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People all over the world practice a variety of different customs and traditions. What is your favorite tradition that you celebrate? My favorite is Halloween, also known as All Hallows Eve. Halloween has a very long and fascinating history and its traditions have been changing and evolving into the holiday that we celebrate today. Halloween’s is thought to have originated from the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced sah-win) celebrated on November first. This was the day that…

Dad instructed Ronald and Willy to carry the boxes containing tins of Bisto into the living room next to the Bully Beef and pile of seventy eights. “Wot’s the matta son, you look flustered,” said dad. Tears welled up as I blurted, stuttered and hyperventilated my tales of horror at the hands of my sadistic teacher showing him the small cut on the back of my head. Dad said nothing as he swigged his beer. Not even a response as he turned and walked into the house. More tears welled up as I thought…

War is arguably one of the most emotional and horrific events in the lives of those who must partake in it. Many soldiers begin to question, “why me?” and begin to think about what is happening back home. In Thomas Hardy’s, The Man He Killed, and Tim O’Brien’s, “The Things They Carried”, these ideas are explored. The depth of these authors diction compels the reader to be thankful that they do not have to set foot on the battlefield, presenting the loneliness, anger and confusion of these…

What does being a good person mean to you? In life there are a lot of good morals and values our parents or friends taught us to live by. Sometimes it is hard to follow them all because we all get busy and stressed with our own lives. So I have chosen to write about the moral that I will never forget because my parents pounded it into my head, dependability. This is a moral I will take to the grave and eventually teach to my own children along with many others. I believe if you are a dependable…

Changing a habit takes patience and motivation. Some habits can benefit an individual while some behaviors could be damaging or deadly. Throughout these past 5 weeks, I was asked to change a behavior of mine so I chose to stop binge eating. Binge eating is when someone consumes large quantities of food in one sitting. For me, I literally did this once or twice a day since that would be my only meal. This habit was never intentional, I just had a busy schedule and could never find time to eat.…

Imagining living in the movie How to Train Your Dragon, a word where has dragons, monsters and brave warriors protects his people, the epic poem Beowulf happens in a world like that. Beowulf happens in England and the poem is composited around 750 A.D in Old English. People in Beowulf are nomadic people that conquered England after Rome Empire collapses. Beowulf is the only manuscript that survives. It is the first literature written in English becomes the foundation of Western literatures. As…

Thursday, November 19th. It is about 8:15 PM. The Fairmount Theatre is slowly filling itself. The smoke machines give a hazy atmosphere to the auditorium. I take a first sip of my 7$ citrus-perfumed French pale ale, when Mathieu taps my shoulder: "Hey, that's him, right there!" I turn and I recognize him, even from behind. With his windbreaker bearing the XL Recordings logo and his singular dreads, I see Shamir crossing the room, as if nothing had happened, and leaving a moment to buy food at…

In 2006, Andrew and Melissa Dunham accepted ownership over an eighty acre corn, soybean and cattle farm in their home state of Iowa. This farm has been in there family for over a hundred and fifty years which is one of the reasons why Andrew and Melissa wanted to take it over, so it stayed within their family. At the time, they could not afford to pay a full time farmer to help tend to the fields, so it proved to be a very difficult task. The young couple made the choice to modernize the…

There are few people who would fail to recognize the name William Shakespeare. He was a well-known poet, playwright and actor in early English times. He is the author of many famous works that were and still remain extremely popular throughout the world. He is often considered the greatest playwright of the English language. In fact, he is frequently referred to as England’s national poet (History Staff, 2015). Although Shakespeare works are extremely popular, recorded information about the man…

Halloween treats are one of the best perks of October, especially for all of our little ghouls running around. Cooking for Halloween brings the opportunity to make scary and delicious concoctions that would otherwise horrify us. So why not take advantage of this annual occasion to challenge your creativity and whip up some scary-good treats that will leave a lasting impression? Let’s face it, Halloween is all about bringing a smile to our kids’ faces, and these five quick, yummy snacks are sure…