We needed a place to live as soon as possible. Luckily a farmer in town let us come live in his vacant farm house if we were willing to fix it up ourselves and pay rent. My mother was all for it. We spent several days over there before we moved in painting walls, floors, and ceilings. I remember going to school with paint on my fingernails and in my hair. We scrubbed windows I thought would never come clean. By the time we moved in, we had a brand new home! We still didn 't have money in this…
Tridad Juarez and Pula Juarez migrated from mexico to L.A then Arizona in 1921 in need for better jobs.Grandfather Tridad worked in a woodmill and had done other small jobs available for some extra cash. I always remember my mother doing the neighbor hair in our little garage, father and grandpa building the family house when we had moved,grandma running her little store in the neighborhood.My family aws aways up to somthing. I had moved to Oregon for what i thought would be best. I grew up…
It's Christmas morning and Mimsey, Borden, and their excited daughter Suzy are on the way to Mimseys parents house for christmas. Roy is going to dress up as Santa to surprise Suzy. Norma is in a fancy dress. The fireplace is decorated with stockings and garland and the christmas tree is full of lights and all kinds of ornaments with lots of presents all around. The coffee table is full of cookies and candy canes waiting to get eaten. You can smell the turkey cooking in the oven. Roy (on the…
When you think of Christmas, most people think of beautiful, real Christmas trees. There are very few reasons why having a real Christmas tree is beneficial. But, there are many more reasons why to not have a real Christmas tree, and why to have a fake one. There are many more environmental benefits to having a fake Christmas tree instead of having a real one. The first reason to have a fake christmas tree is because if a real Christmas tree is cut down, it doesn’t have a chance to go through…
In the film, “Ordinary People,” the Jarrett family suffers from several problems due to a fatal accident in which they lose their older son, Buck. The death of Buck causes several problems in their relationships, turning them into a highly dysfunctional family that constantly struggles to get along. Throughout the film, Beth, Calvin and Conrad engage in acts of “silence or violence,” barely attempting to address most of their problems, which could have been fixed using conflict management skills…
about Christmas Tree Shop Founded in the 1950s, The Christmas Tree Shop started in a barn in the Cape Cod town of Yarmouthport, Massachusetts. They focused on selling holiday items and Christmas ornaments from May to October. Twenty years after, the shop was bought my Chuck and Doreen Bilezikian who transformed the store into a shop by offering one-of-a-kind items. From there, the store continued to develop and joined the Bath & Beyond family in 2003. Today, there are over 70 Christmas Tree…
Throughout the play, “A Doll’s House”, Henrik Ibsen conveys a sense of realism in numerous ways and using various techniques. Theatrical realism was a general movement of the 19th century characterised by the accurate portrayal of everyday life and social conventions. Premiered in the 1879, Denmark, “A Doll’s House” initially received heavy criticism for its controversial attitude towards marriage norms and the role of women in society. In a Victorian society dominated by men, Ibsen saw the…
It should come as of no surprise when I say yummy chocolates, but how if I say yummy chocolate greeting card? Yes, of course it would be an untold surprise for everyone. Chocolates are always a best friend for every person from children to old age. So why not to surprise your loved ones with all-time favorite food chocolate. No, it's not only a chocolate, but a personalized chocolate greeting card. Now you might be thinking of what are personalized chocolate greeting card! Yes, you are right…
To what extent is marriage in ‘A Dolls House’ by Henrik Ibsen being compromised by society in 1879? In the play A Doll’s House written by Henrik Ibsen, introduces one of the main themes to be love and marriage which is the base and impact of the story due to the timeline the play follows which is based on how two individuals came together as “equals” and how they face up different conflicts during their marriage. Marriage in Victorian times (1879), forced the ideology that women had to get…
In “Are real or Artificial Christmas Trees Better for the Environment,” by Jessica Roy from the Los Angeles Times exposes the facts behind having an artificial or a real tree for the holidays or in your home. More specifically, she argues that both real and artificial come with costs. She writes,“ To grow real Christmas trees, you need dirt, water, pesticide and, fungicide. Then you need gasoline to harvest and transport them, as well as the human labor to do all of that.” Additionally, to…