Remembrance Day

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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…

English Homework- Jamila Mohamed How does Ishiguro present ideas of mortality in Never Let me Go? Kazuro Ishiguro's novel "Never Let Me Go" is a book written to address "love and friendship in the face of the bleak fact that we are mortal", as quoted by Ishiguro himself. The theme of morality is very skilfully weaved throughout the novel through the protagonist Kathy: mainly through the novel's structure, Kathy's acceptance of her fate and the images of the weakening bodies of the characters…

Though I do not remember, even to this day, what exactly took place that day, I do realize that it was my fault for jumping the wrong way off of a jump. Also, I realized how many other times I needed to take responsibility, such as cheating on an exam and getting caught for it. I also realized, that I needed to apologize to my father and mother for scaring them by making the mistake I did. I glanced at my helmet the day after my wreck, and noticed a large indent on the top posterior…

Monuments serve as archaic examples of mortal lifespan and progressing mentality and politics. As proven by the ever-changing form of political stature or correctness, and social mentality to various figures, messagage and controversy ever depicted in the ostentatious "aura" of figuratively and literally failing monuments and depictions throughout society, time and history alike. "The monumental core of washington serves much like a pilgrimage site" (Savage Kirk; Washington D.C, The national…

Halloween is celebrated in many ways and for many reasons all around the world. Halloween is also addressed in many different ways, such as All Saints Day, All Hallows Eve, and even the Day of the Dead. One of Halloween’s origins dates back to the Celtic Festival of Samhain. Two-thousand years ago the Celts celebrated their new year on November 1st, which was the end of summer, but the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that on New Year’s Eve, the separation between the worlds of the living…

United States. They have many holidays that we do not celebrate such as the Day of the Dead and Carnival. “Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated in central and southern Mexico on November 1st and 2nd” (Day of the Dead). In these regions, “They believe that the gates of Heaven are opened at midnight on October 31st, and the spirits of all deceased children are allowed to reunite with their families for 24 hours” (Day of the Dead) The way that they celebrate this holiday is by decorating…