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
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I think that The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom had a very big impact on the United States‚ and was very important for African American rights (in the United States). However‚ I didn’t always know that. When I first heard about it‚ I thought that it was some battle from the United States’s Revolutionary War‚ but now I know that it is much more than that. The March on Washington was when people peacefully protested about black rights in the United States. In 1963 African-Americans in
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solutions‚ and then contributed to the implementation of those solutions. As a member and officer of the marching band‚ I often work with others to solve problems. I served the past two years as the Equipment Technology & Logistics Manager‚ and in my senior year I continue to serve‚ now as the Band Captain. One of the biggest logistical problems I have worked to solve is the loading of the band trailer. My position involves me taking responsibility in both loading the trailer and designing a layout that
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And the Band Played on The movie‚ And the Band Played On‚ talks about the origin of the AIDS virus and how it was spread across the world. It began with a scene in 1976‚ Central Africa‚ that shows how the Ebola disease affected a village and was contained before it was spread. This was to show the beginning of another serious disease called AIDS. The world was not prepared to handle such a contagious plague. Doctors treating people with this virus thought that the first cases of the HIV virus
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The Ides of March 1. Theme - A political consultant learns that to avoid the tricks and traps of politics he must abandon some of his values. 2. Wants and Needs - Steven shows his want early on when he is speaking to the reporter Ida. He wants Governor Morris to be the next president of the United States. Steven’s needs are much more complicated than his wants. He needs to remain untainted by the games and plays that goes on in politics. The need to remain uncompromised shows itself in the
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Have you ever heard of Sherlock Holmes? Have you ever read one of his books? Sir Author Conon Doyle wrote one of Sherlock’s famous stories‚ “The Speckled Band.” Doyle likes to write detective stories. This essay will be explaining how “The Speckled Band” is considered a detective story. In “The Speckled Band” the crime is significant. He is trying to solve the murder of Julia Stoner‚ Helen’s twin. This fits one of the criteria of being a detective story because‚ in this book Holmes is trying to
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Rock History Assignment 4 One of the most influential genres‚ or sub genres‚ is about a 50/50 flip between folk rock and jazz rock. Both incorporate amazing rock beats and tones‚ (and awesome guitar riffs)‚ as well as a bridge between two other completely separate genres. I also find it hard to categorize a band into one specific genre. So many bands have so many songs that could be put into a different category. So while Johnny Cash could be a country artists or rockabilly‚ and even in some of
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Heroes” Reflection of Band of Brothers Book and Television Series World War II was one of the most gruesome and devastating events in the history of mankind. One of the best-known companies in United States Army history was Easy Company‚ 2nd Battalion‚ 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division. The Easy men fought from June 5th‚ 1944 until May-November 1945 . In 1991‚ Stephan E. Ambrose interviewed the surviving members of Easy Company and wrote Band of Brothers‚ which in
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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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Charlie Barnet was one of the first to integrate his band. Glenn Miller successful band leader. Signature music: "In the Mood." Played trombone in the Dorsey brothers. Played in Ben Pollack’s band. Bud Powell piano‚ instrumental in the development of bebop. Kenny Clarke House drummer at Minton’s playhouse. Jay McShann pianist and band leader; his band features the likes of Ben Webster and Charlie Parker. Swing Street reference to 52nd street which hosted major jazz clubs during
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