Marching Band Essay

I would like to participate in the BOLD summer camp because in my biology class this school year my class and I learned about cancer cells, and I want to learn more about cancer because I find the subject of cancer very fascinating. It is very interesting how a simple mutation during cell division can cause a rogue cell with its own agenda. It seems like something from a movie. I was fascinated at how a cancer cell is essentially immortal because it ignores signals for cell death, and proceeds to live on. Then the cell divides at ludicrous speeds creating a tumor which hijacks your own bodily functions to allow it to survive even longer. In class I also learned about how cancer cells can produce telomerase in order to stay alive by adding longer telomeres to the end of chromosomes so there is more protection to the DNA. During class I was thinking that if scientists could somehow replicate telomerase and release it to the public as some sort of pharmaceutical, then theoretically it would be possible to be immortal. In this camp I …show more content…
I enjoy listening to music and playing sports so marching band fits that (though many people believe that marching band is not a sport I believe that it is. If golf can be considered a sport marching band can be too). I get to make music and get some exercise in at the same time, the perfect balance! Then once marching band season is finished, I run on the track team, which fulfills my enjoyment of sports and running. Many of my friends are also on the track team which makes it much more enjoyable because I can also spend time with my friends. Many times throughout the year I attend short enrichment camps to learn more about the world and subdue my curiosities. These camps range from robotics, to coding, to math, to animation. Everytime I go to a camp I learn more about something I’m very interested in, and I hope that this camp is the