Parades

with all his strength at the raucous scene on the television until there was no danger of the tears falling. In the chair on the other side of the bed his grandmother drifted in and out of sleep, so Victor muted the television and watched a silent parade…

The idealistic gain from free speech in America compares to nothing else, its superiority when it comes to freedom reigns over all others. While free speech is greatly adored in America, there should be a limit to it because of the violence it causes, it is oppressive, and when expressed in negative ways such as rallies, adds a terrible connotation to certain cities. While there have been many positives to free speech, a variety of different families have had loved ones taken away from them in…

In these recent years, supporters of same-sex marriage got the advantage to win almost 80 percents of United States today. That is thirty-seven states out of the fifty states here in the USA. Moreover, just as last month, the issue has been brought up to the Supreme Court to consider whether it is time for nationwide same-sex marriage. On April 28, 2015, the nine justices had heard the oral arguments regarding the issue that whether or not the Constitution we have now guarantees the rights to…

I was in my room getting ready for the parade and to see John F Kennedy. I was so excited that I could hardly hold it in, mainly cause it was my birthday and I was turning 10. I got changed fast and turned on the TV. The News and it said, “This just in that John F Kennedy had just landed”. When I heard that I went crazy. My parents finally got ready and we got in to are the station wagon. We were on our way to the Dealey Plaza. I could hardly wait, it was the best birthday present I had ever…

People all over the world practice a variety of different customs and traditions. What is your favorite tradition that you celebrate? My favorite is Halloween, also known as All Hallows Eve. Halloween has a very long and fascinating history and its traditions have been changing and evolving into the holiday that we celebrate today. Halloween’s is thought to have originated from the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced sah-win) celebrated on November first. This was the day that…

by ingenious and very talented women in different ways; handing out pamphlets, public parade, petition to the president, and demonstration to the public. Iron Jawed Angels shows us the core of the women’s suffrage movement.…

what I saw. It was beyond eye-opening. The following day was the last day at Disneyland. We rode new rides as well as some of my favorite ones again. That night, we watched the parade. I saw all the Disney characters, prince with their princesses, and elves, reindeer, snowmen and some others I can’t recall now. That parade was truly spectacular. I begged my parents to let me stay longer so we can ride more rides knowing that it was going to be my last day at Disneyland. Disneyland was about…

The Women’s Suffrage Victory By: Michael Delahanty For what reasons did people oppose women's suffrage? Why did many Progressives, who supported other reforms, oppose it? People opposed women’s suffrage because they said that it would rid the domestic tranquility a woman created when she wasn't’ able to vote. Men thought that women had weak minds and delicate temperaments that couldn't survive the ways of the public life. They thought that the politics at the time would frighten women or…

Churches are let out early, schools close, businesses shut their doors, People have parties near parade roots, and people on floats start celebrating. Everything going on around new tourist would be something completely new and surprising. The reason they would be surprised is because Mardi Gras happens almost exclusively in New Orleans, and although…

Ch.5 Civil Liberties We as the Citizens of the United States are given Civil liberties which are the protections the Constistution provides against the abuse of government power. Many people think of them as a set of principles that grant us the protection of our freedom all the time but that 's not completely correct. Even though our Civil liberties protect our freedom it doesn 't mean that we can do whatever we wish, For example The Smith Act made it a criminal offense to advocate violent…