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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Ponder this too...
Describe a time when you poured yourself into a
project, making sacrifices to accomplish it.Was it a sacrifice of your own choosing, or was it thrust upon you?Was it worth the sacrifice? Use specific evidence from your personal experience.
The project that I had to make severe sacrifices to accomplish was “Poetry Out Loud” in Ms. Page’s class during my tenth grade year. This sacrifice was thrust upon me in the sense that, I desperately wanted the grade that made other students cringe. I desired that specific grade that would make my peers jealous and envy my performance. The sacrifice that I endured was horrific and terrifying, but the result of my hardships was exceedingly exceptional. For this project, I had to recite poetry with the passion and emotion that the poem conveyed. It was a troubling time because, despite my personality, I was terrified of speaking in front of people, let alone performing. I had to sacrifice countless time to This project helped me mature physically and mentally to mold me into a wonderful speaker. I appreciate the opportunity that I was challenged with and I am glad that it was a project that will soon help me later in life.
I experienced a quite similar sacrifice. It was also for Ms. Page's POL. I had failed the first two and I was determined to make at least an 85 on the final one. Sleep and lounging time was sacrificed in order to achieve this goal. I was willing to do whatever it took to memorize both poems in order to be successful. in the end the grade received was one that reflected the effort that was put into the project. Thought it was not an exact 85 it was a passing grade and I knew that this time I had done my absolute best and I was proud of myself. It just goes to show that one can do WHATEVER they put their mind to, and with a little hard work and effort, one can be the absolute best version of themselves.
This summer, I was fortunate enough to be a part of the Atlanta Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare's Intensive for Teens (SIT), where we put on a production of "Othello." The program took place in Midtown, which is an hour long ride by MARTA. Since the rehearsals and shows were in July, I had to sacrifice most of my waking hours in June to learning lines. I was able to go on a few mini-vacations, but for the most part I was at home trying to learn lines. Additionally, I had to work on summer assignments. However, I knew that if I gave it my all, I was definitely going to get everything done. At the last show, I received so many accolades from my cast members and the audience that I realized that despite lacking sleep, procrastinating schoolwork, and spending around $100 in travel and food, I was rewarded for pouring my everything into something I loved.
This summer i had two things to do and that was to find a job and do my summer assignments. But before I knew it over half of my summer was gone and I hadn't completed either task. I was so stressed I didn't know how i was going to handle it all. I had to sacrifice my sleep and fun with friends. I was putting in 2 to 4 applications a day. Had to read two books in a week. I felt as if these assignments had been thrusts upon me when in reality I had an entire summer to do them. That wont even happen again. Good time management is a must.
So in a sense, your situation was not a sacrifice because you didn’t lose anything because it was necessary. You lost sleep and fun with friends because of laziness. You procrastinated and failed to take advantage of time and prioritizing. The reading two books a weeks seem somewhat of a sacrifice but you choose the class on your own; therefore your sacrifice was of your own choosing not thrust upon you. Yes, time management is a must when you want to get a plan or task done. Also, I understand your point about the job applications because those take all long time because they are so long and require consistence and determination.
I understand your situation. During the summer is so much that you can and want to do as we get older that we don't focus on what we need to do. I had a similar situation, which was having dance practice and summer assignments. It was everyday 24/7 and the other days were vacation or my only time to relax and get tuff done which wasn't very often. I think know we know the down fall of it, but I do understand how you felt the assignments were thrust upon us plus the other activities that people do over the summer.
Last year for healthcare, we had to find out all the child-adult developments for a certain country then cook a dish from that country. My country was Japan. I did not have that good of a grade in healthcare so I desperate for at least a low A. I stayed up hours of the night searching information and what dish to cook. As doing so, I became more irritated, more agitated and stressed. I could have taken whatever grade and be done with the assignment; however, I refused. I usually do things at the last minute but this assignment was not one of them. I ended up getting all my information, made the perfect dish and received a 95.
This previous summer I had many obstacles that hindered me from having a laid-back summer vacation. Furious after the realization that I would not have the ideal summer that I have dreamt of since the first and last day of school, I started to schedule out my summer break. The first month I treated it similar to a regular school day. I woke up at 8:00 to start on my AP US History summer assignment. During this month I had to sacrifice time that I could have used to relax, spend time with friends or family, or summer activities. The greater the sacrifice the grander the reward, these words I repeated in my head to elude the fact that I was wasting my summer vacation on something as mind-numbing as US History. But it turns out that forfeiting something that we all lack much of and want more of I received an 85 for my efforts.
This previous summer was the busiest summer that I have ever had. It was my first year on my Dance team, which we had 2 camps to attend, and I also had AP projects to accomplish. Every summer I go on some type of vacation once or twice, which I did. Everyday their was something I had to do which made me lack on my school work. I didn't have time to read this and that or go research this which hurt me in the long run because I couldn't finish in time before school work. Even though I sacrificed my time of going to a party or relaxing for a day after practice wasn't good enough. But starting the 11th grade has really made me realize that I have to be attentive of my time and work.
A time when I had poured my all into a project was in 10th grade Ms. Page's class and our assignment was to do a lit circle on the story Beowulf. My part was the summary person, so all I had to do was summarize the story, easy right? Well that's what I thought at first. On the first day of presentations my group was the first group to take the stands, I was so nervous and shaky that my mind went blank so I started reading off of my paper. She stopped me mid sentence and said " This is an F". I was so shocked that she said that, on the inside I wanted to just leave the school and go home and not come back. She sat our group down, and told the class what she wanted out of the project and that we could try again. I practiced every morning during breakfast when I would usually be talking to my friends and I also practiced on the bus. My friends kept trying to hold a conversation with me and I couldn't even talk to them because I was busy trying to memorize the story inside and out. It was day two of presentations and I stood in front of the class and recited the story the best way I could. We received an A on the project and I felt amazing inside because my group and I put so much effort into getting the project right without embarrassing ourselves again. To answer the question, no the sacrifice was not thrust upon me because I should have done my research on lit circles and what to do and what not to do. I could have also better prepared the first time for this assignment so that I could have not embarrassed myself.
The summer I poured myself into a project is the summer of 2014. I was attending a medical program at an hospital. At the same time I was attending karate classes, and a tournament coming up. SoI had a chose to make either go to the tournament or finish the program at the hospital and have great recommendations. The sacrifice was up to myself. SO i chose the tournament. I did not regret any decision I made. At the end of the day I meet this beautiful girl, anI got first place in every division of the tournament. In conclusion, I believe that sacrifices are meant to be made. In conclusion, in some point in life a person has to make sacrifices in order to make better things happen.
The recent Four page essay Ms. Hernandez recently assigned was very frustrating. I had to sacrifice so much of my reading time to figure out ways to extend a topic that could be answered in one page into four long pages with an extra sentence on the fifth. Everyone knows procrastination is a frowned upon way of life, but I have never had a project that I could not finish in one or two nights out of a week. This essay had me up from the time I went to school to the same time the next day. It was not finding what to write about, it was finding a way to extend what had already been said without sounding repetitive.
The project that I had to make severe sacrifices to accomplish was “Poetry Out Loud” in Ms. Page’s class during my tenth grade year. This sacrifice was thrust upon me in the sense that, I desperately wanted the grade that made other students cringe. I desired that specific grade that would make my peers jealous and envy my performance. The sacrifice that I endured was horrific and terrifying, but the result of my hardships was exceedingly exceptional. For this project, I had to recite poetry with the passion and emotion that the poem conveyed. It was a troubling time because, despite my personality, I was terrified of speaking in front of people, let alone performing. I had to sacrifice countless time to This project helped me mature physically and mentally to mold me into a wonderful speaker. I appreciate the opportunity that I was challenged with and I am glad that it was a project that will soon help me later in life.
ReplyDeleteI experienced a quite similar sacrifice. It was also for Ms. Page's POL. I had failed the first two and I was determined to make at least an 85 on the final one. Sleep and lounging time was sacrificed in order to achieve this goal. I was willing to do whatever it took to memorize both poems in order to be successful. in the end the grade received was one that reflected the effort that was put into the project. Thought it was not an exact 85 it was a passing grade and I knew that this time I had done my absolute best and I was proud of myself. It just goes to show that one can do WHATEVER they put their mind to, and with a little hard work and effort, one can be the absolute best version of themselves.
DeleteThis summer, I was fortunate enough to be a part of the Atlanta Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare's Intensive for Teens (SIT), where we put on a production of "Othello." The program took place in Midtown, which is an hour long ride by MARTA. Since the rehearsals and shows were in July, I had to sacrifice most of my waking hours in June to learning lines. I was able to go on a few mini-vacations, but for the most part I was at home trying to learn lines. Additionally, I had to work on summer assignments. However, I knew that if I gave it my all, I was definitely going to get everything done. At the last show, I received so many accolades from my cast members and the audience that I realized that despite lacking sleep, procrastinating schoolwork, and spending around $100 in travel and food, I was rewarded for pouring my everything into something I loved.
ReplyDeleteThis summer i had two things to do and that was to find a job and do my summer assignments. But before I knew it over half of my summer was gone and I hadn't completed either task. I was so stressed I didn't know how i was going to handle it all. I had to sacrifice my sleep and fun with friends. I was putting in 2 to 4 applications a day. Had to read two books in a week. I felt as if these assignments had been thrusts upon me when in reality I had an entire summer to do them. That wont even happen again. Good time management is a must.
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DeleteSo in a sense, your situation was not a sacrifice because you didn’t lose anything because it was necessary. You lost sleep and fun with friends because of laziness. You procrastinated and failed to take advantage of time and prioritizing. The reading two books a weeks seem somewhat of a sacrifice but you choose the class on your own; therefore your sacrifice was of your own choosing not thrust upon you. Yes, time management is a must when you want to get a plan or task done. Also, I understand your point about the job applications because those take all long time because they are so long and require consistence and determination.
I understand your situation. During the summer is so much that you can and want to do as we get older that we don't focus on what we need to do. I had a similar situation, which was having dance practice and summer assignments. It was everyday 24/7 and the other days were vacation or my only time to relax and get tuff done which wasn't very often. I think know we know the down fall of it, but I do understand how you felt the assignments were thrust upon us plus the other activities that people do over the summer.
DeleteLast year for healthcare, we had to find out all the child-adult developments for a certain country then cook a dish from that country. My country was Japan. I did not have that good of a grade in healthcare so I desperate for at least a low A. I stayed up hours of the night searching information and what dish to cook. As doing so, I became more irritated, more agitated and stressed. I could have taken whatever grade and be done with the assignment; however, I refused. I usually do things at the last minute but this assignment was not one of them. I ended up getting all my information, made the perfect dish and received a 95.
ReplyDeleteThis previous summer I had many obstacles that hindered me from having a laid-back summer vacation. Furious after the realization that I would not have the ideal summer that I have dreamt of since the first and last day of school, I started to schedule out my summer break. The first month I treated it similar to a regular school day. I woke up at 8:00 to start on my AP US History summer assignment. During this month I had to sacrifice time that I could have used to relax, spend time with friends or family, or summer activities. The greater the sacrifice the grander the reward, these words I repeated in my head to elude the fact that I was wasting my summer vacation on something as mind-numbing as US History. But it turns out that forfeiting something that we all lack much of and want more of I received an 85 for my efforts.
ReplyDeleteThis previous summer was the busiest summer that I have ever had. It was my first year on my Dance team, which we had 2 camps to attend, and I also had AP projects to accomplish. Every summer I go on some type of vacation once or twice, which I did. Everyday their was something I had to do which made me lack on my school work. I didn't have time to read this and that or go research this which hurt me in the long run because I couldn't finish in time before school work. Even though I sacrificed my time of going to a party or relaxing for a day after practice wasn't good enough. But starting the 11th grade has really made me realize that I have to be attentive of my time and work.
ReplyDeleteA time when I had poured my all into a project was in 10th grade Ms. Page's class and our assignment was to do a lit circle on the story Beowulf. My part was the summary person, so all I had to do was summarize the story, easy right? Well that's what I thought at first. On the first day of presentations my group was the first group to take the stands, I was so nervous and shaky that my mind went blank so I started reading off of my paper. She stopped me mid sentence and said " This is an F". I was so shocked that she said that, on the inside I wanted to just leave the school and go home and not come back. She sat our group down, and told the class what she wanted out of the project and that we could try again. I practiced every morning during breakfast when I would usually be talking to my friends and I also practiced on the bus. My friends kept trying to hold a conversation with me and I couldn't even talk to them because I was busy trying to memorize the story inside and out. It was day two of presentations and I stood in front of the class and recited the story the best way I could. We received an A on the project and I felt amazing inside because my group and I put so much effort into getting the project right without embarrassing ourselves again. To answer the question, no the sacrifice was not thrust upon me because I should have done my research on lit circles and what to do and what not to do. I could have also better prepared the first time for this assignment so that I could have not embarrassed myself.
ReplyDeleteThe summer I poured myself into a project is the summer of 2014. I was attending a medical program at an hospital. At the same time I was attending karate classes, and a tournament coming up. SoI had a chose to make either go to the tournament or finish the program at the hospital and have great recommendations. The sacrifice was up to myself. SO i chose the tournament. I did not regret any decision I made. At the end of the day I meet this beautiful girl, anI got first place in every division of the tournament. In conclusion, I believe that sacrifices are meant to be made. In conclusion, in some point in life a person has to make sacrifices in order to make better things happen.
ReplyDeleteThe recent Four page essay Ms. Hernandez recently assigned was very frustrating. I had to sacrifice so much of my reading time to figure out ways to extend a topic that could be answered in one page into four long pages with an extra sentence on the fifth. Everyone knows procrastination is a frowned upon way of life, but I have never had a project that I could not finish in one or two nights out of a week. This essay had me up from the time I went to school to the same time the next day. It was not finding what to write about, it was finding a way to extend what had already been said without sounding repetitive.
ReplyDelete