Fireworks

proud of it. The Freedom Festival and the Fish-O-Rama I have been to both multiple times in my life. The Freedom Festival lasts about 2 weeks ending with Fourth of July fireworks in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During these two weeks the festival has at least 70 events, the two best known are the parade and the fireworks. I have been in the freedom festival parade just about four times driving an electric car from a program in my high school. The program is called Cougar Electric…

“And the rockets red glare, and the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there.” Wrote Francis Scott Key, while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry. Rockets have been used for nearly a thousand years, and will most likely be used for thousands more for entertainment and war. Many historians believe that chinese are responsible for creating rockets. A weapon call the” Arrows of Flying Fire” has been traced back to 1232 AD. This weapon was used by…

silk, the wheelbarrow, rubber, and many more. The most important thing they have made is gunpowder. They used gunpowder in the wars just like we do today. We don’t use gunpowder as much as the Chinese did. Another one of china’s inventions were fireworks. They were first used for entertainment but then they started to use them to scare their enemies. Those were the most popular thing the chinese invented. Silk was a soft and light material much wanted by the wealthy about the world. It…

Did you know that every time musicians pick up their instruments, there are fireworks going off all over their brain? On the outside, they may look calm and focused, reading the music and making the precise and practiced movements required. But inside their brains, there's a party going on. How do we know this? Well, in the last few decades, neuroscientists have made enormous breakthroughs in understanding how our brains work by monitoring them in real time with instruments like fMRI and PET…

As years go by the American dream gets a different type of meaning. Some would say the american dream in the 50’s is different from the 70’s, 80’s and so on. As the nation grows so does our dreams. Our dreams are growing to the point where we can dream of endless possibilities. What is the American Dream? To me the American dream is to be better than my father ever was. The american dream is to be able to provide for my family and to give them a much better life than you ever got. When I am…

8 Ideas for Canada day Fourth of July gets all the attention, but Canada Day can be just as fun. While most people just invite a few friends over some beer on Canada Day, you can add a few special touches to make your Canada Day to make it more fun, and patriotic. Local Concerts Many cities and towns across Canada have concerts on Canada Day. Most concerts are going to be outdoors, and there can be different bands playing though out the day. These concerts are offer held near other Canada Day…

windy day on the campgrounds of Island Park. The birds were chirping and the leaves rustling. It was my family's one week annual trip to Island park on 4th of July weekend. We go up there every year to watch the fireworks over Henry's Lake and hangout in my camper. The day before the fireworks show, my sister and I went on a walk. We walked about two and a half miles back into the woods. What we found was groundbreaking….. and it would change the history of the world forever. Scientists all…

frequently feels guilty and jumps at the smallest unexpected movement. In an effort to reconnect with his friends, Gilberto attended a party hosted by one of them on July 4th. However, things quickly took a turn for the worse when someone let off fireworks and Gilberto had an extreme negative reaction to it. Gilberto has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is a condition that causes a person who has experienced a traumatic event to experience severe or lasting effects. Symptoms of PTSD can…

Parties: Ms. Palsgraf Long Island Railroad Co. Two employees Man catching the train carrying the unknown fireworks Issue: How is the duty of care determined for Ms. Palsgraf safety while on the platform of the train station? Does the Long Island Railroad Co. owe that duty to Ms. Palsgraf? Is the Log Island Railroad Co. responsible for the actual and proximate case of Ms. Palsgraf injuries? Facts: The plaintiff (Palsgraf) was standing on a train platform, when a man carrying a package rushed…

For example in the opening stanza “Like a spray of cool fireworks in mid-air” is a simile used to describe the Bougainvillea shrub. The simile triggers an image of blazing and shining fireworks. For readers who have never seen Bougainvillea will be able to portray a picture of blazing, colorful flowers that becomes the central attention with its beauty. Ee uses the simile so that fireworks become a reminiscent of Bougainvillea. “As in a wild dream you flaunt in the heat…