El Dia de los Muertos

For el dia de los muertos, or in other woerds the day of the dead, we studied its mexican leniage. In hispanic counties, the day of the dead is to celebrate the life and death of former loved ones. At night is when its mostly celebrated with candles and fires around the gravesites and cooked meals to share with others. Everything was pretty much new to me when we learned about it, for the only thing i knew about it was the skeleton figures. Even that, i had no clue for what they really meant. I think it was quiet amazing especially for how long its been celebrated for. There wasn't anything i didn't like about it! We don't quiet have a holiday as similar to their like this. We do though hold funerals and rememberances on a years passing every year or so. The week of the day of the dead, we make candy skulls. In mexico they make and sale these for decoration. they are made from surgar and water. When hardened, they are shaped or carved. After that they are decorated. You can use icings and candy. Some people use other things to decorate it with so it's or of a figurine to look at but mot eat. I enjoyed making my candy skull. It was fun to mix and prepare for decoration. I used green, red, and orange icing to decorate my skull for el dia de los muertos. I cant wait for next year to roll around so i can make more candy skulls!

Do you think the US values education as much as Nicaragua?

Our homeland is known as the land of opportunity. Like most poor countries, in this case Nicaragua, this statement is very true. Comparing Nicaragua to the US, it is merely a valley at the base of a mountain.
Here in the Us we take education for granite. Most kids now of these days don't even like to go to school- they hate it! Also, we have plenty of paper, pencils, and other supplies that any Nicaraguan kid would die to have. Most of this just goes to waste because we have plenty to replace it by.
Thanks to good paying jobs, we as a whole have plenty of money. This allows us not only to attend school and college but also provide food, shelter, and necessities. In Nicaragua, families can barely stay alive, let alone send their children to school which they strive to do.
Our nation wouldn't be much better than Nicaragua's if it wasn't for our construct government and individual EDUCATIONS! Every worker knows a different trade than another and with this, it keeps the nation alive. That's Nicaragua's problem, crappy government and lack of EDUCATION, which not only betters one's life but the countries as well!
I'm so thankful to be in the US and not Nicaragua. If only everyone (especially school children) could live life in Nicaragua for at least a day, they would understand and cherish two things. One is why education is so important and the other is how bad they strive through life to obtain it and make their homelands a better place.

Nicaraguan Education

I'm so thankful that I live in the US and not Nicaragua. I have many reasons for this statment too. Besides it being pretty much the poorest countries in Central America, i think its scenery and old history are amazing. Unlike kids in Nicaragua, we take schooling and education for granate. Unlike us, they have to walk to school if they want an education for one. Also, most of their families cant afford supplies and for the shcool itself, so they have to drop out. Another reason out of this is that they have to quit shcool to work and supply income for their struggling families. As a whole, life in Nicaragua is difficult.



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Nicaragua!

Why study Spanish?

I'm a student of Sra. Odom's Spanish 1 class this year. I'm taking Spanish because I think it will be an interesting thing to start understanding the Spanish language. I think everyone should take Spanish for its learning experience because of our growing population; Spanish is the second most used language in America. Learning Spanish would also benefit you in many ways as well. You could understand your Spanish speaking friends and other people in public, order things at resturants, and even communicate if you traveled to a Spanish speakin country!

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