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    The House Grotty and ruined‚ the house stood grounded to the earth. I shivered as though ice had replaced my spine. The cold air enveloped my entire body. The multiple layers of clothing could not protect me against the deathly cold. The walkway leading up to the house was cracked. Weeds and dandelions poked out from these cracks. Red roses grew wildly in thick patches by the gate. The moonlight cast a ghoulish glow on the house. Vines formed a twisted maze upon the side of house‚ reaching their

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    Dead Stars

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    * 1. Dead Stars Paz Marquez Benitez * 2. SynopsisThis story revolves around Alfredo Salazar and two women: Esperanza‚ his fiancéefor four years and a young girl from out-of-town named Julia Salas. Alfredo iscommitted to marrying Esperanza. But he started having second thoughts about hisfeelings when he met Julia in the Judge’s house. But he Aware that all his lovedones-including Julia would not agree if he would not honor his understanding withEsperanza. So he and Esperanza got married And made

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    Dead Star \ Alfredo Salazar - son of Don Julian‚ a more than 30 years old man and a bachelor. He is engaged to Esperanza but him still fleeting to Julia Salas. \ Esperanza - wife of Alfredo Salazar. She is a homely woman‚ literal minded and intensely acquisitive. She is one of those fortunate women who have the gift of uniformly beauty. \ Julia Salas - sister-in-law of Judge Del Valle. She is the other girl of Alfredo Salazar that remains single in her entire life. \ Don Julian - an old man

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    Day of the Dead

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    The day of the dead is an ancient ritual. It has been a holiday for over 500 years. It is a national holiday which has combined the Mexican ancient ritual with the Spanish-Catholic "All Souls Day"‚ which the Spanish conquistadores celebrated during the religious conversion of the local Mexican native Indians. Today‚ day of the dead is celebrated throughout Latin America‚ as an official Catholic holiday. The day of the dead dates back to approximately 3500 B.C. This celebration initially took

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    day of the dead ART 2013 WHO STARTED DAY OF THE DEAD? Day of the dead originated centuries ago in Mexico‚ where it is still widely celebrated to this day. The holiday is a blend of indigenous beliefs and Spanish Catholic beliefs. WHO CELEBRATES DAY OF THE DEAD? It is celebrated throughout Mexico. Many other countries around the world celebrate similar versions of Day of the Dead as well‚ by having special days for honoring the dead. These celebrations occur in various countries in Central

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    the pleasure of the living (Sayer‚ Chloë 8). The day of the dead is celebrated on November 1& 2 of every year known to be as All Souls Day. Introduced in the Mexican population by their Aztec indigenous ancestry known not to be afraid of death but to embrace it. Meso-American Indians have strong belief of the afterlife and the underworld that came after death. The day of the dead is celebrated by giving “ofrendas” offerings to the dead on “altares” or alter. This dates back to when Mesoamerican’s

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    Dead Butterfly

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    The Overall meaning of the poem‚ Dead Butterfly‚ is to let go of the past because life keeps going on and don’t hold onto things that are making life miserable. The speaker on this poem seems to be the mother of a girl that the poem refers to as her “Daughter”. The daughter of the speaker carries a dead monarch butterfly in mason jar which symbolizes her happy life or her past that have died. The girl seems to be tormented by her past and she seems that she can’t let go of it. Meanwhile the mother

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    The Walking Dead

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    The Walking Dead Diamond Fenderson SOC/100 February 13‚ 2013 Dr. Dennis Duffin The Walking Dead The Walking Dead is a televised American drama series about a group of people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse developed by Frank Darabont. The series stars Andrew Lincoln as sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes‚ who awakens from a coma after the world yields to a zombie plague (Griffiths‚ 2011). Dazed and confused from months in the hospital he wanders out to figure out why he cannot find anyone

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    Day of the Dead

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    What is the Day of the Dead? The Day of the Dead is a holiday that originates in Mexico. The main focus of it is to celebrate and remember dead loved ones with friends and family. The celebration takes place on October 31‚ November 1 and November 2. The celebration is dedicated to La Calavera Catrina‚ who has become a symbol for the holiday. The Day of the Dead has become one of the largest holidays in Mexican culture. What countries celebrate the Day of the Dead? The holiday is especially

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    The Day of the Dead is a traditional holiday celebrated in Mexico. Unlike in the United States it lasts for three days with parades and food offering. It starts on October 31st (at midnight) and lasts until November 2nd. In some ways the Day of the Dead and Halloween are same and they are different in others. The differences between the Day of the Dead and Halloween varies to a lot of things. A main fact that most peope know is that Halloween lasts for one day and The day of the dead last for three

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