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popular celebration, “Dia De Los Muertos” or “Day of the Dead, (English and Spanish will be used interchangeably in the paper), is complex and combines Indigenous culture with Catholicism in Mexico, to create a unique celebration of life and death, which is evident the rituals, foods and arts. The festival blends two different ideologies, yet in ways similar, to create an entirely unique Mexican national festival. Though the Day of the Dead celebration is believed to be more closely related to…

Dias de los Muertoes (Days of the Dead) is a two to three-day annual festival honoring the spirits of loved ones who have passed on. Although Dias de los Muertoes ceremonies are steeped in ritual and history, not all villages celebrate the festival on the same day. I spent a week in the Oaxaca, Mexico region to participate in the annual celebrations of the area. PARAGRAPHS A little history Dias de los Muertos are two or more days of celebrations honoring the dead. While celebrated in most Latin…

Leaders possess many great qualities such as good communication, natural intuition, and confidence. Ender Wiggin combines those qualities throughout both the movie and the book. Ender’s game starts off with an attack on earth from buggers which are aliens of another planet. Once attacked on, Mazer Rackham conquers and destroys the buggers, but that wasn't the last attack from these aliens. Colonel Graff believes that somewhere out there is the next Mazer Rackham, which leads him to starting a…

56.General Pace comes to the Battle School because he is concerned about Ender’s conflict with the other students. He wants Graff to do something about Ender’s conflict with Bonzo and the other kids. But Graff does not want to help Ender because he wants Ender to take care of his own problems. An evidence quote from the text is “If we transfer Bonzo ahead of schedule, he’ll know that we saved him,” (Scott, Card202). This shows that Graff does not want to help Ender he wants Ender to learn how to…

should not have come as much of a surprise to any of his contemporaries. In his Parable of the Madman, he frankly portends the immutable result of a communal belief in a Christian God that has been permeated by rationalism and science: “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.” Because, during this time, the world was receiving a flood of new ideas that ranged from the revolutionary concept of methodical scientific inquiry to the emergence of Darwinian Evolution, Nietzsche is…

Most referred to as Ender instead of his first name, he learns that in order to survive according to the government, he needs to sacrifice his life and family for Battle School. Throughout the book, Ender considers himself a ruthless killer that will turn into his older brother, Peter. In Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, Andrew Ender Wiggin fulfills the apocalyptical hero archetype because he faces the possibility of Earth going to war unless he sacrifices his innocence. When Colonel Graff…

A traditional ofrenda has three tiers that represent the three forms of death, “...the death of the body, the burial, and being forgotten by those left behind.” (Vigil, 2000, pg. 16). Dia de los Muertos makes an effort to offset the dead being forgotten by the living by having the holiday celebrated every year. The latin phrase “Memento Mori” reminds, “...one of mortality and impending death,” (Nozedar, 2016, pg. 237) and perfectly encompasses a major theme in Dia de los Muertos…

My favorite show has to be the Walking Dead. I started watching the Walking Dead in the middle of season one, no matter what Caleb says, I started watching it earlier than whatever he tells you. Anyway, the Walking Dead is my favorite show because it is obviously not real, but it seems to be. I live almost all the characters, even the evil ones, and it's full of great actors and actresses. The ZA (zombie apocalypse) started when an obviously dangerous virus started to spread. Neither the show…

The Leadership Qualities of Ender Wiggin Ender’s Game by Orson Card has been a popular science fiction novel for the past three decades. Since its inception the book has claimed two highly respected awards. In addition it has even become a highly recommended reading material for several military education facilities for new officers. This novel highlights four basic qualities that make up the basis of a good commanding officer. The first quality needed for a leader to succeed is gaining the…

Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos in Spanish, is a traditional two day festival which originated in Mexico. During the holiday communities gather to celebrate the lives of friends and family who have passed away. This holiday which incorporates ancient indigenous rituals with Catholic beliefs focuses on welcoming back the spirits of loved ones to honor them, celebrate their lives and acknowledge ones eventual fate. Recently, however, Day of the Dead has come to be associated with Halloween,…