Answer:
Charle's Dickens conveyed the importance of Christmas and Tradition in <em>"A Christmas Carol"</em> by showing that Christmas is all about <em>"giving rather than receiving."</em> Instead of spending time at work and being grumpy like Scrooge on Christmas Eve,<em> spending time with family is more important.</em> It also teaches people a lesson that <em>you cannot bring your wealth when you die</em>, thus,<u> it is more important to share your wealth for the common good and the happiness of others.</u>
Explanation:
"A Christmas Carol" is a story written by Charles Dickens, which was published in <em>1843.</em> It centers on the character of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser who was visited by the <em>Three Ghosts of Christmas.</em> These ghosts were meant to teach him a lesson and to show him that<em> family is more important than wealth, especially during Christmas Day.</em> After these events, Scrooge miraculously changed into a reformed person.
CONTEXT CLUES: Apathy, frugal,
PREFIX: Politician, dependable
SUFFIX:triathlete
Answer:
"Farenheit 451" was a popular novel by Bradbury which was published in 1953, which discussed a lot of technological conveniences the world would have in future, which eventually came true. Following is the list of technological conveniences mentioned by Bradbury in his novel, along with the examples from the novel:
1) Parlor Walls (Televisions) : "big walls in each room people and lived inside those wall"
2)Seashell and Thimble Radios (earbuds): "And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind"
3) Ultra Fast Subway (Bullet trains): "The subway fled past him"
4) The self buttering toast (Automated machinary): "Toast popped out of a silver toaster, was seized by a spider metal hand that drenched it with melted butter"
5) The Beetle (Cars): "The beetle was in high thunder. The beetle came skimming. It was upto 120 mph, it was upto 130 mph atleast...."
