The Michigan State basketball team has had their Midnight Madness and two exhibition games. The Midnight Madness show really gave the fans a look at the whole roster and our star players. Michigan State 's star sophomore player, Miles Bridges, has been named National Player of the year and also Big Ten pre-season player of the year. With pre-season in mind right now, many of the fans were shocked by the outcome of Michigan State 's first exhibition game against Ferris State, as the final score was 80-72. In this game, Izzo was testing out many different lineups for the regular season to see how they would work.
The economy of the United States expanded greatly through the 1920 's reaching its climax in August 1929. By this point, production had already declined and unemployment was at an all-time high, leaving stocks to imitate their real value. During the stock market crash of 1929, better known as Black Tuesday, investors traded vast numbers of shares in a single day, causing billions of dollars to be lost and millions of investors to be eliminated. This "crash" signaled the beginning of a decade long Great Depression that would affect all Western industrialized nations; a crash that would later become known as one of the darkest, longest lasting, economic downturns in American history. People all around the world suffered greatly as personal income,
Día de los Muertos Dia de los Muertos is the Day of the Dead, which is celebrated in Central and Southern Mexico during November first and second. The purpose of this holiday honor spiritually departed loved ones. According to Niu.edu, it is believed that on October 31st the spirits of angels are let down to Earth from Heaven to visit their living friends and families, they do not depart back to Heaven until November 2nd. Most hispanic citizens celebrate this day by decorating cemeteries with candy, flowers, skulls, parades and more. To celebrate, families make platforms and offerings of food such as Pan de Muertos (Sweet rolls) shaped in skulls and other figures.
Mardi Gras During Mardi Gras people enjoy history, traditions, costumes, and fun. How and when did New Orleans become a popular Mardi Gras destination? Mardi Gras came to North America from Paris. There was a French explorer by the name of Iberville. Iberville along with his men explored the Mississippi River.
Dia de los Muertos means Day of the Dead, the Day of the dead is 2 days when we celebrate the death of loved ones. The first day of the celebration we cherish the life of our loved lost children. The second day we enjoy the life of everyone else, the adults and elders. B. 2 paragraph of 50 words each about 2 traditions 1. 1 tradition – decorating grave stones / honoring
In the spring of my freshman year, I was faced with something I had never faced before. I either had to choose my friends and spring break or basketball. I loved basketball, but at the same time, I realized that freshman year was the year to make a lot of friends. All I had heard in the past month was my friends talking about Spring Break. I knew that basketball would take place every single weekend until August 1st.
I got a refreshing glass of ice water and sat down to drink it. I got hungry when I got done drinking the glass of water. I ordered a cheeseburger, and it tasted good. I got done eating the cheeseburger, and I told my parents it was good. After a hour, we left the clubhouse, and we got in the cart and drove to the shed.
There was a huge storm. It hit Beach City on the day of Halloween, October 31, 1984. The day Larry the Lobster was murdered six years ago. The murderer was never found, and rumors spread like wildfire. It was a ghost!
My dad came home mad because we didn’t have anything to eat or to do. On top of that, he grounded me for 2 weeks for the doctor incident. My mom got ice bags to put in the cooler and freezer so they wouldn’t get spoiled. My brothers had McDonalds© in the fridge while I had to eat 2 sandwiches for dinner. I am now done telling my story of the worst day of my life.
Another one of the major catastrophes was called ‘Bloody Friday’ which occurred on July 21st, 1972 after ‘Bloody Sunday’ in January of the same year (No Author. “History - Bloody Friday, Belfast.”). 1972 is known as “the bloodiest year of the conflict, the violence between Protestants and Catholics was out of control” (No Author. “History - Bloody Friday, Belfast.”). What had seemed like it would be a normal Friday afternoon quickly turned into one of the largest bombings the Irish Republican Army would set off (No Author.
Voodoo is a blend of African animism, spiritism and indigenous religion. It is mainly practiced in West Africa and Haiti but is also practiced in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Cuba, The Dominican Republic and America. The beliefs can be a bit different in different schools and locations. The practical and ritual dimension of voodoo includes rituals like prayers, drumming, dancing, singing and animal sacrifice.
This wednesday, a early release day, I took the bus home, and as we neared my house I saw the usual Mercedes parked out in our driveway. But it wasn't until I got to my door and said "hello" but got no reply, implying that nobody was home. So I went and got the keys to the Mercedes. I called my parents ahead of time just to make sure they wouldn't be home at the time that I was taking the Mercedes.
Many people know when Fall has arrived. Fall comes with the sound of sneezes, drippy noses, and red itchy eyes. Aside from the usual ways of staying healthy such as: washing your hands, getting enough sleep, and staying hydrated; there are other ways too. Three other ways are exercising, limit sugar intake, and be prepared for the cold weather. If you follow these simple tips the Fall season should be more enjoyable.
I began to get ready to go to my very first concert on a Saturday afternoon in which I was going to see my favorite Mexican band, Banda el Recodo. As I was picking out my clothes I was not sure what to wear and had to change about three times, but then I received a phone call from one of my friends named Tony, who was supposed to give me a ride. When I picked up the phone I answered, “Hey Tony, whats up? You ready?” “Hey Edgar, something in my family has come up and I can’t make it, you’re going to have to go without me.
so I could stay home. But this time it was real. So I called my mom to ask if it was ok to walk home, she said no. She told me to try to make it to lunch, and that I was probably just hungry. She was tired of me skipping school.
