Download or read book The Santa Claus Syndrome written by Michael M. Faniel Sr. and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Santa Claus Syndrome By: Michael M. Faniel Sr. Santa Claus: also known as Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved (“good” or “nice”) children on Christmas Eve (December 24) and the early morning hours of Christmas Day (December 25). The Santa Claus Syndrome explores the impact on children of being lied to about the non-existence of Santa Claus. Through a discussion of the psychological impact, Michael M. Faniel Sr. asserts that there is no reason to lie to young children. With impressionable young minds, lies can negatively affect the human psychic physical development. Faniel suggests these lies contribute to the growing number of people with depression, anxiety, and countless other mental and emotional disorders. Faniel’s motivation for this book is his personal experience with sociocultural accepted practices. The book explores the traumatic effects of lies on a person’s world views. While all experiences can affect human behavior patterns, it is the traumatic ones that create trust issues, antisocial patterns, and a reliance on these learned patterns as lifelong practices. The Santa Claus Syndrome is a theoretical examination of these experiences and subsequent possible problems associated with mental and emotional degenerate conditions.
Download or read book A Holiday Hazing Santa Clause Syndrome written by Ethan Indigo Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Holiday Hazing, Santa Clause Syndrome is a presentation of one of the most devastating psychological afflictions in the postmodern era, Santa Clause Syndrome. The book explores the history of and relationship between Passover and Christmas. If you don't think Santa Clause Syndrome exists, it's possible you have it. No one has dissected the results of the history of Passover and Christmas like this in two thousand years. Please read the first part of introduction and decide if you're ready for the rest. It is a unique exploration of history and psychology, complete with a laugh or two. Ethan Indigo believes this piece might best be described by others because of its provocative subject matter. Please share a review or your thoughts, feelings and perhaps your own experiences with Santa Clause Syndrome.
Download or read book The Santa Claus Syndrome Entrapment in Chimneys written by LR. Boglioli and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, there have been sporadic reports in the lay press of individuals stuck in chimneys primarily during burglary attempts. Most of these individuals suffered from suffocation or soot inhalation. Because of the similarities between this form of breaking and entering and Santa Claus' traditional entrance into homes on Christmas Eve, we define the "Santa Claus Syndrome" as postural (positional) asphyxia, inhalational injuries and body burns, and/or complications related to compartment syndrome due to entrapment in chimneys. We report a case of a man who became trapped in a chimney during a burglary attempt and died a delayed death due to postural asphyxia associated with inhalational and burn injuries and anterior compartment syndrome. An analysis of this unusual case is presented. Exhaustional and postural asphyxia, compartment syndromes, and confined space-hypoxia syndrome are also discussed.
Download or read book Santa Claus written by Gerry Bowler and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.
Download or read book The Santa Claus Apprentice written by Bonifacio Vincenzi and published by Panesi Edizioni. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Claus is looking for his successor, a kind and gentle boy named Nicolaus that one day, when he will be too old, will take his place. After months and months of searching, he finally finds him. And little Nicolaus is really special because he is a child with Down Syndrome. Santa Claus just has to communicate this through the intercession of a guardian angel: the troubling Strauss! First Nicolaus refuses, does not feel up to the task. But the sweet and sincere words of Santa Claus, in the end, make him proud, proud of himself. On Christmas Eve, the poor Santa can not deliver presents, due to a fall from a slide. So it's up to Nicolaus and his guardian angel clumsy and lazy deliver gifts to children around the world, giving us all nice surprises!
Download or read book The Woman Who Swallowed Her Cat written by Rob Myers and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of fifty unbelievable and often disturbing strange-but-true medical stories.
Download or read book Santa s Silliness Syndrome written by Jackie Small and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Santa's elves become too ill to work, Santa has to think quickly. He decides to hire new helpers, which goes terribly wrong for all kinds of funny reasons. Can Santa save Christmas, or will the good children of the world have to go without their presents?
Download or read book The Everything Parent s Guide to Children with Asperger s Syndrome written by William Stillman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-10-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The clinical diagnosis of Asperger's can be intimidating for parents. Often the focus is on their child's "disabilities" rather than his "abilities," and parents may be left wondering what they should expect as their child journeys through life. This guide helps you take the first steps toward understanding how this developmental disorder may impact your child. This uncomplicated handbook introduces you to Asperger's and helps you to: Get a diagnosis and understand the results Identify triggers that can lead to sensory overload Recognize symptoms of meltdowns and work to prevent them Educate family and friends about Asperger's Discover support groups for themselves and their child Now revised and updated, this new edition includes information on educational concerns and social interactions. This is the only resource you need to help your child overcome the obstacles of Asperger's and find success--and happiness.
Download or read book Aniridia and WAGR Syndrome written by Jill Ann Nerby and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our hope is to enlighten and encourage those affected by aniridia and WAGR Syndrome by providing patient support and medical information. There is information to inform parents, teachers, doctors, employers, and the public about aniridia and what it is like to live with it. Several renowned doctors contribute medical chapters. Personal experiences from individuals with aniridia and parents with children with aniridia provide encouragement. Contact information for Aniridia Foundation International (AFI) is included.When a child is born without a complete iris, it is usually a symptom of a broader condition. Known as aniridia, this condition can also be a sign other parts of the eye are underdeveloped as well. Moreover, recent research shows that the gene involved can also affect the kidneys, pancreas and forebrain, so aniridia can coincide with a range of symptoms known as WAGR syndrome. Until recently, however, there was very little information available on aniridia and WAGR Syndrome. Even now, not all of the available information is current or correct, so that when a child is diagnosed with aniridia, the parents often find or are given information that is confusing and even frightening.We created this book to help those families see that they are not alone, and there are a lot of answers and a great deal of hope. It contains information about aniridia and WAGR Syndrome for parents, other family members, friends, teachers, doctors, and employers. We have been very fortunate to have several renowned doctors contribute current and comprehensive medical information that will help to provide concrete answers to basic questions and demystify these conditions. The book has many personal stories from individuals and parents that will help to give a more complete picture of what it is like to live with aniridia and WAGR Syndrome and provide encouragement and comfort. It also contains information about where to go for more answers and support, including the Aniridia Foundation International (AFI), http://www.aniridia.net, a non-profit organization created by one of the authors, Jill Nerby.We hope that you will read this book and join us in creating a better future for those with aniridia and WAGR Syndrome.
Download or read book Down Syndrome written by Qadoshyah Fish and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People with Down syndrome can do a lot; this is the reality. We will share with you, in this book, stories from people with Down syndrome who have excelled in many areas and live lives like many other people who do not have Down syndrome. We will also share with you stories about those with Down syndrome who have had medical problems and issues to deal with, yet give joy to those they come in contact with. -- Preface.
Download or read book Scared Silly written by Marcy Bryan and published by Standard Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worried about something? You don’t have to stay that way. Scared Silly goes after the nasties of anxiety, hopelessness, and constant chocolate cravings with tips and tricks, pithy sayings, and Spirit-given insight—all punctuated with laugh-out-loud humor. Questions for personal reflection or group discussion included.
Download or read book Keith Joseph written by Andrew Denham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as the founder of modern conservatism, Keith Joseph is commonly ranked among the most influential politicians of the late-20th century. A complex and enigmatic figure Joseph was almost unique among Mrs Thatcher's senior ministers in refusing to write his own memoirs. Challenging both the "mad monk" view held by his critics and his status of mythical hero to his admirers, the authors present a picture of Joseph as a thinker and decision-maker. the authors tell of Joseph's formative years before he entered Parliamnet in 1956: the powerful Jewish dynasty into which Josph was born; his time at Harrow; at Oxford; his war years in the Royal Artillery; and his Fellowship at All Souls. This volume charts the political career of Keith Joseph. The authors challenge Joseph's self-declared conversion to Conservatism in 1974 and the importance of his "education" of Margaret Thatcher. His own ambition, intellectual integrity and consistency are all examined and a different picture emerges of his role as the intellectual driving force behind Conservative Government policy in the 1980s.
Download or read book A neoliberal revolution written by Hugh Pemberton and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the Thatcher government’s attempt to revolutionise Britain’s pensions system in the 1980s and create a nation of risk-taking savers with an individual stake in capitalism. Drawing upon recently-released archival records, it shows how the ideas motivating these reforms journeyed from the writings of neoliberal intellectuals into government and became the centrepiece of a plan to abolish significant parts of the UK’s welfare state and replace these with privatised personal pensions. Revealing a government that veered between political caution and radicalism, the book explains why this revolution failed and charts the malign legacy left by the evolutionary changes that ministers salvaged from the wreckage of their reforms. The book contributes to understanding of policy change, Thatcherism, and international neoliberalism by showing how major reforms to social security could reflect neoliberal thought and yet profoundly disappoint their architects.
Download or read book Letters to Cristina written by Paulo Freire and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paulo Freire is regarded by many as the most significant educational thinker of the twentieth century. This volume offers Freire's own intimate retrospection of his life and work. These reflections, dedicated to his niece Cristina, provide a backdrop for a deeper understanding of how his experiences are linked to his philosophical and pedagogical work.
Download or read book Cloud Computing Strategies written by Dimitris N. Chorafas and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to managing cloud projects, Cloud Computing Strategies provides the understanding required to evaluate the technology and determine how it can be best applied to improve business and enhance your overall corporate strategy. Based on extensive research, it examines the opportunities and challenges that loom in the cloud. It explain
Download or read book British Conservatism written by Peter Dorey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defence of inequality has always been a core principle of the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Yet the Conservatives have enjoyed great electoral success in a British society marked by widespread inequalities of wealth and income. Peter Dorey here examines the intellectual and political arguments which Conservatives use to justify inequality. He also considers debates between Conservatives over how much inequality is desirable or acceptable. Should inequality be unlimited, in order to promote liberty, incentives and rewards? Or should inequality be kept within certain bounds to prevent social breakdown and political upheaval? Finally, he examines why some less prosperous sections of British society have nonetheless supported the Conservatives instead of political parties promoting equality. This book will be an important resource for students and commentators of contemporary British politics.
Download or read book Economic Policy written by Jim Tomlinson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documentary focusing on the legendary Goodwood Motor Circuit, a high-speed track which started out as the perimeter of an RAF base during World War II. The programme covers Goodwood's history from its creation through to the present day.
