Kennedy High School and made varsity. Each year we had a new set of captains‚ but each year they were all very arrogant and closed-minded. From the beginning‚ my goal was to become captain one day and be different than the past captains. Being the type of captain to help and mentor each individual through moments of frustration. My junior year‚ my coach gave me the opportunity to be one of four captains. Being the only junior captain‚ I felt intimidated to speak up and take charge of the team‚ this
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Ms Peddle‚ staff and fellow students‚ It is with the utmost humility and gratitude that I accept this position of School Captain of Suzanne Cory High School for 2015‚ along with the responsibilities and roles that this position encompasses. Suzanne Cory High School has a profound ability to foster individual’s talents‚ and provides the environment for students to reach their full potential. The school also has the ability to embrace the individuality of students and help each and every one of us
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SSR Hiding Edith a True Story by Kathy Kacer Elise Peterson I usually am reading a book that gushes over love or a creepy mystery novel‚ but this time I thought I would switch it up. I have always been really interested in World War two and the holocaust and that’s why I picked up the book Hiding Edith‚ a true story by Kathy Kacer. I can’t even come to image the fear that was planted in these children’s heads and would scar them for the rest of their life. In 1933‚ the Nazi party‚ led by Adolf
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creative peak in the early 1970s‚ beginning with the release of Captain Apache (1971)‚ produced and distributed by Benmar Productions of England and featuring Lee Van Cleef (High Noon‚ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) as the eponymous protagonist. While the decision to cast a white actor in the film’s lead role and have him apply red makeup to increase his authenticity would be considered exploitative and harmful by contemporary standards‚ Captain Apache is an incredibly atypical character for a western
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Cheerleading Captain Essay There are many different opinions out there about cheerleaders‚ many good‚ and many bad. Some think of them as the girls standing by the football field‚ but I think of cheerleading as a symbol of all the spirit that we can share‚ and a token of appreciation toward the team that’s being cheered on. Cheerleading is such a vital part to many sections of the school. If I‚ Nina Guenther‚ am chosen to be a captain for the Burrell High School Junior Varsity squad‚ I will make
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erudite terms are only important in upholding these ideas. The main themes of his "O Captain! My captain!" are death of a hero‚ family‚ a journey‚ and defeat vs. victory. The themes are supported by a variety of concrete stylistic techniques‚ including tone‚ apostrophe‚ allusions‚ archetypes‚ and repetition. Death of a hero is the first theme to consider. It’s obvious the narrator has great respect for the Captain‚ rendered by tones of compassion‚ reverence‚ and ceremony in the poem. "Exult‚ O shores
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Edith Sitwell: The Eccentric Wordsmith [Slide 1] Edith Sitwell was a British poet whose writing was looked favorably upon by many prominent authors and poets of the 1920’s. Her poetry‚ which was influenced by her life as a child‚ evolved exponetially over the years. In her final period of poetry‚ Edith Sitwell formed her writing around “traditional values‚ spiritual matters‚ and orthodox Christianity” (Cevasco). Edith Sitwell’s harsh childhood and Christian beliefs greatly influenced the evolution
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Readers who come across Edith Wharton’s creations have most likely read her novels The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth. There are many similarities and differences placed throughout the two novels. A close reading of The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirthreveals Wharton’s use of similarities and differences of the themes of society and class‚ love and marriage: the love life of characters; and setting of the late 1800’s New York throughout the novels. First‚ Wharton places similarities
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Wharton: The Other Two Edith Wharton was brought up in a rich and privileged family. She lived in a time when the high-class circle feared the drastic social changes that occurred due to post-civil war expansionism and immigration (The Norton Anthology 829). The story‚ The Other Two‚ is Wharton’s way of reflecting on the social changes that American society was undergoing. I plan to focus my response on the psychology of the main character‚ Mr. Waythorn. The story’s main character
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-Christina’s POV This was it. All I had to do was block this last kick and I would be team captain. I’ve been waiting since last year and I’m not planning on letting one kick knock me off of my chance to be captain. Taking in deep breaths of air I stood in the goal ready to pounce at any object trying to get in‚ looking straight I see the next kicker‚ Ayden. She’s one of our best players I’ll give her that‚ her foot work is great and her kicks‚ oh god her kicks are even better. I’ve never spoken
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