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Literature: A Christmas Carol as told by Jacob Marley                    Isabella Andrews

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Literature: A Christmas Carol as told by Jacob Marley                    Isabella Andrews

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While this story does not focus on a different story setting, it was still inspired by the original story. In this playwright, the story is told from the ghost, Jacob Marley's, point of view.

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The the movie "Polar Express''  and the ''Christmas carol'' have similar contributes. In the movie a kid names Billy and some more kids live in a poor town and dont have a lot of money. They dont get a lot of things for Christmas and there is a train that gets kids to go and fall in love with Christmas again. And the reason billy does not love Christmas anymore is because hes not getting a lot and his life sucks. Same in the Christmas carol a man named scrooge hates Christmas because its not fun anymore and the town is very poor. But some people get him to believe in Christmas and now he is in love!

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Literature: Green Eggs and Ham                                     Isabella Andrews

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Literature: Green Eggs and Ham                                     Isabella Andrews

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In this popular children's book, the main character is focused on his hate for green eggs and ham. As the story progresses, he eats the dish and realizes that he enjoys it. In this way it is similar to A Christmas Carol, because both protagonists share a change of heart.

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Modern Film: Mickey's Christmas Carol (Alexa Bekemeier)

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Modern Film: Mickey's Christmas Carol (Alexa Bekemeier)

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Mickey's Christmas Carol is a 1983 animated movie by Walt Disney. The cartoon is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge. In the movie, Scrooge McDuck declines his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner, then he brushes off two gentlemen fundraising aid for the poor. In the book, Fred tries to convince his uncle Scrooge to have Christmas dinner with him and his wife. Scrooge, of course, refuses the offer. Scrooge McDuck is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past who throws a Christmas party where the young Scrooge meets a young woman named Isabelle, in which he falls in love with her. The Ghost shows Scrooge McDuck how Isabelle left him when he chose his wealth over her. In the book, Scrooge and Bella met when they were both poor. She tells Scrooge that he has changed and that all he cares about is money. Bella is still poor, but Scrooge is building up his business and trying to gain as much wealth as he can. This is the turning point in Scrooge’s life because we see the moment where he literally chooses money over love.  Then, the Spirit takes Scrooge to Belle’s home years later, where she is still poor, but happily married and with children.

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Forgiveness

Matthew West

It’s the hardest thing to give away
And the last thing on your mind today
It always goes to those who don’t deserve
It’s the opposite of how you feel
When they pain they caused is just too real
Takes everything you have to say the word

Forgiveness, forgiveness

It flies in the face of all your pride
It moves away the mad inside
It’s always anger’s own worst enemy
Even when the jury and the judge
Say you’ve got a right to hold a grudge
It’s the whisper in your ear saying set it free

Forgiveness, forgiveness
Forgiveness, forgiveness
Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness, forgiveness
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness

It’ll clear the bitterness away
It can even set a prisoner free
There is no end to what its power can do
So let it go and be amazed by what you see through eyes of grace
The prisoner that it really frees is you

Forgiveness, forgiveness
Forgiveness, forgiveness
Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness

I want finally set it free
Show me how to see what your mercy sees
Help me now to give what You gave to me
Forgiveness, forgiveness
Forgiveness, forgiveness
This fits perfectly with the whole of needing to forgive others for what they have done in A Christmas Carol.

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https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/13209/freely-freely
https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/5468807/the-compassion-hymn

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Modern film: Its Never to Late (Alexa Bekemeier)

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Modern film: Its Never to Late (Alexa Bekemeier)

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Its Never to late is a 1953 film that is based on the noval A Christmas Carol. Antonio Trabbi is a greedy old man with a mean personality. All he cares about is his money just like Scrooge. Antonio has no friends or love interest. He just wants to live a lonely life avoiding people. Scrooge is a cold hearted man who hates Christmas, happiness, and generosity. In the movie Antonio is visited by a ghost of his former business. This ghost warns him about his bad decisions and lifestyle. He announces the visit of three ghost spirits who will show him his past and future. Tabbi wakes to a ghost of his past showing his bad past and the bad outcome of his actions. They tell him it will lead him to a lonely death and terrible punishment. Scrooge’s ghost from the past suggests he should not let his past affect his present and future.

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Modern Film: Ghost of my Girlfriends Past (Alexa Bekemeier)

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Modern Film: Ghost of my Girlfriends Past (Alexa Bekemeier)

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This is a 2009 romantic comedy film. The plot is based on a Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The three ghost in the movie show similar appearances from points in the book. Scrooge in a Christmas Carol thinks Christmas brings bad memories from his childhood because he was left alone at school during Christmas when his mother died. His father left him at the bordering school instead of bringing him home like all the other kids. In the movie Conner the main actor delivers a speech at his best friends wedding saying love isn’t real. The three ghost in movie lead him through his romantic past, present, and future just as well as the three ghost do in a Christmas Carol with Scrooge.

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2011  -  “Zombies Christmas Carol”

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"Bruce Almighty" and the "Christmas Carol" have a lot of the same similarity. Bruce hates the world because he feels God is out to get him. As in the "Christmas Carol" Scrooge hates the world because the world sucks and nobody likes him. Bruce has a sit down talk with God and God gives him powers to help people. He loves life, in the Christmas carol Scrooge realizes what Christmas is really about and understands its not that bad any more.

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2009  -  Scrooge is a womaan

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The Ghostbusters are called in the get rid of the 3 ghosts.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pzwPD8EQsbwDrp_fXUm5759aVSc3xooCwlPI-mCN8HfUpdDFR21uPEhso2WwNxJzFKuC8HOmEbwfMFkzYmp0SylWEUEN2Jo8G-OIDOY6opf9AoeT-oytJbp1ngi7p1XTQ0I2H4w

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1967         http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xp_3SaLk6l4/VJimu6xWInI/AAAAAAABF9o/v0IQcBjoTO0/s1600/Teen%2BTitans%2B13-01.jpg

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Literature: The Grinch                                          Isabella Andrews

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Literature: The Grinch                                          Isabella Andrews

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Although the comparison between 'A Christmas Carol', and 'The Grinch,' are considered basic or overused. I found that the connection between these two pieces was the greatest. Both principal characters were given a foul heart in in the beginning of the book. While both books continue, their hearts are turned for better, and they are overcome with joy. Moreover, the characters, Scrooge and Grinch, are attempting at trying to remove Christmas from their lives. They were both blind to the good that came from the oliday.

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Although the comparison between 'A Christmas Carol', and 'The Grinch,' are considered basic or overused. I found that the connection between these two pieces was the greatest. Both principal characters were given a foul heart in in the beginning of the movie. While both movies continue, their hearts are turned for better, and they are overcome with joy. Moreover, the characters, Scrooge and Grinch, are attempting at trying to remove Christmas from their lives. They were both blind to the good that came from the holiday.

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(1) The American Gothic painting by Grant Wood was done in 1930. It originated as a painting of a house that held many gothic characteristics but eventually became a portrait of the people the artist envisioned to live in such a house. Much like A Christmas Carol, the renown painting contains numerous examples of gothicism. The dark cloudy skies in the picture is also found in Charles Dickens piece of gothic literature. Any observer can see that the house in the painting appears dark . the blinds are closed to avoid any outside light from peaking through. This is much like how Scrooge went about closing himself off from the outside world as well. His home stayed dark and gloomy, much like the house in The American Gothic.

(2) The Chartres Cathedral is a renown Gothic Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church located in Chartres, France. The church is quite similar to how Ebenezer Scrooge's home was described in the book. Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. That church, much like Scrooge's home, gives off the dark and creepy castle feeling. Characteristics like the high and peaked roof and the tall dark doors are similar to the appearance of Scrooge's mansion.

(3)   "Casket with Scenes of Romances" is a French Gothic ivory casket made in Paris between 1330 and 1350, and now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. The casket is carved with gothic pictures and scenes from famous gothic literature that represents the ideals of love and heroism. These symbols shadow the reoccurring themes of A Christmas Carol (love and heroism found at the conclusion of the book when Scrooge learns a lesson of love and Christmas spirit.)

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Jenner & Alexa: Modern Film
Eden: Art
Isabella: Literature
Isaac: Music

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https://youtu.be/lPUTddT8APc