Persuasive Essay On Halloween

Halloween: the holiday where as kids we couldn’t wait to go door to door to achieve the golden goal of a full bag of candy. Halloween soon turns into a question mark for teens; in an instant, there is a change of when it is ‘appropriate’ to go trick-or-treating and when you should just move on. Are you the one who thinks Trick-or-treating is lame or the one who still walks around your neighborhood every year -- no matter how many dirty looks you may get. What teenagers decide to do on Halloween varies: going to a party, passing out candy, staying home are a few popular options. Throughout my highschool experience I have been able to witness and experience all different types of halloteens, each with their own traits.

Every year millions of kids get dressed up, knock on doors, and beg for candy. With Halloween just around the corner, you all are probably wondering where this strange tradition came from. Every year I have experienced this holiday and have done research on this topic. According to a 2014 Smithsonian.com article, stated by Natasha Geiling, in just one year Americans spent over six billion dollars on candy, costumes, and ghoulish decor in anticipation for Halloween. Many people think all Halloween is about dressing up and going trick or treating but there's more to it than that. The roots and variations from all around are what makes Halloween what it is today. In order to understand this holiday, we will go into the history of Halloween, how it's celebrated around the world, and superstitions revolving it.

In recent years, Halloween costumes have created controversy because they touch on the issue of cultural appropriation. Children are simply not aware of how their costumes can unwittingly offend certain cultures or ethnic groups, and parents are also often unsure as to which costume ideas qualify as “culturally respectful”. In the LA Times opinion editorial, “On Halloween, parents have no choice but to wade into fraught cultural politics,” Oppenheimer argues that picking a Halloween costume is a challenging task with many grey areas as to what is considered offensive to various religious or ethnic groups who are often the inspiration behind Halloween costumes. He asserts that all individuals should take care to avoid culturally appropriating, but that there are also grey areas in costume choice where appropriation isn’t as clearly defined. In order to illustrate the nuanced challenge of picking costumes, Oppenheimer utilizes an anecdote to show how societal values have changed within his lifetime. He shares, “When I was 10, I was in love with a musical theater; if you’d forced me to dress up for Halloween, I might have been chosen a character from ‘Dreamgirls,’ a play about African Americans” (Oppenheimer 3). It is evident that he was not aware of what was socially acceptable in society being that he was merely 10 years old. Considering that much time has passed, by reflecting back to his past self, he is able to realize that dressing this way could have touched many sensitive areas of cultural appropriating a race. As there are no specific set of standards established in society, individuals follow and adhere to what is presented in front of them. It is utterly challenging for all individuals to identify what is permitted in society despite the diversity in ethnic groups and age. While the youths are struggling to find the perfect balance to avoid cultural appropriating a group, it is also difficult for adults to distinguish the difference. To advise the individuals in recognizing the difference in regards to the significance of certain Halloween costumes, Oppenheimer utilizes an appeal to authority with an Yale scholar and former preschool teacher, Erika Christakis. It is ideal that, “...when it comes to the

“Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” This quote comes to us from one of the main characters in the hit movie Mean Girls (2004). Even though this line is in fact quite satirical, unfortunately in our society today it also could not be more accurate. We are long past the days of Halloween being scary and we are certainly past the days when Halloween was a remembrance for loved ones who have been lost. Looking sexy and feeling sexy is now the common goal for many. By examining Halloween throughout the past decades we can see how this holiday, and the costumes that now accompany it have been morphed into the money making, sexualized and sexist holiday that we know

How far should kids be able to go before schools stop them from expressing themselves? If you look around the country at the more than 100,000 schools, you will see kids that are being held back from expressing themselves. You will see kids being restricted from wearing certain types of clothing. When schools start dictating what students can and cannot wear beyond reason, that's where the line needs to be drawn.

Ghosts, princesses, superheroes, and so many other strange characters are seen walking around during the night of October 31st, the night known as Halloween. Halloween is the night most famously known for haunted houses, candy, black cats, witches and ghosts. For one magical night a year, known as prom, teenagers get to feel and dress like princes and princesses and to attend their first formal event before becoming an adult. For that night, tiaras, limos, corsages, tuxedos and evening gowns are all the rage. Both nights are important nights when growing up, and even though they are so different, they actually have some things in common. Halloween night and prom are nights that have a similar, yet

Now I know this is off topic of what I normally blog about.So don't get all mad at me cuz I'm not blogging about what I normally blog about, cuz I don't wanna hear you complaining that I'm not blogging about what I normally blog about. I don't have time for that. So as you can tell from the title I will be talking about halloween. Halloween is the one time where you can dress up as whatever you want. You also get free candy from random people. Every year our school has this halloween dance. At this halloween dance you go and and hang out with your friends. You can either go to the halloween dance in your costume or bring your costume and get dressed at the dance.

First of all, restricting student expression is against their first amendment rights. The first amendment of the United States constitution grants all citizens the freedom of speech. Many court cases in the past have agreed that restricting a student’s expression is not constitutional. One of the most famous court cases that was dress code related was Tinker v. Des Moines. In the Tinker v. Des Moines case there were a group of students that wanted to show their support in the truce of the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to school. The school authorities suspended all

In schools students should have some limits on what they can wear and say. Even thought there should be limits it shouldn't be so strict on the limits to where the student aren't able to have any free speech in school. When there are to many limits in the school that may cause a problem as well like no one having individuality. If the school does have limits on what their student may wear they shouldn't have a lot of rules on that but if they do they should have a few like no swear words or inappropriate symbols on the clothing the student and staff wear. If the school has clothing rule the student shouldn't get punished (in trouble) unless their clothing is distracting other students from education (learning). If the school feels that it is necessary to have limit on things like this they shouldn't have to

At Leaguetown Middle School, the fate of a beloved tradition is in the Student Council’s hands. Principal Hertz is banning the annual Halloween costume contest fundraiser. In support of the fundraiser, administrators had decided to let students wear their costumes to school. Although this contest is made for the cause of supporting the school, some students have seen this as an opportunity to dress inappropriately, from violent and gruesome to mature and revealing. Although the fundraiser has both pros and cons, it is indisputable that keeping this fundraiser alive will support the education of many students and will create a memorable tradition to look forward to.

Society view is Halloween is not a little too correct because it involves people perception on things and their feelings. A lot of people’s feeling could be hurt just be insensitivity or lack of self-awareness to them. Therefore, everyone is encouraged to know the society’s view on Halloween costumes with regards to the gender, culture and race. The societal view tries to make Halloween not offensive to anyone.

This letter is to acknowledge the 1999 Halloween rule that did not allow students to dress in costume for Halloween. For the quality of learning, the protection of beliefs of students and families, and for the safety of staff and students, I believe that the Halloween costume ban during school is still the correct decision. The most important factor of school is learning and if students were to freely wear Halloween costumes, not only would it break dress code, it would also disturb the potential of learning that other students could have during the day. Some students like to wear large, bright, distracting costumes which would direct the attention off of the teacher or the subject that students are learning. To me, these distractions create

DESCRIPTIVE SPEECH Tanner, Sarah Communication Studies 105 T/ Th 8:00am Halloween INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter: ( The Nightmare Before Christmas movie clip) Central Idea: Halloween is a holiday with many traditions that date back thousands of years. Credibility Statement: I grew up in a very strict, religious household and I was not allowed to celebrate Halloween, which is probably what led to my rebellious love for this haunted holiday.

Until the 1960's, the majority of the children used to wear Halloween outfits made by their moms. This was principally in light of the fact that the dresses that children wore in those days were for the most part straightforward outfits and plastic or paper veils that made a child show up like apparition, witch, sovereign, princess or pixie. Kids Halloween outfits have progressed beyond anyone's expectations from that point forward. They are accessible in entire loads of assortments today from conventional Halloween ensembles to some awe inspiring outfits focused around different subjects and characters. The kids' outfits can be purchased today focused around their most loved toon character, mainstream superhero and the scariest of the outsiders, and so forth.

What are you going to be for Halloween this year? If you're planning to attend or throw a costume party, it's time to start thinking about costumes right now. Since this isn't elementary school, there are a lot more options these days than the full coverage pumpkin costume or the witch's costume you wore in the third and fourth grade.