Selected members of the Bridge Class respond to the writing prompt: Describe a city as if it was a person. What kind of qualities would it have? How would it act? What kinds of things would it say? Why?

Since people move, the city would have earthquakes every eight minutes. And if it starts gaming, then there would be a giant projector to watch it. And the buildings move, so you would have to chase your home during earthquakes. When it runs, there would be major earthquakes. 

And if it speaks, get noise cancellers! It would say everything that we say. Why? Well, the Richmond human acts like us, talks like us, and moves like us. 

But life would be chaotic with a lot of deaths because of the earthquakes, and when its skin gets hot, fires would start. 

Life would be really, really weird, bad, and confusing if the city was a human. 

• Luke F.

If Hollywood was a person:

“You know, it’s really hot in here. Can someone turn on the AC?” says Hollywood, panting. Then it throws up movies like Madame Web, Lion King: Mufasa, and Gladiator 2. 

“Can someone get me a water? I feel like I am on fire.”

Then I say, “You are.”

• Calvin T.

This is Richmond. Richmond likes to eat salads. Why salads? I don’t know, a bunch of parks I guess. Richmond also is addicted to smoking. (*cough* Pollution *cough*)

Richmond is mostly nice, but don’t get on her bad side. Richmond talks like a mother to a child. 

In conclusion: Richmond is pretty cool. 

• Colton W.

It would have a tall height. It would act helpless and miserable ‘cause the city ain’t all that happy ‘cause of all the corporate jobs, but then here comes the guy on the street beating some drums and finally the person is happy. 

It would act mean ‘cause those jobs are miserable.   

It would probably say, “I like your suit, my good rizzler,” or, “You got a dollar to spare?”

I think this ‘cause the city ain’t for everybody. And I forgot to say what qualities so, erm… uh… it would have bridges on its head. Why bridges? ‘Cause some people don’t always have homes. 

• George P.