The Departed

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, Donna Okaro, Jovanna Dollins, and Michael Gregorash helped Collin College’s Student Life organize an event called Dia de Los Muertos. On October 18, 2016, from 11 am to 1 pm in the Central Park Atrium the event shared the history of Dia de Los Muertos and provided the opportunity of decorating a sugar skull of our own. Dia de Los Muertos is Spanish for Day of the Dead. Although the tradition originated from Mexico, other cultures acknowledge the festivity…

On 02/23/17, at approximately 2050 hours, I was conducting security walks at Durango Jail, located at 3225 W. Gibson Lane, Phoenix AZ 85009 in D-4, C Pod. During my security walk, Inmate Balog, Tibor T341787 informed me that while exiting his bunk, he became dizzy/light headed and hit his head on the bunk next to his. Inmate Balog had blood in his left ear. Medical staff was notified. At approximately 2100 hours, Inmate Balog was escorted to Durango Medical Clinic. At approximately 2116 hours,…

Firstly, the conceptualisation of Rowan Gillespie’s Famine memorial, unveiled on the 29th of May, 1997, can be understood as a public dedicatory piece of work to those most plagued by the Great Famine’s malice. The skeletal and atrophied seven figures, cast in unpolished bronze, embodies the undisputable melancholy and hopelessness bestowed upon those most affected by the Famine, triggering an emotional and affectionate response to those who view it. The memorial, essentially, depicts mass…

of terror." Looking up from his work, Victor saw a figure at the hut's window; the Monster had followed Victor and Henry through their travels. In a fit of terror and fury, Victor ripped the female figure apart. The upset Monster left, and Victor departed from his lab for his other room, where he remained looking out the window. Hours later, the Monster entered Victor's room and berated Victor for breaking his promise. The Monster threatened Victor,…

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as “The Devil’s Triangle” is an area in the Western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where hundreds of planes and ships have mysteriously disappeared. It covers approximately 500,000 square miles of the ocean. The three points of the triangle include Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Bermuda Islands. Many of the ships and planes that have passed through are said to have encountered strange occurrences or severe weather. Most ships and planes that disappear in the…

Everything you need to know about why Hindus are burnt and not buried? Death is an unavoidable chapter in the book of life and different cultures bid adieu to the departed in different ways. In Hindus, it is in the form of burning bodies, which is widely known as Antima Sanskar. But why do we burn the body, when most cultures prefer to bury their dead? Let’s explore the belief, or rather beliefs that veil this tradition: • Sacrifice to The Lord of Fire: in Hinduism, almost all the ceremonies are…

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…

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a traditional Hispanic holiday that is celebrated in Mexico during that last days of October and the first days of November. This holiday stems from many different traditional Aztec rituals that have been carried on throughout history. It is a celebration of life and death, and is spent in remembrance of those who have passed. People prepare all different kinds of foods to celebrate and honor all the people that they have lost. They believe that on…

usual San Francisco traffic even on a Saturday morning. Luckily my father was willing to drive me and drop me off so that way I wouldn’t have to deal with finding a parking spot. Upon arriving to the station I had a quick hug with my father before he departed for home. I grabbed all my equipment and the muffins I bought the day prior from the car and walked over to the first firefighter I saw, who was a middle aged asian man who greeted me with a warm smile, not completely aware that there was…

"If we do not deceive our own men, we will never deceive the enemy." Which is why Mr. Washington did not tell his men that they were going to Yorktown. (Military Quotes) As the continental army march to Yorktown the French Cut the British off by the sea. The battle of Yorktown was the final battle to end the revelation war. George Washington was about to march his men into New York until his scouts told him that General Henry Clinton was sending troops to Yorktown. George wanted to make Clinton…