Band of Brothers

of the leader, the follower, and the situation itself that tests the leader and their followers. Though he faced many challenges, Captain Winters was able to effectively lead his company and eventually his battalion. Through this episode of Band of Brothers we can see effective leadership in how Captain Winters leads his men, how his followers respond to his leadership and the many scenarios that complicate these points of view. Captain Winters is a highly motivated officer built more for…

“A Band of Brothers." “The Boys of fall.” High school sports are an ideal way to gather students, faculty, and parents to support your local High school, however, the most popular of them all is and will most likely continue to be, football. Under the Friday night-lights of Saddleback Community College, JSerra Catholic High School’s football team set sail on their journey throughout the treacherous Trinity League, nationally ranked the toughest league in High School sports. Stacked with Division…

The catastrophe of Cassie and the coat stealing boy caught my eye because Cassie was thoughtful and unselfish enough to help.( I like what you’re trying to do here, but it doesn’t work. State it more clearly.)This is when Cassie decides to help T.J. after all he had done; I believe that she was admirable for everything that she did but this was about friendship and kindness and those are really admirable things. Cassie had trouble in her life, being black, but she stayed strong and held on to…

surrounds them. The book is from the point of view of the only girl, Cassie. Cassie is stubborn and knows what’s right, so she has trouble ignoring the constant racist acts that she is exposed to. Cassie’s grandmother, Big Ma takes her and her eldest brother Stacey into Strawberry to sell goods from their farm. It’s a tough day for Cassie as she experiences extreme losses of innocence. In the beginning of the day, Cassie is surrounded by a comforting bubble of innocence that clearly pops by the…

The first selection of the evening was Band of Brothers by Micheal Kamen. This song has an intense melody with rhythmic harmony throughout the performance. The song has a very uplifting tempo that drove it along. Near the end of the song, the tempo slows down and then picks back up to create a grand finale. The triumphant sound created by the percussions was very influential to me, and made me think of unity. As the different instruments meshed together to create a beautiful sound this caused me…

years of my life I played an instrument in a band for my hometown of Watertown, WI; little did I know that I would learn much more than playing music. Band Ensemble is a group I was motivated to join because of my brother and friends. After I joined the group and began playing the tuba, I always felt like I had a place. Being in band, I felt like I was a part of my community. First, I was drawn to band because I was interested in being a part of a team. Band was a lot of people coming together…

My Interview on a Musician I had the opportunity to interview my brother-in-law James Grech, also known as “Pookie”. While asking him certain questions, some of his responses were quite interesting. Even though I’ve known him over half my life, I still learned new things about his life and his personal interests. After interviewing him, I felt I was able to understand him a little more. James was born the year of 1974 in Chicago IL, also known as the “Windy City.” At around 13 years old, which…

In Band of Brothers, a dramatized video series that documents the lives of WW2 paratroopers, Captain Sobel one of the series main characters is notorious for bad leadership and demonstrates, in several ways how not to lead others. For instance when he is inspecting his men in formation he is out of the Uniform of the Day and is instead in a flight type suit and jacket and this sends a message to his men that he is either better than them or he doesn’t want to be seen as equal as them. Both very…

This is when I joined my first real band with a couple of college kids from my surrounding area. Those next 6 months of my life are to this day, the most important to date. In February of 2007, after months of playing shows on the weekends and practicing every night with my new band, things started to pick up. The band wanted to start touring full time but I was the only member still in school. We also had mention of a record…

the musical world at the time was Janis Joplin. The performance in particular that sent her into stardom was her performance at the Monterey Pop festival. Joplin was performing a cover of Big Momma Thorton’s song “Ball and Chain” with her band at the time Big Brother and the Holding Company. Joplin sings the old blues song with such vigor and emotion that people didn’t expect to see from a woman, especially a white woman. African American women had more leeway in the way they performed, allowing…