National costume

When civilizations are connected to other regions through trade and conquest, it allows the mixing of cultures and even creates new elements. These elements can be food, religion, holidays, etc. The mixing of these different cultural aspects into something unique is called cultural synthesis and it is responsible for many holidays, such as Halloween. When two cultures combine, they have a surge in technologic advancements due to the sharing of cultures. When this happens, a single trait evolves…

Isaiah, and Nigel. The date was October 31, a Halloween night. “ You guys ready to get tons of candy” ? Kevin said. “You know it, I replied back. We all went candy hunting. It was a breezy foggy night with children walking in their devastating costume and with them having plastic candy bags around their arms. “ Hey, I bet I can get more candy than you guys” Kyjon said with a smirk on his face. “Yeah sureeee” Isaiah said nearly hollering. After that statement we began to swarm our way to…

One day there were four boys Aidan, Adam, Zach, and Ben sitting around a fire on October 30, 1988 wondering what they were going to do for Halloween tomorrow. Ben exclaimed that he was going to get a Police Officer suit and was going to go around acting like a Officer. “Why don’t you just dress in your regular clothes, that’s scary enough,” Zach said while giggling. Zach was the jokester of the group. “Haha, very funny,” Ben murmured. Usually no one would pick on Ben because was a very tough…

asking strangers for candy. Some of the kids' costumes, though, can make the hairs on the back of parents' necks stand up. Halloween costume options are often skirts that are too short, shorts that are too tight, tights that are too sheer, and the outfits that are misogynistic. Little girls' costumes are too often frightening thanks to their reliance on sex appeal. While boys wear the body suit Spider-Man costumes or the two-piece policeman suit, girls’ costumes are simplified to a similar…

night. as a result I told my mom and sister to go trick or treating without me. somehow despite the Constant ringing of the doorbell and the sheer amount of work, I finished early. unlike previous years, I didn't have a clue what to wear for my costume consequently i ran to my closet assess my options.She's a brilliant idea popped into my and I quickly got dressed. when I emerged from my room I was dressed in red shoes white socks with red maple leaves long red shorts a shirt with word Canada…

Knock knock “trick or treat” “Hey guys!!!..wait wait hold up hold up aren't you all a little too old to be be trick or treating?” “Are you not too old to be giving out candy to kids?” Halloween is a time for the community to go out into the streets and ask for candy and share new experiences with their friends and family. It is not to be restricting and giving out tickets to teenagers who just want to spend time with family and friends. The government should not put age age restriction on…

Pumpkin Carving All across the country people choose to get into the Halloween spirit by carving designs into pumpkins. It is one of many Halloween memories that will stick with you forever. There’s so much excitement when you pick the perfect pumpkin, pull out all the yucky guts, decide on faces, light them up and then, of course, make yummy pumpkin seeds. After all, Halloween wouldn’t be the same without a carved pumpkin sitting on your porch. Pumpkin carving is an essential skill that…

Halloween costumes are an exciting and intriguing part of the October holiday. People of all ages come together in this tradition of becoming something or someone else by adorning masks, makeup, wigs, and even sharp teeth. What was once a ritual of avoiding death's hand, has now become a popular event in modern society. Costumes themselves have a specific culture in Halloween. Young adults and teenagers in particular seem to have almost a conformity in their styles of costumes. The way our…

Bigger Than I Really Am It was a normal summer afternoon when my mom called me into her bedroom. I had no ideas what to do for my 15th birthday on July 16th. I figured I would just see a movie, just like everyone normally does. I recently picked up an interest in Marvel movies and characters and my mom had actually taken notice. “Why don’t you go to this Wizard World thing? That Stan Lee guy you talk about is going to be there, and some Walking Dead characters.” Stan Lee is one of the original…

In the United States national security is top priority rather than privacy just a few days ago CNN reported that “White House asks Silicon Valley to Silence ISIS Online”. As you can see any average citizen would see this as an invasion of privacy and yes they are right because now Apple and Google will be overhearing our conversations instead of the National Security Agency. As, you may have read in the newspaper or heard in the news that the National Security Agency can’t not tap phones without…