Personal Narrative: Valley Marchmaster

Rebels Without a Cause Not very many people have affected me in the same way as my friend Jake Fernholz. I have never realized the influence he has had on me until someone pointed out that we talk and think the same way. I only met Jake two years ago in track, when a pulled hamstring injury caused Mr. Kellerman to have me practice with the long distance kids. Mr. Kellerman forced me into staying on the long distance team and that is where I started to hit it off with Jake. It took me a long time to be comfortable with Jake, but when I did we quickly found our common interests.

SGT. Barrett and I contacted a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot that was parked in an unlit area at approximately 2300 hours. Once outside of our vehicle I started flanking toward the right side of the white Nissan Maxima, as the windows were darked out. SGT. Barrett went to the driver side of the vehicle, where the door was ajar, with a male sitting in the driver's seat with his feet planted on the ground I heard what sounded like a dense metal object fall onto the pavement from the driver's side of the vehicle.

As the late Hunter S. Thompson said, “Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.”

I am a pioneer! My pioneer story isn’t your average Latter Day Saint pioneer story, as far as historical LDS stories go! I was raised by goodly parents, I was born and raised in Spokane Washington. I am the youngest of three children born to Jim and Shannon Newell. My brother James is the oldest and four years older than myself.

What qualities do you have that could contribute to the TRi-M? Some qualities I have that would contribute to TRi-M are I love learning through my effort and dedication in what I do. I’m responsible, respectful, I manage my time wisely, and I like to lead. In accordance to leading by example, I also try to motivate others as well as motivating myself.

Joining band had an immense and almost immediate impact on my life. Before being in band I had never had a talent that I felt completely confident in. I enjoyed practicing and spent many hours trying to improve my musical ability. In

To the average person, the high school marching band is nothing more than a bunch of geeks that play during half time at the football games or monopolize the benches by the band hall, but to me, it is so much more. To me it is a family, a safe haven, a creative outlet, a home. I have been involved in marching band for three years, going on four, and I wouldn 't trade the experience for anything. When I entered high school as a scared and awkward freshman, I immediately had three hundred people that I could rely on. The program quickly became like a second home to me and opened up a whole new path in my life.

I have witnessed a classmate of mine being teased whenever she spoke up about anything in class. She could say a comment or an answer and people would smirk. I am not saying I am completely innocent myself because at times I would do the same. Then I realized it was a continuation and not just playing around anymore and that her feelings were getting hurt. When I realized that I started calling people out on it.

Life at Valley Forge Brave, have no fear of someone or something. American soldiers represent bravery. The huts of the soldiers were very long and wide. The fireplace was in acceptable condition. No beds in the huts just straw and mud.

As I peer through the thick smoke, reminding myself why I chose to come in the first place, I see a half dead man on the floor- begging for water. We don’t have enough food or clothes. There are very few of us left to fight against the redcoats. Even though on some days we are cheerful, we are starving and freezing. I am wondering if I should re-enlist or go back home.

Maybe catching Pokemon and shooting zombies could be more beneficial than just a recreational activity for free time. One reason that video games can improve one's academic qualities is that they can make a person more sociable, increase communication abilities, and improve interpersonal skills with others. Video games have been shown to increase one's cooperation with others as well as boost "social skills, good peer relationships, and great achievement in school"(Kara Loo). This is because, in most video games, the players work together to accomplish a goal. This has been proven and

Music has always been a part of my life. In definition, it is “vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.” Ever since I was a young child, I have loved music. The strong, steady beats, the entrancing melodies, and the lyrics that vary between heartwarming and heart-wrenching have always had an unexplainable effect on my life. Music seems to have the ability to change certain aspects of my world.

Studies have shown that video games actually help students become social. “70% of all gamers play with someone else on the internet. ”(Devnath). In addition to, children and/or adults who have stress may not have a productive outlet to help them become stress-free, but it has been proven that video games help relieve stress.

You might see your mom playing Candy Crush or your dad playing Tetris. If you asked them, they probably would tell you that they played Pong on the Atari back in the days, and this might leads into building a strong family bond with your parents or even your kids; both parties can learn from each other and know the skills and ability of one another in a fun light environment (Raise Smart Kid, N/A; see also Sohn, 2004). The misconception about video gaming, which it has to be connected to a TV with a console or a desktop device but on the contrary, you can play any game from your phone or any electronic device you own. “Several studies show that video game play can improve a wide range of visual and spatial skills. Correlational studies have found positive associations between gaming experience and performance in numerous visual tasks, such as target localization and faster visual reaction times.

When I was a kid, my cousin/godbrother and I really love playing video games. Video games were like an everyday drug we need to stay alive. Without video games we would have been very bored, especially when no one outside to play with. Whenever a new video game got released we will find any kind of way to get that game, but we had got a unique lessen after this and it was patience. 10 years ago, my mother was a single parent with three kids same with my aunts