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‚ fruit and money.[83] The practice of Guising at Halloween in North America is first recorded in 1911‚ where a newspaper in Kingston‚ Ontario reported children going "guising" around the
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author uses statistics and her own family to prove the idea of how much time is being spent on the internet within her family‚ keeping in mind that the time teens spend online could’ve been a time for the family to gather around the dinner table. Despite the disadvantages of having the Internet as a part of our families‚ the author finds it to be an easy access to the outer world. The author talks about how human beings can’t be trusted so much in person and a great alternative for facing them in real
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Being single doesn’t necessarily mean you’re available. Sometimes you have to put up a sign that says‚ "Do Not Disturb" on your heart. | If you aren’t happy being single you will never be happy in a relationship. Get your own life and love it first‚ then share it. If you’re single‚ focus on being a better you instead of looking for someone better than your ex. A better you will attract a better next. Being single doesn’t necessarily mean one is not wanted. In many cases it means that one
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don’t feel like anyone cares what we have to say‚ or we fear being rejected or embarrassed. We fear being all alone. Shy personalities are a security blanket - if you don’t put yourself out there‚ you won’t risk getting hurt. I would like to change my personality from being shy because I won’t lose as many opportunities‚ I won’t be insecure‚ and I can make friends easier. Initially‚ Being shy is not the best thing to be. Sometimes being shy can ruin many opportunities. If you are shy‚ your career
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ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF BEING FAMOUS? If you are a famous person all the people believe you have a wonderful life with no worries or problems. But‚ to my mind being famous have both advantages and disadvantages. The greatest advantage is that celebrities are usually very rich and they have easier lifes than other people. They live in beautiful enormous houses mantained by housekeepers‚ gardeners‚ cooks and many servants. Secondly‚ being a celebrity bring them such privileges
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Being a Teenager: Is hard‚ harder than some can imagine‚ harder than some can even remember. It’s those years you’ll never forget‚ though sometimes you wish you could wipe away. They seem to last forever‚ but when you look back‚ they went by so fast. Being a teenager is falling in love too fast‚ and too hard‚ talking for hours on the phone to your best friends‚ being talked about and talking about others. It’s being guilty when you’re innocent‚ it’s standing out and fitting in‚ it’s when you have
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Despite the advantages that the statue of celebrity can provide‚ it also has many disadvantages . First of all ‚ being a celebrity can be very difficult at sometimes ‚with this I mean that celebrities are not free the have no privacy and are not able to go out without being noticed ‚ clearly *Being in the public eye forces famous people to look their best all the time. They can never afford to be natural otherwise they will be judge by the journalists and obviously they will become the target
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and sleep. For four years‚ my weekends consisted of pom-poms‚ stuck up football players‚ and team rivalries. Before I was able to cheer on my classmates‚ I went through a grueling tryout. My mother and father had three children together‚ with all being girls. Unfortunately‚ I do not posses memories of my mother and father together in the same house. I do not posses the memories of my mother cooking a meal for her whole family‚ or a Christmas that was spent with both of my parents. It is so cynical
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have everything and you can do anything you want because you’re the only princess in the house. But in my case‚ I hate the idea of growing up as the only girl because there are too many expectations that I need to fulfil. That’s the worst thing about being the only girl. Putting make-ups‚ dressing up‚ and playing dolls are not really my thing. I love sports‚ hanging out with my friends‚ action movies‚ and video games. My brothers are my best buds in doing these things. They don’t treat me as a weak and
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Being Late Being late is unacceptable in any working environment. Every person is late at least a few times in his/her lifetime. Some people can be late occassionally due to circumtances beyond their control. Bill was late for his job presentation. Bill’s excused was because of the traffic‚ and there is an ongoing road construction that is causing the traffic. The people that Bill supposed to meet in the meeting were disappointed‚ embarrassed‚ and not willing to extend their waiting time period
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