Cinco de Mayo parade canceled amid dispute between alderman, community group
Purpose: The writer was trying to point out why the Chicago’s Cinco de Mayo parade in
Little Village has been canceled days before the event. The writer states “… Hector Escobar, who coordinates the event for the Cermak Road Chamber of Commerce, blamed the parade’s cancellation on 12th Ward Ald. George Cardenas’ lack of support”.
Approach: The opening paragraph was good, I thought the writer was not clear about the reason why the free, family-centric event celebrating the Mexican Army’s victory at the Battle of
Puebla was canceled, and the companion festival planned for Douglas Park has also been canceled. They are plenty people out there who do not understand
