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When civilizations are connected to other regions through trade and conquest, it allows the mixing of cultures and even creates new elements. These elements can be food, religion, holidays, etc. The mixing of these different cultural aspects into something unique is called cultural synthesis and it is responsible for many holidays, such as Halloween. When two cultures combine, they have a surge in technologic advancements due to the sharing of cultures. When this happens, a single trait evolves…

There I was, with my friends Kevin ,Kyjon ,Parrish, Isaiah, and Nigel. The date was October 31, a Halloween night. “ You guys ready to get tons of candy” ? Kevin said. “You know it, I replied back. We all went candy hunting. It was a breezy foggy night with children walking in their devastating costume and with them having plastic candy bags around their arms. “ Hey, I bet I can get more candy than you guys” Kyjon said with a smirk on his face. “Yeah sureeee” Isaiah said nearly hollering.…

In this magazine article by Green we see Robbins performing his “magical” trick of pickpocketing by taking advantage of peoples’ change blindness. Green in his article says: “Robbins needs to get close to his victims without setting off alarms bells” which reminds me of the examples of the boat, the advertisement, and the cards trick, where the change was happening so slowly that it was unnoticeable. The same way Robbins is slowly getting close to his victims, and thus allowing him to have easy…

The home improvement contractor scam known as the "Traveler" has been around for decades, and consumer advocate Courtney Yelle estimates that they bilk consumers out of more than $20 million annually. Since home improvement contractors often work out of their vehicles, this scam can appear quite benevolent at a glance, especially since professional scam artists don 't seen like solicitors first. But once you fall for the Traveler 's scam, you could wind up losing thousands of dollars. This home…

"Prostate yourself here where eternity begins and the earthly greatness is dust" These words can be read every year in the Pantheon barrio, during La Muerteada festival in the hillside town of San Agustín of Etla. This carnival of Death as a part of the cycle of life is celebrated since time inmemorial, its origin is lost back to hundreds of years before, in prechristian times. The oldest people remember it has always been celebrated at the beginning of November and the performance is played by…

Imagine the idea of signing a legal document that allows a thief to rob you. This sounds preposterous; however, this is reality for elderly who are affected by financial abuse. “In 2010 alone, reported instances of scams and fraud against older adults resulted in losses of about $2.9 billion” (Siddiqi). The amount of theft has only risen over the last six years, and is expected to keep growing if no further prevention or education is put into place. More and more people are living to older ages…

In the early Christian church, Halloween was a day for remembrance of martyrs, which is also called All Saints Day. All Hallows Eve, was the day before All Saints Day which began that time of remembrance. Presently, Halloween had become mostly a secular holiday. A time when kids dress up in a costume of their favorite fantasy character or a hero, and go door to door collecting candy. Although that might not sound so bad, kids now sometimes dress up as devils, vampires, and other evil characters…

I think that schools should celebrate Halloween. They should be able to represent their costumes. They can have a break from school work and have a party with their class or the whole school. They can walk around their track if they have one. Or the school can do fun school work that involves Halloween. In one of the passages it said that one school plans a couple of days of fun but school work about Halloween. You could learn about plant cycles then learn about pumpkin life cycle. Then you…

6th Street Halloween in Austin is one of the most popular events you can visit in the city. Over 100,000 people dress up in costume and visit the bars on the infamous street. Several streets will be closed to traffic so those in costume can safely wander the area from bar to bar. This is a huge event that attracts more and more people each year. If you want to see some unique costumes and meet a variety of people, this is the Halloween event for you. 6th Street Halloween takes place on…

Halloween was always one of my favorite holidays. Especially when the leaves start to change colors and it gets colder. That all changed October 20, 1998. It was a cold October night when it all happened. Kayla, Sabrina and I finally decided to go ride some old dirt roads. As I went to Kayals house I got this funny feeling as I pulled into the driveway, my heart was racing it was beating so fast and loud I could hear it in my head. I just talked myself out if it and got out of the car. As I got…