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    An announcement on his authority Facebook page said: "It is with significant distress we report that amazing writer, lyricist and craftsman Leonard Cohen has passed away. "We have lost one of music's most venerated and productive visionaries." A dedication will happen in Los Angeles at a later date, and it is not openly known how or where he passed on. Numerous stars have taken to online networking to pay tribute to Leonard Cohen Performing at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 Leonard…

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    music that came out when he was in high school. Although, The Rolling Stones are unfading, new, urbane bands have come out such as One Direction. In fifty years, the adolescent may be listening to One Direction. The Stones perpetuated their success which inspires bands like One Direction to use them as an exceptional precedent. The Rolling Stones and One Direction are both extremely successful bands that would be nowhere without their frontmen, Mick Jagger…

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    Fishing By Julia Alvarez

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    Option #1 is an adaptation of the story of a man fishing on a beach when approached by a businessman. This businessman is trying to convert the fisherman’s love of fishing into a business that would be all consuming; preventing him from his passion of beach fishing and spending time with his family. After a considerable amount of time and energy spent fishing from the beach, the man would, once again, have the financial ability to retire and fish on the beach “without any worries” and spend time…

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    By TOM LANGE – Daily, Journal. “Athletes, Band Members Earning P.E. Waivers.” AP Regional State Report – Indiana (2014): Points of View Reference Center. Web. 18 Sept. 2014. Tom Lange, from Whiteland Indiana, discusses in “Athletes, band members earning P.E. waivers” about how students at Whiteland High School convinced their school to give them a P.E. waiver for being in band and sports. The students showed that when they lift weights or when they marched they did more physical work than in P…

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    movies, “The Whole Gritty City”, and,” Ballou Majestic Knights Documentary” were both movies based on marching bands. They were both expansions on what went on while they were occupied in the band, and what struggles citizens had to go through everyday. Many of the people were faced with social situations, or home and environmental situations. The poverty exchanges in all of the bands, and how the bands were socially developed in different types of ways. The two movies were personally…

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    being in German Club has helped boost some of my social skills. Jazz Band- I have just joined jazz band this year, I feel that my leadership skills have not been advanced and I do not have to be a leader in jazz band. But, jazz band is something that I enjoy for the most part. I enjoy jazz band because I can be social while advancing my trumpet playing skills. My goal is to remain in jazz band and possibly join the upper jazz band by senior year. GAPP- I will be going to Germany this year in…

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    section leader in band has not only taught me the skills necessary for leading a section of the band, but it has taught me the skills necessary for being an effective leader in general. The role I inherited as a section leader was to oversee and teach my section, complete any jobs that the band needed done, and uphold the morality of the band. Throughout the marching season, I gradually learned how to do this, and I learned how to be a better leader in general. To begin, our band director…

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    Moreover, The Marching Chiefs provide much more to the community than just music and a half-time performance. The college atmosphere often extends off campus and into the surround community. It is obvious that Tallahassee is home to the Seminoles; whether it is shown through the display of Florida State signs, bumper stickers, or even local business names, people living or visiting Tallahassee know that Florida State University is here. This sense of pride also creates a sense of togetherness…

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    Color Guard History

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    The list of marching competitions across this nation alone amounts to an almost endless one. However competitions specifically for color guard members during the marching band off season do exist. Indoor guards or winter guards perform in a gymnasium during winter or spring, normally regarded as the off season for most color guard due to the fact that the marching band season has ended (Holston 120). Winter Guard International (WGI), regarded…

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    is over now. Whether we won or not, we’re satisfied because we left everything on the field, and no feeling is greater. This is bigger than me. This is bigger than the people next to me, or my friends, or anyone participating. This is marching band. Marching band may not appear that exhausting, but all those who have ever marched would…

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