Artifacts Essay

Felsenfeld stance toward his stated topic of “Rebel music” is informative, he informs us of how music helped him become who he is, it helped him become the person he is today. It also helped him learn more about him, since he didn’t grow up in a music family. He had to grow to learn and to be able to identify himself. The stance becomes clear at the middle of the essay when Felsenfeld states, “ I felt I was the weirdest of them all, it served my adolescent need to be misunderstood. And so I decided, with little prior experience or interest, to become a composer.” Pg. (626) He didn’t know what he was getting himself into. At the end of the essay Felsenfeld uses the phrase “rebel music” to what makes us understand that, that type of music, no

Wednesday, April 7th, 1994 started out like any other day, I was attending Jr. hHigh sSchool, in St. George Utah. As a I was a young 12 year old girl that was obsessed with gymnastics, I breathed it, studied it, and lioved it. Gymnastics was my Life.! I daydreamed about competing in front of hundreds of people, lights dimmed down, the spotlight right on me as I performed each skill I worked so hard at perfecting each day at practice. I would picture myself going over my routines, every step, every pose, each body positions, how I’d present myself, f . . . . everything. I wanted to be a college gymnast.

I wouldn’t be in this place if it weren’t for gymnastics, I highly love gymnastics and It really makes me work hard for the things I want to happen!

Does Daniel Felsenfeld show how he finds rebellion in his youth? He describes his lack of passion for classical music at a young age, and lack of musical influence from his family. Living in Orange County, California in the 80s, Felsenfeld felt as though classical music was rebellious because it was not the popular choice among friends. In the essay, “Rebel Music”, written by Daniel Felsenfeld, he shows he found rebellion in classical music in his youth, later transitioning into an accepted composer; however, it would be better to say that Felsenfeld was more impassioned than rebellious.

One thing that is important to me is video games. Video games are used with a remote and a television. Video games help me relieve stress. Video games are entertaining. So as you can see video games are important to me. Another thing that is important to me is my computer. My computer is portable with a screen and keyboard. My computer helps me communicate with others. My computer helps me with my work. So as you can see my computer is very important to me. Another thing that is important to me is my sailboat. A sailboat is a boat that uses a sail to catch wind to propel the boat forward. My sailboat provides exercise for me. My sailboat also provides transportation. So as you can see my sailboat is very important to me.

My primary artifact sample is a makeup tutorial in text/picture form. In this tutorial, the “kyshadow bronze palette” is being used by Kylie Jenner herself. Kylie Jenner made a video tutorial of this look and took little clips out and made a picture “how to” tutorial to simplify how to get this makeup look. My next artifact is a makeup video tutorial video by Kylie Jenner’s makeup artist using the same kyshadow palette. I liked this video because the makeup artist tells the viewer what specific brushes she is using, what colors she is using and exactly where she is putting them. My final artifact is another kyshadow makeup video tutorial by Roxette Arisa. I chose this video tutorial because it’s not like the other tutorials. Roxette talks about what she thinks about the palette and also does a makeup look and explains it very well.

When I was 5, I started practicing gymnastics. It was a thing that I could do very well. My sports achievements made me stood out among my peers and I thought that what I wanted to do in the future. Unfortunately, after many years of dedication to gymnastics, I injured my knee and my sports career aspirations were over. I still could do it, but never on professional level.

The artifacts are both math lesson plans used during my student teaching experience. The first artifact is a math lesson plan on coins. The other artifact is a math lesson plan on telling time. The lessons are developmentally appropriate for a 3rd- 5th autism support classroom and focus on math common core standards. The math common core standards are:

Using my old experience and old habits I had become just as good or even better than before. As I was on the freshman team for gymnastics, I had brushed off the rustiness from the break that I had taken. Even though the sport is as not tough and rough as club, I still felt the rush that I did before. As I take the skills and lessons that I learned from club gymnastics, I still work just as hard and have just as much fun. As freshman year continued, I started to remember the habits and the reasons why I loved this sport. With a different coach and new teammates, I still felt at home. Jumping back onto the equipment was like riding a bike, even though I was a little rusty at first, I will always remember what was taught to me. Throughout freshman year I have improved and grown potential that I hope to apply later in life and later in gymnastics. I push for new skills and moves every day, but most importantly the sport makes me feel

In all honesty, I used to wish that I could find a way to quit gymnastics. Yes, I absolutely loved the sport and camaraderie of my team and coaches, but after 10 years it simply became too stressful on my body physically and mentally. August 23, 2013 was a pivotal moment in my gymnastics career; I had my first major injury that required me to be rushed to a local hospital immediately. From that day on, I no longer spent hours a week in the gym training, but hours in waiting rooms, doctors offices and physical therapy. In some ways this was rough for me as I wasn’t used to living such a sedentary lifestyle. For as long as I could remember I trained 15 hours a week or more and going from that to nothing practically overnight made my body confused

“Life is a series of beautifully composed vignettes, loosely tied together by a string of characters and time,” Mahod Seraji. A beautiful sound, one I never heard flooded the room. Her fingers danced over the keys in a swift, effortless motion, suddenly the music tempo changed from soft to loud in a lively beat. A feeling I can never forget and it was wonder. Music can lead you to imagine scenes in your mind, which only certain composers can evoke. I never listened to something so beautiful and I was in awe. I recall when I was five years old and I went to visit a family friend. When we arrived, her daughter, Shirley was playing the piano.Shirley taught me a song and instantly I was fascinated. I immediately expressed the desire to learn

Throughout my whole entire life I've heard the phrase “nobody is perfect”. Everybody fails,  not everybody gets what they want, and nobody always succeeds. Big or small, everybody has to face some kind of challenge at some point that will affect them for the rest of their life. These challenges I have personally experienced definitely shaped me into the person I am today and has allowed me to set goals to reach for who I want to be in the future. The main source of my life’s obstacles come from my hobby: Figure Skating. The sport figure skating has given me many challenges to face as well as countless of opportunities to grow and to develop from them. I have come to realize that these obstacles and failures brought to me from this sport are life lessons of perseverance that will stay with me forever.

My little sister and I grew up doing gymnastics together. If we weren’t at the gym practicing, we were at home playing around on the gymnastics equipment that my parents had bought us. From a very young age, I can remember wanting to be more than just a gymnast. I wanted to be a coach too, which is why often times I would help my little sister learn new skills or help her perfect her

When I was on the field I always would work to my best ability and would work for those orange slices that we got during half time. Much like any kid I was very competitive and did not like to loose and not much has changed so when I got on the field I knew that meant I had to be determined to help my team bring home that participation trophy. I played on the same team with the same girls for many seasons and I thought soccer was going to be “the” sport but when I heard my best friends were both switching gears to Gymnastics I decided to give up the green field and go for the blue mat. The first day I walked into the enormous gym I had this feeling I was going to do very well because I was the queen of the monkey bars. After practice after practice I showed progress. From a handstand, to a cartwheel, to a backbend walkover, and then a back handspring, I felt like I had mastered tumbling. I have learned four things from

When you push yourself hard, either you can fall and get back up, or you can quit. I am not a quitter, and I learned that when I pushed myself and did not give up on my goals, I achieved them. The gym is my home away from home, and I spend 10+ hours a week training for gymnastics competitions. The thrill of sticking a landing and the fear of falling is all part of the sport. When I do my best at competitions and win, I feel ecstatic, for I have achieved the goal I set for myself. One of my passions is gymnastics, and even though the sport comes with fear, I try and push past it. When I fall, my confidence takes a dip, and I start mental blocking. As a result, I attempt to avoid doing my skills, however, running away will not solve my problem.