JudyAmsel@gmail.com The Music in Me by Judy Amsel “Make sure you’re all on stage at 5:45 pm. Dress rehearsal will go till 8:10. Then you’ll have 20 minutes to relax‚ grab a bite‚ go to the bathroom‚ and change. Our concert begins at 8:30 pm sharp!” Those are the words I heard from my conductor‚ Anita Kamien‚ on the morning before our last concert. That final dress rehearsal was a source of embarrassment for me when a shrill “Judy!” was heard throughout the
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Me as a Child vs. Me as an Adult There is much that is different as an adult than it was years ago as a child. When I hear the term child‚ I think of a person under the age of 18 because this is the legal age of an adult. As a child and as an adult you have many different types of responsibilities. Responsibility is a duty or obligation and sometimes a burden. As a child my responsibilities seemed as if they were burdens; however‚ as an adult they have simply became my duty and obligation
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American Me American Me The film; American Me is an epic depiction of 30 years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles‚ California. The movie focuses on the life of a 1950s teen named Montoya Santana‚ who forms a gang with his close friends. The gang is arrested for a break-in‚ and sentenced to time in juvenile hall. Santana finds trouble on his first night in juvenile hall and goes from juvenile hall to prison for 18 years. There he created and led a powerful gang that operated both inside
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A Summer To Remember The movie Stand By Me is based upon a novel by Steven King. It doesn’t have the same eerie feel as some of his other books and is generally a more serious movie. It takes place in the small town of Castle Rock‚ Oregon. It is the middle of the summer in approximately the early 1960’s. The kids are bored and that is the setup for their adventure to go find a dead body in the woods. The main role of Gordie LaChance is played by Wil Wheaton. He is having trouble in his
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people to express their thoughts and feelings in a way nothing else can. Music also has the unique ability to connect people on a deeper level and come together as one. To me‚ music serves as an outlet. I’m able to escape whatever problems I’m having and lose myself in the song. As mentioned‚ music has an extreme power of conveying a message and making people feel a certain way. It’s always there for me whether I’m sad‚ happy‚ angry or heartbroken. Music can put my mind at ease and change my mood
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We say a great many things in church (and out of church too) without thinking of what we are saying. For instance‚ we say in the Creed " I believe in the forgiveness of sins." I had been saying it for several years before I asked myself why it was in the Creed. At first sight it seems hardly worth putting in. "If one is a Christian‚" I thought " of course one believes in the forgiveness of sins. It goes without saying." But the people who compiled the Creed apparently thought that this was a part
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Shatter me By Tahereh Mafi In this 338 page book‚ the story Shatter Me takes place in a future time; in an insane asylum. It is difficult to explain how to begin to summarize the book‚ because there is so much. In the beginning you meet protagonist‚ Juliette. Juliette has special powers‚ when she touches people she sucks the life out of them. Seventeen year old Juliette was born with these special powers- she can kill you with just one touch. An accident‚ three years ago that involved the death
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of your life with new experiences that builds character and leadership. Im a freshman and i joined JROTC when the school stared ‚ and i wasn’t sure what to expect about JROTC and the class mates. Throughout my six-months being a cadet‚ i was challanged emotionally‚ mentally ‚ and physically. However i was able to learn about how to work in teams and how to become a leader. JROTC teaches character‚ leadership‚ personal responsibility‚ healthy lifestyles etc. It teaches responsibility‚ discipline
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All About Me Kenneth Lai Period 2 9-1-10 I never thought that if I sat down to write about myself‚ the result would be this. My name is Kenneth Lai and I was born at Kaiser Hospital in Berkeley‚ California on November 10‚ 1993. I live with my Mother‚ aunt and uncle in San Leandro‚ California. My mother and father divorced when I was about three years old and as a result‚ my Mother and I have lived in many different places. My mother works in a lab of some sort‚ making materials to cure eye
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My upbringing and experiences in life have shaped me and made me who I am today. I am defined by my troubles in the past‚ my family‚ my education‚ my goals‚ and money. A lot of things have happened in my life that put me where I am today. I have been through an abusive family‚ exposed to inappropriate things‚ had run-ins with the law‚ and experienced a lot of things in my life. There are so many interesting stories in my life such as the time I was taken from my parents because of abuse and how
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