Personal Narrative-Give Me A G ! Give Me O !
Give Me A G! Give Me A O! In an american high school, students assemble a pep rally, before a rival game. My first pep rally was held for the football team who played against St. Mark’s that night. After lunch all 9th through 12th graders herded into the gym for the pow wow. I settled restlessly into my cold metal seat, only to jump back up as the cheerleaders burst through the door. I was enthralled by their amazing rubber band choreography and energized by the upbeat top 20 music they danced to. After their performance, multiple spoofs were performed by seniors. These tricks and activities did not faze the animation of the crowd. Near the end we sang our school cheer. I was unfamiliar with it, but my various shouts were absorbed by everyone else's cheering. The feel of victory was so clear that everyone transitioned to fistbumping in the air. I had to focus on not becoming roadkill, while bounding along with the mass. This “natural” high school practice is part of our american culture and expresses our competitiveness and love for the school. Devoted school spirits inspire the pep rally. The upper school students gather in an uproar to pump up the team competing. We celebrate not knowing defeat or victory, and always come together
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passionately. We put aside stereotypes, and cliches to support one team, and one school. Our rowdy feet on the bellowing bleachers deafen the sense of nervousness from the freshman and fight from the seniors. The flips, leaps, tumbles, and jumps performed by the talented dance or cheerleading squad is electrifying. The purpose of such enthusiasm is to rally school spirit. It is also to inspire members of the team to cause havoc on their opponents.
Footbinding is a much more extreme and agonizing ritual than a pep rally, yet it is “natural” for women in the Chinese culture.
To paint a picture of the intense process Lisa See, writes, “ When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour….” (3-4). This quote impacts your the conscience, but leaves the reader with a hope of accomplishing the impossible. In a similar way pep rallying motivates the athletes to win their game. In conclusion, each cultural practice is different and unique in their own way. Such as, our “natural” high school practice, our american culture conveys our will to win and care for the
school.
passionately. We put aside stereotypes, and cliches to support one team, and one school. Our rowdy feet on the bellowing bleachers deafen the sense of nervousness from the freshman and fight from the seniors. The flips, leaps, tumbles, and jumps performed by the talented dance or cheerleading squad is electrifying. The purpose of such enthusiasm is to rally school spirit. It is also to inspire members of the team to cause havoc on their opponents.
Footbinding is a much more extreme and agonizing ritual than a pep rally, yet it is “natural” for women in the Chinese culture.
To paint a picture of the intense process Lisa See, writes, “ When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour….” (3-4). This quote impacts your the conscience, but leaves the reader with a hope of accomplishing the impossible. In a similar way pep rallying motivates the athletes to win their game. In conclusion, each cultural practice is different and unique in their own way. Such as, our “natural” high school practice, our american culture conveys our will to win and care for the
school.