wo. Buddy and Sook make some money by selling jams and jellies, rounding up flowers for funerals and weddings, rummage sales, contests, and even a Fun and Freak museum. The secret fund is hidden in an old beaded purse under a loose board in the floor. They never remove the purse from under Sook's…
In chapter two of the novel, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson begins to tell the tale of the Christmas pageant. The narrator’s family was never too involved in the Christmas pageant. Father complained about going and the narrator's brother had to be forced to be in it. So, it makes sense that mother did not expect to be the director of the Christmas pageant. But when Mrs. George Armstrong breaks her leg she ends up getting stuck being in charge. Typically, all the parts are played by the same kids year after year and mother plans to do everything the same way as it had traditionally been done. Up to this point, the Herdmans did not go to church and the kids were all grateful to have a break from these difficult children.…
Kazlyn is too busy with her schooling and future plans to enjoy life, let alone fall in love with a man who has heartbreak written all over him. Tyrese Hamilton, a college basketball star and major heartthrob, is intrigued when Kazlyn doesn't pursue him or even seem interested. Ty's career is in jeopardy, and he needs a miracle and Kazlyn to save him.…
This winter break I had the opportunity to travel to Mexico with my father. An experience that I hadn't shared with him in over nine years. I, however had been traveling to Mexico with my mother and brother every summer since I was in diapers.…
My dad suggested we should give a family BBQ so I could say my goodbyes to everyone. At the BBQ, I was happy to see all my family together after being gone for eleven years. With the smell of the hot charcoals burning on the grill to the taste of the homemade savory sweet potato pie made me want to stay a little while longer. At the end of the night as I pack up my suitcase, I thought about the whole trip and I am glad I had this chance to visit all the other people who love and care about me. The day finally came for Mykeasha and me to go back home to California. As my dad was getting all of our luggage together and stacking them sideways in the trunk, I was saying my goodbye to my little sister Milan and I wanted her to have something to remember me by. I gave her one of my favorite necklaces. It was a gold heart with lots of little dimonds in it. She jumped for joy and put it around her neck and gave me a huge hug and kiss. Pulling out of the driveway, I felt ok. I was happy to go back home but I was upset to be leaving New Orleans where all my other family lives. Getting back home I sat to myself thinking about the whole trip and I realize that it was one of the most memorable experiences of a…
Christmas 2010. I sit in my room, listening to Taylor Swift’s Speak Now album as I wait for our guests to arrive for my family’s holiday get together. I hear my brother call for me from down the hall. I oblige and head to the living room to find that my grandparents had arrived, and they were each carrying something. One carried in a TV for my brother and the other carried in my present, an acoustic guitar. My dad had tricked us into believing we weren’t getting anything this year and had hidden our gifts at our grandparents’ house.…
The method of concluding traits about a character is known as characterization, and it is when an author lets readers know any kind of information regarding the characters in a story. The two types of characterization are direct and indirect. Direct characterization occurs when an author directly states a trait of a character. Indirect, on the other hand, is used when the author shows a character 's trait through their actions, thoughts and speech, appearance, or that of another character. Truman Capote 's short story "A Christmas Memory", is about a young boy, referred to as "Buddy," and his best friend, or older cousin, who is unnamed in the story. As a tradition, the two friends bake fruitcakes and send the baked goods to acquaintances they have met only once or twice, and to people they have never met at all. They live in a house with other relatives, who are authoritative and stern, and have a dog named Queenie. As the two try to make the best of their Christmas, complications occur and Buddy is sent off to military school, thus making it their last Christmas together. Buddy 's friend would be characterized as: childish, kind, and religious.…
What I had hoped would be the best Christmas turned out to be one the worst one yet. Less than a week before Christmas in 2007 my father died in a car accident. I hadn’t seen my dad in months because we lived in different cities and two weeks before Christmas break when I finally was going to go visit him I had received a letter in the mail from him. I opened the letter immediately and inside, he wrote about how excited he was to see me and spend time together over break but it was unbeknownst to me that I would actually never see him again.…
I was four years old, surrounded by the voices of family member catching up, telling each other about their jobs, kids, and just life in general. Smells of Christmas cookies and a roasting turkey were lingering in the air, and I was itching with anticipation of the gift exchange that was about to take place. Finally, my grandma announced that it was time to do the gift exchange, and all of my cousins, aunts, uncles, and people that I frankly had never met before but was told I was related to came rushing around the Christmas tree. Lit up with beautiful lights, bows, and ornaments, the tree was surrounded with shiny presents wrapped in huge bows. I sat next to my cousin, Sarah, who was less than a year younger than me. After watching many family…
Then December comes. It’s christmas time! For Christmas I got a lot of stuff. I got a laptop, a mini drone, clothes, and shoes. I also got to hang out with my nephews, sister, and brother-in-law. We ate Christmas dinner together, and later on my grandparents came over for a bit. I then spent the rest of my Christmas break babysitting my nieces and nephews. Every New Year's Eve we hang out with my aunt, uncle, and cousins and celebrate the new year. This year it was at our house. We had a big balloon drop, confetti cannons, and yummy food.…
The season of love and giving hit the shopping malls on Black Friday; the stores fill with the latest gifts and the bargain shoppers begin the hunt for the perfect Christmas gift. Americans across the country mark this season, senselessly “buying” love for one another, while simultaneously degrading the very spirit of the holiday season: love. Thus, as the bells toll for the Christmas cheer, the deepening greed of our culture begins with the commercialization of the holiday.…
2. How are electrical charges produced by a Van de Graaff generator? And what type of charges is usually produced on the dome of the generator? When the motor of the Van de Graaff generator is switched on, it drives the rubber belt. This causes the rubber belt to against the roller and hence becomes charged. The charge is then carried by the moving belt up to the metal dome where it is collected. A large amount of charge is built up on the dome Positive charges are usually produced on the dome of the generator.…
After eating lunch, it was time for presents. I got the best things ever. Everything I needed and wanted were nicely wrapped or boxed. My gifts included a metallic black Xbox 360, five games, including Minecraft and Call of Duty, 1600 Microsoft points, a set of black and green Turtle Beach headphones, and an extra controller which was purple. I know these were very expensive gifts and I am very grateful to my family. I know that they love me a lot and the really care about my wants and needs.…
This was the best holiday I've ever had! I came here with my boyfriend for a 2 week stay and found the hotel brilliant. I was a little worried after booking it as some reviews on websites were quite negative but I am pleased to say that these worries did not come true.…
It was Christmas Eve and my whole family gathers at my house. My mom has always let us open one present on Christmas Eve. That night everyone else opened their own gifts. My brother Zach got a remote control car and my sister Hannah got a new Barbie doll. My mother looked at me and said, “Ruthie, why aren’t you opening a gift?” I replied, “I don’t see the gift I want.”…