Balloon

As a child I moved about every three years, because my dad was a officer in the Marine Corps. By age eight I had to leave the United States and move across the world to the island of Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa is a very tropical island, much like Hawaii or any other coastal place like that. The process of actually moving to Japan involved a total of twenty four hours on commercial flights and twelve hours in an airport for a layover. When my mother and I finally arrived we were greeted at the…

On a warm, beautiful spring afternoon, sixteen years ago, my mom was expecting a baby as fresh as a spring flower. My grandparents and father accompanied my mother on her way to the hospital. They were cheering my mother before reaching the hospital. My parents knew that they will be having a baby girl. While my mom was crying in pain, my dad said, “You are going to give birth to an angel who will bring sunshine in our lives! You are going to give birth to an adorable baby who will make our…

Christmas in Cuba is one of the most joyous occasions in the country and observed with great fun and festivity. Following the declaration of Cuba as an atheist nation in 1962, the festival was removed from list of holidays of Cuban calendar in the year 1969 when Fidel Castro decided it was interfering with the sugar harvest festival. Cuban authorities banned the public display of Christmas trees and nativity scenes, other than in places frequented by tourists, such as hotels. But in 1997,…

T.I’s line, “Hit me up when you passing through, I’ll give you something big to tear that ass in two” in “Blurred Lines”. Another similarity between the songs comes from Allen’s replication of the symbolic use of large grey balloons to convey a catchy phrase. Thicke’s balloons spell out “Robin Thicke Has A Big D” while Allen opted for “Lily Allen Has A Baggy Pussy”. According to Yahoo! Journalist Lyndsey Parker, Allen’s song is the “wittiest, realest, most girl-powered pop song to come out in…

Goodbye. We are born to live and later die. From a young age I grew up believing that children were to bury their parents, not the other way around. If you ever thought that only tragic life events happen on T.V., well, brace yourself. Anyone and everyone can die on any given second. While receiving the tragic news, going to the hospital, attending a funeral, and learning to cope with my emptiness, my value towards life changed for the better. The day was Wednesday, October 28, 2009, and I was…

In the beginning of the book, as shown in the previous quote, Esperanza felt stuck and alone living on Mango street. Expressing these feeling she went as far as to compare herself to “… a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor."(9). She was without any hope for herself. But then her journey through the book, shows her realizations that she can go somewhere and with enough belief and encouragement, she will get her own house and make a life for herself…

From the moment a Disneyland guest first steps foot through the turnstiles at the Disneyland entrance, their senses go to work by creating memorable experiences in addition to emotions related to the smells, sight and sounds all around you. The sound of a blowing whistle or the chugging sound of The Disneyland Railroad as it’s pulling into Main Street Station. The essence of freshly baked treats flooding down through Main Street. Consequently, these memorable experiences, hopefully will create…

Installment Loans Come Under Fire by the CFPB Regulatory Guns Installment Loans Come Under Fire by the CFPB Regulatory Guns The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is usually referred to as the CFPB, has consistently cut through traditional checks and balances to expedite financial reform in the wake of 2008's mortgage and banking crisis. The bureau has used questionable techniques and astonishing speed in its investigations against the payday loan industry and other financial…

The warm spice of autumn pirouetted through the air as he prowled around, searching for perfection. Then he found it. She was exquisite; with legs longer than the Nile, more curves than Lombard Street, and eyes swimming with sin, her carnal magnetism left his nerves raw and his body aching with desire. His breath hitched and his legs buckled as she sauntered towards him. He took a tentative step forward, thick tension saturating the atmosphere as she tilted her head and affirmed his desire with…

After almost a year of planning it was finally time. Between the overwhelming dress search to spending endless hours looking for the perfect hairstyle it all was about to become worth it. This is one of the days that everyone in a Hispanic household looks forward to. It was almost time for my quinceanera, the young woman 's coming of age; her fifteenth birthday. From the time the young woman becomes fourteen to the day of her quince each detail is intricately planned to make this day as close…