An important event

An important event in my life was my graduation from highschool. I graduated from Palmares Bilingual High School last year (2009). It was a friday night in the high school gym. All the students of my generation were outside of the gym waiting to get in (there were around three hundred students). When we were all ready, we walked in into the place and sat in our places. Then it was the moment to hear the speeches of a few people. When it was the time to receive the diploma, I was a little nervous because we had to walk in front of everybody in order to get it, but when I finally got it in my hand it felt so good, , because I realized that it was really over. My family were there to congratulate me ( my mother and nieces). When the event was over, my family and I went to a restuarant to celebrate my achievement.

I'm very happy being out of high school now, because those five years were very long and I'm excited about getting into college and prepare myself for what I'll do the rest of my life.

The Goonies

My favorite character about "The Goonies" was Chunk, he made the movie so fun to watch. Chunk is a fat kid who loves food, he's always thinking about eating. He was captured by the Fratellis who were a family of criminals that tortured him and then locked him in a room with a large and deformed brother of the Fratellis. Chunk became friend with this deformed person named Sloth, who later would help Chunk and his friends to reach their goal.

The hook on the car door (urban legend)

The legend is about a couple that were sitting in a car in a lover's lane, when suddenly they hear a news bulletin about a murderer that has escaped from a hospital. It's a tall, and skinny guy with a hook instead of his left hand. The woman feels so scared so, she asks her boyfriend to take her home. He gets really angry with her decision but he does what she asks and drives to her home. When she was going to close the car door, she screamed in horror, his boyfriend got out the car to see what was going on. He, too, is shock to see a hook dangling from the door handle. The killer was about to open the car door when they got out of the parking place.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was originally a celebration to thank God when really good happened, now is all about a Thanksgiving feast.The pilgrims were a group of people, that were seeking for religious freedom. They escaped from persecution and sailed from England to Massachusetts. The used a small ship to travel named "Mayflower" for 66 days.The Wanpanoag is a nation of people in North America. Their name "Wanpanoag" means people of the first light. 90 of these native people joined the english colonists in the festivities to celebrate their first harvest. During their first winter in America, over half of the pilgrims died, likely causes were starvation, cold, and disease. The Wanpanoag shared their knowledge of local crops and navigation with the pilgrims and helped them survive. The first thanksgiving was held by the pilgrims and Wanpanoag to celebrate the colony's first successful harvest. Currently, thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. I wasn't sure about what this holiday celebrated, now I've learned a lot of Thanksgiving day. What I like about this holiday is that it reminds us that we all have something to give thanks for.

A first experience

I was asked to write about a first experience, so I'm going to write about my first days at this town. When I was 10 years old and in forth grade of school, I was told that my father was planning to move from san jose. I didn't like the fact that he made the decision by himself but at the same time I was a little excited for living in this new place. In my last day of school in San Jose, I received some presents of my classmates to remember them. The next day, when I got to Palmares, the house still was very messy but I had to prepare myself for the first day of school. I actually wasn't too nervous but I didn't know what to expect of it. Most of the people were friendly so it wasn't difficult for me to meet new people. I got used to the town pretty soon and I really like it but I really miss living in San Jose too.

Crime and legal system

For this topic, I saw an episode of CSI. It was about a murderer who wears a form-fitting black latex suit that doesn't leave evidence behind. The first case the detectives take part in is when an old women is seriously wounded while she was sleeping. When the detectives are researching they discover that the killer has been watching the woman through a lipstick camera. The next case is of a woman that was killed in a car wash. A detective talks with her husband and finds out that she was attacked previously.

Trying to find clues at the dead woman's house, the detectives find a cd with a video of this woman cheating on her husband that the murderer left under the bed, and like they did in the first case, they also find a camera in an attic hole.

After these situations, the CSIs came to the conclusion that the killer knows deep secrets of his victims and he wants them to reveal them, he gives them a warning but if they don't do what he wants, he will kill them.

Because of the killer's suit it's difficult for the detectives to find some evidence that leads them to him, so by the end of the episode he stills undiscovered.

I chose this tv show and episode, because I think it's very interesting the procedure the police have to follow to reach the truth and how good a criminal can be deceiving the authority.

The link of the episode: http://www.watch-csi-online.com/Watch_CSI_Online_Season_11_Episode_4_Sqweegel.html

Halloween

I read an article about the customs of halloween. On October 31, every year people celebrate this date. Halloween is celebrated by both children and adults. Playing trick or treat is a custom for children, they wear costumes and go door to door asking for candies. This practice dates back to the middle age, when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All souls day (November 2). It originated in Ireland and Britain, although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy.

There are many games and activities associated with Halloween parties. One common game is apple bobbing, in which people have to remove apples from a barrel with water with their mouth. In Halloween parties is also common to tell ghost stories and watch horror films.

I've never celebrated this holiday, but I would to do it, wear a costume and go to Halloween parties, it sounds to be a lot of fun.