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and communities, it is the time to hold many personal and communal festivals and feasts. In tune with the sentiment of love, the reason for Christ's epiphany, Nigerians use this period to exchange gifts. In the past week, there has been increased tempo of activities…

Christmas; a merry holiday where caring and generosity are to prevail and the love of many overcomes the hate of few. Certainly, the ideals that this celebration embodies are of the highest order. But why has Christmas come under the fire of many…

OR: EGO & OX DUNG IN THE DESERT In his article "Eating Christmas in the Kalahari" (1969), Richard Borshay Lee tells of his three years spent living with the !Kung San Bushmen, of some of their customs, of how they celebrated Christmas…

. "Yeah!"We both said in unison. John, Sammy, and I all made Christmas tree finger paintings. Under my Christmas tree I put one present for Mom, another for Daddy, one for John, and then one for Sammy.Sammy asked why I gave her a gift and I said; 'Your nice…

A Very Special Gift The bracelet was the best gift that Adrianne received for Christmas. It was a slim, gold chain with seven seed pearls strung along like beads of a rosary. Because of this, Adrianne was excited about going back to school after…

Two Comparisons: Two stories that are similar Some stories deal with love, greed, and envy. That is the case in The Gift of the Magi and The Necklace. The Necklace by Guy de Maupusant shows that some things one wants may not be the things that one…

The theme for 'The Gift of the Magi' is that love is more important than any material item. Della and Jim, the two main characters, demonstrated the theme. This theme also occurs in the 'real world.'         The theme in this short story has…

" Albania, I can tell you that doing your Christmas shopping in shorts and air-conditioning just isn't the same as tromping through the snow to find that last gift. There are many reasons why I miss the snow when it is not there at Christmas. Snow evokes so many…

Novel Analysis on A Christmas Carol The novel chosen, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was first printed in 1843. The 1963 edition written in prose, published by Macmillan Publishing Company is the version chosen to analyze. The central…

The Christmas Box By Richard Paul Evans The Christmas Box, by Richard Paul Evans, is a well written novel that has and will continue to help people who read it realize the true meaning of Christmas. Oddly though, The Christmas Box was not written…