Drum

must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them” -- John Maxwell. Acquiring the position as drum major this year will greatly improve my skills. Leadership is one of the most important skills as a drum major. As assistant drum major this past year, Cheyenne has really taught me a lot about being a leader within the band. If chosen as drum major it will allow me to continue improving new and familiar skills. These skills include teaching, conducting,…

bargaining, depression, and acceptance. People eventually become relieved and accept that something atrocious happened. In order to deal with it, they usually do things that help them cope with whatever dreadful happened. Steven, a character from the novel Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, is fighting through the five stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. His brother Jeffrey ends up being diagnosed with cancer. During the novel, Steven goes through many things…

“The Americans. They be attackin”. Time Enough For Drums by Ann Rinaldi is a novel that turns out to be very intriguing. Many events occur throughout the story and a lot with the character Jemima Emerson. In the book it’s in the time period of when war is happening and she is a main part in the situation. Jem in the beginning of the book is fifteen and has a tutor, and she has two brothers and a sister, Daniel (older), David (youngest), and Rebeckah (oldest of all). Jemima throughout the novel…

Martin Luther King gave a sermon discussing the Drum Major Instinct. Through defining and explaining the drum major instinct he exposed the true motives of segregation. He explained how large of an influence it has on the continuation of racial prejudice. This sermon used the Drum Major to better explain the actions of the white main to understand the unconscious motives behind racial prejudice. The Drum Major is the leader of the parade. The Drum Major Instinct causes one to aspire to be the…

people away because you’re upset and scared. In the novel, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, Steven’s relationships with people who care about him, change in different ways because of what is going on at home. Steven’s brother, Jeffrey, has been diagnosed with cancer and he started to change. Not only does he change, but his relationships with Annette, Renee, his mom, his dad, and Jeffrey have all changed throughout the story. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, shows a change in Steven and…

sibling or someone they love to be diagnosed with something that can kill them. For many, it would completely devastate them and others would find a way to deal. Even though it happens in many ways, many people go through the five stages of grief. In Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick, Jeffrey (Steven’s little brother) is diagnosed with leukemia. This illness affects Steven and all of his family, but throughout the book, Steven shows many signs of the 5 stages of grief. The…

the peach blossoms fell on the drum’’. In this example, the author uses the peach stone as a symbol for something bigger than it seems. I think the peach stone represents the boy being unable to see what he will become in the war. This is represented by the seed, which over time, grows into what it is meant to be. The seed could grow into a tree, like the boy will grow into his role. Also, for the second quote, it mentions the peach blossom falling on the drum. I believe the author is…

an intriguing speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta Georgia, called “The Drum Major Instinct.” Within his speech, King talked about how humanity is called to harvest their drum major instincts. When harnessed correctly, a drum major instinct should be used for unselfish reasons as Jesus did (7-8). Incorrectly harvested it could become dangerous and unpredictable (4). Humanity today rarely correctly harvest their drum major instinct. Some people in our generation are selfish and…

She was the beat He was the Drum When I was growing up, my dad was the drum, my mom was the beat, and having those two people by my side and seeing what they did with their life 's made me want to do better and more. I didn 't know what I wanted to do when I was in college, but my mom died from breast cancer when I was five years old. She had clogged arteries that boosted me to go to college to become a surgical doctor for hearts. I just feel like I 'm closer to her,and I couldn 't help her…

Imagine that you think that your whole life was horrible and that you had the worst life, and then you find out your little brother is very sick and no one is supporting you through the whole thing. In the book Drums Girls & Dangerous Pie Steven the main character goes through the 5 stages of grief. He goes through the 5 stage of grief because his little brother Jeffrey gets sick. During these five stages of grief, Steven goes through, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, & Acceptance. He also…