Society & US
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Christmas is a time where you spend time with family and also spend a lot of money on family. This is the time where the mall is packed and people go crazy shopping last minute trying to take advantage of the good sales. If you want to buy electronics I would highly recommend Walmart. According to a student in KIPP San Jose Colliegate, Rosario Ibarra a senior , she suggested that going to Walmart will highly benefit you in saving money. She bought her brother a record player and she saved so much money rather than going and buying it somewhere else.
If you wanted to buy gifts for your girlfriend, mom, sister or even yourself; Victoria's Secret is the place to go. Another student in KIPP San Jose Colliegate, Kathia Gonzalez, strongly suggested going to Victoria's Secret. Kathia said “You must take advantage of the amazing deals, they had a 5 for $25! And they even threw in a free blanket if you spent $60!” Overall, everyone should take adavntage of the christmas sales.You can save lots of money. I know i saved a lot and am truly happy with my purchases. -Andrea Navarro Christmas is right around the corner and many of us have no idea what to get for our friends or loved ones. How long are the lines going to be? Will the store I’m going to have what I want still? What if they don't have anything anymore? Dont worry! I'm here to help and give you a list of 10 affordable last minute Christmas gift ideas you can get at many stores at any time. Let's get straight to the list: Socks: Socks would be a good Christmas gift because they are really cute and help you accessorize. They keep your feet warm, especially fuzzy socks. They are a good idea because they are also very cheap. Many socks cost about 2 dollars, which means you can get the person many pairs instead of just one thing. Socks are very important and useful because you use them on a daily basis. Since they are a daily essential, it would be very useful to get someone socks for Christmas. You can buy them at any store nearby, such as Target, Walmart, Aeropostale, and Forever 21.
Gift Card: -Rosario Ibarra
Hello Kipp San Jose Collegiate students today I will be talking about how to spend New Year's eve by yourself. New Year's eve is all about spending time with the people you love, but when you are all alone with no love ones around what should you do? Being able to just sit on your couch with a buffet of food and a tv by your side is something you should do on your own for New Years eve. On December 31 and January 1 many couples are together for there New Years kiss and families for there New years hugs but when you're alone who do you hug and who do you kiss? Well you stay home alone and not worry about hugging and kissing anyone because you enjoying your New Year's eve alone. People are excited for the vacation that is ending the year and returning back in a new year while setting new goals for the coming year. Christmas is one of the most exciting holidays of the year, except for the weather. Others might hate it, but there are the people who love the snow. Some people love the weather because it's the type of weather to snuggle on your couch and watch movies all day while drinking hot chocolate, or your prefered drink during this holiday.There are so much activities to do in Christmas. Traditions differ around the world. Even though, it is the most desired holidays among students, no matter what grade. For most it is a relief after taking finals. Christmas break is a two week vacation from school and work, unless you get break homework. You will have, more or less, two weeks of pure excitement and relaxation, depending who you are and what your schedule looks like. It is the time to go hang out with friends and family. Get to do stay up later than your curfew, if you have one. You get to travel and have large feast. Kids are mostly excited . Most people have their Christmas decorations set up before the month of December to save time preparing for the rest of the season. Most people decorating their houses do the traditional lights around the house roof decoration. Others will get into the decorating so much that they would go as far as getting inflatable characters for their front yard. While others will go out of their way to make their house look the best in the neighborhood, creating a mini village of different characters.
Setting up a christmas tree is a huge part of the christmas tradition. Most people will get an artificial tree, since it is easier to put together and put away. There are other people who will buy a real tree or cut one down. Kids look forward to see their presents under the tree on christmas morning. It is the focal point when you walk in a house. You can tell how much people are into the holiday depending on the amount of decorations they have up. This is the holiday to travel. Some will go and visit their extended families out of the state or out of the country. Others will go to theme parks with their extended families. There are some that would go on vacation, away from everyone else. Some good and well-known theme parks in California are California’s Great America, Six Flags, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Universal Studios and many more. Some people would rather spend their day at an amusement park rather than spending their entire day at home. Others would go to the movies, play sports or walk around downtown. Most cities would have their central area filled with businesses and commercial stores decorated with the type of season. Like in Downtown San Jose, the Plaza De Cesar Chavez is always decorated with christmas theme decorations around the beginning of Winter. There are always mini-events and live performers in the park during this season. It is a tradition for many to go and look at the decorations set up and interact with different people or to enjoy with families. Right next to the park is an outdoor ice rink where people can ice skate. The only bad part about these types of events is the traffic when everyone is trying to leave at the same time. Traditions people do with their extended families are having a large feast and staying up on Christmas eve until Christmas morning. Some people will also add drinking apple cider to drink at midnight. The large feast takes days of preparations prior the day of the celebration. There is a huge variety of food made every year for this time of year. -David Soto |