Many people around the world have gone to various wonderful places around the world, whether it be to visit the seven wonders of the world, go to concerts, or to even to watch the Olympics. But there is one particular event that is intriguing and catches one's eye if you were to pass by. What I’m talking about is the Rose Parade, which is also called the Tournament of Roses Parade and is known for having huge floats covered with vibrant colors from the natural flowers that cover them. The Rose Parade is an annual event that takes place in January, first in Pasadena, California to celebrate the New Year. The event is known thoroughly too many people locally and nationwide for the exquisite floats in the parade. The reasons people come here …show more content…
The second most important person is the Grand Marshal which is an honorary person chosen by the president each year that talks about the theme of the parade. This year the honorary person is a lead spokesman for National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The spokesman is a man named Marshal Brown, who is one of the most recognized spokesman for domestic violence as he has talked about domestic violence for twenty years. Mr. Brown is a tall and slender man who wears a suit every day due to his job as a spokesman and has bags under his eyes due to his job of having to constantly travel and speak against domestic violence. He enjoys his job because of the feeling he gets from saving people that can't get away from horrible relationships. Just as every person has reasons for their actions he has his reason for speaking against violence as his mother was abused by his dad but hasn't told anyone. This next person is someone that some girls despise and some revere and makes the guys fall for her. This person is of course the Rose Queen, who has a coronation for being the most pretty contestant out of the six young girls. This years Rose Queen is Stephanie Fernandez who is from Monterey Park at least an hour away from Pasadena. Stephanie is the youngest Rose Queen at the age of nineteen and the first to win a beauty pageant in her family that raised her and her two sisters around beauty sisters. Stephanie is of average height her
John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods once said "Business social responsibility should not be coerced; it is a voluntary decision that the entrepreneurial leadership of every company must make on its own." (Mackey, 2005) In today’s society it is increasingly common for businesses to actively identify and become directly involved in the country and the global social issues and needs. It is now common
“True marionettes are those manipulated from above by means of wires, or strings, which give life and motion to the figures as they are handled by the operator, or puppeteer” (UP). Malisa Sweet tells a Sebirt, Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration, and Orbit award winner bibliography about Tony Sarg and his love for “figuring out how to make things move” (UP), which lead to a love of marionettes and the first Thanksgiving Macy’s parade. In the back of the book Balloon Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy 's Parade, on the sleeve, Sweet explains how she too shared that love when she was a child. Sweet connecting the main character’s interest to herself can allow lead reader to believe that Melissa Sweet is probably not an expert on who Tony Sarg is and marionettes, but wrote the book because of that common interest she shared with Tony Sarg. Although Melissa Sweet is not an expert, Sweet does have citations from other bibliographies and sources, and even a couple of websites. In the Author’s Note, Sweet even quotes Tony Sarg’s daughter, “quite simply, Tony Sarg just never grew up” (UP). Through Tony Sarg’s creativity, love for marionettes, and child like personality, Tony Sarg knows who he is and understands his identity. With that, Melissa Sweet is able to tell the story of how Tony Sarg is able to use his creative imagination and problem solving capabilities to start an American tradition that is still celebrated every year to this day.
A Powwow is a congregation where Native American celebration, singing and dancing take place. Throughout the country there are numerous different powwows; though in this essay I will talk about overall powwows and in details the Jingle Dress Dance which by most accounts has its roots in the northern regions of the United States.
In 1989 Pete Rose, one of baseball’s greatest, lost all the respect he had gain in his successful career. That year, the league had brought to there attention that Pete Rose was a chronic gambler. Eventually Pete Rose ended up being banned from baseball. Now he wants a chance for a spot in the Hall of Fame, a place for baseball’s greatest. The question of whether or not Pete Rose should be accepted into the Hall of Fame has been a source of great controversy in the baseball community. The author, John Leland, address this controversy in his article, Hustling For the Hall, and attempts to prove that Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Mr. Leland believes that because of Rose’s accomplishments,
The Krewe of Cleopatra is an all women crew that represents strength, beauty, and femininity. Earlier this month, I got to see the Cleopatra crew performed and it was an astonishing experience. I lived here in New Orleans for nine years, but I have never participated in a parade before. Even though it was a popular culture, I was always too lazy to go. This year I wanted to do something more than just staying home and play game, I wanted to go out and experience the atmosphere, but more specifically I wanted to experience the Mardi Gras atmosphere. It was a unique atmosphere that I certainly love to go again.
Stephen Wilkes’ Day to Night series is a collection of stunning, composite, panoramic photographs. Each is taken over the period of one day in a variety of settings from the African Serengeti to Shanghai. All photographs in the series are composites of thousands of digital photographs taken over the period of one day that captures the passage of time in a single image. “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” in particular is not only strikingly beautiful but it epitomizes postmodernism in the visual arts in a way that is both accessible and challenging to viewers. The photograph includes many postmodern elements including deconstruction and reconstruction, balancing high culture and pop culture, viewer
DCMB has participated in Denver’s Annual Parade of Lights for several years now, which is an incredibly feat, considering the difficulty in being accepted. Organizations need to apply months in advance, and decisions regarding the performance must have already been reached at that time. “The application asks for what you are going to wear, what the students are going to wear, what music you want to play, how many students are involved, who your chaperons are, and all kinds of questions like that,” explained DCMB Director Jason U’Ren. U’Ren added that
It is known in our generation and those past to have trends, rituals, and ideals which have been passed on over the years. Many still exist nowadays with simple meaning in our everyday lives yet we are not familiar with their origins. The well-know modernized pink flamingo had its own roots of popularity around the world that many are not familiar with. Therefore the question is how did the flamingo get its claim to fame. Jennifer Price provides a great explanation as she recalls and summarizes the past history of the origin of the pink flamingo. Price analyzes the rising popularity of the flamingo and she portrays her view on U.S. culture as being glamorous and trendy through symbolism, numerous listing, and implementing a motif corresponding to the color pink.
A mother is a woman that loves her children despite all of their flaws, insecurities, and fears. A mother is a woman who will always worry about her children no matter how old they may grow, from age zero to age fifty-five. A mother is someone that will go hungry so that her children can eat, will walk barefoot so her children will have shoes, and will go poor paying for her children’s needs. These characteristics all describe a typical mother but not all describe Rose Mary Walls, the mother of four children in the memoir The Glass Castle. Instead of acting in a selfless manner rather than selfish, Rose Mary’s attitudes and behaviors are childlike to the point that her children must assume adult responsibilities because she refuses to. Rose
During the time period of 1865 -1900 we see changes in how government policies help big business produce at higher levels. Also Technological advantages such as the telephone, electricity, and the Atlantic cable have been made. This helps Business get advantage over their workers and be able to dominate the freedom of workers. But who does this really effect? Let 's take a look at how these changes have affected the Industrial workers
Our Coastal California Tour ventures to every part of the beautiful West Coast and incorporates visits to San Francisco, meanwhile our Grand Canyon Sunrise and Red Rocks Tour highlights a dawn breakfast at the ravine edge alongside voyages through Sedona and Scottsdale. For a more drawn out get-away, you can join our energizing shiny new visit Rose Parade and Mexico Tour, which incorporates Puerto Vallarta for some merited daylight, unwinding and investigating. Join YMT for one of our most extended tours! Encounter the great 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade alongside an insider point of view on the acclaimed parade by going to a particular night survey of the grand, hand-adorned buoys. Next, appreciate a voyage through sunny Los Angeles. Visit the "City of Angels" and see the impressions of well-known stars at the Chinese Theater, alongside the Dolby Theater, where every year the Academy Awards happen (outside survey), Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive. At that point go to Pasadena to see the amazing scene of the 128th Tournament of Roses Parade from your held show off the seats. Incorporates four evenings in lodging, official Rose Parade Program, YMT situates pad, touring, educated aides and porterage at
In summary, the parade included the police department, tractors, modern cars, floats, marching units, school bands, school clubs, and sport teams from different areas. The parade even carried the delta fair queen and maids. My favorite section of the parade were the floats considering some people get so creative decorating. The floats were awarded. First place won $1000, second place won $600, third place won $450, fourth place won $350, and fifth place won $250. Some people bring in their competitive side, which makes it really amusing to watch.
The Flower Festival, is also a major attraction in Medellin. It takes place at the end of July and it lasts until early August. This huge annual event is opened with about 7,000 campesinos parading through the city on horseback. Groups or individuals may have a theme or motto, such as peace, but other prefer to linger along the route provoking cheers from the large audience. Others gallop, or dance their horses decorated in all types of colors and of different sizes for the duration of the parade which goes on for about eight hours.
The article “Toddlers in Tiara’s” by Skip Hollandsworth based off the popular TV show Toddlers and Tiara’s, converses the sexualization of the girls who participate in American beauty pageants. Hollandsworth parleys the effects beauty pageants could possibly have on those who participate in the pageants, such as development and emotion problems. Using the appeals of logic, emotion and ethics in a serious and informative tone he persuades his audience of parents, pageant participants and viewers of the widely known TV show the negative effects of being an American Beauty Pageant contestant. Hollandsworth gains credibility by referencing the opinions of different professionals and authorities. Before the death of JonBenet many Americans didn’t
It seems that drugs should be legalized because, “the existing evidence suggests that net costs