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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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    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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    Evil Dead 2013: A Film with Big Shoes to Fill Since the 1981 release of the original Evil dead you will not find many horror films as near and dear to horror film fanatics’ hearts as this classic. Although it is now out-dated and known as a low budget film; these qualities are what made it such a great horror classic. Lacking the luxury of relying on a gigantic Hollywood budget and fancy effects the director used ingenuity to captivate people’s minds. Needless to say‚ it worked. Fast forward to

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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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    The Walking Dead AMC’s gritty and gruesome apocalyptic hit “The Walking Dead” places the blood thirsty‚ agonized groans of zombies right in our living rooms. The show follows a small group of survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse that has decimated some seventy-five percent of the population. The cable series which first premiered in 2010 made no bones about its weekly offering of flesh-eating‚ blood-splattered gore. The opening sequence of the pilot episode features a virus-ridden little

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    The Dead and the Gone

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    Quinn Perry Mrs. Laureen Batchelor American Literature II April 7‚2013 The Dead and the Gone Life can offer many dark and twisted challenges to an individual. A life can change from a single decision; and‚ perhaps a part of life‚ becomes accepting one’s own decisions…right and wrong. In The Dead and The Gone ‚by Susan Pfeffer‚ seventeen-year-old Alex Morales faces loss‚ remorse‚ and death when an asteroid collides with the moon and chaos erupts in urban New York City. Assuming both of

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    Brain Dead

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    To pull plug or not? What is Brain Dead? By definition Brain Dead is when the entire brain‚ including the brain stem‚ has lost all function. Furthermore‚ the upper part of the brain‚ the cerebrum‚ is involved in all conscious functions including sensation‚ movement‚ memory‚ thought and personality. The brain stem is the lower part of the brain and it controls basic vital functions such as wakefulness‚ breathing‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure and temperature. The brain is held in a bony skull

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    Is Chivalry Dead?

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    Chivalry; the act of being gentlemanly; has changed dramatically over the years. Is Chivalry Dead? is the most frequently asked question on the topic. There are obviously going to be different views on the answer but the changing eras need to be taken into consideration first. Chivalry first came to be known in the medieval ages thanks to Knights. It was referred to the title of the medieval institution of knighthood and the values/ideals of; knightly virtues‚ honour and courtly love. It was assimilated

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    Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society‚ directed by Peter Weir is an inspiring film which depicts many themes and issues relating to the late 1950s society. Peter Weir uses film techniques such as setting‚ characterisation‚ symbolism and recurring motifs to verify the universal themes alternating from conformity‚ freedom and individuality. Peter Weir uses the film techniques to establish the clear contrast between realism and romanticism presented to the students at Welton Academy (an all-boys

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