sound is an crucial tool in communicating narrative and constructing characters. Although many films use both diagetic and non-diagetic sound in their productions‚ American Beauty amalgamates both forms of sound throughout the film. In the film’s cheerleading sequence‚ the protagonist Lester‚ is watching his daughter cheer whilst the synchronous sound of cheering and clapping is accompanied by a diagetic song ‘Lights on Broadway’. The sound changes when Lester notices his daughter’s friend and fellow
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junior high‚ I knew this was a serious plunge‚ but I was eager to take it. Now that I have been on the squad for almost three years‚ I know it was one of the best choices I’ve ever made. This experience has brought me so much. I’ve learned the importance of teamwork‚ friendship‚ and perseverance. Cheerleading exposes you to teamwork at its extremes. When a person is being thrown into the air‚ there is an immense chance that someone could suffer an injury. To prevent injury‚ the entire squad must
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A cheerleader has been and continues to be defined as an enthusiastic and vocal supporter. Cheerleading is something that I used to eat‚ breathe‚ and sleep. For four years‚ my weekends consisted of pom-poms‚ stuck up football players‚ and team rivalries. Before I was able to cheer on my classmates‚ I went through a grueling tryout. My mother and father had three children together‚ with all being girls. Unfortunately‚ I do not posses memories of my mother and father together in the same house. I
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since we were freshmen: Senior Year! My group of best friends had been close all throughout the four years at McDowell High School. We all were on the competitive cheerleading squad since freshman year‚ so by now we were pretty much family. As a cheerleader you knew how big of a deal it already was to be a senior on the competitive cheerleading squad. What made our senior year so special was that our sport that we loved doing was finally being announced a sport by everyone else! It was our year to finally
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For the past four years‚ I have been heavily involved in the cheerleading team. I have been a member of this squad since our very first practice in the cafeteria. This sport is my passion‚ and to prove it‚ I left my position on the volleyball team so that I could 100% dedicate myself to cheer. Dedication is important to me and I have never missed a practice without a doctor’s note. Since I have joined the team‚ I have not only grown as a skilled cheerleader‚ but as a person. It has improved my leadership
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Jones Learning Center in Foley for pre-school. She then went to Gulf Shores for elementary‚ middle‚ and now high school. As a child Justine was put in gymnastics. About two years ago she started doing cheerleading and she’s now on the cheer team at Gulf Shores High School. As a result of cheerleading‚ Justine met Kylee Koch who is now her best friend. She trusts her with everything and like’s that they get to cheer together. On top of cheer‚ they also hang most weekends and listen to music‚ watch
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Life… NCA While growing up my parents put me in all kinds of sports; baseball‚ basketball‚ soccer and the list goes on. One day‚ at the age of six‚ while my mom and I sat at the dining room table looking at the Sunday paper we saw an ad for cheerleading tryouts. She thought I lost my mind as I beg her to let me try out. She failed to realize that eleven years later I would still be cheering competitively and won many national titles from coast to coast. On a cold February morning‚ or what
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I participate in the cheerleading program‚ the National Honors Society‚ I am a student council representative‚ I run track‚ and I also try to get as many volunteer hours as possible. I don’t know if I pursue the typical “high schoolers” life‚ but I always strive for excellence
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“High Desert Storms”. I’m not pretty sure how long they’ve been are arch enemies. When we go to Competition we fight for 1st place against Storms. So‚ since we are good sports we have to congratulate them. This year we won two 1st place‚ for Lobos. Cheerleading is not a sport for petty girls and boys‚ it’s actually a dangerous sport because you are throwing up 100 pound girls in the air. I cheer with Ceciliana and a couple of other girls you might not know. We’ve had our ups and downs and sometimes we
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‘Religious experience can be used as evidence for the existence of God’ A religious experience is an encounter with God when you experience transcendent reality and it you cannot will it to happen. A direct religious experience refers to events where God reveals him/herself directly to the person having the experience. The experience is not chose or willed by the person; the person experiences or observes God in some way. An indirect religious experience refers to experiences‚ thoughts or feelings
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