Fall has so many different events and occasions throughout its season. Leaves are dropping, temperatures get cooler, and wearing boots and scarfs again could not sound any better. School starting, major holidays, and the transition into a new season are just the main events make fall is enjoyable. Waking up on the first day of school is the hardest day to get in the swing of things. Parents yanking the covers off your bed screaming at the top of her lungs “YOU’RE GOING TO BE LATE!!” Dragging one's feet to the shower while sitting on the toilet half asleep, the water that is running sounds like little rain drops. After getting ready, mom is eagerg to take a picture and although, already late. Hearing that atrocious bell ring again is an alarm going off all the time. The best thing about going back is seeing friends and asking how they’re summer went. Smelling the freshly waxed floors, students know that school is back in session. The anxious crowd, shouting “Let’s go Pioneers!” adds a sense hometown pride. Football games smell like nachos and cheese covered with chilli. The cheerleaders and band hyping up the student section while they go insane on some silly string. …show more content…
The moon is up big and bright, luring wolves to howl all night. Pumpkins glowing on the porch giving it a sense of welcoming for some candy. At the end of the night, getting home and having suit cases full of all the candy received. Gathering with family and seeing delicious food on the table is memorable in its own way. Smell of seasoned turkey and homemade pumpkin pie is the perfect combination for Thanksgiving. Sharing laughs and yelling at the TV while an intense football game is being played. The end of Thanksgiving it start of a hectic Christmas shopping season. Clutter stacked to the top of the store, crazy women brawling over a simple dish towel, and the best part about it is the parking
When I learned that I would have to do my ethnographic report on what I did during Halloween, I was worried because I live in Turnpike and the most excitement that happens in turnpike is the sound of the garbage truck when it comes to pick up the Wednesday trash. Fortunately something did happen to me and I realized I would not have to write a boring paper of how I woke up and just stayed in my room the whole day. Well the day started off with me waking up and walking to the bathroom to take a shower, as soon as the turned the water on I realized I had left my shower and rather than turning off my shower I stayed in because the warmth of the hot water was too seductive for me to get out and get my towel. In the shower I had my usual thoughts about life, death, and comebacks to old arguments. Afterword I got out of my shower and reached for my toothbrush, which was located in a cupboard behind the toilet, but I grabbed at it too quickly and it fell in the toilet. I stood over my toilet for about five minutes just staring at my toothbrush in the toilet not believing what just happened, after that I started blaming myself for being too impatient. When I was done feeling sorry for myself I went into my room in search of another toothbrush but unluckily I couldn’t find one, so I had to go walk to the local store at around 7:30 in search of a toothbrush. While searching for a replacement toothbrush I realized that not that many people were in the store, I had always thought that stores were busiest in the morning and evening but apparently that’s not true. Once I got my new toothbrush I finished brushing, got dressed and went to catch the 11 to the Transit Center.
The first day of school can be exciting and adventurous for many people, but for others it may be problematic. In “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones, the girl is having her first day of school by signing up. Her mother tries to sign up at Seaton Elementary School, nonetheless she was not accepted because she was from another district. Jones argues that although this may be an unremarkable first day of school for the girl, it allowed the girl to understand the struggles of placing her in a school because of her mother’s limitations in education. Edward P. Jones employs rhetorical techniques to convey his meaning and to appeal to the readers emotions.
I've always liked Fall. I like the falling leaves and warm spice drinks and chilly air and nice sweaters and the generally spooky vibes. Fall is a good time for me. Nothing beats it, not even the summer. The most important part, though, is Halloween. Halloween cotumes, loads of spooky-themed candy, costume parties, scary movies, everthing about it was something I looked forward to all year.
The crisp, cool, and cinnamon air filled the morning of Thanksgiving in 1987. Although I was only two years and eleven months old, I remember the scratchy, fuzzy, purple- footed pajamas that I was wearing that morning. After I woke up, I "helped" my mom make her famous orange- cranberry relish, got dressed in my cream sweater dotted with cherries and my navy pleated skirt, topped off with my favorite cream fuzz- warn tights, and before I knew it we were out the door to my grandmother's house. After an early dinner with my grandparents, mom, and dad, my grandfather and dad left to catch the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day football game, leaving the rest of us to find entertainment of our own.
Fall and winter both start to change temperatures and it begins to get a lot colder. Fall is better than winter and spring because in the winter you get runny noses and in the spring the pollen would stop up your nose. Fall is better than any other season because you can go squirrel hunting and deer hunting. Fall is the best season because of Thanksgiving too. Family’s get to get together and eat turkey and dressing. There are football games outside and the temperature is just right so your hands will not fall off.
“Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world.” This quote by William Shakespeare accurately sums up many cultures’ feelings towards modern-day Halloween. But where did Halloween originate? While there are several different ideas, the one that seems to be the most popular is that Halloween originated from an ancient Celtic rite called Samhain (pronounced sah-win). Halloween has strong roots in Paganism, which is the cause of negative connotations with Christian religion. Many modern Halloween traditions and symbols started
Imagine having the worst potential Halloween nightmares come to life for a night. Everything from the “Boogeyman” to innocent random people being killed by chainsaws and other disturbing ways. The film Halloween does all that and then some. The movie begins with an innocent looking six year old boy named Michael Myers dresses up in a clown costume and stabs his older sister Judith to death. After that incident Michael ends up going to jail with a plan of being put away for a long time. Then on October 30, 1978 about fifteen years after Michael was sent to jail he escapes. Michael escaping proves to be a major event as most would guess. However, the underlying note in all of this is that the following day is Halloween. Unfortunately,
Mr. Luria, the father of David and Helen in “The Hallowe’en Party” by Miriam Waddington is a sophisticated man of Russian descent who is portrayed as a strict father and believes in the teachings of the Jewish religion. He is a hardworking man who puts his duty as the father figure of the family first before his own dreams as “he was shut up in the dark greasy machine shop where he earned his living.” In the end, he allows his children to attend the Hallowe’en party that is not part of Jewish religion therefore showing a change of beliefs.
According to the United States Census, an estimated 41.1 million trick-or-treaters hit the streets in 2015 donning store-bought costumes in search of Halloween sweets. Historically, Halloween began as a Celtic tradition on the thirty-first of October when people believed that ghosts of the dead returned to Earth. Various other cultures engage in fall celebrations honoring the dead, like Día de Los Muertos in Mexico where people build altars and bring offerings into cemeteries for those who have passed on. While many other celebrations trace their origins back to religious ideologies, the American Halloween celebrates drinking, costumes, and trick-or-treating. The cultural phenomena surrounding Halloween in the United States reflects the practices
A typical Halloween party in the early 1900s was a grand affair, often featuring theatrical plays presented in either the parlour or the barn. The party schedule was elaborate, with activities to entertain guests of all ages. By the mid-1920s, there was a surge in the publication of amusing booklets for Hallowe'en, with a significant portion of the material catering to children's activities. These events were often held on a larger scale, more suitable for public venues like schools or community centers than private homes. Activities included recitations, skits, brief dramas, and exercises, such as "The Jack-o'-Lantern Drill," published in 1926:
Halloween has long been a night dedicated to remembering the dead and hiding away from witches and goblins. Halloween has evolved over the years and now includes many traditions that weren’t seen at the beginning of the celebrations. Even today, Halloween traditions are evolving and newer and more modern traditions are taking the place of older ones. However, some timeless traditions still remain.
Fall is such a magical season. All the intriguing colors it has to offer. The leaves swapping colors paints the way for the rest of fall. The vivid orange jack-o-lanterns on varies front porches. Glistening Christmas lights brightening the path on a pitch-black night.
I can remember sitting in class, feeling eyes burning through me, dodging inquisitive glances from all sides, and anxiously awaiting the bell to ring for lunchtime. As most people know, lunch is the most dreaded part of the first day at a new school. First day of school memories are still fairly vivid for me; my father was in the JAG corps in the Army and my family moved with biannual regularity. In fact, I even attended three different high schools. While this may seem highly undesirable to some, I learned an incredible amount about myself, the world, and other people through movement that I may never have learned otherwise.
In winter, there are many great activities to do and play. First, winter contains something that no other season contains which is snow. A numerous amount of people like to play in the snow and play a variety of games. They are making a snowman, having a snowball fight, or even making snow angles. Then, there are more games to play that involve snow like skiing, hockey, even snowboarding. There are also some people who have never seen snow so they eventually become fascinated with it.Winter can make people feel a variety of emotions and make “your mood lighten up”
It was a gloomy Tuesday despite the fact that it was late August. I had missed the first day of school because I always hated the idea of introductions and forced social situations during those times. I hated my particular school ever since I started as a freshman the