There are many different views on skeletons, and they can be thought of as grotesque or beautiful. Most people would perceive skeletons as being scary or ugly and relate them to death. However, people such as scientists, doctors, and those who wear skeletons for fashion would perceive skeletons as beautiful. A common way skeletons are used in different cultures is through holiday celebrations. Skeletons are used in both the American and Hispanic culture for ugly and beautiful purposes. In the American culture, skeletons are set out for Halloween and to be set out as decorations. In the Hispanic culture, people who celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) view skeletons and death as a part of the life cycle. Each year from October 31st to November 2nd, Día de los Muertos occurs to commemorate loved ones who had passed away and celebrate the life they had lived. From skeleton face paint to decorations, flowers, music, food, games, and candy, such as sugar skulls, the entire celebration is considered beautiful by this culture. Even though people commonly refer to skeletons as grotesque, they can be beautiful at the same time.
There are multiple types of people who share a love for human anatomy. An archeologist who discovers fossils and puts the bones together may find the skeleton beautiful, as will a doctor who aspires to be a chiropractor. Even I find the skeleton to be a work of art. In high school, my anatomy and physiology class was one of my favorites because I found the bones in the body to be so interesting. The fact that each bone in the body has a specific name, function, and structure is so incredible. A person who doesn’t find the human body to be intriguing or that skeletons are just a bunch of bones may think t...
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...rently among different people, so even though skeletons can bring joy and be beautiful to some people, they may be ugly and grotesque to others. Skeletons are considered to be beautiful when celebrating one’s life at a ceremony, discovering the intriguing structure of the skeleton that makes up every being, and when being represented by a fashion piece. Whether a skeleton belongs to a bug or a human, every skeleton is a beautiful part of the life cycle.
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Ray Bradbury uses the symbolism of “The Skeleton” through multiple aspects.. After going to his local physician for the 11th time, Mr. Harris finds a bone specialist, who shows him a depiction of the human skeleton, in which is defined as “awful, grotesque. That skeleton, inside of Mr. Harris’ body is a symbol for a couple things: The first is symbolism. It symbolizes his fear of death, and his condition of being diseased; or his morbidity.
Even though the Day of the Dead and Halloween are both offshoots of all Saints' and all Souls' Days, their tone couldn't be more diverse. Halloween's images of skeletons and spirits emphasize on the frightening, gruesome, and ghoulish parts of the celebration. Society jolts, if delightfully, at the alleged terrifying spirits intimidating the living realm. On Day of the Dead, the focus isn't on personal menacing spooks, it's on celebrating with one's family alive and dead and recalling those who are no longer alive. It's on seeing death as another phase succeeding existence, rather being confronted with
I am going to tell you about a famous, yet kinda eerie celebration that takes place in mexico. This is a tradition celebrated by the Mexican Natives, most Mexican Americans (including myself) don’t even acknowledge this day, unless they happen to be visiting mexico at the time of this event.
Hart, Diane, Bert Bower, and Jim Lobdell. History alive!:. Palo Alto, Calif.: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2002. Print.
When you think of death, it usually connects with a million emotions at once, sadness, anger, regret, the empty feeling you have in your heart, or maybe even fear. But for the Mexican culture, death is happiness Of course everyone gets sad thinking about a loved one who has passed away, but they rather mourn in happiness than in sadness. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead is an old Mexican tradition that has been transformed throughout the years.This special holiday is considered one of the most important ones in Mexico. It’s a time when family and friends gather to pray and remember those who have passed away.
...parts of the celebration, October 31st, November 1st, and finally November 2nd. On October 31st, it is seen that the kid’s souls return. November 1st is considered the adult’s day of returning, and November 2nd is when all souls have returned from the dead and there is a big celebration. People of Mexico celebrate by making many baked goods and cooking meals, making objects such as masks and decorating papers and toy coffins to prepare for the return of the souls.
Common rituals in Hispanic communities are the celebration of birthdays and the breaking of the piñata. The celebration of the girls’ 15 years, which is believed to be the age at which girls become women, with a big party, dance, food, etc. The Day of the Dead (celebrated in November) is a day to remember friends and family members that have passed away. That day people make a big party as well. Hispanics usually celebrate Christmas’ Eve and New Year’s Eve with lots of food, friends and family. The Three Kings (Los Reyes Magos) is in January (similar to Santa Claus), and they are supposed to bring toys to the
At the microscopic level, the anatomy of the bones are fairly simple. Bones are made of osteons which can be classified into two sections, woven bone and lamellar bone. Lamellar bone is most common and when it’s
Different cultures have different holiday traditions. At this time of year different cultures are preparing to celebrate Halloween or the Día de los Muertos.These two holidays occur around the same time of year. October 31st is Halloween and the Day of the Dead begins on November 1st and ends on November 2nd. Halloween is an American tradition and the Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico, and other Latin American countries. Both holidays share some similarities but also have some differences.Some common themes between the two holidays are food and religion. For example, Pumpkin is associated with both holidays. And Christianity is the religion associated with both holidays. The symbols for these holidays share some similarities , for example skulls. While Halloween also is associated with ghosts and witches. A big
In this Essay, I will enlighten you about the “Dia de los Muertos” in the Spanish culture. It will contain the history of the holiday, the events that go on during it, and the food eaten on that day. One thing that you must remember is that Dia de los Muertos traditions vary from town to town because Mexico is not culturally monolithic.
In Mexico, this holiday occurs on the day of October 31 and ending on November 2. They have believed that on October 31 the gates of heaven and let the souls of the children roam on Earth on November 1. Then on November 2, they once again open the gates for the adults to roam on Earth. The celebration of Dia De Los Muertos may take years of planning or maybe shorter. This day, they believed that the soul comes back and visit their loved ones. They also believe that even if they don’t see their beloved that had passed away, they can surely feel their presence. To the family, it is very important to them because this day, the family reunites and honors their loved ones that had passed away and ancestors.
Last but not least is the funny bone. You need humour in your life, with all the crazy things going on in the world you need to have time to lay back and have fun. The funny bone allows you to do that, it allows you to just forget about everything else and have fun. Especially kids who are in school that constantly have homework and are stressed all the time, a funny bone allows them to laugh and let loose. The funny bone is important because if you don't have fun every now and then you can become too stressed.
The purpose of this essay is that, after reading it, we can appreciate how wonderful and authentic were the pre-Hispanic cultures, focusing mainly on culture.
Most of a bone is filled with matrix and tiny bone cells and half of the matrix mass is water, the other half collagen protein and solid crystals of calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate. Inside the matrix are living bone cells found on the edges of bones and in small cavities. These little tiny bone cells have very important roles in the functions of the skeleton system. They allow the bones to grow and develop, be repaired following an injury or daily wear (getting older) and be broken down to release their stored minerals. The human body isn’t made of just one size bone. It consists of long, short, flat, irregular, and sesamoid. Long bones are longer than they are wide. Long bone also grow more than the other bones because throughout childhood you are growing. A hollow medullary cavity is found in the center of the long bones and serves as a storage are for the bone marrow. Examples: Femur and Tibia, Etc. Short bones are about the same size long and wide. The carpal bone of the wrist and the tarsal bones of the bones of the foot are the short bones in the body. The flat bones in the body vary in size and shape but have a common feature of being very thin in one direction. Because the bones are thin, they don’t have a cavity like the long bones have. The frontal, parietal. And occipital bones of the cranium and hip bones are some examples of flat bones. Irregular bones are the bones that don’t fit the
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