The Day After

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…

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…

drive Riely to middle school on his way to work. Topanga, who would spend her day at home, would make sure Auggie got on the bus for first grade at the correct time. Seventeen minutes later, Riley reappeared in the kitchen dressed in a floral patterned dress and navy ballet flats. “Ready Daddy?” she said while slinging her backpack over her right shoulder. Riley kneeled down and hugged her little brother. “Have a good day!” she wished him well before standing up. Topanga kissed her…

She had broken her hip and now has a metal rod in it. She had to be on bedrest for several weeks and she had to have help doing certain things such as bathing and walking. Jason would come home a couple hours early from work each day to help make dinner, ran errands, keep the house clean and make sure my mother knew he was there to help. I did little things too. I would make my mom coffee, watch a movie with her each week and I would have her help me on my homework even if I knew…

commemorate the experiences of Gallipoli and the heroic sacrifices that have been made. It was 4:30am on the 25th of April 1915, this very day, that I landed on the shores of Gallipoli along with 16,000 young men. I had been recruited shortly after arriving to Western Australia in 1911 from England and joined the 16th Battalion, becoming involved on that fateful day. Our troops were unsuccessful in an ambush and bullets were raining heavily down, men falling and stumbling in the dark,…

The Anzacs (Australia New Zealand Fighting Corp) landed at Gallipoli Cove in 25th of April 1915, providing assistance to Britain in World War one. In the event, volunteer soldiers have fought the Turks in the hope of winning with their “bravery” as that they were born as a “race of athletes”. However, certain evidence have shown that the Ideal characteristics mentioned in the Anzacs to be inaccurate. The information discovered supports the hypothesis that The Anzac Legend is an inaccurate…

the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs; the holiday, All Saints’ Day, incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows’ Eve and later Halloween. Celebration of Halloween was extremely limited in colonial New England because of the rigid Protestant belief systems there. In…

annoying, and selfish bunny. Bruno never liked Bently and he never seemed to have a reason. He would trip Bruno in the halls and kick the soccer balls at him during recess. But why was Bruno so mean to Bently? One day, Bently was super excited for school. It was Valentine's Day! He had gotten up early to make his valentines for all his friends. On each card he wrote a name and chattered "This one is for Marvin," "this one is for Thomas," "this one is for Gabby," and "this one is for Bruno."…

second year racing, I had the coolest experience happen to me. On the Sunday before a race I had to speak in my churchs's sacrament meeting. On the days leading up to the race I worked hard and prepped for the coming race. On Saturday day of the race after setting up our pit zone two people came up to me from a team in the valley wearing U of U shirts. After asking if I was from Moab they asked me if I had spoken in my ward last Sunday. I gave an uneasy assurance that I had and asked who they…

Formed in 1987, Green Day is an American pop punk band from Oakland, California. The members include lead singer and guitarists Billie Joe Armstrong, Bassist and backing vocals Mike Dirnt (Mike Pritchard), and drummer Tre Cool. Childhood friends Billie Joe and Mike Dirnt formed a band called Sweet Children at the age of fifteen. In Vallejo, California Sweet Children’s first concert took place at Rod’s Hickory Pit, where Billie Joe’s mother was working at the time. In 1989, the band had changed…