Mike Rauser’s article, “War on Christmas” product of spoiled attitudes, provides an introduction to

As Thomas Henry Huxley once said “ If individuality has no play, society does not advance, if individuality breaks out of bounds, society perces.” This quote relates from the book directly to reality. Individually people make a difference in society whether it's good or bad. In The Christmas Carol Scrooge's individual impact in the story is bad. In the novel The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the character traits Selfishness, Greed, and Joyfulness have the greatest impact on society in the novel.

Within all life, there is one unifier - death. How can it be described? What happens afterwards? Do people live on in memory, in portrait, in soul, or are they simply… gone? Andrew Wyeth brings these questions to light in his painting “Christmas Morning,” created in 1944.

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.

The Christmas Day Tsunami was caused by a massive earthquake. There was forces that had been building up for hundreds of years and once they forces were released it caused violent and killer waves to be unleashed. These violent movements of the tectonic plates displaced huge amounts of water which sent powerful shock waves in every direction. The Earthquake that caused the Tsunami was a result of the sliding of the India plates which had been going on for a millennium. The Earth shuddered due to trillions of rocks that were moved. The disturbed seafloor was displaced and created the Tsunami. So many people were caught unprepared because this was something that took time. The forces and sliding of the plates had been happening overtime for years

It can be argued that Christmas as a holiday is far removed from the way it was first envisioned. That said, there are certain element that many people share or celebrate making it an arguably complex holiday. As the preeminent children’s author of his generation, Geisel serving heavily on the minds of his young readers helped shape what Christmas means for many people with his narrative How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Though at the surface the work is a simple morality tale that promotes unity over consumerism, it has subtle nuances that make the work interesting on several

Whatever attempts were made to lift spirits it was clear to all that, on the domestic front, the war was causing growing shortages. The price of meat increased sharply and housewives found themselves paying more for the Christmas joint. In the trenches Christmas was quite uneventful. One soldier wrote, ‘The Bosch was rather quiet. Our orderly officer set up his gramophone and did a good day’s work. 11a.m. a Padre turned up and we had a service in the mess. We had mince pies for lunch and they were very good. At 6p.m. we were invited to a concert. The singing was not very great but quite cheery. The Christmas pudding came in on fire in great style. So ended Christmas in this weary waste of France.’

Today, religious tolerance is considered a social norm. However, it hasn’t always been this way, and some groups were certainly more persecuted than others. In the early 1960s people of America connected with their religious roots, exercising a freedom that was under threat by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Two decades later in the mid-eighties, certain groups, conservative followers of Reagan and the moral majority in particular, rushed forth the ideas of a wholesome modest family, contrasting from the changing social climate. More recently in the 2000’s people have begun to relinquish and get away from their religious roots, which some could attribute to the increasingly immoral behavior. It seems the pattern history takes with religion

Holidays are fundamental parts of diverse cultures and by observing them through the lens of an outsider; we are able to see how a culture can have different perceptions. Nonetheless, we can observe Christmas from the perspective of someone that isn’t part of the American culture. When I think about someone’s perspective on this holiday, I can imagine the following: For Christmas, families meticulously decorate their houses and bushes with wires. These wires are only turned on at nighttime. When they are turned on, the house becomes very illuminated, and every house on the block competes to see whose house looks the brightest. Americans become interested with the presence of their houses; they decorate their houses so others can admire them.

Christmas is an international holiday that is beloved by many. I, however, see Christmas for what it really is. It isn’t some festive love fest that celebrates the birth of Jesus; Christmas is an allusion. Christmas has pulled the wool over the eyes of many by presenting the temptation of gifts, therefore making them oblivious to the true meaning behind the holiday. Christmas has betrayed its lineage, it has lost sight of its purpose, and it is denouncing the powerful meanings and messages for future generations to come. This holiday has been around for centuries and over the years it has become a façade and has found a way to hide what it truly stands for.

It was all fun and games until Christmas was nearly ruined. Phil and his sister, Felicity, lived alone together. They had to spend the first eighteen years of their lives living with their horrid aunt but now they were finally old enough to live without her. The two siblings were putting up a christmas tree

Aquinas: Friendships consists between beings of certain equality. Before the Incarnation, God was on a level much higher than man was; therefore, there was a great inequality. By nature, there is a common friendship between man and man. The Incarnation made the friendship between God and man become much

The thesis of Kirby's excellent introduction is that the Cold War was one of history's great religious wars, 'a global conflict between the god-fearing and the godless'. (p. 1) It was a war in which 'Christianity was appropriated by Western propagandists and policy-makers for their anti-communist arsenal' (p. 2), nowhere more so than in the USA. But in addition, as this volume demonstrates, Christianity was not simply a tool of psychological warfare. Church leaders were not merely pawns in a political game; they were active participants. Their flocks were not only recipients of propaganda; for millions religious faith was central to their lives. This fact is most vividly demonstrated in the several chapters that deal with the Catholic Church

Do you think The Nightmare Before Christmas is Halloween or Christmas movie? Some people state that this is a christmas movie because they try to make the town a christmas town. They also think that because their is a christmas tree in the woods that leads to a christmas town. Other people believe that it is Halloween movie because everyone is something to represent halloween.This is a halloween movie because they have their own town as a Halloween town. I believe that this movie is halloween movie.

Holidays have always been known to affect our consumer culture for many years, but how it all began eludes many people and very few studies have been completed on it. Even though some say that the subject is too broad to precisely identify how holidays, especially Christmas, directly affect our market, I have found that people’s values, expectations and rituals related to holidays can cause an excessive amount of spending among our society. Most people are unaware that over the centuries holidays have become such a profitable time of year for industries that they now starting to promote gift ideas on an average of a month and a half ahead of actual holiday dates to meet consumer demands.

We live in a very materialistic society where not even religion can escape the lure of commercialism. Although advances in technology have made consumerism more readily available to people world-wide, the root of secularization of the church can be traced back hundreds of years. Of course the commercialization of Christmas and Easter stands out amongst holidays celebrated by Christians; other religions also include elaborate festivities and gift giving during their religious celebrations. In addition to the merchandising during the holidays, there are countless stores and websites that offer religious items, movies and TV shows, museums and theme parks, music of every genre and ornately decorated places of worship. Although most religions