The Haunted Palace

Though there are many topics out there to choose from, I chose Halloween as mine. In my research, my main questions are from where and who Halloween first surfaced from and how it was then to what it is now. My thesis is still coming along but it is along the lines of “Halloween’s origin isn’t as ‘sweet’ as we have made it out to be“. My paper will be broken down into many different topics all ranging from: Where and who the ‘holiday’ started from, what was the reason, what was involved, how it…

I love Halloween but I don’t know if this experience made me like it more or less,. , But on this particular Halloween and Easter Collided, let me explain. It’s almost Halloween and I am so excited. It’s probably my favorite holiday , probably because of the candy , dressing up, but probably my favorite part is carving pumpkins. Tomorrow me and my family are going to the pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin to carve. This Halloween mine was going to be super scary. Then in the distance I saw a…

3:33 AM Approx: 1,300 words When some paranormal teams enter through the portals of St. Albans Sanatorium to investigate her dark interior, a bond is formed that calls to them, time and time again. 3:33 a.m. Paranormal is one of the teams that has heard and answered the asylum’s siren call. Led by the dynamic duo of Alex and Krystal Porras, this group of curious investigators has returned to St. Albans two or three times a year for the past six years. The team’s “baker’s dozen” visits to the…

Celebrity, Beverley Mitchell The Pennhurst State Mental Hospital, located in Spring City, Pennsylvania has been dubbed as being one of the most legendary asylums when it comes to hauntings and putting humans to the ultimate fear factor test. This legend became even more amplified when Beverley Mitchell was on set at Pennhurst filming the movie under the same name. While on set, Beverley Mitchell, who played younger sister "Ruthie" on 7th Heaven witnessed firsthand, the overwhelming feeling of…

Attention Getter: Does anyone believe that Ghosts exist? Countless questions arise as you walk through the twisting maze at the Winchester Mystery house. How could one mansion be beautiful yet bizzare at the same time? Thesis: The fasinating story behind the Winchester house entails a deep personal tragedy; one in which led sarah winchester to build obsessively until the day of her death, still standing as a popular tourist attraction. Preview/Roadmap: Today not am I only going to explain…

In this book infiltration chapter 7 and 8 start off with the planning of their great scheme. Bex the main character had met this new kid at school named Kieran and this new kid had offered him a job for his expertise in breaking and entering. At the time Bex had been going through some struggles with his girlfriend leaving to a summer job far away and he was thinking of the offer Kieran had given would stop her from leaving, yet even though his idea goes against everything Bex believes in. On…

incorporating mercantilism. Not only did Louis build a great economy for France but he also built up their military by increasing its amount of people by 10 times in size. Also, establishing a strong centralized government for France he built the Palace of Versailles and had the nobles as his servants. King Louis XIV is one of best leaders in history,…

Alex Day Mr. Haller Global 10 January 5, 2016 I am the State Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, is one of the most famous French kings because of the long lasting effects of his policies. Born on September 5, 1638, he reigned for 72 years and achieved his goal of creating an absolute monarchy. In order to do so, Louis reorganized France’s political system, enforced the worship of one religion, and created a central seat for power, which became Versailles. He was known as the “Sun King”…

Those differences focus on the power of the nobility and the serfdom still existent in the eastern countries. In France, the power of the nobility was limited by the monarch. Louis XIV built the Versailles Palace as a distraction for the noble so they would not interfere with Louis’s political affairs. This differed greatly in eastern Europe. In Prussia, the Junkers, the nobility, formed the backbone of the Prussian military officer unit. They had power and…

people in Russian develop hatred toward his policy. Both nation under the absolute ruler have been in war for many year and it have only brought modest territory expansion. Another similarity between both absolutism is the building of their capital and palace, like many ruler in the past Louis XIV and Peter the Great ave possess a architecture that display their power and wealth. Louis XIV of France had the capital Versailles and Peter the Great build the beautiful city St.Petersburg. The…