On A Prospers Day Of Christmas Eve By John C Lester

Happiness. Happiness is a state of well-being expounded by enjoyable or pleasant emotions ranging from fulfillment to immense amounts of uncontrollable delight. Happiness can be achieved in contrasting approaches depending on the type of person you are. Despite this, happiness is an extremely difficult jewel to find if you don’t look hard enough in a cave of complications in life. In Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, faces grueling memories and future experiences that will help determine if he, a crotchety, unkind man, will attain true ecstasy or not. Before the help of spirits, Scrooge thought the only possible way to reached his euphoria was all the wealth and riches he could accumulate. It is soon

The topic of this essay made me start to brainstorm about all the books I have read throughout middle school and high school and which books have impacted me. I wanted to pick a piece that actually had a meaning in my life and not just a book that I was forced to read. Out of all the pieces that I have read I wanted to pick one that affected my life in some way. With that said, I decided to write about A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I first read A Christmas Carol when I was younger but when I really got into the book was in 7th grade. A Christmas Carol was published on December 19, 1843 by Chapman and Hall in London. A Christmas Carol showed me that the choices I make affect me the others around me in more ways than what is happening in that moment, it can affect everyone in the past, present, and the future. It has impacted my life in this way, by how I write and how it makes me think of the past, present, and future while I am writing an essay.

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 origin of the Ku Klux Klan was a secret for years, although there were many thoughts and theories to explain its beginnings. One idea was that the Ku Klux Klan was originally a secret order of Chinese drug smugglers. Another claimed it was begun by Confederate prisoners during the war. The most ridiculous theory was about an ancient Jewish document referring to the Hebrews enslaved by Egyptian pharaohs. In fact, the beginning of the KKK wasn’t as complex as many made it seem. It was just six young Confederate veterans in a small town with nothing better to do than to gather around a fireplace one December evening in 1865 and form a social club. The place was Pulaski, Tennessee, near Alabama’s northern border. When they got together a week later, the six young men were full of ideas for their new club. It would be secret, to make it more amusing, and the titles for the officers were to have names as crazy-sounding as possible, partly for the fun of it and partly to avoid any military or political involvement. The head of the group was called the Grand Cyclops. His assistant was the Grand Magi, there was a Grand Turk to greet all candidates, a Grand Scribe to act as secretary, Night Hawks for messengers and a Lictor to be the guard. The members, when the six young men found people to join, would be called Ghouls. The founders were determined to come up with something mysterious. The Greek

One solider, John Kennedy, suggested naming the group “kuklux” after the Greek work for circle. The friends agreed to pair the word with “Klan”, since they were all of Scottish descent. Ku Klux Klan sounded the right now: mysterious and silly” (Williams 41). This was how this group originally came about. The group did not originate to the hatred of other races other than Caucasians. It was eventfully the Klu Klux Klan began to terrorize the blacks. “The Klansmen, bored with hazing their white peer, turned to blacks as a source of amusement. They would visit the homes of black families, claiming to be ghosts of confederate soldiers looking for revenge. The Klansmen delighted in exaggerating for reactions of blacks, whom they described as terrified by the ghosts” (Williams 42-43). Because of acts like the KKK and other discrimination toward minorities, people rose to end the unfairness the was happening to

Christmas Carol How does Charles Dickens convey the character of scrooge in the early pages of a Christmas Carol? Charles Dickens, is best known for his host of distinctively cruel, repugnant characters. His father was sent to a Debtors prison taken his son Charles with him

The KKK was a Christian organisation formed in Pulaski, Tennessee on December the 24th, 1865. The name ‘Ku Klux Klan’ is derived from the Greek word ‘kylos’, meaning ‘circle,’ and the Scottish–Gaelic word of ‘clan’ - for the sake of alliteration. The 19th-century clan established to reverse the post-civil war laws which elevated the rights of the African-American population and to prevent the abolishment of slavery. The original KKK group reached its peak between 1868 and 1870, having introduced the first extreme aspects of racism and discrimination following the introduction of laws after the war.

Thomas Nelson Page wrote “ How the Captain Made Christmas.” He was a lawyer and an American writer. He also served as the U.S ambassador to Italy during World War 1. He is best known for his role as literary spokesman for the glories of the Old South. He began writing while at the University of Virginia and from there he joined the Jefferson Literary Society. He based some of his stories off his life, but not all of them. He wrote a popular boy's book called Two Little Confederates. He fictionalized this book off of his own youthful adventures during the Civil War. Two Little Confederates provides an intriguing glimpse of the atmosphere that was to mold Page’s later concerns as a writer.

The Ku Klux Klan was organized after the end of the American Civil War in the law office of judge Thomas M. James on December 24, 1865, in Pulaski, Tennessee as a social club by six ex confederate officers. Most of the confederate officers were college graduates and had never committed any type of crimes . The first leader Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a former general in the Civil War was called the “ Grand Wizard”. The club was originally called “Kuklos”, which came from a Greek word meaning “circle”, or “cycle”. The word “clan” was added, and then spelled “klan”, becoming “kuklos klan”, and eventually the “Ku Klux Klan”. Through the years, there were many myths and stories as to the beginnings of the Ku Klux Klan. Some rumors were

The Ku Klux Klan was formed in 1866 by six former Confederate officers in Pulaski, Tennessee. The K.K.K was at first a social organization to play practical jokes on themselves and others, but then turned into a racist organization that threated the lives of African Americans. “The first two words of the organization’s name supposedly derived from the Greek word “kyklos,” meaning circle.” The members of the K.K.K hung African Americans to kill and show that all whites want to rule this country. Some modern historians call The Ku Klux Klan trials a great victory while others say it was an epic failure. The K.K.K. wanted white people to rule, even if they used “forced by force, to use force.”[Bartoletti, pg.13] By farming this group Klansmen

While reading Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”, feelings of excitement with a shift of sadness towards Buddy and Miss Sook’s friendship emerged. In the beginning of the story, Buddy and Miss Sook prove to have a very exciting friendship in which they perfectly complement each other with their childish essence, despite the fact that Buddy is a seven year old child, and Miss Sook is more than sixty years old. However towards the end of the story, Buddy and Miss Sook’s friendship slowly dissipates as Buddy is sent to the military and Miss Sook unfortunately passes away, ending their friendship altogether.

Have you ever heard of the first thanksgiving? Well, there was one “how to” story for teachers to be able to teach their students effectively. Written by Chuck Larsen, the story was entitled, “Information for Teachers”. In the story, Larsen explained that the majority of Americans were taught in school – which was not entirely true. An interesting guy Larsen was. His ancestors witnessed the first official Thanksgiving and what emphasizes this is that his ancestors originated from both the pilgrims and the Indians. It's a challenge to know a wide spread of knowledge and having to choose the important information to share.

The tone and diction of a poem can greatly affect the way the reader interprets the poem. They can make happy events feel sad and sad events feel happy. The way the author writes the poem is so critical. 11 Days Before Christmas by Cameo Smith and The Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley Randall are two poems written about tragic events in American history. The tones of both of these poems greatly affect the events they are representing.

History.com (2009) stated that the group turned to the Greek language for inspiration. One of the founders, Richard R. Reed, suggested the Greek word “kuklos,” which in English meant “circle” and “cycle.” Bond (2011) also stated that John B. Kennedy added the word clan.” After a while, the society settled on the Ku Klux Klan. By chance, the selection of the name had a profound effect on the clan’s early success. Bond (2011) added that soon after the adaption of the name, the Klan decided to do a little boosting of their newly formed society. So, the Klan disguised themselves in sheets and rode their horses through the calm streets of the small town on Pulaski, Tennessee. This action created a stir in the quiet community. This led the men to adopt the sheets as the official uniform of the Ku Klux Klan. They added to the uniform by wearing tall pointed hats.

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