The Best Days

Historically and in contemporary society, Halloween represents a night where the barrier between the familiar physical world and the souls of the dead dissolves. Could this be the reason why is Halloween so mystical? The Mystical Origins of Halloween: Halloween is believed to be rooted in the pagan Celtic Samhain rituals. Samhain means summer's end. The Celts followed a lunar calendar, so Samhain signified the end of summer and the end of the lunar year. Celtic villagers wore costumes to…

Max McKeown said, “Innovation is deviance which means that the rebellious personality is a natural resource for practical creativity. As an innovator, you need to reject the old to establish a new, better, status quo. And one of the most powerful sources of newness is the rebel or maverick, mind.”. According to McKeown, innovation can be actions or behaviors that violate social norms. Which led him to believe in “rejecting the old” and everything new is better. Overall, McKeown was correct with…

get my employer to agree to my working only 4 days a week (Fridays off) so that I could spend the other 3 days with my daughter. The discussion husband and I had regarding childcare revealed that we would both be more comfortable if she were cared for by family. Plus, we wouldn’t be able to afford a full-time daycare. My hubby was already off one day a week and had enough work flexibility to swap his weekend day for another weekday when needed –TWO DAYS COVERED. My mother-in-law was involved…

traditions and meals that differ from those in America. Their daily meals such as breakfast, lunch , dinner, and your mid day rest or nap. the holidays are very different from America. the foods to symbolize the holidays or celebrations are unique as well. the foods they eat are a different from what we typically eat because of what is widely available to them. The typical day in spain starts with breakfast which consist of a cup of coffee and a churro or pastry. El café es bebido con…

It is traditionally known that the President’s party will lose Congressional seats during a midterm election. There is no debate on whether or not this is true because of how often the pattern has repeated itself. Despite the fact that it seems like a non-issue because of how often this has occurred, many political scientists research the topic to learn more about the causes of this trend. Research into the topic shows that presidential popularity and the state of the economy are factors that…

As Australian Citizens, we remember and honour the Unknown Soldier because he represented all the young men of the British empire who were unfortunately killed during the Great War. During World War I, many unknown soldiers sacrificed their life in either killed during battle, due to bombs, lost when ships sink or many more. The burial of an Unknown Soldier honours the memory and sacrifice of those young men and women who laid down their lives for Australia. His tomb reminds Australians of what…

trouble. Time on the wall also meant how long you got held from recess. It was anywhere from stealing a pencil, to going onto the forbidden Monkey Bars. One day I went a little too far, and got twenty minutes on the wall. The whole second grade knew about the little scene I created in at the assembly. This all started with a Veterans Day Assembly. The loud roar of the class hushed as the teacher pranced into the room. The loud clinks of her tall heels made their way into the front of the class…

Never Too Weak To Stand For Yourself “CREAK”, the bus door opened and I waited as I watched all of the children struggling to get out. There is only one way I feel… I don’t want them to go. Every day I see them get off the “special needs” bus and get laughed at and see the fingers pointed straight at them, it’s ridiculous. You would have thought that tenth graders would have learned by now that bullying and harassment is childish, but apparently not. It’s amazing how much potential the…

Insurgent began with a very interesting and fast-pasted start beginning only an hour after the previous book in the series Divergent. I thought this was very well done by the author because while it would have been better to read the previous book in the series, the way the author Veronica Roth wrote the book, any reader that did not read the previous book Divergent would be able to understand what was going on in the plot of the book by the end of the first chapter. Roth’s’ writing style made…

Days of the dead and Halloween sound pretty similar considering Halloween and dead kind of match with the spookiness, anyway i'm going to explain some similarities and differences such as how they celebrate it , different foods and just in general how they are different because despite their similarities there more different than you think. One way their different is how they celebrate it in mexico they celebrate Dias de los muertos (Days of the Dead) with a huge celebration with tons…