone with their budgets, making sure you all have the best...
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...TAPULADO, Jera A. My PE 14 Experience Activity #1: CHRISTMAS DECOR MAKING We were asked to make any Christmas decoration with the use of recyclable materials. In commemoration for the season, I made flowers of green, red, white and brown colors made out of toilet rolls and construction papers. Activity #2: CHRISTMAS OUTREACH PROGRAM To give and to share is a Carolinians vision. We had a Christmas outreach program in Tisa Elementary School, where we played and ate with the children. We also gave out toys as prizes and as gifts. I personally, enjoyed playing with the children. Activity #3: BOWLING For the 2nd time in my whole life, I got to play bowling. Although the bowling ball was too heavy for me, I still managed to strike once. Playing with my friends made it even more fun. Activity #4: DANCE PRESENTATION Through this activity, I was able to become closer with my group-mates. I got a chance to know them and bond with them. I didn’t hesitate to contribute any steps I know. Our dance may be simple but the bond I had with my group made it even more fun. Activity #5: WALL CLIMBING I may be afraid of heights but I conquered my fears. I managed to finish 2 phases of the wall. And I didn’t stop in trying the other walls. I had fun and it was very memorable for me since it is my first time to try wall climbing. Activity #6: CHOREOGRAPH SINGING It was nerve wrecking at first since I don’t sing that much. But our group tried our best to entertain our classmates...
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...this cocky attitude that I entered an unfortunate, albeit hilarious, series of events that culminated in attaining a coveted role in a Connecticut Christmas play. From the time I was 5, I had earned a role in a play or musical every single year. Never had I experienced a denial or failed audition, and this lead slowly to an abundance of confidence. A Christmas Carol is a famous play, but it holds an even more endearing place in the hearts of Connecticut inhabitants. For a child to earn a role in this play, they had to demonstrate mastery of both acting and singing. Now, keep in mind that I had never run into difficulty with either before this audition, so when it came time to present my skills, I rushed in with almost no preparation. Standing before the three stern scouts, I proceeded to ace my song and monologue without...
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...Spanish Christmases Christmas is a major holiday celebrated all over the world in many different cultures. It is a holiday celebrated by Christians, Catholics, and more celebrating the birth of the baby jesus. Christmas is a time many families spend with each other, and exchange gifts. Many people call it “the most wonderful time of the year.” Spain and Colombia are both Spanish speaking countries that celebrate Christmas, and they share a lot of traditions, however every culture is different. Some of the traditions are even practiced here in the United States, and all over the world. Colombia and Spain are on opposite sides of the world, therefore families there have their own way of celebrating Christmas. Making this holiday different in...
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...1. Complex question but simple understanding. My daughter has a way of coming up with awkward question and at times you are baffled with their unexpected questions. One such thing happens to me sometimes back. The T.V was on but I wasn’t really watching, my mind was plastered on the meeting that I was going to be held tomorrow, but my daughter’s curiosity had the better of me. It was 19:30 and during the news report it was inevitable that the PM had to be mentioned. My daughter precipitously looked at me with a puzzle face and asked “Dad, what is a Prime Minister.” It took me sometimes before I could response; my daughter was only nine years old. I tried to explain that a Prime Minister is a leader of a group of individuals who takes decision for all people in a country and ensure people live in peace, harmony and gets all the need we require. My daughter looked at me and said “So you are the Prime Minister” Great thinking. Yes as a matter of fact I am the Prime Minister of my house; I ensure peace, harmony and get all the needs for my family. From there on it was much easier to carry on the explanation. I am the Prime Minster of my house and there is another Prime Minster of the country in which there are many, many houses. Simple understanding for a complex question. Progressively when we grow up we are surrounded with sophisticated and contemporary thinking. With the passage of time unknowingly we lose our creativity and simplicity. In our complicated...
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...Prof. Kellenberger Phil 310 Free Will When grumpy old Scrooge of the famous movie A Christmas Carol went home on Christmas eve, he had no idea what awaited him. He experienced a night of anguish and terror after three ghosts visit him. Scrooge was a grumpy mean-spirited man after the death of his sister Fan. Just to prepare him for his “life” in death, his dead partner and friend Marley, who facilitates the entire nightmare, shows him the lost lonely spirits who were mean-spirited in their earthly lives. The first ghost who visited him that night was “the ghost of Christmas past”. This ghost serves to remind him how others had been kind to him during past Christmases in his youth and how people in his past embodied the Christmas spirit. This ghost served to instill guilt and remorse. Next, “the ghost of Christmas present” appears to Scrooge and shows him how everyone is enjoying Christmas and spreading the Christmas spirit around town. It also shows how his servant Bob, despite his meager earnings enjoys Christmas with his family. It also shows Scrooge his nephew Fred enjoying Christmas with his family. The two families only show downcast moods when discussing Scrooge. However, Fred maintains hope that his uncle Scrooge can change. After that, the most dreary “ghost of Christmas yet to come” appears to Scrooge. He shows Scrooge how Bob’s son death saddens everyone and leaves them feeling a sense of loss. He then shows him a rich dead man who nobody misses and some...
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...Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday[4][5][6] generally observed on December 25 (with alternative days of January 7 for many Orthodox churches, January 6 for the Armenian Apostolic Church and January 19 for the Armenians of Jerusalem and the Holy Land[7]) to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.[8][9] The date the actual birthday of Jesus is not known, and the events of Christ's birth are only recorded in two of the Canonical gospels. Christmas may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after Christians believe Jesus to have been conceived,[10] the date of the Roman winter solstice,[11] or one of various ancient winter festivals.[10][12] Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.[13] Although nominally a Christian holiday, Christmas is also celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians worldwide,[1][14][15] and many of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of Christmas cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, in Western Christianity several figures, known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, and Santa Claus, among other...
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...Great Britain are November, December, January and February. The winter months are cold. In Great Britain in winter it snows and rains. November, There 30 days in November. It is the first winter month in Britain. In November there is a great holiday in America - Thanksgiving Day. Families come together for the day. They decorate the houses with autumn's fruts and flowers and eat traditional American food: roast turkey and pumpkin pie. December. There are 31 days in December. On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in England - Christmas or X-mas. People give each other presents and send Christmas cards. Pupils have their Christmas holidays. Most of the banks, offices and industrial enterprises close for holidays too. The traditional English dinner on Christmas Day is roast turkey and Christmas pudding. The Queen's speech is on television at 3.00 p.m. During Christmas in Trafalgar Square there is a Christmas tree. January. There 31 days in January. There is a lot of dancing, eating, and drinking during New Year Holidays.There is an interesting New Year tradition in Scotland: you can go "first footing". It means you visit you friends, so you are "the first foot" of the New Year in their houses. The Scots believe that the First Foot brings luck to the family for the New Year. The First Foot must be a man ( or a boy ), not a woman! And he must have dark hair. February. There are twenty eight or twenty nine days in February. The 14th of February is St. Valentine's...
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...The geography of the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles in the north west of Europe and is separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. Also the country is washed by the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is deeply indented and it gives a good supply of splendid harbours for ships. In the north you can find the Cheviots separating England from Scotland, the Pennines going down England like a backbone and the Cambrian Mountains which occupy the greatest part of Wales. The highest peak is Ben Nevis which is situated in the Highlands of Scotland. The south-eastern part of England is a low-lying land with gentle hills and a coast which is regular in outline with occasional chalk cliffs. The rivers in Britain are of little value as waterways. The longest are the Severn, the Thames, the Clyde and the Bristol Avon. There are a lot of lakes in the UK for example in the Lake District in the northern part of England but the most famous lake is Loch Ness in Scotland. Great Britain is rich in coal, iron ore and oil. Such crops as wheat, sugar-beet, potatoes and others are grown in this country. The main cities are London, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. The geography of the USA. The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world after Russia, China and Canada. It occupies the southern...
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...cultures and my cultural approach to the different societies. Given that most of my family living in the United Sates was Hispanic, we were mostly directed to follow the cultural beliefs my previous family generation was born into. Since my families’ entire generation has always followed the same cultural aspects as the one before them then our family values and traditions have rarely changed in centuries, always doing the same events and rituals every year with slight changes. I myself was born into this culture which is mainly religiously based. From my point of view, the culture I was born into was a religiously passionate culture that based everything and anything into a religious motive. Such as the December holidays of Posadas, much like a play children or adults reenact the journey of Joseph and Mary on their way to Bethlehem. As they go around house to house singing a song asking for shelter, with the house residents replying with a song before opening the door to offer hot chocolate, delicious dishes and desserts. The reenactment ends with piñata being broken. This event is celebrated by my family every year as we go to a religious retreat sight where nuns and participants celebrate the special holiday. Another great holiday that is celebrated by my family in Mexico is, Dia de los Reyes Magos. Honoring the arrival of the Three Wise Men — Balthazar of Arabia, Melchor of Persia and Gaspar of India— as they bring gifts to baby Jesus, coming from the New Testament. As the new year...
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...Santa Claus has grown and evolved throughout history. And even more exciting how he has became a modern day icon during the Christmas season. What do you think of when you hear the words: strings of lights, carolers, snow, cookies and milk? Most often Christmas right? More often Santa Claus. Every boy and girl has felt the joy of Christmas eve, having family time, putting out treats for Santa, and then tossing and turning unable to sleep growing evermore restless about Santa's arrival. Although most know what Santa does during his sleigh ride, many may not know where his origin began. The jolly man we know has developed through the span of time and has gone through numerous changes. "The original St Nicholas is for the most part a shadowy figure, lost in historical mist and religious myths" (Myers) Despite the fact that the idea of giving gifts developed from Saint Nicholas in the fourth century, the first characters that resemble our modern day Santa developed in the seventeenth century. We acquire these figures from the English and also the Dutch. Although this man in not the same as the modern Santa, it is evident the these are his beginnings. "When the Dutch lost control of New Amsterdam to the English in the seventeenth century, Sinterklaas gradually became anglicized into Santa Claus and acquired some of the features of the English father Christmas" (Myers). Santa Claus is a character that has been changed and modified throughout history. religion, mythology, and personal...
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