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Excitement came through as we waited for September 26, 2015 to be near. A friend and I had bought tickets several months earlier for the Ariana Grande Concert at the Barclay Center, and it was the most anticipated event we had at that time. When we arrived at the location, there was an immediate thrill of excitement in the air. We waited in line with other individuals that were also planning on attending the concert, and we all heard the screaming and excited cries of other people near my friend…

The theater buzzes with energy and excitement, magic flowing throughout the room for the first time in five years as Eddie Redmayne appears on the silver screen. The crowd roars to life as four men from Baltimore take the stage, a sight I have waited to see so long that it nearly brings me to tears. The world of the Norse Gods springs to life as I join the teenage demigod Magnus Chase on another death-defying adventure. A sea of blue and gold overtakes Rider Stadium on a beautiful June day, and…

I felt my heart pounding in my chest. I knew I was next, but my demons caused me to doubt myself. As I heard my name called, I slowly rose from my seat, and looked around me, and stole a glance at my brother. The small smile he gave me filled me with the courage I needed to approach the microphone. As I looked over the podium, I scanned the crowd. Everyone’s eyes were on me and I could hear my heart pounding in my ear, which caused my thoughts to escape me. All I could think about was “how did I…

Statement / College Essay “Thump! Thump!” It felt like my heart was about to pop out my chest. I hadn’t perform in my high school yet, so this was my first time. I heard how loud the crowd was when the group before us performed. As we pre-set on stage, I took a peek into the audience. My jaw would’ve dropped to the floor if it could. The entire auditorium from top to bottom was filled with screaming and excited teenagers. That was the entire school out there. I didn’t realize how big the school…

After an intermission that was probably only ten minutes but felt like an eternity, the lights at the Fillmore Theater in Miami Beach dimmed and the crowd erupted into deafening cheers and whistles as “The Flood Tour” started. The anticipation for the moment everyone in the audience had been waiting for since they bought their ticket is nearly palpable. Finally, the drummer starts, setting the rhythm, followed by the guitarist and bassist until lastly the vocalist starts singing and the fans…

“Yes!” I wumbled (whisper/ mumbled) to thin air. I had waited in line for a least half an hour waiting to meet an author my friends, Melanie and Emma had introduced me to. Finally, there was only two people in line and one of them was me. Still wumbling I said, “Three, two, one,” silently begging for a meeting with this author I had heard so much about. I couldn’t wait to get my book signed by Adam Gidwitz the author of A Tale Dark And Grim, In A Glass Grimmly, The Grimm Conclusion, and his…

After intermission, I still didn’t go on, so I hung out backstage with the rest of my cast, minus Radames, Aida, and Amneris because they were on stage singing a song together in three-part harmony. Before the song ended, I waited backstage for Aida. When she got there, we walked in, me walking in front looking all around and being stealthy and Aida walking in after me like a normal person. I turned to the jailer guarding Amonsaro, our queen, and said “A word with the prisoner.” “Alright Mereb,…

The location of the play was at the University of North Texas in the Radio, Television and Film building. Inside of the building there was a black box, and a smaller room to the side, that had a set that perfectly portrayed the time period. The couches and chairs really seemed to fit with the era that the play was set in. Also, to the sides of the set there were large representations of windows that lights shown on throughout the play. Each set of lights depicted a different part of the day to…

Tuckman’s description of the stages of group development is the most predominant and widely recognized model describing the way people work together and presents a “simple means of discussing and exploring team dynamics” (Bonebright 2010). This paper provides a reflection of my work team; a group whose members work together on a specific, common goal using individual and mutual responsibility and skills, whilst observing Tuckman’s model. Forming: The forming stage consists of two phases:…

Straight-backed, uniformed wait staff crisscrossed the floor of City Hall’s ballroom. With silver trays held aloft, they glided effortlessly through the crowd, their blank expressions cleverly masking the tedium of serving champagne and hors d'oeuvres to equally bored guests. Dozens of white-clothed tables adorned with elaborate arrangements of hydrangeas and magnolias gave refuge to the honored attendees who were either too tired or too disinterested to mingle with the men and women gathered in…