Santa Muerte

What’s the most common word that comes to mind in a week? Mine is sorry. Most common phrase? Always beginning in under, less than or lacking. You are underrepresented in society. You are lacking in the opportunities many other people have had. You’re less than prepared. Sorry for letting you down. But those are just words. Seeing is believing. Who do you see as you look in the mirror? Someone's loved one, someone’s support, or simply someone? Yeah, it takes one to know one and all that jazz, but…

Year Round Around Christmas everything was usually all rowdy in the airport. You saw a big bright tree, you’d hear bells ringing, kids singing, jolly music playing, and you’d even smell sweets. However, this year was different, you heard lockers slamming, footsteps of anxious businessmen, elevator doors closing, and no music. The tree in the lobby was dull with one single gold star, and yellow flickered lights that indicated they weren’t going to last. It didn’t seem like Christmas this year…

A struggling single father hopes to win a million dollar prize by entering a competition to replace an injured Santa, save Christmas, and impress his young daughter. STORY COMMENTS ON FIRST 30 PAGES MY SANTA HERO is a sweet title for this family friendly holiday tale. The first 30 pages clearly defines the goal of saving Christmas, his family, and winning a million dollars. The emotional goal is trying to impress his young daughter. The idea of saving Christmas isn’t considered highly…

Lying can be an excellent thing – in some cases. The effects of lying can leave positive or negative impact on a person or particular situation. One example of a positive effect is when Corrie Ten Boom lies about hiding Jews in the Ten Boom household (Ten Boom 88). This shows that lying was presented in a time of trouble, for better or for worse. One example from a positive, or negative, standpoint is when Nollie tells Betsie that she didn’t want to wear the ugly hat that was given to her by…

The Tooth Fairy was not real,The Easter Bunny didn’t lay eggs, and Santa Clause was not a fat man climbing down a chimney.Nevertheless there I was, with twelve years of my parents verbal treason under my belt. Now, some might say those lies were small matched to the full of everyday falsehoods,and little white fibs don’t hurt. Nevertheless, a white lie is one of the major causes of a damaged relationship, and once a relationship is broken or damaged, it cannot be fixed. I crouched at the top…

On Christmas Day 2005, the world I knew of as a nine-year-old changed forever. Usually holidays, especially Christmas, are the times for family gatherings and enjoying life around the people you love. This year in particular did not end up like most Christmas’s from the past. I remember sitting on the couch watching television with my brother paying no attention to the ringing telephone. As my mother goes to answer the phone, she then stared at me with a very dull look as if the element of…

Entering the foreman’s office in the toy factory for their monthly production report. Santa, his wife, Sylvester, Orrie, Isidone, Charlie the mayor, and Fred us is holding the door open looked around. After taking a few steps inside the all stopped and stood in a straight line. “Wow,” Isidone said, as he looked around. They’re beautiful,” Martha said. “Simply Beautiful.” “All this I did not expect to see,” a happy Santa said. “These are the new toys we will be making this year,” The proud…

I am one of them. Santa Monica College was my first stop after high-school, almost 20 years ago. Growing up it seemed that I was always marginalized. I was the “darker skinned kid” who didn’t speak English and whose parents had funny accents. I recall being 7 years old and being cornered by a bunch of kids my age, and being told that my skin color was not liked by “God”. I realized early on that I was different. This difference, for an immigrant, is a hard pill to swallow. My high school…

story. If the truth be known, complaints were filed with the agency about the truthfulness and reliability of data supplied to the SEC by Five Point. If environmentalist's have their way, The unspoiled Santa Clara River will stay that way If environmentalist’s have their way, The unspoiled Santa Clara River will stay that way which would halt construction of Lennar’s Newhall Ranch development…

While they were discussing it Santa Claus was a major part of the conversation, because Jason’s younger brother, Jack, believed in him and Jason’s parents didn’t want Ben to ruin that for him after a few minutes Ben agreed to pretend that santa was real and would even support Jack if he wanted to stay up to try to see Santa Claus, on christmas eve, just as Ben thought Jack asked him to stay up to try to see santa, he placed his toy cameras around the house, and asked Ben…