{"id":4186,"date":"2004-10-31T10:58:10","date_gmt":"2004-10-31T14:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/10\/31\/vote-for-a-kid-centered-hallo"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:17","slug":"vote-for-a-kid-centered-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/10\/31\/vote-for-a-kid-centered-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"vote for a kid-centered halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\"\" [big<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span>]\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>In many ways, adults have hijacked Halloween — e.g.<\/em>, “google” Halloween +cancel<\/a><\/span>>.\u00a0 We vote to center Halloween on children and having fun. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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As a start, we’re going to feature <\/span>Halloween and autumn haiku that have been selected in recent years <\/span><\/span>in <\/span>The Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial<\/span> Haiku Competition for Grades 7-12<\/span><\/a>, which is sponsored by the <\/span><\/span>Haiku Society of America:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Halloween
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\n <\/span> <\/span>…………………………………….\u00a0 Krista Dodds, age 16, Iowa, <\/span><\/em>1996<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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leaf pattern
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Bridget Leary, grade 12, Iowa, <\/span><\/em>1998<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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finding myself
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Adam Rauch, grade 12, Pa., <\/span><\/em>1998<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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autumn afternoon
\nhole in the stone wall
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Nathaniel B. Gach, grade 12, Pa. <\/em><\/span>2000 <\/em><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n


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<\/span>walking
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<\/span>Brooke Erschen, Grade 12, Iowa, <\/span>2001<\/span><\/a> \"pumpkin2\"<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n


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<\/span>on an old
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