Essays on Christmas

By mid December of 1914 it was clear to soldiers that the promise of returning home by Christmas would not be kept. When the German army stalled at the Marne River 25 miles from Paris, both sides dug in for what would be the start...

Matt Trent, played by Jon Hamm in the 2014 Christmas special of Black Mirror, is a character that unfolds through three events that reveal his bane of being a social virtuoso. His job and hobbies are specifically designed to his strength as a puppeteer of...

Every single day, my wrestling coach sits my team for the first half hour of practice and gives a speech. He says that we are a championship team, but we shouldn’t dog our practices and pretend to be half alive. This could be easily remedied...