Pauline Play Analysis

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About a year ago Pauline, Gloria, and I decided to be in a group together for NHD. Our overall topic was exploration, encounter, and exchange. Then we had to decide whether to do a documentary, exhibit, website, or performance. I said, "I think we should do a performance!" Gloria and Pauline slightly agreed but wasn't sure. So I said, " I know we are all really shy and have a hatred for public speaking, but I think this will be good for us. After we all agreed we told our teacher and she was so proud of us. Even so, I was overjoyed that I was going to get to spend a lot of time with my friends.

We all decided to do the entire project at pauline's house, over the next eight weeks. We had a lot of fun even though we procrastinated a lot, while
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We planned the performance out thoroughly and pieced it back together. The day of the NHD performance it seemed as if we waited in that theatre room for days, anticipating the competition to come. waiting thirty minutes to preform isn't everyone's cup of tea, but the long minutes that dragged on made me anxious. When they called for us my heart skipped a beat. I could feel my hands clam up and my my breaths grow more ragged. I wasn't ready for it. Not now. Not yet. It was the most frightening moment of my life, but when we started acting it all went away. I felt calm and excited. When we finished I felt very good, but while we were changing to our clothes the fire alarm went off! We all had to evacuate the building. This was probably the worst time for this to happen because I was ready to see if we moved on. We went out and ate lunch and then came back to figure out how we …show more content…
It wasn't that difficult when we did it, but doing it for another month would have been hard. I was so extremely happy to have the experience with my friends, and I wouldn't trade that for anything. All I wish for is to go back in time and relive all of that over again. Sharing all of these laughs again. It turned out that this was the best learning experience I ever had. I learned that hard work pays off and that right now friends are the most important things in my life. The only ingredient needed for my smile, are my

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