Leah Mueller traces her interest in singing back to fourth grade, when she started taking voice lessons. That same year, Mueller was a student at Boalsburg Elementary in David Rockower’s class. Today, she and Rockower are colleagues at Delta Middle School, where Mueller teaches music and theatre. Unlike most schools, including those within the district, Delta Middle offers a curricular theatre program. “We are very fortunate,” said Mueller.…
As a writer one of the strengths I find, is the ability to know how to word things. Although, sometimes my work doesn’t always sound good, it does when I take the time and apply myself. A challenge I face in writing includes, introductions, and conclusions, also being able to write a lot about something. I did however, learn how to properly write an intro and conclusion in this course.…
For most students, the moment the bell rings for summer, they never speak to their teachers again. Usually this applies to me as well, but last year, it didn't. Ms. Dirmeyer, my 7th grade Language Arts teacher, still keeps in touch with me, even though she’s not my teacher anymore. She takes interest in my writing, and has done several things to help me improve. Ms. Dirmeyer sends me emails with writing tips, along with worksheets directed towards improving my writing.…
Reading your biography and about your passion has really moved me. I believe you are a talented tough girl who doesn’t ever give up. I chose to read about you not only because you are so unique, but the difference between your life and mine. You and I may have a few things in common however our differences distinguish us.…
My strength as a writer is to be able to include my life experience in my writing. A good writer draws a person into their story or makes a story relatable to others. My challenges are being able to grammatically correct the sentence in order for them to flow. However, If I slowdown, I can make sure, that I am telling the story in its entirety, precise and to the point. This will help me tremendously.…
My passion for occupational therapy began when I first realized I wanted to better understand those that were not as fortunate as what society would call the norm. Within my family, two young male cousins have been diagnosed with autism. I wanted to better understand what type of therapy they were receiving. I only knew of one, physical, but when I was given the opportunity to view an occupational therapist at work, it allowed me to discover the path I needed to help those in need. Though, my initial degree plan was to enter the nursing program, I yearned to learn more about Occupational Therapy.…
My Fear of Writing Writing has always been intimidating to me, and I am working towards overcoming that. I was homeschooled my whole childhood, and learned I learned to avoid writing because it would frustrate my mother whenever I made mistakes. She would make feel very unintelligent and inadequate because I was behind the curve in writing. Instead of using my circumstances to motivate me, I stopped doing schoolwork at 14 years old, became a carpenter, and made a lot more money than all of my friends.…
In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote that every single person has the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. Well it’s interesting that he put “the pursuit” of happiness because happiness isn’t something that is guaranteed or something that can be bought. You have to bring happiness to your life by whatever means necessary. Whether it be music, art, literature, exploring, or just learning more about the world around us. For me personally there are three main sources that bring me happiness and just overall joy my family, work, and my best friend Caleb.…
My middle school theater experience has been one of the most memorable and meaningful times of my life. It began in fifth grade when I decided to participate in the middle school play, Elves and the Shoemaker. I had an extraordinary experience in the production and I have done many of the productions offered to me within Charlotte Country Day because of that show. I have been a part of many performances but a few of my favorite roles to play were Mr. Smee in Peter Pan, Matilda in Elves and the Shoemaker, and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. I am excited to end my time with the middle school with the production…
Over the past three years I have been able to study and learn more about Technical Theatre. I have always had a love for the arts, but I originally thought I would go into acting. When I was about nine years old my sister started her endeavor through High School. She got started in the Theatre department and instantly fell in love with the set building and designing. For the next three years I went to every single one of her shows from Aida to Scarlett Pimpernel.…
Thinking back on all the writing and research I have done this trimester, I believe I have grown in my writing. My writing is more organized and I am choosing my words more wisely. I also noticed that I am able to write get my thought on paper faster and coherently. I think my biggest strength would be my speed. While this may not seem like the best strength, I am happy with it.…
As a writer I encounter a lot of challenges, with writing I am able to identify my strength and weakness. The strengths I identify within myself are organizing my papers, to think as I write and picture things, also use examples or quotes to bring out a point. My weaknesses are vocabulary, putting paragraphs or sentences in the right order and doing proper sentence construction. Based on the feedback I have receive over the past years about my writing, the areas I identify that I need to work on are constructing proper sentences, I can’t seem to get my sentences to flow or transition well.…
A Chinese teacher named Confucius once stated, “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work again.” I strongly believe by becoming a COTA, I would fulfill this statement. After reading this essay, I hope you can see my passion for occupational therapy. I was first told about occupational therapy it was twenty years ago and I literally fell in love with the idea. I knew from that moment it was my dream career and that one day I would fulfill my dream.…
Tap, tap, tap. My fingers are tapping on the desk as I sit at my home computer. It is the fall of 2011, and I have to decide what major to select on the Common Application. Like many times before, my mother asks me, “What is your passion? You should major in what you are passionate about.”…
Everybody has motivations, some unseen and some highly visible. Driving these motivations are people's passion. Everybody has something that guides their goals and ambitions. Some people are driven by blind ambition, others by wealth, and others by the yearning to make the world a better place. Many people are driven by numerous passions that push them all over the place; however, some are driven by a single overwhelming passion.…