Reach for the Moon The founder of the John Lewis Department Store holds the idea‚ ‘No one should be left alone on Christmas Day’ close to his heart. As a child‚ John Lewis’ parents abandoned him and left him in an orphanage. In the commercial‚ “Man on the Moon”‚ John Lewis portrays himself as an adult orphan stuck alone on the moon. His personal connection to abandonment drives the message of the commercial. Christmas day is intended to be a day shared with loved ones. “Show someone they’re loved
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A growth mindset is when someone believes that success is by pure effort and dedication‚ and brain and talent aren’t given; they can be developed. Sam‚ a college athlete from the article “Lessons Learned in Losing” is an example of growth mindset as he has most of the traits of this mindset‚ such as‚ diligence‚ tenacity‚ confidence‚ understanding that failure is just another way of learning‚ and challenging oneself perpetually. For Instance‚ Sam was a clumsy kid until middle school‚ but by constant
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The warmth of a burning fire‚ the slight smell of cinnamon‚ and the sweet sound of Christmas music playing in the background is the best feeling. Christmas is a holiday celebrated by many and cherished by a countless amount of people. Some holidays may not be as popular as Christmas‚ but that does not mean they are any less important. Holidays should not be eliminated because it allows people to celebrate and show their respect and feelings about certain times in American history. ALong with other
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In the poem Valentine‚ written by Carol Ann Duffy‚ the author uses and extended metaphor of an onion. Instead of a cute love card‚ flowers or even chocolate‚ Duffy suggest more of an originality is needed. Carol Ann Duffy creates impacts through an unusually gift of the onion. She challenges our minds about love‚ in a surprising‚ creative and unique way. Carol Ann Duffy starts off the poem with a negative‚ “Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion.” Duffy takes the usually gifts away
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My informative speech was executed very differently than my shield speech. I did not prepare my visual aid as early as I did for my shield speech‚ but I think that’s because I wasn’t sure which type of aid I wanted to use. I am proud of my speech overall‚ but it did have its ups and downs. I knew my information well‚ but still used my note cards thoroughly throughout my speech. I didn’t feel like I was lacking in eye contact and spoke well throughout the room‚ although I did look over peoples’ heads
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stories to good to miss; some ghost stories should haunt readers‚ A Christmas Carol is one of them‚” (Dickens pg 1 of introduction). A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens most popular books. There are many ways he put his life into that book. There’s also lots of ways he didn’t incorporate his life into that book. To start off‚ Charles Dickens was inspired by different aspects of his life that he put into A Christmas Carol. For example‚ he made the main character‚ Scrooge‚ a lot like his dad. Some
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Michael Gow’s play Away is the story of three different Australian families who go on holiday for Christmas in the sixties. By going away each family is hoping to resolve their issues. Although Away is set some time ago the themes and issues explored in the play are still relevant to a modern day audience‚ even one of a non-Australian background. Shakespearean plays that were written many hundreds of years ago and are still understandable and relevant to people all over the world today. Away
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Forever Treasure: Music Here comes Christmas‚ so I decided to back to China. And I want to see concerts during the holiday‚ so I searched the various kinds of concerts‚ including Korean pop stars’‚ American stars’‚ Japanese pop stars’‚ and of course Chinese pop stars’. I was really shocked that all tickets were sold out in different big cities. There are reports to introduce the situation. It said that the tickets of some pop stars’ were sold out in one minute. The similar thing happened before‚
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Every Who Down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot… But Aristotle from Greece‚ well he did not! Aristotle hated Christmas‚ the entire Christmas season‚ Because the happiness he saw it did not stand to his reason. “They call this time happy‚ and It angers me a lot‚ Because happiness is only earned through a great deal of wrought. You see‚ simple people can not experience this feeling they claim‚ Acquiring happiness is difficult‚ this is not just a game. You can not become happy from a gift or a song
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Looking to make the holiday season a little brighter for children in need‚ Oldcastle Precast Telford held a toy drive in December in support of the United States Marine Corps Reserve’s “Toys for Tots” program. The Telford team placed collection boxes at their facilities and encouraged employees and vendors to donate unwrapped gifts. Through their efforts‚ a lot of children will receive toys for Christmas this year. Oldcastle Precast Telford is committed to helping the community in a meaningful way
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