Marigolds

On Day of the Dead, people create la ofrendas(altars), for their loved ones who have passed away. They would go to el cementerio(the cemetery), and decorate la tumbas(the tombs) with caléndulas(marigolds). Then, everybody gathers together and fiestas(parties) throughout the whole night. On Halloween, we originally celebrated to mark the end of summer and the beginning of harvest season. Now, people would decorate their houses in ghosts, ghouls, and…

deceased ancestors and were dedicated to helping their spirits journey to the afterlife. The modern celebration of the Day of the Dead typically takes place on November 1st and 2nd. Families create colorful altars, known as ofrendas, adorned with marigolds, candles, incense, photos of the deceased, and their favorite foods and drinks…

Toni Morrison is considered as one of the prominent writers in African-American history. In 1993, Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature and she became the eighth woman and the first African-American to win the prize. Her novels furnish themselves to feminist interpretation because they challenge the cultural norms of class, gender and race. In her novels, Beloved bagged Pulitzer Prize award for Fiction in 1988 and remains one of the most well-known and critically-acclaimed works. Toni…

concentration gradient of oil contaminant, the superior root structure characteristic of an invasive plant species, Brassica rapa, will allow it to display a less significant decline in plant fitness in comparison to a native plant species, Tagetes patula (marigold). This rationale supports the following predictions: that, in the presence of an increasing concentration gradient of gasoline contaminant, Brassica rapa will display a greater increase in plant height, dry biomass and rate of leaf…

it and drink 2 dl per day, but not at once but sip by sip every hour. The treatment should last a month, which means that it is necessary to prepare six of these doses, each of which will be sufficient for 5 days of treatment. Neven - Tea from marigold is also a very useful natural remedy for the treatment of uterine myomas because it perfectly cleanses the blood and liver, and this contributes to the organism itself or with the help of other drugs easier to fight the fibroids. So it would be…

Communication mediums capacitate module integration of human complexities stimulated by conventional or eccentric fashions. William Shakespeare and Jocelyn Moorhouse, author and director of Othello and The Dressmaker, remark how philosophical values transcend over time from the Renaissance to modern eras. Both correlate how values are not governed by time-framed social context; but driven by human concepts of appearance versus reality, prejudice, jealousy and justice. Shakespeare and Moorhouse…

Compare and Contrast: Day of the Dead and Halloween At the very end of October, countries around the world celebrate holidays such as El Dia de los Muertos and Halloween or traditions like them. While they have many differences depending on the customs from place to place they also have many similarities. El Dia de los Muertos, translated to “the Day of the Dead”, is a Mexican holiday that takes place from October 31st to November 2nd. It began about 3,000 years ago where rituals and…

Italy was greatly known for her Great Roman Empire which lasted for about a 1000 years. The place was also the starting point of the very important way of thinking “The Renaissance”, which was the major cause for the art and scientific change we see today. The very important elements of Italian culture are its art, music, fashion and iconic food. Italy is the heart of Western civilization and has been crossroads of the world for it's port in the Mediterranean sea for over 2,000 years. Creativity…

On Tuesday October 31, I attended the “Pixar on Campus” event at which Gini Santos spoke. She was born in the Philippines and prior to her career at Pixar, was an art director. She served as one of two supervising animators on the newest Pixar film, Coco. She is Pixar’s first female supervising animator. During the presentation, Santos spoke about the creation of Coco. Coco is an animated cartoon that centers around Dia De Los Muertos, the Mexican holiday in which family members’ spirits can…

he Bluest Eye and The Color Purple, compare and contrast what the movie and book is about, how they are the same but different.the movie and book are both pretty equal with its status of being similar but somehow there are little details that are different. In this essay it will be about the main differences and similarities of both of them. There are at least 15 differences that you might not have noticed, it could be important detail too. You might want to know these important things that go…