.... them gifts on Christmas for being good boys and girls. If the child were bad, Santa would leave a stump of coal in their stocking, (but what type of parent would do that!) Santa Clause delivers gifts by riding magical reindeer and enters houses through chimneys. Depending on parts of the world, he is also known as “Father Christmas,” “St. Nicolas,” and “Pere Noel.” The figures of Santa Clause also vary diversely, from being an elf who delivers gifts in shoes, to a saint who died in A.D. 300 Christmas originated in the Bible under a story of three wise men .....

.... a ministerial student, is religious. For the purpose of this paper, however, I shall endeavour to limit the assessment of the New Age to the primary context of social psychology. As this paper is an exposition of the presence of persuasion in the New Age (contrary to its assumed freedom), it is also necessary, in the interest of fairness, to make some fundamental distinctions, with respect to the possibility of illusory correlations being formed from the conclusions of this paper: 1. if the New Age does indeed use elements of persuasion, it is not necessarily .....

.... He was younger and had hair but was not an alien with super powers. “The ultimate version of Superman was born one night in 1934, when Siegel found new ideas coming so fast that he couldn’t sleep” (Daniels 21). Seigel and Shuster collaborated on these ideas and created comic strips created for the Sunday comics. Seigel’s new Superman came from a planet called Krypton. “This was the first benevolent alien created” (Daniels 21). He wore tights for a futuristic appearance and the cape was added to give the effect of motion. .....

.... values like punctuality and obedience. At first he is successful, but as soon as the school board notices his ambitions, he gets suspended for some odd reason. If a teacher in Germany tries to influence students in the way that they are more creative that is generally seen as positive, but what almost makes this impossible is the number of students in a class and the time frame of just 45 minutes, which is short if you are going to hear all the different opinions of all the students. If we accept that there do exist problems in society that need to get fixed, w .....

.... all that science does is bring us closer to the truth, and the real God himself. Religions that stay stubbornly solid on their beliefs against science try to ignore this progress and insist on staying primitive. In other words, they refuse to move on with their lives like the rest of the world. This quote might also be implying that maybe God created science and evolution and therefore created the universe utilizing science. It is plainly stated every day, "God works in mysterious ways," and therefore he did not just want to make things appear like .....

.... (Eddie Murphy), and Pretty Woman (Julia Roberts & Richard Gear) are viewed by millions across the globe. The movie screens portray illusions of freedom, wealth, romance, and happy endings. To Foreigners, the phrase "life in America" brings to mind images from the television series 90210 and Melrose Place - perfect people, in perfect neighborhoods, living the perfect American Dream. Those of us who reside in the United States recognize the reality - that for the average population the American Dream is nothing more than a myth. Hollywood and American television .....

.... around nine or ten in peewee football and lasts until they’re thirteen. Even at this early stage of peewee, football is very demanding because of the time involved. This involvement is usually by choice of the child because of interest in football and parents usually don’t force their children into playing. Involvement in peewee football is due to the fact that children have a lot more time to play than young adults. Football is also economically feasible for most families because it is relatively inexpensive so football is not restricted in who can play by .....

.... rate. The Rice Counseling Center defines anorexia as “an emotional disorder characterized by an intense fear of becoming obese, lack of self-esteem and distorted body image which results in self-induced starvation”. In accordance with information given by the Counseling Center at the University of Lawson 2 Virginia, the development of this disease generally begins at the age of 11 or 18. Significantly, these ages coincide with new phases of a girl’s life, the commencement and ending of adolescence. Recent estimates suggest that out of every 200 American girl .....