My name is Josh, and one of my favorite holidays is Fourth of July because I love helping with fireworks. I know the United States of America celebrates the Fourth of July because that’s when America got its Independence but that’s not why I celebrate it. I celebrate it because I love spending time with my family and most importantly the food. On Fourth of July we have lots of delicious foods such as ribs,potato salad,green beans,greens,and just regular salad.
As of last year during Fourth of July there was a lot going on with the black live matter movement. During the summer I was playing one of my favorite video games called Fortnite and there was a man named George Floyd who affected the game. At the time Fortnite was an escape for me being stuck inside and not being able to see my friends regularly because of COVID 19.I was mad at the game for a long time because they delayed the game which meant there were no updates and there was no new content.
Later on I started to do more research on why people are making such a big deal about the black lives matter movement. One day I had went to my Nana and Papa’s house and they were about how George Floyd was an African American man murdered by a police officer with a twenty dollar bill involved with the murder. When I saw how George Floyd died I found it very disturbing because the forty four year old police officer put his knee on his neck and the black man couldn’t breathe and that’s how he died. I found it even more disturbing because in the video George Floyd was crying out to his mother and he told the officer he couldn’t breathe.
Even though last year was a rough year I think better things will happen this year. I would say we have had good and bad memories. Last year Trump lost the election to president Joe Biden and I would say that counts as a victory in 2020 because I don’t think he set a good example fpr this country. Despite everything that has happened I think maybe by July fourth business might start opening back according to what Joe Biden has said on the news.This Fourth of July I hope it’s better than last year’s Fourth of July.I think this year a lot of positivity has spread such as Pride month which recognizes the LGBT community. Well I hope you enjoy I hope you have learn and grow from this experience.
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