Zenzile Miriam Makeba‚ also known as Mama Africa was a South African singer and civil rights activist. Makeba was born to parents Caswell and Christina Makeba‚ in Johannesburg during March 1932‚ a time of economic depression in South Africa. Miriam’s mother was imprisoned when she was just over two weeks old‚ meaning she joined her mother for the six months she was in prison for brewing beer in her home. She was married to James Kubay‚ having a daughter together. Miriam eventually left her husband
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It is 8:30 on Halloween night as I am walking down the long streets of Clinton hearing nothing but children screaming‚ cars beeping‚ and leaves crackling beneath my feet in the cold‚ fall night. I turn the corner and see college kids and parents laughing by the Tavern as they exit the building. Making my way down the street with my friends by my side‚ cars are zooming by us like a school of fish swimming to get away from sharks. All of a sudden the group of kids I am with get attacked with shaving
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The Ghost of Halloween It was the night before Halloween and a 10 year old girl who had long brown hair and pretty blue eyes lived in a little town west of Cleveland‚ Ohio in the year of 2006 and she was trying on her new Halloween costume. She had best friends named Emma and Jack‚ who are twins‚ and were both three months younger than her. They had jet black hair and brown eyes and they were going to trick or treat with her at exactly 9:00 tomorrow night. Amanda was going as a graceful
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Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is one of the aspiring presidential candidates in the Philippine Election. Although she placed last in almost all of the nationwide surveys conducted by Pulse Asia‚ with ratings ranging from 2% to 4% only. According to ABS-CBN‚ she is tied with Senator Grace Poe at the third most talked about candidate in social media. It could be inferred that since majority of social media users are millennial‚ Miriam Defensor Santiago is popular in the youth demographic. She topped
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The short story Miriam‚ written by Truman Capote‚ is a mysterious story that arouses questions and confusions over the course of the development of the protagonist. The protagonist‚ Mrs. H.T. Miller lives by herself ever since the death of her husband‚ and is now going through intense mental breakdowns due to being reclusive besides going to the grocery store a few blocks away. Her life is plain and normal‚ until she meets a ten year old girl dressed in an odd looking outfits standing in front of
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Halloween is celebrated on October 31. On this day‚ Americans wear special costumes to celebrate and partake in festivities. It is celebrated by the young and old without generation gaps. As seen from this general image of Halloween‚ it is very easy to tell that Halloween is loved here in USA. In the USA‚ Halloween was a lot of fun and exciting‚ and Americans looked well-prepared for it far in advance. However‚ it was not as huge as what I expected before I came here because (1) Halloween is a general
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Miriam is a short story written by Truman Capote. The story is about a women name Mrs. Miller who is a widow in lives alone. One day she came across this little girl name Miriam‚ which is so wired because her name is Miriam also. The little girl‚ will just not leave Mrs. Miller alone. The story can be just Mrs. Miller imagination of how lonely she is. According to the story‚ “it gave her a queer sensation. And no one was in the room” (42). This shows how this is just Mrs. Miller imagination. How
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Halloween is the second most celebrated holiday in America‚ Christmas being the first. We as a country spend over 2.5 billion dollars annually on costumes‚ decorations and candy. Around the world‚ Halloween has evolved into a trick-or-treating tradition celebrated by many. Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival‚ Samhain. The Celtic people lived about 2‚000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland‚ Northern France‚ and the United Kingdom. According to the Irish English Dictionary
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Halloween‚ also known as Allhalloween‚ All Hallows’ Eve or All Saints’ Eve‚ is a yearly celebration on the 31st of October‚ the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. It starts the three-day worship of Allhallowtide‚ the time in the ritualistic year dedicated to remembering the dead. Many scholars believe it is a Christian holiday‚ however it is widely observed by both Christians and non-Christians. To celebrate‚ children dress up in costumes and ring stranger’s doorbells soliciting
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In modern life‚ Halloween occupies one of the central places‚ as it is a popular holiday when people wear costumes and have fun at the parties. Despite the fact that this holiday is dedicated to evil and its creatures‚ people have turned it into the joyful event. The director John Carpenter decided to alter the situation and shot the terrifying horror movie “Halloween”‚ which enjoyed a great popularity in the American viewers in 1978. Even today this slasher film is perceived as a masterpiece of
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