In a letter to Captain Thomas Auld published in a newspaper‚ Frederick Douglass confronts Captain Auld in a public manner about their previous relationship as slave and slave master. Douglass presents himself as intelligent and sophisticated‚ which proves that he is capable of acting in a manner that is opposite of current stereotypes. Some of these stereotypes of slaves are that they are uneducated‚ always violent‚ of low class‚ and inferior to white men. Douglass presents himself in this way by
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most of us know a cheerleader or have seen a cheer performance in our lives‚ we should know a little more about cheerleading. E. Thesis Statement/Preview: Today‚ I will talk about what competitive cheerleading is‚ as well as the components of a cheerleading routine. II. Cheerleading has been around for decades but competitive cheerleading has just started making a name for itself over the last 10-20 years. A. Competitive cheerleading is a cheer teams’ routine that uses the elements of dancing
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Dear Mr. ____ ‚ As a cheerleader and student at Campo Verde‚ I purpose we add a cheer gym to our growing school. I believe that adding a cheer gym will benefit not only the cheerleaders but also other athletes. Adding a cheer gym to Campo Verde High would create a separate practice space‚ keep mats in one place‚ and allow for more practice time. A cheer gym will create a separate practice space away from everyone else. Currently‚ the cheerleaders and I practice in the cafeteria. It is unsanitary
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I think I would be a good sports captain because I will do my best by encouraging you‚ motivating you‚ supporting you and most of all‚ being a good sport. encourage others to participate in sport Criteria: SCHOOL VALUES FOR HOUSE CAPTAINS The elected house captain should (already) and will: HONESTY: § Tell the truth. § Not give into peer pressure when loaning equipment‚ and will not favour their friends over others. § Report people misusing equipment or being unfair in sport. KINDNESS
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Yellow Panther’s Cheers 1** Stand up‚ stay proud‚ yellow team is on the ground Watch out let’s score‚ yellow gonna beat them all So team get up‚ let’s show them what we’ve got LEADER : Everybody is here‚ yellow team let’s cheer Let’s cheer (clap 5x) Let’s cheer(clap 5x) Yellow team‚ let’s cheer! 2** We will fight‚ we won’t lose We will be the winner‚ you will be the loser We will be the champion‚ we are the champion What’s our name? Yellow Panthers (3x) 3** Go team‚ Go team
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"O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865. The poem is classified as an elegy because it is a mourning poem that was written in the memory of someone. The poem was written to honor Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States. Walt Whitman was born in 1819 and died in 1892‚ so he lived through the American Civil War. Being born close to the founding of the country‚ he knew people that were a part of the American Revolution. Through this he experienced the unification
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The Cheerleading Captain plays a very important role on the team. The captain’s experience‚ attitude‚ and ability to effectively communicate information effects the team’s success. I believe that I would make a great captain because I possess all of these skills. I am an experienced cheerleader. I have been on the Varsity team for two years. You have taught me what it takes to be on a winning team. It takes hard work‚ perseverance‚ never quitting‚ and a lot of practice. This is invaluable
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Tarenia Carthan Dr. Jackson English 1102 [ 8 March 2011 ] Literary Summary/Analysis of “O Captain‚ My Captain” by Poet Walt Whitman “O Captain! My Captain” is a poem written by American poet Walt Whitman which expresses admiration for the 16th president of the United States of America who was assassinated. Written as an elegy in memory of Abraham Lincoln‚ who led the nation through turbulent times during the Civil War‚ the poem invokes the emotions both of pride and solemnest that Whitman
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‘O Captain! My Captain’ is a moving poem in which Whitman expresses his profound sense of grief at a tragic end of a leader of men is addressed to Abraham Lincoln‚ one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America‚ who fought a war (the American Civil War) against the Southern States to give the Negro slaves freedom and human dignity. The war was won‚ the slaves were freed‚ but Lincoln‚ soon after his election as president for a second term‚ fell a victim to an assassin’s bullet.
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"O Captain! my Captain!" Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! my Captain!" after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Whitman describes Lincoln as the captain of the ship‚ as the leader of the country; he also refers to him as a father: "Here Captain! dear father!"(13)‚ "My father doesn’t feel my arm‚"(18). Clearly‚ a captain is not a father. Why‚ then‚ does Whitman connect the two together? Are there certain similarities between them that can’t be avoided? A captain is
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