When I was a sophmore in highschool I made the courageous decision to join my high school musical. To many that seems to be one of the most mundane things a student could do in high school‚ but to me it was a huge step. Being involved in the musical has had a large impact on my life. When I was younger I was heavily involved in ballet and a few one act plays on middle school‚ but high school drama was a whole new creature that I was terrified of. I think that it was the experienced actors and the
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Anyone who knows me knows that I cannot dance. In fact‚ I can barely touch my toes‚ let alone do a split. My lack of ability has often been a hindrance in my pursuit of musical theater. My freshman year of high school I decided to try out for the spring musical‚ the ever-popular production of Bye Bye Birdie. I would say that approximately 90 people auditioned that year‚ a majority of who were in my same grade. I had prepared for weeks‚ rehearsing the song “Put on a Happy Face” with my voice coach
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generally more productive. With all the generous benefits unions provide for their employees‚ who is incurring the hefty costs? When the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) went on strike in September 2012‚ teachers asserted a larger pay increase. Among other grievances‚ the CTU was negotiating for a 17 percent increase over four years. When negotiations failed with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel‚ the teacher’s union decided the only course of action was to strike. That strike caused Chicago’s public schools
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struggling to get food and water everyday and it’s ridiculously hot. Could it get any worse? The answer is yes as the whole city of Chicago burned down October 8th—October 9th in 1871. Millions of Chicagoans left homeless and only because of one cause — Natural Causes. (History.com) The Great Chicago Fire started because of natural causes. There was a drought in Chicago when the fire occurred‚ and there were previous fires before that. Those fires also happened anonymously. There is better chance
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As he gotten more famous as a musical legend‚ he began other occupations as a German composer‚ songwriter‚ lyricist‚ and a pianist. He was baptized on December 17th‚ 1770‚ and it is believed that his birthday was December 17th‚ 1770 because in the time‚ children are baptized after they have been born decreed by the Catholic Church. Lot’s of scholars settled it being his birth date because his parents always celebrated his birthday on this day marked with joy and celebrations. His birthday was
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Judicial Restraint and Judicial Activism in McDonald v. City of Chicago Judicial Restraint is when the Supreme Court restricts their powers to avoid making any changes to public policy‚ unless that policy is unconstitutional. When applying judicial restraint to cases‚ the courts stand by stare decisis (previous decisions of the court)‚ uphold current law‚ and hold strictly to the text of the Constitution. They think that by only interpreting the constitution and not creating new laws‚ that they
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let me know A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck Thomas Hart Grade 6 Literature Mrs. Snell November 15‚ 2007 For my second book report‚ I chose to read A Long Way from Chicago‚ a fiction novel by Richard Peck. The main characters are Grandma Dowdel‚ her grandchildren Joey Dowdel‚ and his sister‚ Mary Alice. Joey and Mary Alice lived with their parents in Chicago and every August from 1929 until the summer of
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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is the world’s foremost manufacturer of guitars‚ basses‚ amplifiers and related equipment. With an illustrious history dating back to 1946‚ Fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre: rock n’ roll‚ country and western‚ jazz‚ rhythm and blues and many others. Everyone from beginners and hobbyists to the world’s most acclaimed artists and performers have used Fender instruments and amps‚ and legendary Fender instruments such
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A musical prodigy of whom everyone must have heard of is no other than Ludwig van Beethoven‚ a consistently astonishing musical artist throughout his complex life. Beethoven’s intricate childhood was filled with music to the brim. His father was an avid music teacher to Beethoven which may have been the spark that produced this child genius. Beethoven‚ after obtaining all of his father’s musical knowledge‚ went on to meet famous and talented musical artists such as Gottlob Neefe Mozart‚ Haydyn and
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movie “High School Musical” was released in January 2006‚ debuting near the bottom of the Top 200 in the United States. Seven weeks later‚ after the Disney Channel premiere of the movie‚ it hit #1. Disney knew that the movie was going to be big‚ but no one could expect that this musical‚ with a cast of six unknown actors would become a worldwide phenomenon. The promotion of the movie started on New Year’s Eve in Disney Channel‚ introducing the cast and playing some musical segments of the movie
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