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    The celebrations of holidays include art. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that is traced back more than 2,500 years to the rituals of ancient indigenous tribes of Mexico. This holiday celebrates the family and friends who have passed. Day of the Dead is celebrated the 1st and 2nd of November. They believe that overnight on Dia de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) the souls of their loved ones whom have passed will return to visit their family and friends who are living. People who celebrate…

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    the creek. The ground directly behind Charlie caved in and split into a newly formed crevasse as a set of twisted and rotten hands emerged followed by an equally grotesque head and neck. We were now surrounded by a small army of the living dead, or opportunity to hightail our asses out of there long passed. If I had to guess I would have said forty-nine of them in total, the exact number that had died on the train wreck all those years ago. Forty-nine lost souls waking up from their…

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    Comparison of the Dead People go and have there own beliefs to celebrate on what they enjoy. Their are different type of cultures to celebrate there traditions like the Day of the Dead and Halloween. The Day of the Dead and Holloween have similar traits like dealing with the dead, the clothing, and the food. Back in the early years the Maya and Aztec have been celebrating about the dead for around 3,000 years. Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead with food. Each family during the La Dia De…

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    Mexico that is noted for oxygen depletion is called the “dead zone”. A dead zone, also known as a hypoxia zone, is an area with little to no dissolved oxygen in the water. It is believed that these areas are depleted of oxygen because of the pollution in the runoff delivered by the mighty Mississippi River. A fair amount of this pollution comes from fertilizer runoff from Midwestern farms that leach into…

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    Halloween and The Day of the Dead It seems to me that Halloween and The Day of the Dead are both scary and also fun. Both Halloween and The Day of the Dead are from different cultures. Halloween is originated from the Irish immigrants called Celtics, it is celebrated on October 31. The Day of the Dead is also known as" Dia de Los Muertos." Celebrating The Day of the Dead has a long history in Mexican Tradition. It's celebrated in 3 days: November 1st, November 2nd, and November 3rd.…

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    The Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos), is a very important holiday celebrated in Mexico. The purpose of the holiday is to gather family and friends to remember members who have died. We celebrate on November 1st and November 2nd where the children eat first and then adults eat the second day. Some traditions that mexicans do for the day of the dead is build altars, marigolds, favorite food, and also visiting graves. We honor our deceased ancestors by cooking their favorite food and…

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    The Day of the Dead used to be in the summer, but because of Christian holidays All Souls Day and All Saints day, it was moved. Día de los Muertos and now stars on October thirty first and ends on November second. They believe that the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31, and the spirits of all deceased children (angelitos) are allowed to reunite with their families for 24 hours. On November 2, the spirits of the adults come down to enjoy the festivities that are prepared for…

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    Despite this constant, the makeup and content of these works tend to grow more violent overtime. More specifically, the television show, The Walking Dead, is a depictions of popular violent media. Although arduous, this show has put tremendous effort into creating monsters that appear as malicious as they actually are. The show has consistently created graphic and realistic zombies. In general, the…

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    Before analyzing The Walking Dead, it is important to note that the writers and producers of the show, Gale Anne Hurd, Frank Darabont, and Greg Nicotero have worked on popular films previously. A prime example of this Greg Nicotero having worked as a special effects supervisor for the widely acclaimed novel to movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Green Mile, which Frank Darabont also directed; later the two also worked together for Stephen King’s novel to film adaptation of The Mist; whereas…

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    The Walking Dead is classified as an American horror drama television series that focuses on life in a zombie apocalyptic world. For my analysis, I watched season one, episode three, of the walking dead; the setting takes place at a camp and continues to be in various areas of the camp throughout the episode. The camp consists of about twenty people who have all decided to join together, so that they do not have to fight zombies alone; there are many families, but also single men and women. From…

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