The day was finally here. The traditional event for the seniors in Dominican International School on Masquerade Night was starting. For the students in Dominican International School, Masquerade Night, a fair at night, is the time to earn money for the class fund and have fun with the activities that each class and the Student Council planned. It was really satisfying when I looked at our haunted house and the huge line of people waiting to get into the haunted house. There were many challenges and obstacles that we overcame to finish this haunted house, or I will say everything was a challenge in this event. Looking at the huge line of people from above, I started to recall the memories from three weeks ago. Now, I was amazed by the results …show more content…
No one had done this project before, so it was a challenge for us to get the permission from the school board and the Student Council. It was a mind-blowing and an extremely tired job to finish the proposal when not everyone in the grade was cooperating. “Please chose your character or the role as fast as you can!” I had been repeating this sentence every time when I met those who had not decide yet. The process was annoying and killing. Adding more details and deleting unimportant information on the proposal became my homework. Finally, we finished the proposal two weeks before Masquerade Night. We handed our proposal to the Student Council, and it was admitted the day we turned in since most of the members of the Student Council were in our grade. “Belle! There’s something wrong over here,” someone shouted. “What is it,” I yelled. “We don’t have people in charge of the bags of the customers!” “I’ll go down and help! Wait for me!” Like I said before, everything in this event was a challenge. Unpredictable things always happen; it’s …show more content…
The hardest part of this project was to satisfy both classes. Whenever we had any activities for the grade or for the class, I had no idea, still don’t know the reason, that I was always the one leading the activities. Basically, I was pressured by both classes. As we started to prepare the haunted house, such as buying the tools and ingredients, arranging the staff and the ghost, and spending the money, the thoughts of both classes contradict to each other. When one class wanted to spend less money, the other class will want to spend more money in order to make everything more realistic. All these problems were pouring on me since everyone supposed I was the one who controlled everything and did all the things. Problems about expenses, income, and the system were crushing me down. I was falling apart, but no one noticed
Daniel Orozco has won many awards for his short fiction. In his short story “Orientation” the narrator not only gives a tour of the office to the new employee, but the speaker also provides personal knowledge about all of the workers. Although the name of the narrator or the new employee is unknown, the narrator exposes all of the staff. It is difficult to tell if the information about the office and the employees are facts or stories that the person leading the orientation tells. The office staff in “Orientation” shares many similarities I can relate to with the people I come in contact with in High School.
6th grade was not all that bad. That is before the incident however. Going to school was fun for the most part, the classes were difficult, friends were plenteous, and the food was good. Life at Lancaster Country Day School was swell, again, before the incident. Now, said issue somewhat killed my image at the school and saved it at the same time; it also made me question others. Were my friends really my friends? Or did they use me to as a sick and twisted way to formulate drama? I had a friend. I had many friends really, I was friends with the whole 50 people in my grade. But this friend, this friend was different. Her name Mady Gosselin. Yes, the Mady Gosselin from Kate Plus 8. We had been close, I talked to her almost every day. However,
The author, Edgar Allan Poe, using illusion or misdirection keeps the reader is suspense throughout this story called "The Masque of the Red Death". Symbolism such as the colored rooms, the impressive clock, the feeling of celebration being at a party all makes this story feel like a fairytale. Poe used this fairytale style and converts it into a nightmare in disguise.
A favorite evening activity is clustering on street corners to listen to ghost stories, including the one about the fearsome “man with the big sombrero.” Playtime is more limited for poorer children, who must help their parents on farms or with crafts (Sport and Recreation).
"The prince had provided all the appliances of pleasure. There were buffoons, there were improvisatori, there were ballet-dancers, there were musicians, there was Beauty, there was wine. All these and security were within. Without was the 'Red Death,'" (209). As Edgar Allen Poe set the scene for his story, he also created an ominous mood and a sense of suspense supported by the setting. He details the fun and amusement inside the prince's abbey, in contrast to the horror and doom outside, and the reader's curiosity is piqued, because such bliss cannot be maintained for long. Throughout the story Poe explicates and changes elaborate environments to build the suspenseful energy and create a strong structure. In "The Masque of the Red Death," setting is employed to organize motives and action, and to focus the reader on the climax. Poe targets the culminating point of his story using rich descriptions of the abbey, the masquerade, and the clock.
entertaining guests at a masquerade ball. The story opens with a brief description of the
It all started in October when I had decided it was time for me to take on my first big responsibility, a job. As I walked through the back doors of Canada’s Wonderland, I was greeted by the fresh scent of baked goods, screaming children, and thousands of people having a good time. Timothy Lin and Megan Jez, the area supervisors, lead the cast of Camp Spooky to the makeup room to meet one another. As I looked around, I was amazed by my colleagues. They
As a Latina growing up in New York City with parents from the Dominican Republic, I knew the difficulties of living in poverty. As a child, financial arguments were a common thing, budgets were strict and extra funds were low. However, when it came to education money was not a factor. Education was the solution to poverty, with a good education you’ll succeed and obtain a great job. I kept this mentality with me throughout my academic career. I completed my undergraduate studies in Rhetoric and Communications in hopes of starting a marketing career. That quickly changed when I started my first post-undergraduate job.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the time I ripped my pants in the 2nd grade.
could feel others pausing to watch the commotion as their eyes filled with excitement. Then the bags
I have a long time friend from Puerto Rico. We both went to the same bilingual school in Santurce (a sector of San Juan), we both were from “the states”. He from New Jersey and I from New York. We were in the same class throughout middle school and high school until we both graduated. After our graduation, which commonly happens to other classmates, we both went our separate ways in life. Thanks to social media, we reconnected about 10 years later and discovered that we lived in close proximity to one another. We mostly keep in touch through social media and make it a point to meet up at least once a year to “catch-up” in person, if it is possible ,usually during the holidays.
As I think back, I went to Christa Mcauliffe Elementary school; our school symbol were the explorers. The principal of Mcauliffe elementary was Mr. Daniel Pokett, and my sixth grade teacher was Miss Stone. In sixth grade I was really scared of Junior High because of three things: Lockers, Homework that was too hard, and teachers that didn’t explain how to do the homework. I have a lot of friends at my church and they all said that junior high was simple, but my teachers said otherwise. I chose to believe my teachers and I turned into an annoying perfectionist, but when I met first 8th grade teacher, Mr. Roland, I told myself to be me again. I had heard from many people that Tevis Junior High was the best school in the district and now that
“It started on halloween night 2015, I was 13. I lived in a white house. It was three stories with big colorful flowers covering it in the summer. We had a big yard about eight acres. My room was painted orange and I had a pumpkin cover for my bed. But my mom made me put it away for christmas. But everything I had all my earrings were Halloween it was crazy. I went to school at Jacksonville middle school. It was a good school with a nice clean gym new bright red lockers. My friends were Ariel and Victoria, Ariel had long red hair with bright blue eyes and light skin she was also 13 years old. Victoria had jet black hair with big chocolate brown eyes that pleaded with compassion, she was also 13 and all three of us were
If students are aware of their ability to be involved in the Haunted House, they are more likely to participate. One way to accomplish this is by increasing advertising on campus. If students are offered incentives for participating, they will. Gift certificates from area businesses and free food will entice students to donate their time. Faculty involvement is crucial for the success of the Haunted House. Our findings indicated that students would volunteer if faculty offered class points to them for doing so.
I never went to a single formal dance until my senior year. On nights when there was a