Day care

This day started out like any other Saturday. I woke up to my dad shaking me, telling me that he let me sleep in as long as possible but we needed to get on the road. I looked at the alarm clock and in big, red letters it read “6:30”. Nonchalantly, I slid out of bed and began my Saturday morning routine. As I ate breakfast, I talked to my dad about strategy, opponents, and if I was confident going into the day. I admitted I was a little nervous, but my dad assured me that it was going to be a…

would make a difference. Come Election Day, I flipped on CNN and vehemently watched the poll statistics pour in, only to find myself utterly shocked as Trump’s votes skyrocketed and Clinton’s stagnated. Finally calling it quits at 1:45a.m., I, like many Americans, woke up the next day with a heavy heart. Having grown up in south Florida and going to college in Boston, I have always been surrounded by progressive people, most of whom are anti-Trump. So, the day after the election when my…

soldiers and 18,000 new zealand soldiers who were under the command of sir Ian Hamilton. At 4:30 under Hamiltons command the royal navy started firing. Some of the battilion were under heavy fire and so the battle of gallopoli began. During the early days of the campaign, the allies tried to break through the Turkish lines and the Turks tried to drive the allied troops off the peninsula. There were many unsucceful events including the attack on lone pines and the attack on the neck. The…

Monuments symbol many things. A historical event, a remembrance for a loved one, or even to mark an important event that changed life as we know it. Monuments can be seen a lot of places like museums and cemeteries.There are many factors to choose from when building a monument. A group or agency should consider the landscape, cost, and importance of the monument when building one because these factors can either make or break the monument. The landscape can help make your monument harmonious…

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.…

held close to their heart can elevate the meaning of the monument. A monument of Christopher Columbus stand tall in Riverside Park in Easton, Pennsylvania. (Source B). Seeing the monument honoring him while strolling under all the big trees on a sunny day in Riverside Park makes one remember the importance of Christopher Columbus in America history. If his monument were located behind an abandoned building or amongst a cluster of billboards…

the people of Mexico gather to celebrate the lives of their deceased loved ones on a holiday called Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Part of the celebration is partaking in observing the annual migrations of the monarch butterfly, as they are said to be the souls of the deceased revisiting the earth because they always mysteriously appear on the same day every year, the Day of the Dead (“Dia de los Muertos”). However, in 2013, the butterflies did not arrive, only trickling in a week after…

The other one is El día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), this takes place in México. According to Madrid Traveler, “The Spanish word for bullfighting is corrida de Toros that can be literally translated as “running of bulls”. Bullfighting is very poplar tradition in Peru. People all around Peru…

guardians were watching to make sure the students didn’t escape into the woods. Miss Lucy declares “None of you will go to America, none of you will be film stars. And none of you will be working in supermarkets as I heard some of you planning the other day. Your lives are set out for you. You’ll become adults, then before you’re old, before you’re even middle-aged, you’ll start to donate your vital organs. That’s what each of you was created to do.” (Ishiguro, 81) This quote qualifies the…

Morning Josh and Fanyons! Marilyn asked me to hold the fort while she is on vacation this week and I'm happy to help as she is making her way to unite with old friends, make new ones and just have fun this week! So here goes. . . Today is Columbus Day and that seems the perfect holiday to celebrate as our fellow adventuring Fanyons are packing for and traveling to GRL in Atlanta. They are trekking across the United States, from Canada, across the Pacific and the Atlantic to meet up with Facebook…