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    The word snowman is not offensive by any means. It was not created with an intension to offend, demean, or label any group. But the new term for snowman is snowperson. Frosty the Snowman, the children’s tale that familiarized America with the term snowman, was originally created as a Christmas song. (“Frosty the Snowman was a Tin Pan Alley novelty created by Jack Nelson and Steve Rollins in 1950.” Wikipedia online Encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowman ) . It was not a story

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    The reader introduces a story called "Snowman". Living in a place that seems to be in contact with others, Snowman does his utmost to psychologically survive. He set up a temporary shelter on the beach, describing his living environment and diet. The reality of his living conditions is expressed in the original description of the environment. Melancholy mood comes from the snowman's inherent sadness. His few interactions with Craker's kid only aggravate the conversations between them because most

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    Vivaciously, I leaped off the bus, skipping the last few steps. Ella carefully climbed down the stairs behind me; as our bus driver waved goodbye, closing the creaky, metal doors with a “whirr, clang.” We watched as bus 93 glided around the corner, and disappeared. Placid, little houses towered over us, my younger sister and I, as we began to stroll down the sidewalk. Stopping in front of each crack in the cement, I paused and dramatically hopped over the trench. Beating, golden rays had long

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    "I am not my childhood," Snowman says out loud. Okay… Well, who is he? Snowman (or Jimmy, as I will refer to him) is a perplexing character from Atwood’s first introduction. He is living as the only human man among a colony of “Crakers” over whom he appears to be some kind of godly leader. As he wallows in his past we discover him to be almost tragic; a cruel and manipulative lover, void of any real emotionally intimate relationships, who now spends all of his time thinking, reflecting and obsessing

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    Sticking two black button eyes on our snowman, I turned and gave Charlie a high-five. "Finished!" I said. "And there's not a finer snowman in the whole neighborhood." But Charlie wasn't looking at me. He was staring at the snowman, his face almost as white. "D-d-d-did you s-s-s-see THAT?" he stammered. ... I looked at Charlie nervously. I asked him what he saw. He told me he saw a shadow behind the snowman. I told him that he must of seen the shadow of the snowman (since there was a little bit of

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    Frosty the Snowman is a pop culture icon from the classic song written by Steve Edward Nelson and Walter “Jack” Rollins and recorded by Gene Autry in 1950. It was later adapted into a Little Golden Book in 1951, a black and white animation short in 1954, and a TV special in 1969. The song has been included in various Christmas albums by popular performers for half a century. The Song After seeing the success of “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” the year before, Nelson and Rollins wrote “Frosty the

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    Freudian(Psychoanalytical) Literary Analysis of Doubt Doubt by John Patrick Shanley is about a nun who is entirely convinced that a priest had done something inappropriate to one of the students and taken advantage of the fact that the student (Donald Muller) is an African American. Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the nun, concluded that Father Flynn, the priest, had been forcing Donald Muller to drink wine and molesting him. With the help of a naive nun named Sister James, Sister Aloysius attempted to

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    The Snowman It was a frigid day in December. I wore so many clothes that I looked like a penguin. Every breath I took makes a small cloud and scattered. The gloves I worn seemed to be mildness like paws. The buildings behind me were covered by the thick snow. The wall became more brick-red because of the spotless white snow. Some snowflakes drift down on my hair gently. The snow was heavy, but not much wind. My friends bounced from worm house and laughed to me. “We should build a snowman. The snow

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    3...2...1 and let myself into my favorite place in my house. Waiting for me, was my big fluffy white snowman. As I looked at him, his beady charcoal eyes looked back at me and I got ready to have an adventurous day with, Snowy the Snowman, my favorite stuffed animal who served as a wonderful playmate, sparked my imagination, and helped me on an educational standpoint as well. Snowy the Snowman, I know, such an original and unique name. That was the only name I could think of at the age of 5 though

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    Dan the Snowman investigated the last time witnesses saw the missing thirty two people. Witnesses in nearby areas say they saw a tall creature with horns on its head and a lot of hair, more than usual. Jon, a witness, said the creature was ‘Krampus’ like. Before Dan the Snowman started to worry about his villagers, he knew ‘Krampus’ was back and ready for another battle. Dan the Snowman ordered everybody to stay in the village until he could locate Krampus. Everyone believed Dan the Snowman

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