New Year

“ It would be neat, if with the New Year” by Jimmy Baca is a short poem, which holds a deep significance about the past and future, about things that have been parts of our ordinary life. In the poem, the speaker desires a fresh start in his life, but in the end he soon realizes that he can never throw away his past to move on completely. With the skillful uses of symbolism, metaphor, imagery, and narrative poetry, the author successfully leads the mystery and depth of the poem to the readers.…

different for every individual. For me, beginnings mean a new, exciting adventure and an unforeseen future. Others view beginnings as a scary encounter and approach it with fear. Beginnings are what the individual chooses to make them. One of the most distinct beginnings I remember occurred prior to entering my freshman year in high school. Preseason soccer of my freshman year was a new beginning for me. Entering high school as a freshman is already a new beginning, but playing a high school…

happy new year to you and your family. I hope the new year the starting off well for you as for me and because of you it started out to be a wonderful new year There is a saying that I learned a long time ago and that is life is what happens when you 're busy making other plans this is stuck with me for years and I have always often thought about it when my plans do not line up with what life has in store for me this seemingly simple statement has on several occasions put my thinking back into…

A new year means a new beginning. It is a mystery what this beginning has in store, so many people have rituals to secure a lucky new year. Vietnamese New Year(Tet) is practiced to ensure a lucky new year . Before any celebration is held, it is crucial that one’s house is tended properly to bring good fortune. The house must first be thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom. It is believed that by sweeping the floor, that one is sweeping away the bad luck from last year. Hence, it is common for…

when they are introduced into a new religion, society structure and laws. We see the world through our understanding of nature and beliefs. The creation of beliefs are the most powerful force. Natives of the islands of New Guinea had a different view of the world before the western missionary movements arrived. Europeans have introduced new beliefs for the natives so they see the world from a new lense and understand the nature of human existence and culture in a new way. However, are the…

I am a 22 year old in my third year of community college. I just made a challenging choice to quit the job I have loved for over a year to focus more on my academic needs, now that my amazing husband has the ability to cover all of our expenses financially with one income. I am super stressed about the desicion I have made. I worry about my children at work, my coworkers, and my ability to refrain from getting bored, since it will be the first time in nearly eight years that I have not had to…

It all started my freshman year of high school. My second year of running cross county I did not really try at first until one day when our coach said if you do not give it your all every day you cannot go to the state cross country meet. We had a few weeks till our first meet and we were far be hide but catching up fast. The times were getting faster and faster, but at the rate we were going we would not make the first meet with goo scores. We all sat down and talked “we all have to reach deep…

Año Nuevo is a major celebration that takes place in Spanish speaking countries. On January 1st people gather together to celebrate a new year coming to them. They say goodbye to the past year and what might of happened to them, and at the same time enjoy thinking about what the next year may have in store for them. People spend days and months preparing for the party they throw on this day. Many major cities throw huge parties that the townspeople come to together. There are many ways that…

The year 1492 changed the world forever. Christopher Columbus stumbled upon the New World after mistakenly rerouting his course from Asia to a white sandy Island, presently called the Bahamas. He found the area inhabited by man who appeared to be similar to slaves from the Canary Islands. Henceforth, the world would be forever changed by tragedy, the creation a multinational trading industry, and raising Europe to global prominence. Columbus discovered the new world from a miscalculation about…

Carnaval takes place around the Catholics’ time of lent. During carnaval, people dress up and crowd the streets in costumes. This is a time for people to feel freer than they would the rest of the year. Carnaval is celebrated before lent officially starts because the eating and drinking gets out of hand during the parties and festivities. The basis of the celebration can be traced back to Roman celebration and to Europe in the middle ages. Carnaval is largely celebrated in Spain, during…