The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage (and others) living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and relatives who have died. The celebration occurs on the 1st and 2nd of November‚ in connection with the Catholic holy days of All Saints ’ Day and All Souls ’ Day which take place on those days. Traditions include building private
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Discussion Questions: The Book of the Dead 1. Why are Annie and her father in Florida? 2. Where does Annie’s father go when he leaves the motel‚ and what does he do? 3. What surprising information does Annie’s father give her about his past? 4. Why does Annie hold back from promising to make another statue for Gabrielle Fonteneau? Thinking Critically 5. How does a particular historical period shape the events of this story? Could you imagine similar events happening in the lives of people who
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Memory is what defines our lives. Our identities are shaped by our past experiences and the ways that we cope with painful memory is an incredibly important part of the human experience. In 1984 by George Orwell‚ Beloved by Toni Morrison‚ and The Dead by James Joyce the common theme of traumatic memory is explored in a variety of ways. Each of these texts contain characters who suppress painful memories and each text explores the benefits and perils of suppressing these memories. Beloved gives
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Living Dead “Last Night” by James Salter is a story about dying and the right to do it on your own terms. Marit Such‚ one of the three characters‚ is dying from metastasized uterine cancer. Once a beautiful woman‚ she has become only a shadow of her former self. Stripped of hope and unwilling to live in this state she has decided to end her life with an overdose of her prescription medication. Marit choose to die with dignity‚ right which people should have when they figure enough is
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Dead Star Setting: house of Don Julian‚ House of Judge del Valle‚ Tanda where there are coconut plantation and a beach‚ Church of Our Lady of Sorrow‚ Calle Real‚ Calle Luz in Sta. Cruz (hometown of Julia) Time of the story: Lenten Season. Characters: Alfredo Salazar‚ Esperanza‚ Julia Salas‚ Don Julian‚ Carmen‚ Judge del Valle‚ Donna Adella‚ Calixta‚ Dionisio‚ Vicente‚ Brigida Samuy. Theme: forbidden love Moral: It was expectations and reality. We expect that there’s always a happy ever after
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“Resentment” Many times when people are Isolated‚ they begin to feel resentment towards others. In the book A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer‚ he talks about his experience of growing up with an abusive parent. His relationship with his family was normal and loving up until around first grade. He began noticing his mother’s attitude changing towards him in a very negative way. It started with small punishments‚ and ranged to beating‚ and little “games”‚ as Dave Pelzer would call it. Throughout the
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“Yes it’s sad to belong to someone else when the right one comes along.” This song was running in my head while I was reading the story Dead Stars. Reading the story brought me mixed emotions: anger‚ sadness‚ excitement‚ confusion‚ etc. etc. I was not sure if I’ll feel sorry for Esperanza or Julia. However‚ in the end‚ I felt sorry‚ for‚ none other than the main character of the story‚ Alfredo. Alfredo‚ at his 30’s had not yet married but engaged to Esperanza for 3 years. However‚ Esperanza patiently
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Title: Dead Stars Author: Born in 1894 in Lucena City‚ Quezon. Marquez - Benítez authored the first Filipino modern English language short story‚ Dead Stars‚ published in the Philippine Herald in 1925. Born into the prominent Marquez family of Quezon province‚ she was among the first generation of Filipino people trained in the American education system which used English as the medium of instruction. She graduated high school in Tayabas High School now‚ Quezon National High School and college from
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Jaden R.M. Chivalry is not dead‚ but perhaps slowly dying off; it has simply evolved and is evolving continuously as time and people do. In Medieval Period‚ chivalry was a system of ethical ideals lived by daily. The chief chivalric virtues were piety‚ honor‚ nobility‚ valor‚ courtesy‚ chastity‚ and loyalty‚ and protecting the weak (women). It is apparent in today’s society that the definition and application of chivalry has changed through history. During the middle Ages‚ chivalry was a code
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approach is close to the “art for art’s sake” dictum by Jose Garcia Villa. The study of the selection is more or less based on the so-called literary elements which more or less boil down to the literal level‚ the affective values‚ the ideational values‚ technical values and the total effect and communication. * For moral or humanistic approach‚ the nature of man is central to literature. This approach is close to the “morality” of literature‚ to questions of ethical goodness and badness. *
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