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Annie Dillard, in “A Christmas Story,” expresses the difference between seeing and understanding, and simply looking without understanding. She begins the story by describing an extravagant banquet. This banquet took place in a hall filled with chandeliers, decorated tables, and centerpieces. Young adults and adolescents were present, while musicians entertained the guests.

The film adaptation of “A Christmas Memory” does very little that differs from the original piece by Truman Capote; however, the film takes the heart of the original, and adds even more through the main characters’ casting and memory-like direction. On the other hand, this move is far from faultless and features some questionable decisions that take away from the movie’s greatness. Even with its faults, “A Christmas Memory” is still a decent movie that would be a treat to any fan of the original work, but those who are unfamiliar with Capote’s work would find very little interest in the story or the characters within.

Everyone has a favorite holiday. There is Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, the Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and then there is everyone’s favorite- Christmas! Christmas comes with the feeling of warmth, of family, and of home. What happens, though, if all one ever knew during Christmas time was completely changed? What happens if home just is not home anymore? Sandra M. Castillo addresses that situation that actually occurred in her own life in her poem, “Christmas, 1970.” Castillo moved from Cuba to the United States in 1970 and as an eight-year old she reveals her true feelings during and about the Christmas season. Throughout the poem, she reveals a theme of what home means to her, written in her point of view as she sits under her aunt’s Christmas tree at her aunt’s apartment. Castillo uses devices like symbolism, imagery, and flashback to support her them that no one can return to their childhood home.

Corney goes back to the room where she left Mr. Bumble • The two have a drink together, and end up flirting and kissing again • Mr. Bumble hints that he wants to marry Mrs. Corney, and she agrees • He then goes over to Mr. Sowerberry to tell him that he will be needed to help with the funeral of Old Sally • When he walks into the kitchen he sees Charlotte and Noah flirting, and as they are about to kiss, he stops them and makes sure they understand that what they are doing is wrong, and how it will lead to wickedness Chapter 28 • After the robbery is failed, Sikes leaves Oliver in a ditch and him and Crackit run off in opposite directions • Oliver has lost a lot of his blood, and it is also very cold outside • He decides to go over to the house he was supposed to rob, and weakly knocks on the door • One of the 2 servants opens the door, and finds Oliver laying at the front of the house • Recognizing him as one of the thieves, he brings Oliver inside • Oliver is carried upstairs while someone gets him a doctor Chapter 29 • Giles, one of the servants, Mrs. Maylie, and Rose sit there and talk amongst themselves, waiting for the doctor to arrive • Mrs. Maylie, the lady of the house, and her niece, Rose, wait downstairs, while Mr. Losberne, the local surgeon, goes upstairs to see Oliver and how he is

“My purpose was, in a whimsical kind of masque which the good humour of the season justified, to awaken some loving and forbearing thoughts, never out of season in a Christian land” (Dickens Preface). Dickens wanted to convey a theme of the Christmas Spirit in A Christmas Carol and it shined through in Christmas Cupid.

If you have ever gotten tongue stuck on a frozen metal pole (à la “A Christmas Story) then you know exactly how difficult and painful it can be trying to free yourself. This is what happened to a little finch who stopped at Wilson Nelson’s farm to get a drink from an open water heater. While taking a sip, the finch got his feet wet and decided to rest upon the metal fence right next to the water source in order to dry off.

Bonnie Patterson adores Christmas, so when her best friend Jennifer invites her to spend Christmas at the Miller farm, she jumps at the chance. When she sets out for the snowy country town, she has visions dancing in her head of cozy nights by a crackling fire, not of a hot cowboy with an ice-cold heart.

With Esther having gotten married, Claire has a new Amish girl, Annie, helping in her shop. One day when Annie arrives for work Claire can see that she has been crying. Annie tells Claire that a friend of hers, Henry Stutzman, had lost his father the previous evening, in what she called an accident in his barn. It is assumed that he stepped on a shovel and it hit him in the head and killed him. Claire is sure this is not the case and ask Detective Jakob Fisher (was Amish) about the story. They soon find out that some Englisher has been stopping by farms and asking for direction to some nearby

In the movie adaption A Diva’s Christmas Carol, Richard Schenkman explores the theme of charity through differences in motivation. Through early actions and dialogue from the protagonist Ebony, the main character can be understood as a selfish and egocentric diva. This description was a common status that was considered “cool” and acceptable. Ebony can also be viewed as someone with high demands and expectations of others, who cares about nothing more than her social reputation. One example that demonstrated this behavior was when Ebony planned on doing a charity concert in which her intentions remained of social status and money. These advantage taking ideas were common in the 20th century as celebrities tried to become more popular and wealthier.

In the short story " The Birthday Party" by Katherine Brush, the author writes about a real life scenario of a married couple in the 1940's. Brush writes the story in a second-person narrative to have the reader experience the scenario. The author's main purpose is to describe the role and treatment towards women in 1940's society. The story starts off with the narrator (the reader) describing the married couple he/she saw while eating the the same restaurant.

This book is great to read to children the day before Martin Luther King Jr. day or on the day if there is school. It will teach children the

However, in the novel the picture become a personal symbol to Imogene. Imogene is a troubled girl and it is clear that she has a very impoverished life. During the pageant Imogene and her siblings have a transformation. They give away their Christmas ham which was the first act of generosity that anyone had ever seen from them. Then, Imogene cried during

This particular special has obtained phenomenal praise from audiences and critics alike. It's even the second longest-running Christmas special of all time. Although, does this film really deserve the attention and recognition it gets?

On a prospers day of Christmas eve, John C Lester, James R, Crowe, John B, Kennedy, Frank O. McCord, Richard R. Reed and Calvin E. Jones, all gather around trying to find some amusement to try to get their minds off their problems. As they filled up the room with laughter and unimportant conversations amongst themselves Lester spoke up about having an idea. He said to the guys that they should start something new to try and cheer up their families and the people around them. He then said “let’s start a club of some kind” (Page eleven). To the others Lester’s idea was brilliant and they talked more and decided that it should be a secret society, they all thought of it like a college fraternity. All the guys who spoke about making the society weren’t thinking about being serious in any kind. The sic of them just spoke casually about starting their new society. Before they left back home they all decided to meet up again to discuss further details. As they came back to the next meeting they discusses on to what the name of the club should be. Kennedy and Richard Reed proposed that the name should include the word Kukloi, which is derived from the Greek word Kuklos. The root English word is circle. They are cheered of approval because it all pointed out to having some sort of Scotch-Irish ancestry. Lester then proposed to add the word “Klan”. After more discussion they all decided that two to proposed words should be added to get a new name. Later on they came about the name Ku