Parades

This I believe…This I believe…This I believe…This I believe. I just finished reading four essays about the beliefs of others from around the world. Each belief unique; each belief eye opening. Parades, rice, jewelry boxes and bus rides all turned into life lessons. I found myself nodding, laughing and in awe of how a person could take one simple thing and make it so much more. Each of theses essays brought me back to what Ballenger said, “the personal essayist must always find some way to hitch the particulars of his or her experience to something larger that the reader might share” (pg 73 of The Curious Writer). And that they did. Daniel’s essay “The Necessity of Parades,” takes a goofy St. Patrick’s Day Parade and compares it to every day life in a light-hearted and somewhat sarcastic tone. He starts his metaphor off by explaining that “most paraders look intentionally silly. Everyone smiling,” most readers would think that he says this to say that people take life too seriously but he squashes that assumption by saying; “indeed, parades are about taking your life very seriously.” He elaborates on the idea that these paraders are more of a marching army on life that “walk right down the middle of the street telling everyone they haven’t given up, and they’re not going to.” The…

never forgotten my younger band friends though. We have tons of parades that we participate in. one of my favorites is the Christmas parade, because we get to celebrate a special season with special friends. It’s a long walk and it’s definitely not warm, but knowing that I am doing something I love with people I love makes Christmas that much more joyful. In band, we usually have a Christmas party and we can get our friends gifts if that’s what we choose to do. The other parades that we…

Thanksgiving Day is a family holiday, where we get to enjoy a delicious meal together. The First Thanksgiving was very different from what our Thanksgiving is today. Thanksgiving includes turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole. But the menu of the First Thanksgiving was much different. The smaller birds were spit-roasted, while the bigger birds were boiled. Birds were likely stuffed, though not how we stuff them today. Instead they were stuffed…

W. Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee. This festival celebrates Italian traditions from the past, present and into the future, while sharing the Italian culture with the community. This festival has fun activities for everyone with gondola rides, a parade and fireworks. Other exciting features are bocce, the children’s stage with more family-friendly activities, futsal, “Italian Idol” singing competition and the Festa Italiana Mass. Each night of the Festa is ended with a bang of Italian-style…

JROTC has around for decades to motivate younger citizens to become better people. The definition of JROTC inputs, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. For thousands of years combining military with education has proved successful. JROTC has found its beginning in the U.S. at Norwich Vermont. Captain Alden Partridge had the ingenuity to implement a successful JROTC program. “Captain Alden Partridge’s Academy was so successful that the idea of combining military studies with regular classes…

What do you do on Thanksgiving? A majority of people do different things on Thanksgiving. Some people go to parties, travel, some people don’t even celebrate Thanksgiving. You would be surprised what some people do on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is not the same for everyone. Some people do similar activities and some people do different activities. First, I found that a majority of people eat turkey on Thanksgiving. My family and I eat turkey on Thanksgiving and I found out that others do as…

I'm cadet Allessandro Vos and I'm here today to tell you my point of view of JROTC and how it became to be. Before I get to the point, I would like to say that JROTC is a great program and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in taking JROTC. This essay will show what I have learned in my years of JROTC by giving you information about JROTC from 1916 to today and tomorrow. Me and my fellow cadets have been working hard to follow the cadet creed and the seven Army values to show…

Jrotc has been a long way in 100 years ever since the bill that was created in 1917 as the national defense act (found in text book on page 18). This was made to make reserve officers which has now changed over time and is still changing. The jrotc program has been used in many countries which all together have 1,550 high schools worldwide using the jrotc program. The purpose of jrotc today is to make a better citizen in all high school students who take the course. Jrotc today is a better way…

A Bird’s Eye View of the Gender Specific Parade Day Experience The following reports on the behavior of female University of Scranton student’s interactions and behaviors during the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade festivities, relative to their male counterparts. Reader discretion is highly advised. This study was conducted from the not so structurally sound observational deck of an old apartment’s window fire escape. The investigators consumed approximately two, twelve ounce Blue Moon bottles for…

Fun and Excitement at the West Chester's Old Fashion Christmas Parade As the lyrics of the song goes, “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, and everyone shares the exact sentiment about the holiday seasons, especially because it gives everyone an excuse to indulge, share love, and go crazy with gift shopping. It is also the time of the year for West Chester's Old Fashion Christmas Parade. For residents of apartments West Chester, PA, it is also a time for a double celebration. For this…