We will be reading a couple stories that will make us think of the true meaning of the holiday season. You can start reading now online if you would like. The two stories are titled "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant and "The Gift of the Magi" by O'Henry.
You will also have a thought piece for this unit. I will hand it out next week. Think about how many of us get a little off track and worry about the wrong things around the holiday time. Are we losing the real spirit of the holiday? Are we forgetting what is most important? I think you will understand my message once we delve deeper into the stories.
You will also have a thought piece for this unit. I will hand it out next week. Think about how many of us get a little off track and worry about the wrong things around the holiday time. Are we losing the real spirit of the holiday? Are we forgetting what is most important? I think you will understand my message once we delve deeper into the stories.
4 comments:
the necklace from the picture in the necklace is so pretty i want one just like it for christmas.
signed-B....Rugg*ero
Some people forget the real meaning of the holidays. They get their children real expensive gifts which makes the children really happy. But, does it bring them closer as a family? Hmmm? Most likely not. I'm not saying that I'd rather recieve a lame gift than a really cool one, but the holidays are not just about how much your parents spend on you. duh.
Yea think that somtimes we get a little off track during the holiday season. Somtimes it seems like insted of enjoying what the holiday is really about we focus on with what gifts we are getting and what we are getting for other people.
PS. this is Matt Marshall
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During the holiday season we sometimes loose sight of what is important. With the NYC windows, the Christmas TV Ads, and the numerous Holiday Magazine Editions we often fall into a slippery materialistic trap. As the season approches, arrives, and passes we often fall into focusing on ourselves, when in acctuality we should focus on the joy in giving to others.
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