Parades

take every day would always go through Marine Parade, which is the main road just behind the beach. Fortunately, I never have the chance to experience traffic jam on this road even during peak hours. Marine Parade is a north-south road that is almost parallel with the trend of the beach, intersecting Maroubra Road to the north and Fitzgerald Ave. to the south. Both Maroubra road and Fitzgerald Ave. extend westward until intersecting with Anzac Parade, which is a major road through the southeast…

Marching Band Playing in a marching band is fun. I get to go to home football games. Marching band involves learning the steps, memorizing the music, and learning the spots. Also I get to perform on the field and learn the steps. Marching band is my favorite thing to do because I love to perform and march on the field, it keeps me active, and I have fun doing marching band. I love to perform and march on the field. Also we perform music and moves on the field. We mark time,…

It was a great day for unity and equality in South Carolina! Today marked the 27th annual Gay Pride Parade in Columbia, and the first SC Pride event since the mass shooting of 49 club goers at Pulse Orlando on June 12. Thanks in large part to the City of Columbia Police Department, it was a resounding success. They did an outstanding job of ensuring everyone's safety, and helping to maintain a peaceful, respectful atmosphere. As a longtime LGBT+ ally with a few loved ones and good friends in…

week here at Hamilton was full of fun and laughter. Everyone had a blast since they could all dress up. Almost every single person here dressed up. Homecoming week was fun for the following reasons: we got to dress up, the homecoming dance, and the parade. Getting to dress up turned us into kids again. Dressing up for homecoming week was fun; although it wasn't for everyone. Most of the people here dressed up,even the teachers, according to each day of the week. Each day was different all…

particular was women used many different methods to earn the right to vote in the Women’s Suffrage Unit. One of the methods was the parade held in Washington DC. The Parade was when Wilson arrived so many people would be there to watch. Unfortunately, many of the men were drunk and they started attacking the women. The police did nothing about it and the women were injured. The parade was kind of a fail, but many people saw how women were suffering. Another method was when the women picketed the…

Similarities and differences span the passage, "Land of the Free" and the poem, "Fireworks". To begin, one similarity is the main idea that each things revolves around. This is a Fourth of July celebration. To prove this point, the poem "Fireworks" describes, "The ending celebration of this year's Fourth of July," ("Fireworks, line 6). This goes to show that it is on the Fourth of July. On the other hand, the selection, "Land of the Free" does not go out and specifically say that it is on this…

The fight for women’s suffrage had been a long winded and grueling battle, but on August 26, 1920 women finally got the vote, 70 years after the Seneca Falls Convention, the Nineteenth Amendment stated, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged… on account of sex.” However, African American women were unfortunately still largely disenfranchised. Nonetheless, before women were enfranchised they undertook several political reforms such as birth control and…

However, the way of celebration is considerably different. Halloween represents pumpkins which are gouged out with a terrifying face and a candle inside, trick-or-treating, Halloween’s parties and mask’s parades. This feast becomes more popular in the whole world. On the other side, All Souls’ Day or Dušičky in Czech are connected with quiet time and the traditions are vanishing. Nevertheless, All Souls’ Day has diverse forms in other places. While Czechs…

Earlier today St. Patrick's day celebrations began in London. While the holiday itself isn’t until Thursday, March 17th, parades at events will run all this week. The first event, a parade which started in Trafalgar Square, drew thousands of people. Live music as well as food and a 17 foot parade float dominated the scene as people, tourists and natives alike, flocked to enjoy the festivities. Thankfully, while this event may cause delays in normal traffic routes or otherwise interrupt…

The assassination of John F. Kennedy was November 22, 1963. He was in a parade in Dallas, TexasX. He was there to get support for Democratic Party before the 1964 election. He was riding in a car that had three rows of seats and was a convertible. His wife, Jackie Kennedy, was sitting right next to him. John F. Kennedy was shot at three times. The first one missed and the second one hit his neck and the third one finally hit him in the head. Also the second shot hit the guy in front of…