Research Paper On African American Santa

What holiday is The Nightmare Before Christmas about? Some believe its a Christmas movie as were others say its a Halloween movie. I believe its a Halloween movie due how the movie plays out.

The Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Boogeyman, and Santa Claus, what do all of these have in common? For me, it is the innocence of a child. Children seem to be more gullible and believe anything you tell them; they do not know the difference between a lie and the truth. During the Christmas of 2003, I was five years old and still believed in Santa Claus. The fact of believing in Santa Claus expresses the innocence of a child and brings the magic to Christmas.

The main question on everyone's mind this holiday season is the miraculous transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge. Is he changed for the better or is he hiding his true nature to gain our trust? To answer this, we went straight to the source. Here is a personal interview from the newly made philanthropist. 1)Mr. Scrooge, you were once known as “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” How would you describe yourself now? I am changed for the better, truly I am. I have found within myself the joy of helping others and have not once felt the need to recede back into my former self. I pay fair wages, donate freely, and spread care wherever I can. What would you say caused this change? You need not believe me,

So you don’t believe in Santa Claus. It’s understandable. We find ourselves in an age of pure skepticism. We question everything. Science has taken hold of our lives, providing answers for all questions and dismissing anything that cannot be explained as either myth or fiction. So it’s quite understandable why you don’t believe, with no physical proof of his existence. It’s indeed understandable to lose sight of Father Christmas with the transformation of this holiday into one that, as of late, is used commercially as a lucrative crutch solely to make profit. It’s understandable to abandon Santa Claus after hearing countless people deny his very physical or even spiritual existence. After all, one tends to

Once the leaves begin to alter their color for the winter, most houses and businesses also change their appearance for the winter. Many families drag out their boxes of red and green to decorate their house for the holidays. Parents may brave a line stretching down the mall so their child can tell Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, what he or she wishes to unwrap on Christmas morning. Some parents question the effect of a child’s health or morals associated with the belief in Santa Claus, but, with research and psychologists weighing in on the subject, there is no tramatic evidence apparent in letting a child have faith in Santa Claus. Evidence gathered may suggest a benefit for children. Children should have the oportunity to believe in Santa Claus because it stems creativity and can improve mental health, shows youth an example of giving without expecting anything in return, and when the time comes, forces kids to distinguish between fantasy and reality.

Dr. Seuss, written many books such as Green Eggs and Ham and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, has portrayed many morals that can be understood. My favorite Dr. Seuss book is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It is my favorite book because it tells a tale about how the mischievous Grinch (who hates Christmas) plots to steal Christmas from the Whos. At the end of the book the Grinch realizes that there is more to Christmas then presents. It is also my favorite book because it teaches me that you don’t need presents to celebrate Christmas. You can still celebrate Christmas with or without presents. My favorite character from any Dr. Seuss book is Cindy Lou Who from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. She is my favorite character because she became friends

The poem “The Death of Santa Claus”, by Charles Webb depicts the passing away of Santa in literal terms. For example,in stanza six the author wrote “And he drops on his jelly belly in the snow and Mrs.Claus tears out of the toy factory.” Figuratively this poem contains much more meaning. In this poem the philosophical message is losing an aspect of your childhood and growing up. In stanza three the author says “open waiting rooms upset his stomach,and it's only indigestion anyway,he thinks.” This stanza means that he is beginning to doubt Santa’s existence, but his belief in him is still prominent. Also in stanza five it says”He can’t breathe, and the beautiful white world he loves goes black”. This can represent his loss of innocence hence

Christmas is just around the corner and almost all television series are busy preparing their holiday specials. But, there is one certain program that gives a good a trip down memory lane and hints the future of "The X-Files" today. "The X-Files" Season 6 Episode 6 "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" in 1998 is dubbed as the unique Holiday special episode and as this is a talk-about again, does it mean a coming of "The X-Files" Season 11?

Despite the surface frivolity of this argument, it highlights some deeper issues endemic in race politics in contemporary America. While the “white-as-default” notion may not strike many white Americans as particularly problematic, if they even notice it, it does make sense that children would like to see cultural images that reflect themselves, and not in ways that are merely comical or ironic. However, when Megyn Kelly at Fox news read Harris’s argument, she took an entirely different stance on the preferable imagery of Santa Claus. In her segment, Kelly addresses the children and adult members of her audience by

The book that has influenced me is “Debbie Macomber Christmas Tree Lane.” When I was growing up, my parents were divorced and it was hard on me. Not only having to go to separate homes, but with all of the hard work my mother was having to do on her own. This book talks about how two little kids try to bring their divorced parents back together, not only for the kids’ sake, but also for their parents. It also talks about how these puppies were left on their doorstep, and they were there to rescue them. With me loving animals and my sister rescuing a dog is why this book has influenced me.

The tradition of giving anonymous gifts at Christmas has its roots in Scandinavia, where Secret Santa is known as “Julklapp.” This word is a compound of “Jul” (which means ‘Christmas’) and “Klapp”, which means “knocking.” In Scandinavian countries, tradition dictates that a person knocks loudly on the door, opens the door and throws the gift into the room or otherwise leaves it behind without being seen.

In 2005, ten-year-old Belle Adams had her dreams crushed after learning the truth about Santa Claus. Her mother, Nicki Adams, admitted to lying about Santa Claus being real. Belle never felt so betrayed. She reacts by writing an offensive note and sliding the note under her mother’s door. The note read, “You have no idea what you just did. I really tried to believe. Everyone told me it’s your parents. I can’t believe you anymore. Is the Easter bunny real, how about the tooth fairy, huh? You just ruined a 10-year-old child’s Life! Thanks! Nothing will make me feel better because you lied to me about something I Loved that Broke my Heart!” As we all know, Santa Claus is the one of the most famous mythologies of all time. Every Christmas Eve,

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. I love seeing the shinny Christmas lights that decorates my street and the sound of fresh fallen snow on the ground. Christmas reminds me of family, the laughter and loved we shared, and the gifts we gave to each other. My house on Christmas became the center of my joy.

“Addie wake up!” my little brother Ben beamed as he shakes me awake. “It’s Christmas!” he said excited. I rolled over and laughed tiredly then we went to wake up Anna, our older sister. She barely opened her eyes to see the clock, 6:43 a.m. glowed bright red in the dark.

Though it was usually cold in Scrooge’s house, the people and joy spread warmth everyone, hugging them like a blanket. It was Christmas Eve, the year after the ghosts had visited Scrooge, and he had to admit this was the best Christmas by far, next to the one he spent at Mr. Fezziwig’s. During all this festiveness, Scrooge started pondering about his past Christmases, and how they had been so very dull and lifeless. He had been so obsessed with not wasting money that he didn’t even have a fire going to save the money on the coal.