out for the cheer team at 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
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In the 1998 film rendition of Moby Dick‚ a story originally written by Herman Melville‚ Captain Ahab becomes consumed by the idea of killing Moby Dick- the white whale that haunts his every move. Ahab put killing Moby Dick above all else‚ and even suggests that it is God’s will. He says‚ “And may God hunt us all if we do not hunt Moby Dick to death!” (Moby Dick). In our lives‚ we all have a “personal whale”‚ a mission that we would give our lives trying to accomplish. In my life‚ getting respectable
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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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Henwood Mrs. jones and students‚ i want to show all of you why I want to be school council. If you want to be school council‚ you need all these different characteristics. I can tell you all now that I think I have what it takes to be part of school council comity. I had experienced being a school council in my old school but it didn’t go as well as it should have done. In year 6 at this school I tried being a school council but it didn’t work. I tried again in year 7 but it didn’t work either
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who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a collage education he may steal the whole rail road.” Even though we have a while to get a collage education‚ we’ve made it here‚ to the end of 8th grade. Just like a rail road the train has to be set on a good track‚ just like our education. So far for this 8th grade class our tracks have been fantastic ever since we first started our journey. Our first stop was at kindergarten‚ where we thought school was just a place your
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Competitive forensics has been extremely important to me. Of course‚ debate has given me a multitude of skills‚ but also debate has helped me grow as a person. Being the Debate Captain for the past two years of the Texas State Debate team‚ has been an extreme source of pride during my collegiate career. Forensics drove my ability to craft solid opinions. Also‚ through forensics I have meet a multitude of new people and formed long-lasting friendships. I wouldn’t trade what I have gained from being
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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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create an meaningful explanation for my personality type. For six (6) years of my life‚ I was a very passionate cheerleader. I completed four (4) years during my high school career and two (2) years during my time spent in middle school. During my senior year of high school‚ I was chosen as the Jeannette High School Cheerleading Captain. After receiving the personal learning style of ENFP (Extraversion‚ Intuition‚ Feeling‚ and Perception) and the assignment for this essay‚ I immediately thought of
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30/ 2007 Persuasive speech School uniform Introduction (Significance and background) Everybody in this class room has had or will have children. Anyway it will happen that your kids will become the most important point of your life. You will do everything to keep them happy. When they are small only you can influence on their behavior. Parents always want to see their kids healthy‚ well-bread and happy. After some time‚ when your heirs grow up enough‚ they will go to school. As soon as this happens
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Persuasive Speech Why should people go boarding for a year ¬¬¬¬? “If you never try you´ll never know‚ and in the end‚ the love you take is the love you make“ - The Beatles Teenagers need compassion‚ love‚ freedom‚ they need their families and of course‚ we need challenges and new things. Going to a boarding school is not an easy decision. It is difficult to adjust to a new envionment‚ to separate from your family‚ from your friends‚ from your house and from your whole life to go to a place
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