R110 11-4-13 Halloween Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Halloween. Central Idea: The origins‚ evolution‚ and traditions of Halloween. Introduction: Did you know that every year in the U.S. alone‚ seven billion dollars are spent on Halloween? Two billion of that just on candy. I will be telling you about where Halloween began‚ how it has changed over the years‚ and some traditions families follow. According to the survey I sent out via email to my class mates‚ they do
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Halloween emphasizes on death and brutality. The origins of trick-or-treating was in the 16th century in Wales‚ Ireland and Scotland and where people went from door to door in costume asking for food to exchange for a poem or song. All of them dressed up as souls of the dead‚ and were understood to be protecting themselves from the spirits. Those who gave were promised prosperity‚ those who refused is threatened and cursed. One of a kid’s favourite parts of Halloween is trick-to-treat. Once the
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When I finally fell asleep I was running. To this day I do not know what from. Whatever it was it must have been the most terrifying thing ever to exist for I seemed to be running without trying to. It was as if I had almost no control over my body. I wished to see what I was running from so I tried to open my eyes. I don’t know what I was expecting to happen. Perhaps I thought that my body would not respond to my commands as it didn’t with the running. Therefore it was a surprise to me when at my
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everyone who heard the sound. Terror struck the town‚ but the witch continued her horrendous screech. My least favorite holiday is Halloween because it is becoming a commercial holiday all about spending money‚ the candy being passed out is unhealthy‚ and it is dangerous for little kids who go trick or treating. Don’t let the witch catch you on Halloween night. To begin‚ Halloween is becoming a commercial holiday in which people spend more and more money on costumes and decorations. Costumes are becoming
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A SCARY NIGHT It was an old and creepy house‚ my friends and I where on camping. The wind blew heavily that the tress where dancing and there was lightening. One of the girls was in the kitchen and another in the palour watching TV. Suddenly the lights went out‚ we were all scared. We heard screaming coming from the neighborhood which made us more frightened. Suddenly we heard a bang which made us run upstairs to the room. We all went under the bed as terrified as we were. We saw shadows and movements
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rush; and because of this‚ scary things are booming. According to the website AmericaHaunts.com‚ seasonal haunted houses in major cities average around 8‚000 paying customers‚ and most haunted houses charge between $15 - $25 a ticket. Amusement parks like Six Flags and SeaWorld charge as much as $65. Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the United States. People nowadays love to be scared. One time I went to the movies and I saw people in line this for one scary movie‚ and I thought
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For sure you are familiar with halloween ‚ aren’t you?Even if you dont celebrate it‚you prabably know it from movies‚stories‚books‚ and etc. A lot of creative people can make money from this celebration. They can make stuff for halloween decoration‚sweets‚cakes‚ and costumes. But what is halloween actually? Lets find out. Halloween originally came from Middle ages english alholowmesse‚ which means All Saints Day. The night before alholowmesse was called all hallows evening‚ Which shortened into Hallowe’en
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Film essays (or "cinematic essays") consist of the evolution of a theme or an idea rather than a plot per se; or the film literally being a cinematic accompaniment to a narrator reading an essay. From another perspective‚ an essay film could be defined as a documentary film visual basis combined with a form of commentary that contains elements of self-portrait (rather than autobiography)‚ where the signature (rather than the life-story) of the filmmaker is apparent. The cinematic essay often blends
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Today is Halloween and I can’t wait until we go Trick or Treating! Right now me and my mom are shopping at Party City for White Face Paint‚ a little bit of party stuff‚ and extra’s for my costume. I hate shopping so much I complained to my mom not to take me but she did. This year I am going to be a clown. Now we are checking out and buying the supplies we need. When I walk outside of Party City the air smelled different‚ leaves were falling‚ it was getting cold and the sky was a little yellowish
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of Halloween Close to $7 billion dollars is what consumers spent on Halloween costumes‚ candy‚ and decorations in 2011. When the temperature starts to drop‚ the leaves turn different colors and the sun sets earlier little by little each day‚ fall is the perfect season to celebrate Halloween. Millions of children dress up and go to strangers doors begging for candy. Have you ever wondered where this strange and unique tradition originated from? -- The three most important points of Halloween can
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