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May I please the court! Thankfully, I never uttered those words during a trial. Mock Trial was difficult, yet full of enjoyable experiences. I joined Mock Trial for two reasons: to make new friends and to gain some form of law experience. For me, both of those goals were accomplished. I made a few friends, one of them being Adam. I learned courtroom procedure and etiquette. Mock Trial is a wonderful organization, yet that wasn't always reflected in our actions. I still don’t comprehend why we were so discourteous towards other teams. I understand the notion that The Spirit of AMTA is a recognition that coaches don't want us to win, but Depaul could have atleast been cordial to competing teams. Instead we were stealing
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My assumption is that since there were issues with enrolling me in the Mock class, it was questionable if I was actually going to return or not. By the end of Mock, I feel as though I learned more by being an alternate than having a concrete role. Being an alternate gave me a wide variety of practice in multiple roles and the ability to understand the case from multiple perspectives. What helped the most was By-buster. Having no idea what role you would perform until 30 minutes before trial, was exhilarating yet stressful. Overtime, I felt more confident in a courtroom and realized that I was picking up on mannerisms that would have taken me a much longer time to achieve. One of these mannerisms, was being able to adapt and think quicker on your feet. I remember at the beginning of mock if I was told to lay more foundation or rephrase my question, I couldn't get to counsel table any quicker. Now I am able to take a breath and think about what I need to say. It also helps to remind myself that everything else pales in comparison than standing in silence for a minute and half during my open. I would encourage more people to go to by-buster if possible.
We were that Mock Trial would be an extensive time commitment. The coaches were very forthcoming tell us about that. I definitely thought you guys were exaggerating. Inbetween the tournaments, the team practices, the Monday practices, and classes the time I had left for other actives

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