Parades

The corner of Broad and Sansom will always have a special place in my heart. In my travels around the city of Philadelphia, it is one of the few places that can smack me in the face with déjà vu. Whenever I walk by and look up at the windows above I still see the “David Wright shot a 72 on Wednesday” sign (this became a battle cry for me whenever the Phillies played the Mets, regardless of whether or not Wright was in the lineup). That was the prime location I was able to snag on October 31,…

or a sea of tourists and locals walking briskly to reach their destination. Must – See Events The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is a must see, if you can avoid the blocked off streets, detours, traffic, and crowds. The parade begins at 9 am, so make sure you plan ahead to secure your prime viewing spot. Luckily, there are 2.5 miles of available viewing areas for the parade as it begins from Central Park West traveling down to 6th Avenue and ends on 34th Street. Ready for Christmas?…

colours. The traditional Etu, Aso Oke always come alive, designed and cut into agbada and dansiki. It is a mixture of the ancient and modern when some men came out in Aso Oke mixed with damask fabric. Ojude Oba festival, is what some people tagged a parade of fashion. This is the time that most Ijebu people come home to celebrate. It is about the social and cultural responsiveness on the part of the…

19th Amendment August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment was finally added to the constitution. It wasn’t that easy, there were years of protests, campaigns, petitions, parades and other tactics used to help push this amendment through (History.com). These tactics created attention to help dramatize the issue. Since the time of the American Revolution, women fought to gain the same social, political and economic rights as men. Women had been fighting for the right to vote long before the 1900s.…

The Drum Major Instinct is a sermon by Martin Luther King Jr. which explains how everyone wants to become a leader, but no one wants to become a leader for justice, peace, and righteousness. This Sermon is to inform and persuade the reader about the beliefs Martin Luther king had. Martin Luther king Jr. gave his speech on February 4, 1968 and was assassinated 2 months later in April 4, 1968. The target audience were African Americans, protesters, and the people attending in the Ebenezer Baptism…

Federation of Labor said, “She represents the type of a womanhood America needs… strong, red blooded, able to shoulder the responsibilities of homemaking and motherhood. It is in her type that the hope of the country rests.” Over the next six years, parades and festivities had been expanded. The beauty contest was increasingly popular and the number of contestants had…

workers. In the late 19th century it became a federal holiday by Grover Cleveland. It was created by the labor movement in 1894. Labor Day not only Symbolizes workers, but also the end of summer for Americans. It is celebrated by hosting parties, parades and athletic events. Labor Day, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters. In the late 1800s the average American worked 12 hours a day and seven days a week to get by in basic living. In some states…

A year after, on June 28, 1970, the first pride parade was held on Christopher Street. It was a 51 block long parade which led to Central Park. By 1972, the phenomenon caught on and many cities around the world began to show their pride around the world. Soon in 2000, Bill Clinton would declare June as Pride Month. People today are so proud of who they are. Even in Oklahoma, the pride parade here has been around since 1988. Going on for so long and so strong for almost…

If the purpose of life revolves around kitsch, life will forever be immersed, trapped, by excrement. In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera blatantly condemns individuals who adhere to kitschiness - especially those involved in politics, specifically the Communist movement relevant of the time. Blue. Sky. Franz. Kitsch. The latter relates to the former as both allude to statements that are factual assertions; undoubtedly true. Milan delves in the conceptualization of kitsch (most…

is about a group of young females who work together to try to get an amendment passed in the United States for woman suffrage. The main character in this movie is Alice Paul, the leader of the group in based in Washington DC. She tries to organize parades, standouts, and even strikes to help get the point across that the National Women 's Suffrage Association wants suffrage for all women. Alice Paul is not just any Quaker. She is a strong minded, independent woman who believes it is women’s…