Essays Tagged: "christmas season"
Testing for Honesty
had a problem with theft among its kettle workers, the people who collect money for the Army during Christmas season. Apparently, some of the kettlers were helping themselves to the Army's money befor ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
The reasons why Christmas is overrated, in paragraph format.
The Most Wonderful Time of the YearStop me if you've heard this one: "I can't stand the Christmas season. First they start calling it Xmas, then you've got this Santa fellow who is basical ... en days of yore. For the rest, and more rational segment, of the population, however, fear not. The Christmas season is still a magical time.1. Santa Claus - Sure he's gotten a bad rap, but what harm ... is wrong with alleviating what would otherwise be children's guilt of asking for loads and loads of Christmas loot? Kids are kids, not young adults, needing and deserving of a little childish fantasy. ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
The Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Christmas
The Christmas season is like no other. It is a season of excitement, joy, hope, and anticipation. There ... o other. It is a season of excitement, joy, hope, and anticipation. There are many things that make Christmas unique for me. I define Christmas by the sights, sounds, and smells that I associate with ... sounds, and smells that I associate with the season.There are many beautiful sights you see only at Christmas time. People are everywhere, rushing to and fro in an effort to find that perfect gift. Th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Debt problems why we are having so many now a days.
on, she purchased a new Nintendo system for her son, although he already owned one. During a recent Christmas season, Tammy badly overspent on gifts. She accomplished this by purchasing as gifts for h ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
The Joy of "A Christmas Carol"
Dickens Directed StudyJuly 10, 2001The Joy of A Christmas CarolThe feelings associated with Christmas and the Christmas season are vast and varied. ... us rite commemorating the birth of Christ and the subsequent advent of Christianity. For centuries, Christmas was singularly a holy day that was observed with more solemnity than joy. In 601 AD, Pope ... hese two occasions created a joyous and merry atmosphere.Many traditions that we associate with the Christmas season were originally pagan symbols. Holly, with three red berries and three green leaves ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
A Wonderful Gift
I've received lots of great presents throughout my life. The Christmas season always seemed a time of family, good food, and gifts under the tree. While I've app ... e, unfortunately. But, one gift that I still carry with me is the membership to Chayon-Ryu from the Christmas of 1992.Every year my mother would ask me the same question, "What do you want for Christm ... nted a membership back with Chayon-Ryu.As soon as the downtown Chayon-Ryu dojang was open following Christmas break of 1992, my father and I would make the ½ hour drive each way three times eac ...
Subjects: Art Essays
Significance of Chistmas.
ChristmasI. IntroductionChristmas, annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. ... of Jesus Christ. Most members of the Roman Catholic Church and followers of Protestantism celebrate Christmas on December 25, and many celebrate on the evening of December 24 as well. Members of most ... tians in Russia, Ukraine, the Holy Land (the historic region of Palestine), and elsewhere celebrate Christmas on January 7 because they follow the Julian calendar. Members of the Armenian Church obser ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Christmas Reflections.
I was traveling through my old neighborhood, the last Christmas season and, as I sat on the old street where I had grown up, memories began to flood my mi ... ur favorite hill for sled riding. I remember that smell of hot cocoa from the vendor, the sounds of Christmas carols playing on the old 45's. Our favorite slope (we were lucky to have three) was the o ... y parents would hold hands while skating to the sounds of the carolers singing in the stands.During Christmas break, the streets were filled with children playing with their snow throwers. These devic ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Summary of "A Visit to Candyland"
everyone gets together and eats the house.The author first starts out by explaining that during the Christmas season his/her family decides on a theme together. They have been building gingerbread hou ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"The Dead" by James Joyce
ith NothingIn James Joyce's "The Dead," a group of people is gathered at the Misses Morkan's annual Christmas season dance. The reader is introduced to a variety of party attendees, all of which seem ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Throeau
per article would be to the delight of Henry David. It is an article about simplifying the oncoming Christmas season with reasons and examples. The article begins by telling the stories of families th ... ution stated by the families. Before, to them, making a more enjoyable holiday meant increasing the Christmas list. Now, it means, sitting down with your children, hanging decorations, reading stories ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
My favorite place during my dearest season
I can say for sure, that the nicest place for me is our historical town Trier, during the Christmas season. Where could people get themselves more nicely in the mood for Christmas, than at o ... here could people get themselves more nicely in the mood for Christmas, than at one of the greatest Christmas markets in the oldest city of Germany? The enchanting Christmas fair takes place on our me ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays
El-nino
which means "the child," was originally in reference to a warm current arriving annually during the Christmas season off the coast of Peru and Ecuador. The term was later restricted to the particularl ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
The Awakening of Gabriel Conroy
have lived and died, those who have gone before the festive inhabitants of Dublin who celebrate the Christmas season, Gabriel Conroy and Gretta among them. In another sense the dead are all those who, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers