Tennis and marching band are two extracurricular activities that require both dedication and commitment. Prior to entering my first year of high school‚ I decided that I wanted to take my love for tennis to the next level and make the O’Fallon high school tennis team. In 5th grade‚ I committed myself to playing the alto saxophone in the school band and all that entails with lessons and practice‚ with an eye on playing in the high school marching band. During high school‚ I made a commitment to
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The band was heavily in debt and openly at war with its record company. (Shmoop University‚ Inc. 2013) Made a very interesting analysis of the album they go on saying “London Calling" is set in a post-apocalyptic Britain‚ where human technology has failed and people have to fend for themselves. What about the issues vocalist Joe Strummer sings about? Oil shortages‚ nuclear threats‚ global climate change. "London Calling" is a high-energy tune that will both pump you up and make you fear for
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BRAND: HISTORY: The Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson‚ an employee of Johnson & Johnson‚ for his wife Josephine Dickson‚ who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking. The prototype product allowed his wife to dress her wounds without assistance. Dickson‚ a Highland Park‚ New Jersey resident at the time‚ passed the idea on to his employer who then went on to produce and market the product as the Band-Aid. Dickson had a successful career at Johnson & Johnson‚ eventually
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rubber band car uses potential elastic energy from the rubber bands by turning it to kinetic energy. This kinetic energy is what makes the car move after which the rubber band swiftly returns to its original size and shape. When the band is wound around the axle‚ it is given the potential energy which is energy that is stored for later use. When the rubber band is released the spinning axle turns the potential energy into kinetic energy. This therefore follows that the more the rubber band is wound
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My band director is one of the most important and influential people in my life. He always helps boost my confidence in my playing abilities‚ and he always believes in me. I started band a year after everyone else‚ because my mom wanted me to focus on school for the first year of middle school. When I finally did join band in sixth grade‚ Mr. Sacco was very helpful and patient with me. There’s something he’s said that I believe is the best advice I have ever received : “It’s not the mistakes you make
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State University Marching Band has been a big part of The Ohio State University campus and band history for a long time. The Ohio State Marching Band has influenced many people around the state and the country. Although becoming a member of The Ohio State Marching Band takes great effort and discipline in high school‚ staying a member of the band all four or five years of college takes even more tenacity. At the beginning of an Ohio State home football game‚ the marching band carries on a tradition
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Screening Paper: Boys in the Band Foremost‚ the film Boys in the Band‚ is the first major-studio production to deal frankly with homosexuality; a breakthrough film in the gay film genre. This film centers around a birthday party at an apartment in the city‚ where a group of closely knit friends are invited but a straight man surprisingly arrives‚ making the already unbearable tension even worse. What starts out as an entertaining evening plummets into a rollercoaster ride of emotion‚ infused with
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Marching and Concert Band Marching band and concert band have two completely different concepts. However‚ many high school students consider the word band as being able to play some kind of musical instrument. Being a five year marching band member and playing in concert band for seven years‚ I feel as if I know the difference between these two activities. One of the main differences between marching and concert band is the mental process one must go through to memorize the music and the steps on
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hard and excel. For some‚ this part reveals itself later on in life‚ while others seem almost born with the knowledge. I discovered a love of music at the age of four and throughout my life it has brought me the confidence and motivation to find my talent‚ my appreciation‚ and my identity. My first recollection of music occurred atop of my father’s shoulders during a Dave Mathew’s Band concert‚ at the age of four. Awed by the sights and sounds of live music‚ I marveled at the mass of people singing
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from the harsh realities we all face in our daily lives. A great activity offered to the students in my school is band. First‚ though out the years‚ I have made countless friends that‚ I am sure‚ will be my friends for a long time to come. Second‚ learning to play an instrument was as fun as playing video games with my best friends. It is infuriating and frustrating‚ but most of the time‚ it is tons of fun. Last‚ when the band goes on field trips‚ I get out of school and laugh at all the people
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