Christmas Tree Probability

Imagine if there were no Christmas trees on Christmas. How would it feel? Till this day in almost every American household there is at least one Christmas tree. The Christmas tree is one of the symbols and early traditions from the pagans that early Roman Catholics adopted. Although, the Roman Catholic Church perceived sinful and unacceptable some of the pagan traditions such as the value and behavior that the Anglo-Saxons had towards their cattle and how they sacrificed them to their idols. The church had to synchronize and blend some pagan traditions so they could influence their new strategy to evangelize and attract the heathens.

It's a familiar sight in December: twinkling lights, silvery tinsel, round shiny bulbs, a gold star, and presents, all on or under a fir or pine tree. Some people have a tradition of dusting off a box and bringing out a tree to assemble. Other families enjoy the annual outing to find the perfect real Christmas tree. But which is better" a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?

A Christmas Carol is the classic story by Charles Dickens about the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge. He is guided by three spirits, as they conduct him on his travels through time, teaching him to move beyond his earlier cruelty and hatred of mankind. With the guidance of the spirits, Scrooge learns the true meaning of family, love and Christmas. The spirits all influenced Scrooge in unique ways and taught him different lessons. The spirit that was the most significant in Scrooge’s transformation was the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

In this paper I will discuss Social Theories such as Structural Functionalism, Conflict theory; with emphasis on Karl Marx’s early work and how it relates to the conflict theory and Symbolic interaction. I intend to define and discuss relevant sociological terms of these theories and how these theories could apply to my favorite holiday which is Christmas.

An ideology created in the 1960s, the culture of poverty is the idea that people stuck in poverty during this time had no way of breaking out and that they were trapped in a vicious cycle. The people living this way are helpless and could not provide for themselves, and many born in this lifestyle are heading downward with no avail. To spread awareness in the 60s, CBS sent reporter Charles Kuralt to document the quality of life and present the culture of poverty that ravaged in Appalachia. He went around a small town in mountainside Kentucky and interviewed families and documented the state of life around Christmas. This CBS News Special Report, Christmas In Appalachia, affirms the ideology of a culture of poverty, and the interview with Ibe Johnson, a hardworking husband and father, solidifies this through several filming techniques. Using a mix of eye-level and low level angle shots along with scale, duration of the interview, and composition of the scene, the film subjects the viewers to evidence of the culture of poverty.

This is a typical propaganda article which relies heavily on the emotions of the viewer to convey its message. It first projects scenes of typical

“Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected grave his own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE.” (Dickens 45) This quote is from stave 4 when the Ghost of Christmas Future shows Scrooge what will happen if he does not change. In the story Scrooge will see four ghost, Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, As he sees each ghost, he changes more and more because of his fear of death. Scrooge fears death because of two reasons, he does not want the same fate as all the other ghost and he does not want to die alone.

In journalism, an ethical dilemma is a complex issue or situation that often involves an emotional and psychological conflict between moral obligations and duties, in which to obey one would transgress the other. Within the media there are many stories that can be deemed an ethical dilemma; some more so than others. One of the most recent and prominent ethical dilemmas was the worldwide coverage surrounding the shooting of two American WBDJ journalists, Alison Parker and Adam Ward. Despite the fact that the shooter filmed the ordeal clearly showing the two slain journalists being shot, news outlets had picked it up and ran with the story, which ultimately went viral in minutes. This essay will analyse and thoroughly examine the reporting

A quote from Author Truman Capote “Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.” Buddy, from A Christmas Memory, has one friend, his distant cousin, and is loyal and kind to her all the time. Like the quote, Buddy does not have many other friends and is very friendly with the one friend he has. Jimmy and Bob’s friendship starts to deteriorate, because they don’t spend enough time each other.

There is no doubt that Christmas is a religious event but nowadays Christmas becomes more commercialized, as it has been defined as a high consumption season because the gifts giving culture becomes the most important part of Christmas and the consumers want to please their children

In Ray Bradbury’s novel The Halloween Tree, Pipkin and J.J. share similarities and differences in feelings, appearance, and motivation.

Since the year 1996, the Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce has designed and sold a Metcalfe County Historical Christmas Ornament. The following have been depicted on ornaments: 1996 Courthouse, 1997 Wisdom Store, 1998 Old Edmonton High School, 1999 Beula Villa, 2000 Court House in Christmas Array, 2001 Branstetter Park, 2002 Historic Jail, 2003 Rogers Mill, 2004 People’s Bank Building, 2005 Barn Lot Theater, 2006 Janes Store and Subtle Post Office, 2007 Historic Edmonton Presbyterian Church, 2008 Leftwich House, 2009 The Light House Restaurant, 2010 Sesquicentennial logo, 2011 MCHS 1957-1994, 2012 Edmonton Elementary, Summer Shade Elementary, & North Metcalfe Elementary, 2013 The Kentucky Headhunters Band, 2014 Historical Court House, 2015 The Cut,

The Christmas tree industry of Ashe County is the leading industry of the mountain region of North Carolina. The attraction of tourists is a positive benefit for Ashe County, and has increased substantially, because tourism brings in money for public funding for services that we would not normally be able to do, as well as employment for those to maintain hotels and restaurants for those who visit our county. Although the county benefits from added revenue and employment, there are also disadvantages to the Christmas tree industry. Pesticides are used to prevent diseases on trees, yet they are harmful to the environment as well as the wildlife. Operating a tree farm requires a significant investment to maintain orderly tree production and is physically demanding.

The theme of this song is to enjoy Christmas fun in a old fashioned way (1960’s) Rock and Roll.This song was written by Johnny Mark and it was recorded by Brenda Lee.This song used three poetic devices such as repetition, Imagery, and Rhyming. In the three paragraph there are gonna be evidence about the song that are in the poetic devices on each paragraph. The evidence is gonna explain you what is the about what did the author felt this way about writing this song.

Christmas is meant for joy and laughter, not injuries and pain. Each year there are hundreds of injuries that occur on the morning of December 25th. When the holiday approaches Americans love to get into the Christmas spirit. Each family celebrates Christmas with their own traditions and rituals that determine their holiday activities. I would have never thought that my family’s traditions for Christmas morning would help me shape my values.