One top of each float, there were people wearing colorful masks that were throwing beading and other special goodies at the crowd on the ground. In between floats, dancers and band members were marching the streets playing their instruments and dancing to the beat. At the end of the parade, police officers were riding horses. One of the horses was pooping while he was marching, I remember laughing at
I have risen at 5:30, determined to make wind-free miles on a glass-surfaced river. Perfect dawn sifted her purples and ochres behind a dynamically surging solar disk, rising in promise that this will be a good day. A promise that was kept! The full ebb tide pulled Tiger Lily down river strongly, boosted by the still upwelling James. I feel the push of myriad tiny, stream-drained valleys bestowing good energy upon my wet highway.
There are a lot of floats that pass by on Mardi Gras. Big ones, small ones, colorful ones, and some that are just plain out weird, but they all do the same thing and that is throwing bead and stuffed animals to everyone that is loud. Also people yell at the floats and the people on the floats throw beads to
Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply. Brando Skyhorse uses magical realism in The Madonnas of Echo Park. Magical realism is a style of writing in which the boundaries between the real world and the magical world are vague and often completely absent. The Madonnas of Echo Park is a perfect example of magical realism in that Brando Skyhorse creates fictional families and puts them in real life situations. Echo Park, Skyhorse’s hometown, is the setting for his interconnected story collection.
I rode my bicycle around the cul-de-sac –going up and down the hill while packing some friends as we ride down this steep slope, feeling the cold wind blow through our hairs and faces. Being the adventurous type, I decided began to attempt tricks on my bicycle like jumping over a speed bump or standing on the seat. Riding my bicycle felt like my get away from everything and everyone. Riding through the neighborhood and drowning out the voices as I cut through the wind made me want to ride my bicycle for hours. After hours of riding my bicycle and monkeying around with friends, I grew tired and hungry.
Because the tea had a lot of bubble, the taste of tea liked a gum. “It’s an art street,” someone talked his friend about the Westport when I heard their speaking. Many times the Westport performs a lot of music and painting shows. I didn’t remember what day is, but few weeks ago the art festival I went was beautiful and extraordinary because a lot of artist sold their
Recently, I have travelled to New York City and, on another vacation, to Myrtle Beach. There are similarities and differences between the two of these places. Picture a beautiful city surrounded by tall skyscrapers soaring into the clouds and the beautiful statue of liberty standing still on the water. You walk down the street passing rushing people late for work, hundreds of little shops and restaurants line the streets, and all the while you are taken back by the incredible wonder of the city and the people that you are gazing upon. Now picture lying on the white sandy beach at sunset listening to the ocean waves crash up on the
The whole atmosphere was very welcoming. Getting out of the taxi, I was hit by a weightless breeze that carried a slight scent of the ocean. The trees were beginning to yellow and the sound of seagulls filled the air. I didn’t see much traffic, but pedestrians filled the narrow streets. The buildings were old; the brick was crumbling and the paint sills were cracked and peeling, due to the many coats
There are too many go-kart tracks, mini-golf courses, and gift shops. Though it was a bit entertaining when I saw drive-through wedding chapels, many people find it odd. There are often many crowds making long waiting in lines long and it is hard to get around anywhere on foot. Aside from the many tourist attractions, there were many exciting things to do in Tennessee. One of them was white water rafting.
The way writes flows along much in the same way music does. For instance in the third paragraph Hemingway describes “Really beautiful girls, gorgeous, bright shawls over their shoulders, dark, dark-eyed, black-lace mantillas over their hair, walk with their escorts in crowds that pass from morning until night along the narrow walk that runs between inner and outer belts of cafe tables under the shade of the arcade out of the white glare of the Plaza de la Constitucion.” The music is described as “pounding and throbbing,” and “stick came whirling and whishing.” This lyrical yet energetic quality of the prose helps us to envision the exciting music being performed and the quick-paced nature of the Spanish language. I believe the repetitions are effective in that regard - it also makes the story interesting to