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wanders away from his parents, and eventually finds a tattoo parlor, and convinces the tattoo artist that he is 21 years old. When Marge discovered that Bart had gotten a tattoo, she used all of the money the family had saved up for Christmas presents to have…

Fall Back On Fitness As we head into the cooler autumn months, we undoubtedly expect that the upcoming holiday seasons surrounding Thanksgiving, Halloween, and (yes, already) Christmas will lead to our spending more and more time indulging and less…

of Ireland's largest sources of in come it is expanding rapidly. Lakes of Killarney and the West Coast are popular tourist areas. Nollaig Shona Dait means Happy Christmas in Irish. Country folk say St. Patrick brought Christmas in the late fifth century…

into work the day after Christmas were looking forward to a relaxed day. Around 11 a.m., Michael McDermott hung up the phone after having a conversation with his car's finance company, picked up a semi-automatic pistol, a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun and an AK…

that change is inevitable when he discovered that his Christmas gifts were now in the adult pile (p. 344). The fear of growing up and leaving one's "comfort zone" can sometimes be quite intimidating, but in order to make one's life meaningful, one must first…

A Mother’s Love As the years go by I have encountered many remember able moments from my first horse to the terrible car accidents. No matter if, it was good or bad times nothing can or could surpass to compare to the gift of becoming a mother…

are in trouble with your significant-other. You can use the kiss as gift for any holiday; the convenient part about a Hershey’s kiss is that it already has its own wrapping paper. The kiss is in many cases used as a symbol of love. Hershey’s kiss is usually given…

, visits to friends, and the presentation of gifts, particularly wax candles, perhaps to signify the returning light after the solstice, and little earthenware figures or dolls. During the Saturnalia holiday, restrictions were relaxed and the social order…

Night and Three Kings' Day. Epiphany, which falls on January 6, is twelve days after Christmas and celebrates the visit of the Wise Men bearing gifts for the baby Jesus. In cultures that celebrate Carnival or Mardi Gras, Epiphany starts the series of parties…

, they are unique to and vary with each individual. Different people will inevitably undergo both positive and negative experiences in their lives- how these affect those individuals are explored in Scott Hicks' 'Shine', Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', Edvard…