What is the true meaning of CHRISTmas?!?!?

This cartoons shows how many people have forgotten what Christmas is really all about. It's not about the presents or the Christmas shopping. The true meaning of Christmas is Christ. The customer is carrying nearly as many presents as she can, while keeping her Visa readily available. When she reads the quote during the show "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", she just thinks that it is a good quote, but she does not see the meaning behind the quote. The quote may not be aiming its point at the birth of Christ, but the quote can be applied during the Christmas season.

There are two obvious visual aids within this cartoon. The shopkeeper is holding his hands together like people do to show the symbol for money. I believe this shows that he knows that the quote contradicts the idea of the customer, but he is willing to do whatever it takes to rake in the money. He is in a business that needs money and he sees an opportunity to earn a little dough. The other symbol in this cartoon is the woman in general. She has a grin on her face that makes Christmas shopping seem fun, when really, it is a stressful hassle. She also is holding many presents and is wearing a sweater with a reindeer on it, showing that she has "holiday spirit" when, truly, Christmas spirit should be focused around the birth of Christ.

"The Fifth Down"

Sean Taylor played the last down of his life eleven days ago. Unfortunately, his last down, was not one that was expected. He was shot when burglars entered his home, expecting him not to be there. I completely agree with the point that Jason Whitlock is trying to make. He claims that: “Black men are targets of black men. Period.” The statistics show that what he is saying is completely true. When you read his article, you might believe that he is being a tad bit racist, but when he is saying it, being a black man, it can only be regarded as the truth and the whole truth.

Jason Whitlock uses many parallelisms in his article. The one that stood out the most to me was the statement that he made about the fat man. "But it's no different than if you saw a fat man fall to the ground clutching his chest. You'd assume a heart attack, and you'd know, no matter the cause, the man needed to lose weight. Well, when shots are fired and a black man hits the pavement, there's every statistical reason to believe another black man pulled the trigger. That's not some negative, unfair stereotype. It's a reality we've been living with, tolerating and rationalizing for far too long." This parallels that when a fat man collapse, it is the automatic assumption that his heart that has failed. Just like when a black man is shot. It is safe to assume that it was another black man that shot him. It is a proven fact that fatter people are more prone to heart attacks than the average size person. Just like it is proven that black people are targets for other black people rather than Caucasian people.