pre-revolutionary time. At the beginning of the book‚ Johnny Tremain‚ is working as an apprentice to Mr. Lapham. Mr. Lapham is a blacksmith. Johnny’s parents died in a fire several years before‚ and this is why he lived with the Laphams. He worked there with enthusiasm for several years until he hurt his arm‚ scolding it in hot metal. After the accident‚ Mr. Lapham told Johnny that he needs to find a different profession‚ but he can stay with the laphams. Johnny‚ after a lot of searching‚ finally finds a
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seventh grade I used to be in marching band. I had done band in sixth grade as well‚ but this year it was marching band. I played the clarinet and I was pretty good at it. In the middle of the school year we had a parade that our band had to march in. It was something that I had never done before‚ so I was a little bit apprehensive about doing it. People who who were new to marching band like me were referred to as “newbies”‚ which wasn’t very many people. During marching band practices all of the “newbies”
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Anyone can be a hero? Are you one? A hero is someone who helps others and puts them before himself and would risk his life to help them. Ponyboy is not a villain. Johnny kills someone‚ but to protect his friend. Dally could be a hero‚ but he chooses not to be. Who will be the hero in the Outsiders? we shall find out? Pony is a good guy. He is a hero. Pony doesn’t like to be harassed‚ but he doesn’t like seeing anyone else being harassed either. “Leave her alone‚ Dally(page 24). He didn’t want the
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throughout our lifetime. We all offer the ability to influence‚ and to be influenced. In 2011 when I joined my school’s marching band‚ I did not realize the influence it would have on my life by teaching me teamwork‚ self-discipline‚ time management‚ and dedication. Many people have heard the saying‚ there is no I in team. Like any sport‚ a band can not function through one person alone. While marching‚ if I did not work together with the other members of the band‚ it would be a disaster. Marchers
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tremendous qualities to all I encounter. Over the four years I’ve been in high school‚ I have been a part of some especially rewarding activities. Music has always been a love of mine as long as I can remember. During my elementary school years is when I first started to love the percussion aspect of the music; I loved the creativity in it all. This was around the same time that I became diagnosed with ADHD‚ making it increasingly difficult to concentrate on the task at hand. This became a huge problem
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Clemens Mighty Buffalo Marching Band‚ which performed the memorizing halftime show. Our show‚ entitled‚ “Wavelength‚” was filled with swaying visuals‚ rotating circles‚ interlocking diagonals‚ musical runs‚ dynamic soloists‚ the whole kitchen sink. However‚ I did not just arrive at show time the day of the first football game. Weeks of hard work and tedious preparation went into that spectacular halftime show. As an overwhelmed freshman‚ who was having my first experience of marching band‚ those weeks
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what Johnny is known as. The story says that Johnny is a "lost puppy" and a "puppy that has been kicked too many times." He is sixteen years old and has already gone through awful times in his life. Before the story starts‚ Johnny was viciously beaten by a group of Socs. He was scarred by this beating‚ and now carries a switchblade in his pocket at all times. Johnny says‚ “He would kill the next person who jumped him.” I chose this quote because it foreshadows the event later in the story when Ponyboy
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When the typical person thinks of sports they think of football‚ baseball‚ or basketball. While those are all great sports‚ what about those sports that aren’t classified as sports‚ but should be? Marching band should be considered a sport for many reasons. Marching band teaches many of the same lessons that can be learned through sports‚ such as: dedication‚ academic responsibility and the importance of physical health. I have gained knowledge of these things through marching band. With that being
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For eighteen hours a week and fourteen weeks out of the year‚ members of the Ralston Valley Marching Band practices and memorizes a show. Every bar of music is memorized and perfected‚ and every member learns their exact spot on the field for every beat of the show. This kind of thing takes an extreme amount of coordination and planning by the staff. In the eyes of the staff‚ a Section Leader acts as a bridge between them‚ the students‚ and other sections of the band in order to facilitate coordination
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I could be on the Freshman football team and be in the MRHS marching band not realizing the time requirements needed for each activity. In the summer I was not the best lineman in the field I was decent. On the other hand in marching band i was a good Trumpet player being the second highest trumpet. Before school started I had to choose which activity to do. I chose marching band because I thought I would be better in the Band.
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