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    I set up my classes to be a bit easier in my first year of high school, as to allow some time for an adjustment period; and I do love occupational ed classes. So I decided to sign up for drama tech. Drama tech is an entire class dedicated to all technical aspects of theatre, such as building and painting the sets, advertising, running sound and lighting equipment, among other things. This class was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. The freedom and responsibility that this class gives you is…

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    Lap Pool Narrative

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    each step. The brick crosswalk underfoot, the flags blowing in the breeze, and cars driving on the busy streets of downtown Overland Park greet everyone who visits the center. Pushing my way through the glass doors, the employees at the front desk look up, notice my blue life guarding shirt, black swimsuit, and blue whistle, and the return to their work. Walking past the front desk, the floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the pool show that we are down a guard, and it is only moderately…

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    single deer on stand but I did spook one in the dark making my way back to the boat and I will set up on it tomorrow evening just to see what it might be. I know you can never be sure but its hoof beats were heavy and it was alone. That always peaks my interest when I am hunting a known big buck area so we will see tomorrow. My wife came down and we spent our 10 year anniversary together here in camp today and I cooked Pigs In The Cornfield in the Dutch oven for dinner and served it up on my…

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    My Norm Violations

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    violation. On Friday February 19, 2016 being on Catalina Island for my birthday weekend it was finally time to head back to long beach and get back on the rode to get home shower and get some rest. I had been a very fun experienced but over all going up and down the hills got be so warrant out I needed some rest. When being in line to get on the Catalina Island expresses in was time for my boyfriend and I to find two seats in which we can be seated for the hour long on sea. My boyfriend found…

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    Stephen King’s The Stand is said to be an extremely lengthy novel about the hardships of mankind and the battles of good and evil. At first sight, while it may seem to be all about how the extremes of good and evil fight and give balance, The Stand goes deeper than that. Stephen King isn’t writing about our extremes, but about how we perceive them. People see the world in extremes: black and white, good and bad, etc., but the vast majority of the things that make up our world fall somewhere…

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    Character Education in Up Disney-Pixar is the undisputed king of the animation film industry. Each of their productions is synonymous with “Top Grossing” and commandes raving fanatics and 5 stars ratings. “Up” is no exception. As the title suggests, “Up” is a movie that with each viewing seems only to bring the enjoyment and fantastical pleasure gleaned from this movie up. One of innumerous Disney films that are regarded as instant classics, Up was created in 2009 and to the surprise of no one…

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    successes and future events of stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre. From his appearances on television to his record breaking DVD sales. Michael McIntyre's outstanding comical routines have made him one of Britain's most loved comedians. His charming, cheerful personality have become a welcome sight on television screens throughout the country, and he is very much in demand amongst the British public when it comes to viewing live performers. Michael McIntyres Comedy Achievements Wikipedia'org…

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    Daniel Tosh Satire

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    less scripted and rawer in their context. The growing interest in stand-up comedy is revolutionizing comedic networks such as Comedy Central, allowing them to spend less time drafting potential pilots and simply airing pre-recorded live comedy shows to help fill up their time slots. One comedian who specializes in both scripted and non-scripted comedy television is Daniel Tosh, the host of Tosh.0 and of stand-up performances. While Comedy Central very blatantly accepts crude and inappropriate…

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    bring awareness. Satire isn’t an unfamiliar subject to most performers and comedians. Comedian Dave Chappelle used satire, that usually dealt with racial identity and politics in America in most of his comedy bits in his comedy hit, The Chappelle Show. The use of satire in Dave Chappelle’s comedy sketches draws attention to politics through the eyes of a black man in America. Dave Chappelle is able to use his platform to spread his experiences among anyone who’ll listen, including people of…

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    The reading discourse community of which I am a member is atypical in the sense that it consist of early 19th century and late 18th century literature. I take great delight in reading books from authors of the aforementioned times for a fair amount of reasons: their elegant style of writing, as well as their expressive nature when conveying matters. If ever faced with the choice of either reading a contemporary book or a book from the late 17th century, I would summarily select the latter. It…

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