Winter

The Little Match Girl

by HansChristian Andersen

A small girl makes her living selling matches on the

streets of New York. It's winter, and the hustling crowds
at best ignore her, and some are outright rude. She takes
shelter and, to try to stave off the cold a bit, lights a
match. It gets blown out; this happens again, then on
the third try, she falls into a dream. In this dream,
cherubs attend her, she gets a new doll, then a new
dress. The cherubs put her on a throne. Then a storm
comes, and she goes toward a candle. That candle goes
out, and we see that back in the real world, so did her
match and her life. An angel comes along and takes her
soul.
 Jack & Jill
by James Patterson

Jack Minot and Janey Pecq are best friends who

live next door to each other. They are always seen
together, so Janey gets the nickname of Jill, to mimic
the old rhyme. The two do go up a hill one winter
day and then suffer a terrible accident. Seriously
injured in a sledding accident, they recover from their
physical injuries, while learning life lessons along
with their many friends. They are helped along their
journey to recovery by various activities created by
their mothers. In the end they are all the better for it
and have learned many valuable lessons.
 A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens

The first of the spirits, the Ghost of Christmas Past,

takes Scrooge to Christmas scenes of Scrooge's boyhood
and youth, reminding him of a time when he was more
innocent. The boyhood scenes portray Scrooge's lonely
childhood, his relationship with his beloved sister Fan, and
a Christmas party hosted by his first employer, Mr.
Fezziwig, who treated Scrooge like a son. They also portray
Scrooge's neglected fiance Belle, who ends their
relationship after she realises that Scrooge will never love
her as much as he loves money. Finally, they visit a now-
married Belle with her large, happy family on a recent
Christmas Eve.
 A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens

The second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes

Scrooge to a joy-filled market of people buying the makings of
Christmas dinner and celebrations of Christmas in a miner's
cottage and in a lighthouse. Scrooge and the ghost also visit Fred's
Christmas party. A major part of this stave is taken up with Bob
Cratchit's family feast and introduces his youngest son, Tiny Tim, a
happy boy who is seriously ill. The spirit informs Scrooge that Tiny
Tim will die soon unless the course of events changes. Before
disappearing, the spirit shows Scrooge two hideous, emaciated
children named Ignorance and Want. He tells Scrooge to beware
the former above all and mocks Scrooge's concern for their welfare.
 A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens

The third spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, shows

Scrooge a Christmas Day in the future. The ghost shows him scenes
involving the death of a disliked man. The man's funeral will only be
attended by local businessmen if lunch is provided. His charwoman, his
laundress, and the local undertaker steal some of his possessions and sell
them to a fence. When Scrooge asks the ghost to show anyone who feels
any emotion over the man's death, the ghost can only show him the
pleasure of a poor couple in debt to the man, rejoicing that his death gives
them more time to put their finances in order. After Scrooge asks to see
some tenderness connected with any death, the ghost shows him Bob
Cratchit and his family mourning the passing of Tiny Tim. The ghost then
shows Scrooge the man's neglected grave, whose tombstone bears
Scrooge's name. Sobbing, Scrooge pledges to the ghost that he will change
his ways to avoid this outcome.
 A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens

Scrooge awakens on Christmas morning a

changed man. He spends the day with Fred's family
and anonymously sends a large turkey to the Cratchit
home for Christmas dinner. The following day, he
gives Cratchit a pay increase and becomes like
another father to Tiny Tim. From then on Scrooge
began to treat everyone with kindness, generosity
and compassion, embodying the spirit of Christmas.
 Personal story
I remember the time when I went to
Predeal to go sleighing when I was 13. I got to
the top of the slope, which was on a 50 metre,
tall hill and then I went dowan the slope at 20
miles per second. I felt the wind and the snow
splash against my face, while the sleigh flew
over the slope. And then I landed in a big pile
of snow.
 Stuck in snow
Every year when it snowed I used to go outside and
play with my friends in the snow.We usually rode on our
sleighs down the valley on our street.At the end of my
street there is an open field that has high ditches so the
snow is pretty thick in those.
One day my friends and I were out of ideas and
deciced to jump in the moat(very bad idea).I was the first
and the last one to jump because I couldn`t get out of the
snow for about 10 minutes.
Moral of the story:dont jump in ditches filled with snow.
 The dangers of winter
Winter lands on the side of the more dangerous seasons
because it presents lots of dangers for people.The biggest
problem is the weather.
Winter storms can have very strong winds that can
create blizzard conditions.
Snow accumulations can immoblilze a region,village or
even a city.
Prolonged exposure to the cold can casue life-
threatening conditions such as hypothermia and
frostbites.
 Dangers of winter
Icicles are representing a big danger during
winter time because they can break and hurt
people,sometimes even kill them.There were
reported 4 cases of such injuries in Bucharest in
just a few days.
Living on a snow covered continent
No-one lives in Antarctica indefinitely in the way
that they do in the rest of the world. It has no commercial
industries, no towns or cities, no permanent residents.
The only "settlements" with longer term residents
(who stay for some months or a year, maybe two) are
scientific bases. These vary in size, but typically have 50
people there in the summer and 15-20 in the winter
(Antarctica is never really talked about as having spring
or autumn/fall), summer lasts from October/November
to March/April, the rest of the year is considered to be
winter.
 Living on a snow covered continent
There are around 66 scientific bases in Antarctica, of which about 37
are occupied year round. There are about 4,000 people through the
summer months and about 1,000 overwinter each year.
There are two places in Antarctica that are sometimes regarded as
civilian "towns.
The first is the Chilean Villa Las Estrellas base (just over 100
residents in the summer, around 80 in the winter) on King George
Island, part of the South Shetlands group, off the western tip of the
Antarctic Peninsula.
The second is the Argentinian Esperanza base (55 winter residents)
in Hope Bay at the very tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They both
have facilities such as a school, medical facilities, gym etc. though
are more accurately regarded as associations of the military and
scientific operations.
Villas Las Estrellas Esperanza Base
 Living on a snow covered continent
Life in Greenland very tough life mainly due to the weather
conditions. The weather often makes it difficult to access services such as
medical centers and lots of facilities.
There are almost no roads in Uummannaq because the ground is
made of rocks. One third of the houses don't have running water because
there are no pipes running in their house.
The access to fresh food can also be very difficult. Each year, the
island runs out of food (especially cheese, yoghurt, fruits and vegetables)
in April. The last ship that supplies the island leaves in November, so it is
very expensive to get new food flown in on helicopters during the winter.
The fact that light is very rare in winter is also very hard. In
December and January there are only 1 or 2 hours of twilight.
 THE END

PROJECT BY
Gabriel Dan & Teodor Calugareanu