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Walking into the cemetery, I noticed that the night shined brighter than the day and the music was more alive than ever. I could hear the song, “Puno de Tierra” by Ramon Ayala, playing in the background and there were many families gathered around the graves of their loved ones. I could smell the fresh copal burning into the air and I noticed that my uncles tumba (tomb) looked cleaner than any other day. His grave was decorated with marigolds, candy skulls, pan de muertos, and white candles along with a few of his favorite foods and a portrait of him placed in the middle for everyone to see. Then, I suddenly open my eyes to see myself sitting down on a sofa from our living room, and in the background I heard my grandmother continuously repeating

I am going to tell you about a famous, yet kinda eerie celebration that takes place in mexico. This is a tradition celebrated by the Mexican Natives, most Mexican Americans (including myself) don’t even acknowledge this day, unless they happen to be visiting mexico at the time of this event.

Sunny Albuquerque rests atop an escalated desert, and celebrates Halloween a notch above the rest of the planet. With roots from Mexico, New Mexico has been participating in “Las Dias de Los Muertos” (The Days of the Dead) long before the land became a state of the USA. During Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, the Spanish recognize the spirits who stay among them, and honor those that have passed. They have the belief that maybe the spirits of the deceased are among them every day, but the end of October and early November is the chosen time to honor the nonliving. It teaches the Spanish to accept death, as it can’t be avoided. To bring some joy into the morbid topic, they build intricate shrines for their passed family members, dance the night away to music, and have fiestas. Skulls are vibrantly painted with the name of the deceased on them. Of course, plenty of spicy Spanish food is cooked and enjoyed.

Last but not least I identified myself with a picture swimming with the dolphins. That picture represents how you can truly overcome your fears if you set goals in life. Besides trying to accomplish being the best mother I can be and educating myself to be better for me and help

Over the course of history there have been many contrasting and similar views in terms of religion and the practices done in this aspect. An example is the Mexica (name given by the West to refer to the Aztecs) practices of El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) and the Catholic (people in the Christian religion loyal to the Roman Catholic Church and the leader of that church, the Pope) practices of the holiday. The Day of the Dead fell on about the beginning of August which was the ninth month on the Aztec Solar Calendar and was celebrated for the entire month. The Aztecs and other Meso-American civilizations commemorated this day by using skulls to honor and

Holidays are an important part of every culture in the world. They are times of festivity where friends and family gather together to celebrate special events at different points of the year. Oftentimes these affairs aren’t limited to a single day and each country has their own set of specific rituals that they perform to commemorate the occasion. Many holidays also have religious origins that are a mix of Christian and pagan beliefs.

Días de Muertos, or Days of the Dead as it is known in Anglo Saxon countries, is a national holiday in Mexico that allows families to honor their deceased loved ones through a tradition that dates back to pre-colonial Mexico [2]. The holiday is tied so much to Mexican culture that it is also celebrated outside Mexico in regions with strong Mexican heritage ties such as the U.S. [1]. The dead are honored from October 31 - November 2nd with celebration and care over their resting place. October 31 is typically reserved for infants and children who have died and are now known as angelitos (little angels). On November 1st and 2nd Mexico observe its version of the Roman Catholic holidays All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days respectively

Something that I would like to document as a community activity that took place during the seasonal celebrations in the month of October, is the invite by Dr. Alicia Gonzales to her home, to celebrate el “Día de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”). I find this community event to be significant for different reasons, but specifically because it gave me a sense of what the Day of the Dead is about, that is, to keep alive those who have died by remembering.

The picture of the crossroad sign presents a way of life for countless teenagers that are my age. As of now, at the age of 16 years, there are numerous decisions I must settle sine they will ultimately impact the outcome of my future as I prepare to graduate. I selected this picture because it represents the many paths that I can take in my life. It shows that I am not obligated to choose the path that is most taken and that the possibilities are endless. After choosing a path, there will always be another crossroad for me, therefore I don’t have to worry as much.

This message from what I read about the fortunes means you are going to do good in the future. The four fortunes say “You are a talented story teller.”, “Congratulations! You are on your way.”, “You are a person of another time.”, “Now is the time to try something new!” These positive encouraging messages I thought were trying to per sway the viewers that you’re going to be something great in the future. Also, the princess in the middle also shows that you’re going to be well known and well respected. Also, the artist shows a lot of flowers and weeds. It could mean that since you have beautiful flowers you will have a beautiful wife. Further, the weeds could be roadblocks that are going to occur in your life and the flowers will over grow them. This could also mean that you can overcome anything as you become more mature and age more. I can relate to this piece of art work by it giving me inspiration and a message of you are going to be great in the future, keep working hard and anything you set your mind to you will

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Note that I have grouped these objections into five categories. The first constitute a highly emotionally charged group that includes yuk, horror, offence, disgust, unnaturalness, the playing of God and hubris. Then come four clearly moral categories-those concerned with autonomy (in which for reasons given later I have included dignity); those concerned with harm; those concerned with benefit; and those concerned with justice of one sort or another, whether in the sense of simply treating people equally, of just allocation of inadequate resources, of just respect for people's rights, or in the sense of legal justice and the obeying of morally acceptable

Some things that are extremely important to me are my family, friends, and mentors, which is why they have some of the biggest pictures in my visual representation. On the left side of my head includes our most recent family photo, including my mom, grandparents, aunt and uncle, and cousins. We took them on a family vacation and my older brother could not come, so he is not in the picture. For a period of time my family and I constantly had conflict ,but now I do not remember the last time someone was mad at another in my house. The next important person in my life shown next to my family is my boyfriend. He was considered one of my best friends years before my boyfriend, and I truly believe his role as best friend is much more important. Under my family is a picture of myself and another of my best friends about to leave for vacation. This summer we went on a Seven Day cruise to Mexico, Jamaica, and Haiti. I have a passion for traveling and this often comes through in my creative writing. In my visual representation there is another picture of my friends and I, and underneath that is the first person I consider a mentor. Mr. Tony works for the Boys & Girls Club of Springfield, where I have attended for 10 years now. The past 3 years that I have known Tony he has provided me with guidance, whether that be for school, relationships, or stressful situations. Through my early teens to now, I cherish our relationship greatly. The next mentors in my life are my softball coaches

I was born _name__ on _date__ in _place__. I am a son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend. I was desperately shy as a small child, but grew out of it. My teen years were happy times sports, friends, summers spent in __place_. It all helped shape me into who I am today. My interests are many. I have always enjoyed reading about history and follow the history channel faithfully. I love music. It's been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I find it calming when life gets rocky.

My future is something I often think about. Most often, the questions that arise include the common doubts of “Am I doing this right?”, or even the occasional midnight philosophical questions such as “Why are we here?”, and so on. For the purpose of this essay, I will focus on the factors that have allowed me to reach this point in my life and how these factors influenced and continue to influence me, in order to provide me with a visualization of my future.