ambitious‚ diligent‚ and considerate. I have always had this sense of ambition to push myself and be the best version of myself that I can possibly be. This began in the first grade when I decided to win the county spelling bee by spending countless hours studying the phonetics and spelling of words that students even four grades above me did not know. Then it intensified as I spent a whole school year in Palestine‚ and ended up receiving the top mark in my whole grade‚ despite not knowing how to
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Dear parents and students‚ We are pleased to announce the return of The Great BSB Spelling Bee‚ a House competition for KS3 students which will be taking place on Friday March 29th from 1:40 - 3:40 in the Duke of York Theatre. We would like all students to have a go at preparing for the competition by looking over and practising the words below. Obviously‚ some students are better at spelling than others but all will benefit from the vocabulary they will gain. The teams will be selected by
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stereotypes‚ these beliefs have played key roles in defining how much the 21st century has improved in terms of acceptance of differences. Stereotypes often dictate the plot of a book or movie‚ such as The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and Akeelah and the Bee‚ written and directed by Doug Atchinson. Sometimes‚ characters in such literature are challenged by stereotypes‚ and their fates are decided by how they react to them. For instance‚ Dally and Ponyboy from The Outsiders are both affected by the stereotype
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Movie Review Spellbound The national spelling bee is a big thing and takes a lot of motivation to get to the final level. We watched eight students on their journey through the national spelling bee and I am going to talk about three of them and what their motivation was to get them that far. I have chosen to talk about Neil Kadakia‚ Emily Staag‚ and Nupur Lala. Now all of these contestants were in the top ten and Nupur Lala was the winner‚ and I feel that they all had great motivation to do
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MOVIE REVIEW Akeelah and the Bee Akeelah and the Bee is one of those rare movies that comes along every once in a while and manages to get everything right despite sticking to an almost formulaic plot design. In this case‚ Akeelah is almost a sports movie‚ with the titular heroine involved in a spelling competition instead of any sort of sport with a ball. Make no mistake about it though‚ anyone who has seen the spelling championship on ESPN knows how brutal the competition can be. As a competition
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and a spelling bee medal. -Jem decided they could continue playing their game if they did what? Jem decided they could continue playing their game if they changed the name of the characters. Jem also decided to send Boo a note asking him politely to come out and they would buy him ice cream. -Who did Jem send a note to and what did it say? Jem wrote a note to Boo in the knothole which was Boo Radley to thank him for the gray ball of twine‚ the soap carvings‚ the gum‚ the spelling bee medal‚
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blames on the children by saying “When children disobeyed their parents… the season would change in Maycomb County” (Lee Chapter 8). If it wasn’t for the fire Boo never would’ve left his house to cover Scout with a blanket. Even though the kids didn’t get to see Boo I think this an important part of the book because he does leave the house. In fact their isn’t any snow in Maycomb county during the movie which would have caused people to heat their homes and Mrs. Maudie’s house to burn down. A minor
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reality human beings have to face‚ the issue is more diverse and harder to get through. However‚ when people see it like perspective personal challenges‚ overcoming is only and easy. Persuasively‚ " Akeelah and the Bee "‚Doug Atchison a story of 11 year-old black girl participating the Spelling Bee contest; a black boy in "Waiting in Line at the Drugstore"‚ James Thomas Jackson become more stronger after every adversity they go through. In other words‚ by looking at examples from those main characters in
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having a spelling bee. Every student had to stand at the front of the room with his or her own mini chalkboard. When Mrs. Berberich‚ my teacher‚ said a word‚ everyone had to spell it on his or her chalkboard at the same time. If you misspelled the word‚ you were forced to sit down at your desk and keep quiet. At first I did not see the enjoyment in the exercise. In fact‚ I can distinctly remember drawing dinosaurs on my chalkboard while my teacher explained the rules of the spelling bee. It wasn’t
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Dr. Larabee’s help in order to win the national spelling bee competition while she feels unconfident competing against Dylan. However‚ competitions could bring up negative behaviors at the same time‚ depending what attitudes and behaviors people are holding in the competitions. Cheating is s behavior when people try to win during a competition. Some people steal classical files and take advantage of others’ secrets. In the movie of Akeelah and the Bee‚ a competitor’s mother cheats in the competition
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