...My Christmas break was not that eventful. It is a time of giving and spending time with family. I got to be with my family a lot over break. But the memories we made was not great ones to say the least. But we did make some awesome new memories to replace the old ones. My cousin,Ren, was killed on December 22, 2017. When my sister and I were told, we couldn't believe it. Ren was a great young man and everyone loved him. He was shot in the back 3 different times. When Ren's friend hear the shoots he ran out of the gas station to see him lying on the ground. There was nothing he could've done to save him. The funeral was on December 30, 2017. The funeral was not half bad except for seeing him. He was in all black and he didn't look like...
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...Family and Social Norms Role in Moral Development In today’s generation, cultural legacies and family traditions are the footprints to a person's identity and history. These footprints give us insight into not only our past but a glimpse of our futures. Traditions are a great contribution to an individual’s identity and help to define what generation they come from and who they are. One importance of a tradition is that an individual can take their experiences and memoirs with them throughout their lifetime and pass them along for future generations to share. In my generation, there are two traditions that are the most memorable times. Diwali and Christmas. In Trinidad Tobago, the Christmas traditions in particular go outside the traditional Christmas celebration. Every Trinidadian and Tobagonian passes these traditions down to every generation of all cultures. Family tradition and be interpreted as an idea or custom that a person inherits from their ancestors. Family traditions are normally an occasion or an event that is passed down through the generations. Traditions can help to shape and mold an individual's identity by teaching them about their ancestral roots. Family traditions are considered to be one of the best ways to bring various generations closer together in times of celebration. In most families, traditions are normally targeted with today's youths. Youth’s are the key to family traditions. It gives youths a sense of security in an uncertain world. Family traditions...
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...Holiday Celebrations Around the World/Family Traditions By Cathy Abraham/2003 HOLIDAYS CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD Curriculum Goal – Children will explore different ways in which people celebrate holidays, and foster respect for other cultures and traditions. Vocabulary: - Chanukah - Kwanzaa - Dreidel - Christmas - Ramadan Letter of the Week: C Colors of the Week: Red and Green Concepts: - Families celebrate holidays in different ways – and that’s okay - People celebrate holidays based on what they believe and where they are from - Customs and traditions are things that families do every year - People eat different kinds of food when they celebrate - A family tradition is a way of celebrating Sensory Table Ideas: Curling ribbon and blunt, round-end scissors. Teach children how to curl ribbon. Art Activities: - Children cut out a pine tree (Christmas Tree) pattern. Decorate. - Make a collage from old Christmas cards, wrapping paper scraps, etc - Christmas/holiday cookie cutter prints - Make Holiday gift wrapping paper (sponge painting, etc.) - Passover candle menorah (made out of handprint) - Kwanzaa placemat (weave even-sized red and green strips of paper) - Snoglobe (babyfood jar, silver glitter, small winter or holiday theme décor minature figure glued to the bottom. Add water. Glue babyfood jar shut) - Star of David Ornament (Children make 2 triangles out of 6 craft sticks. Glue. Place one triangle over the other at an angle, going the other way) - Pipecleaner candycanes...
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...Christmas was with my family. I like it that way. In fact I make it a point to celebrate Christmas with the family every year. New year's however has never been celebrated with the family from the time I turned 18. I always thought that celebrating with the family wasn't "cool". I made sure I had plans to party out on New Year's Eve. But its different this year. It's the last year we celebrate New Year's eve as a nuclear family. My sister is getting married in 30 days. Next year, all common celebrations will have to be shared with her new family. Its a new beginning, a beginning that I wished never begun. But it is a new beginning nevertheless, a beginning of new traditions. In the meantime, someone sent me a beautiful and haunting poem. Enjoy. Another Christmas, Another year ending; A year of pain and loss and bewilderment, Of beauty and fear, With a little love to make us go on struggling, A little joy to make it worth the struggle. Another Christmas, Another dream over. Do we dare to remember last year And the years before? So much is gone, so many memories, How can we stop what remains from becoming a shadow? Another Christmas, Another pause in the fighting. Can the pain that we give to others And the pain that we cause for ourselves Really be laid to rest by a Christmas card Or a sprig of mistletoe? Are we not as afraid of dying on Christmas Day? Another Christmas, Another pause for reflection: ...
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...12 Days Of Christmas Bingo Budget Tips Christmas is just around the corner Ladies, and we all know what this means, oh yeah, Santa Clause is coming to bingo town! Snowflakes will glistening, and the bingo players will be listening, and the bingo site will be bringing players plenty of Christmas cheer. But Christmas is also a time to prepare your bingo budgets, because it’s very easy to get carried away at this time of the year. So, today I bring you your very own’ Christmas Budget Calendar Tips. (Whey!) It's a Ho-Ho-Ho and away we go – Yes, Ladies it’s time for me to bring you the best ways to keep within your sparkly Christmas bingo budget. Stay smart during the festive holidays, and really make your budget last. There are tons of promotions that will be on offer this year, and temptation is everywhere. It’s my job to act as Mrs. Bingo Clause, and assist everyone with their budgets, making sure you all have the best...
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...Top 5 Christmas Gift Ideas for Him You Should Not Miss What’s a great gift to give your man this Christmas? Finding the right gift for your husband or boyfriend doesn’t have to be a struggle. So, before you start stressing out, check out our top 5 Christmas gift ideas for him you should not miss. 1. Chefast Tea Infuser Set Does your man drink tea regularly? If not, get him this tea infuser set by Chefast, so he can start on this healthy habit. Studies show teas support weight loss and help fight diabetes, cancer, and heart ailments. This unique tea infuser set is made of 304-grade stainless steel that’s resistant to rusting. It includes the following items: 1 multi-cup infuser 2 single cup infusers 1 scoop with bag clip Exclusive...
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...such as ATM, software and many more. Diebold Philippines Incorporation is a very huge company it has many branches in different part of the world. This ECE Company which is vision is to fulfill and exceed the customer expectations. The facilities and policies is just suit for the employee and to the firm. This office environment is just good for the working people. By the end of this week, I’m still adjusting myself for a new environment; this week was exhausted and very tiring for me. It’s like I already feel being a working person that all you want is to take a rest and sleep all day but I can say that I enjoyed being here, it’s like new life that I need to face all by myself. November 26-29, 2012 (Monday-Thusday) Last week of november and my second week on my training. Still doing my stuff...
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...From the reading, I know that Scrooge is a dolorous and crabby man who is identified as all head no heart. Accordingly a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone kind of man is he accounting for every sterling. I know he hates Christmas by the response he gave to his nephew when he came to ask Scrooge to join his family for dinner. Fred, his nephew, says to Scrooge, “Christmas a humbug, you don’t mean that , I am sure.” Scrooge replies, “I do.” “Merry Christmas! What right do you have to be merry?” Fred ignores Scrooge’s contradictive response and continues to spread his joy by asking his uncle to join his family for dinner. On page six when carolers visited at his door, “Scrooge seized the ruler with such energy of action, that the singer...
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...Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday[4][5][6] generally observed on December 25 (with alternative days of January 7 for many Orthodox churches, January 6 for the Armenian Apostolic Church and January 19 for the Armenians of Jerusalem and the Holy Land[7]) to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.[8][9] The date the actual birthday of Jesus is not known, and the events of Christ's birth are only recorded in two of the Canonical gospels. Christmas may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after Christians believe Jesus to have been conceived,[10] the date of the Roman winter solstice,[11] or one of various ancient winter festivals.[10][12] Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.[13] Although nominally a Christian holiday, Christmas is also celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians worldwide,[1][14][15] and many of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of Christmas cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, in Western Christianity several figures, known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, and Santa Claus, among other...
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...It was Sunday, December 24, 2015 and all I wanted for christmas was a basset hound puppy, or just a puppy in general! Mom said, “no, they are too much care!” Dad said, “yea, they are the cutest thing, ever!!” No one in my family agree on a dog but if santa brings one then we will have to agree!! I meet every santa i could to remind him that I really wanted a puppy for christmas!! And I have a strong belief that santa will bring me a puppy this year, last year i asked for a puppy but it was not the first thing on my list, this year it is the FIRST thing on my list, you can’t miss it, It is big and in bold letters, my list this year was….. A PUPPY!! A new sketchbook Puppy toys And a phone I did not care about the phone, sketch book, or the...
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...1. Complex question but simple understanding. My daughter has a way of coming up with awkward question and at times you are baffled with their unexpected questions. One such thing happens to me sometimes back. The T.V was on but I wasn’t really watching, my mind was plastered on the meeting that I was going to be held tomorrow, but my daughter’s curiosity had the better of me. It was 19:30 and during the news report it was inevitable that the PM had to be mentioned. My daughter precipitously looked at me with a puzzle face and asked “Dad, what is a Prime Minister.” It took me sometimes before I could response; my daughter was only nine years old. I tried to explain that a Prime Minister is a leader of a group of individuals who takes decision for all people in a country and ensure people live in peace, harmony and gets all the need we require. My daughter looked at me and said “So you are the Prime Minister” Great thinking. Yes as a matter of fact I am the Prime Minister of my house; I ensure peace, harmony and get all the needs for my family. From there on it was much easier to carry on the explanation. I am the Prime Minster of my house and there is another Prime Minster of the country in which there are many, many houses. Simple understanding for a complex question. Progressively when we grow up we are surrounded with sophisticated and contemporary thinking. With the passage of time unknowingly we lose our creativity and simplicity. In our complicated...
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...Exam for Thursday Thanksgiving Day, which is always the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, is a week from today (today is Nov. 15, 2012; Thanksgiving Day is Nov. 22 this year). The day after Thanksgiving Day is called “Black Friday” in the business world. “Black Friday” is the unofficial beginning of the Christmas and Hanukkah shopping season. The word “black” in “Black Friday” is an accounting term meaning “profit.” Businesses that have been operating “in the red” prior to Thanksgiving Day will hopefully be “in the black” as a result of all the shopping and buying that people do during the holiday (Christmas and Hanukkah) season. Until about ten years ago, stores would open on Black Friday at their usual time (9:00 am or whenever). There would be a long line of people waiting to get in, as most people have the day off on Black Friday and want to begin their Christmas shopping or Hanukkah shopping that day or soon thereafter. Beginning about ten years ago, retail stores began to open earlier and earlier on Black Friday in order to gain an advantage over competitors who opened at 9:00 am. Stores began opening at 6:00 am on Black Friday, then, a few years later, would open at 4:00 am on Black Friday. Some began opening at midnight (12:01 am) on Black Friday. The retail chain Target Stores announced that this year (2012) their stores will open at 9:00 pm on Thanksgiving Day (Thurs., Nov 22). Their stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day until9:00 pm, then will...
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...this cocky attitude that I entered an unfortunate, albeit hilarious, series of events that culminated in attaining a coveted role in a Connecticut Christmas play. From the time I was 5, I had earned a role in a play or musical every single year. Never had I experienced a denial or failed audition, and this lead slowly to an abundance of confidence. A Christmas Carol is a famous play, but it holds an even more endearing place in the hearts of Connecticut inhabitants. For a child to earn a role in this play, they had to demonstrate mastery of both acting and singing. Now, keep in mind that I had never run into difficulty with either before this audition, so when it came time to present my skills, I rushed in with almost no preparation. Standing before the three stern scouts, I proceeded to ace my song and monologue without...
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...told me that we were heading out to her country where different occasions are celebrated. She named some like birthdays, Easter, Halloween, graduations, prom, and Valentine ’s Day. But she said that I was going to partake in a celebration in America known as Christmas and Christmas Eve. When I came to her house, already I had noticed the immense amount of differences in our cultures. Her family was taking in someone that they did not know at all. This reminds me of when Ikemefuna came into my family who was a stranger to our whole village and practices. She said that the so called “Christmas” was only a week away and certain preparations need to take place. I listened closely and watched intensely to images and actions I’ve never witnessed before. I stayed in her home for most of the week getting accustomed to the strange appliances that lay around the house. I had seen her at times though running very fast to get big boxes in and out of the house. I was so confused. Also, I never understood the reasoning of having a huge tree inside the living area and putting colorful hanging things around it. The day of “Christmas Eve” is tomorrow and I wake up to see people run in and out of the house doing what they call last minute shopping. I call it go crazy running periods. I still haven’t understood why they do it in the house though. The next day came and the girl was telling me of the practices in the house during this day and the next. She told me that this day, many people...
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...The story opens with $1.87. That's all Della Dillingham Young has to buy a present for her beloved husband, Jim. And the next day is Christmas. Faced with such a situation, Della promptly bursts into tears on the couch, which gives the narrator the opportunity to tell us a bit more about the situation of Jim and Della. The short of it is they live in a shabby flat and they're poor. But they love each other. Once Della's recovered herself, she goes to a mirror to let down her hair and examine it. Della's beautiful, brown, knee-length hair is one of the two great treasures of the poor couple. The other is Jim's gold watch. Her hair examined, Della puts it back up, sheds a tear, and bundles up to head out into the cold. She leaves the flat and walks to Madame Sofronie's hair goods shop, where she sells her hair for twenty bucks. Now she has $21.87 cents. With her new funds, Della is able to find Jim the perfect present: an elegant platinum watch chain for his watch. It's $21, and she buys it. Excited by her gift, Della returns home and tries to make her now-short hair presentable (with a curling iron). She's not convinced Jim will approve, but she did what she had to do to get him a good present. When she finishes with her hair, she gets to work preparing coffee and dinner. Jim arrives at 7pm to find Della waiting by the door and stares fixedly at her, not able to understand that Della's hair is gone. Della can't understand quite what his reaction means. After a little...
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