...Sang Spell is about a boy named Josh, his mom died in a car accident and he has to live with his Aunt who lives in Dallas, Texas. So instead of flying there he decides to hitch hike there from Boston, Massachusetts. He thinks he can blow off some steam this way. He really doesn’t like the idea of moving to go live with his Aunt in Texas and the changes this will bring in his life. As Josh goes along on his journey, he meets a man willing to bring him to Dallas. Josh accepts the mans offer, but instead of going to Dallas, the man purposely drives the wrong way. The man then tells Josh he must pay for the ride even though he went the wrong way, Josh refuses to pay and started to walk again in the middle of nowhere. The driver then jumps him and takes his shoes, over $200 and his expensive watch, leaving him there to die until a woman with a horse and carriage finds him and takes him to a strange farm town with no electricity or telephones. He stays for a couple of days because of his terrible conditions from being jumped by that driver. He tries to leave the town a couple of times but for some odd reason he seems to end up back in the town? So he decides to stay for a little while to find out more about the town. He then meets Mavis, who teaches him the history of the town, its called Canora. She doesn’t know much about the strange force that sends you back but there’s definitely something? Then he meets Kasper, another Melungeon like Josh himself hates being trapped...
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...Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Scotland children still go guising. In this custom the child performs some sort of trick, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, to earn their treats. The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays dates back to the Middle Ages and includes Christmas wassailing. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of souling, when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls' Day (November 2). It originated in Ireland and Britain,[14] although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy.[15] Shakespeare mentions the practice in his comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1593), when Speed accuses his master of "puling [whimpering or whining] like a beggar at Hallowmas."[16] In Scotland and Ireland, Guising — children disguised in costume going from door to door for food or coins — is a traditional Halloween custom, and is recorded in Scotland at Halloween in 1895 where masqueraders in disguise carrying lanterns made out of scooped out turnips, visit homes to be rewarded with cakes...
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...My 4th year High School Life, Different from Others Alyssa Bea Tanda, IV-Br. Flavius High school life is really fun. There are so many happenings in your life that you will never forget, so many things that had changed your life. For me there are many things in my life that changed a lot in me but I can say that the one that had changed me the most is my being a 4th year high school student. I don’t know why, but I really learned a lot in this part of my life. There are also some good effects of me being a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year high school student, but being a fourth year student is really different. It’s different from my other past experiences. The first day of 4th year came and I found out that my section is Br. Flavius, wherein my classmates were also my classmates when I was in 3rd year. At first I had thought of transferring to other section, because I want something new and I want to have new friends with other people. But then I had a realization that I can’t afford to be away from my friends. I also thought that it is God’s will that I am part of that section, so there is a purpose why I belong here. One of the main reasons why I decided not to transfer to other section is because I learned that the adviser of our section is Mr. Joseph Consignado. Even when I was still on the lower years, I already know his name. Many people say that he is one of the best advisers of the high school department. Every section that he handled was always known to be one of the best...
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...Run. Run. Run. Out through the school doors I go. I bash through every obstacle that I come across. As I run, like it is the life of me, I appreciate the crisp air that gives me goosebumps, the crunchy butterscotch and crimson leaves that easily drop to the sidewalk, and the peculiar ghouls and ghost mannequins that haunt the front steps. … I can’t stop running. Halloween is tonight and I am being a ghost. Why am I being a ghost? My mom says everyone will love my costume. Who does not want to be a ghost? I am a few blocks away. I can start to see my street. I don’t stop running; I am impatient to get home, eat dinner, wear my costume, and get candy. After school, my mom is making me my favorite dish on my favorite day of the year! Baked chicken ziti with eggplant and broccoli. My mouth waters as I think about the smooth texture of the creamy pasta and the chicken full of fresh flavor. I am a cat, zooming between your feet, to get your attention to feed me....
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...help of neighbors and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout and Jem almost automatically understand the difficulties and conspiracies of their neighborhood and town. The only neighbor who puzzles them is the mysterious Arthur Radley, AKA Boo Radley, who never comes outside. When Dill, a neighbor's nephew, starts spending summers in Maycomb, the three children begin on a quest where they are determined to lure Arthur outside. Scout who is known as a tom boy who would rather hang out with boys rather than girls and is known to solve her problems with fighting. She tries to understand a world that tells her to behave like a lady, a brother who criticizes her for acting like a girl, and a father who accepts her just as she is. Scout hates school, gaining her most valuable education from experience and from her father. About half way through the book Scout and Jem discover that their father is going to represent a black man named Tom Robinson, who was accused of raping and beating a white female. Because of this Scout and Jem have to put up with a lot of racist comments and insults because of their father’s part of the trial. During the trial Scout has a hard time trying not to get into fights with other children, which her Aunt Alexandra and...
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... Celebration of Halloween Halloween is a celebration that usually takes place on the night of October 31st. Before it evolved into this name it was once called “All Hallows Eve”. ”Today, Halloween is a festival of fun for kids. It is an occasion to dress up as little monsters, ghost or witches” (Why is Halloween Celebrated). Many religious people have their concerns and dislikes toward this holiday. “Over time the custom of adults dressing up as demons changed and the children took over. As they went from house to house they would knock at each house and cry ‘trick or treat’ ” (Why is Halloween Celebrated). But how did all this come about? Halloween dates back to 2,000 years ago. “In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1st as a time to honor all saints and martyrs; the holiday All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain” (History of Halloween). During the Celtic festival of Samhain people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward of what they believed were roaming ghosts. “By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory” (History of Halloween).While the Romans were ruling the lands there were two festivals, Feralia, a day Romans traditionally commemorate the passing of the dead and the second was to honor Pomona , the Roman goddess of fruit and tree. An apple symbolizes Pomona which explains why the tradition of bobbing for apples is practiced on Halloween. “By the end of the 19th century, annual autumn...
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...FAIRVIEW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (Subang Jaya) RULES and GUIDELINES in CHEER DANCING 1. There shall be a minimum of ____________ and a maximum of _____________ cheer dancers per year level. (Spotters/lifters can be boy or girl) Dancers (boys and girls); Pep squad (mixed; maximum of 20 members) 2. There shall be no limit on instruments (tape, drums, guitar, keyboard, etc.) to be used in the cheer dancing presentation, as well as in the number of props (except for hazardous ones). 3. Only light apparatus are allowed for the cheering presentation such as ribbons, dumbbells, small flags and the like. 4. A number shall include choreography of the following: * More or less 20% for gymnastic skills (basic positions, stunts, floor skills, tumbling, pyramid building, etc.) In pyramid building, the highest level can only reach up to 2nd level including the base. Basket tossing is not allowed. * More or less 80% for dance skills (aerobics, jazz, modern dance, social dances, etc.) 5. Criteria for the performance in cheer dancing are as follows: * Choreography - 45% * Overall Impact/Projection - 15% * Synchronization - 10% * Costume - 10% * Voice Quality - 10% * Clarity of Cheer - 10% 100% 6. The duration of the presentation will be a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes including the entrance and exit sequences. There...
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...Philiipine Traditional Costumes The Philippine Costumes Barong Tagalog for Men Barong Tagalog, the official national costume of Filipino men, originated from the northern part of the Philippines, and is originally made of jusi or pineapple cloth called “pina” (woven from pineapple leaves). It is worn over a Chinese collarless shirt called camisa de Chino. It exhibits the loose, long lines of its Chinese sources, the airy tropical appearance of Indo-Malay costume, the elongated effect of Hindu dressing, and the ornamental restraint of European men’s clothing. Today, barong tagalong can come from different materials and different colors. It is usually used for formal occasion and meetings Mestiza The Mestiza Dress is a formal dress made of expensive lace and fabric adorned with embroideries. It is the sophisticated version of the national costume, the baro’t saya (blouse and skirt). Made more popular by former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, some even called it Imelda dress or terno. Mestiza dress is known for its elegance and butterfly sleeves. It is usually worn for formal occasion Maria Clara Dress Maria Clara’s dress was named after a mestiza heroine of one of the novels of the Philippine National hero Dr. Jose Rizal. Its origin was the national costume of Filipino women which is baro’t (shirt) saya (skirt). The Maria Clara gown features a floor-length paneled skirt of silk or satin and it consists of four separate pieces: the collarless...
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...Jem told her to sleep with him for the night and told her that it will be over by the net day because that’s when the trial would be over • The next morning Atticus told the kids to stay at home while he was at the court house • Scout and Jem saw many people who were dressed up and started walking to the court house • Eventually they joined the rest of the people and started making their way to the court house • After lunch Jem, Scout, and Dill sneaked into the courthouse with the rest of the people • While they were up there they heard a couple of guys talking about how Atticus was really going to defend Tom out of his own will not just because he was told to work on this case • The courthouse was really full so the three of them went upstairs to watch the trial from where the colored people watch it Chapter 17 • The trial begins • Heck Tate says that on November 21st he came to get him where he said that she had been raped • When they both got to the house they saw her on the floor all beat up • Heck asked her who did that to her and she said it was Tom • Atticus pointed out that Mayella was beaten up on the right side of the face, then making sure the jury heard that • Bob Ewell then came up to say his side of the story saying that he had ran to the house after he heard yelling then he looked through the window where he saw Tom running out the back • He went to go and get the sheriff first instead of running after Tom • Atticus asked Bob if he could read and write • He said...
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...The Halloween Festival Halloween is a time of celebration where people wear costumes and party while in masks every once a year. It is a traditional holiday that takes place in most countries around the world. Halloween’s tradition began in Northern Ireland and Modern Britain, and it has spread to most of the countries all over the world. To some countries, Halloween is a formal holiday while to others it is still an informal break. The popularity of this festival continues to increase year after year. Media outlets such as radio, television, and movies have helped the festival to grow into America’s second largest commercial holiday. This growth contributes to bringing in an estimated revenue of around $6.9 billion dollars annually. Most people spend the day watching horror movies, visiting important attractions, theme parks, and having snacks at Halloween theme restaurants. I interviewed an American citizen who has quite a lot of information concerning other countries and his country’s Halloween parties. His name is Trevor A. Jonathan, and he was born in the year 1976 in California, United States of America. He joined Harvard University in the year 2002 and undertook a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies where he graduated in the year 2005 and joined the United Nation’s travel team. He has participated in a few countries’ Halloween’s holiday such as Russia, South Africa, Brazil, and China during his travel assignments around the world. a) What do you...
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...Clint Cave POLY SCI Prof. Fitzpatrick 4/23/13 Term Paper Final Country: Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago is a developing nation in the Caribbean composed of two islands. The islands gained independence from the British in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean, largely as a result of petroleum and natural gas industries. Tourist travel is mostly to the smaller of the two sister islands, Tobago. Tourist facilities are widely available. Calypso music and steel drum bands feature in carnival celebrations on the larger island. Relaxed and peaceful in comparison to its densely-populated sister, Tobago attracts diving enthusiasts and nature lovers. The island is self-governing. Trinidad & Tobago is a beautiful island and it has some of the most amazing tourist sites. One site is The Aripo Caves they are located in the northern tip of Trinidad, it is a must-see for the adventurous tourist. The caves are home to oilbirds, a rare species of nocturnal birds that fly in the dark using echolocation, just like bats do. The caves are also home to a large population of bats. Reaching the limestone caves requires an extensive hike through a dense jungle like forest, as trails are often overgrown. The caves themselves are rich in stalactites and stalagmites. You can reach the entrance to the cave and walk a few feet into the caves on your own. The forest is especially beautiful in February, when the mountain immortelle trees are in bloom, showing...
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...…………………………………………………………………………… Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France. November 1 was their New Year's Day. They believed that the night before the New Year (October 31) was a time when the living and the dead came together. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth on Halloween. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America, pumpkins were more common. So people began putting candles inside them and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack 'o lanterns today. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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...with their peaceful lives. However this town include three communities: the white folk, the black community and the white trash. If we looked from the outside, three communities are harmony and peaceful, but underneath of three communities combined of hostility, racial prejudices and friendlessness. This summer, Scout and Jem had a new friend name Dill. Dill came to live as their neighborhoods. They always play around their homes and nearby everyday. Not far away from their homes, there was a mystery house. The maniac man who has not been seen for many years by anybody as a result of never leaving his house owned it. His name is Boo Radley. With their curiosity, the three children sneaked onto that house at night. Boo shot at them for warning. Jem was frightened and lost his pant while he was escaping. After they hurried to come back home, Atticus asked and warned them to avoid to torment Boo. Both of them understood and went to bed immediately. At the morning, Scout went to school for the first time with unwillingness and detestation. Scout had a fight with one boy, but Jem obstructed. Jem solved the problem by inviting dinner for that boy. Atticus...
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...with the Delta Phi fraternity (aka Kappa Sigma) began recruiting members not only from the university but from the university’s preparatory school which acted as a means to educate children as young as thirteen years of age and eventually lead then to attending the University of Arizona. After Delta Phi (Kappa Sigma), a fraternity, formed in 1900, other greek organizations followed with their own preparatory school versions of their chapter, with Gamma Phi Sigma (Kappa Alpha Theta), a sorority, following in 1905. About 10 others continued to establish a presence at the University of Arizona, however, none were nationally recognized until 1915. Then in 1915, the organizations focused more on the undergraduate students rather than recruiting the “high school students.” From 1915 to 1929, eleven sororities and fraternities were established. From 1930 to 1939, three sororities and five fraternities were established at the U of A and chapter membership was very low (40’s) compared to chapters today. In the 40’s seven fraternities and two sororities were established. However, due to the Second World War during this time, the presence of fraternities were almost non-existent. The majority of the fraternity gentlemen were fighting in the war, and most of the chapter’s houses were being used by the Defense Department, while two of the fraternity houses were used as women’s dorms. Sororities, with female members who weren’t eligible for the draft, did their part to support the troop by selling...
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...fourth of October and when we the play started I was drawn to the actual setting of the stage; firstly contrast in the set and how it represented the two side’s class divide. Mrs Johnstone’s huge family all cramped up in the small, crumbling, graffiti covered terraced council housing with the rest of the workers and Mrs Lyon’s large elegant suburban detached house with is wrought iron street lamp and large windows and also with the interior of the houses only the kitchen of Mrs Johnstone’s house is shown overflowing with cooking utensils and laundry and other domestic trivialities but not a chair in sight which means Mrs Johnstone is always either shown standing up or sitting on the step whereas Mrs Lyons living room is shown with its tasteful decorating, art deco lamps, corner pillars and a large sofa in the middle where she is often shown sitting on offering another contrast between her and Mrs Johnstone. Another feature of the setting I particularly enjoyed was the raked stage which allowed better levels for the actors the stage is heavily raked, meaning that a lot of the action is easy to see from all over the house. The set is simple and remains stationary, creating a focused performance space and emphasised certain scenes like when Mrs Lyons suggested Mrs Johnstone give her one of the twins she upstaged Mrs Johnstone who had to turn to respond and also allows for multiple scenes such as when Mrs Lyons revealed Eddie and Linda’s ‘affair’ she turned Micky to face upstage...
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