Clara In The Nutcracker

Friendship describes the mutual pledge to help reveal the innermost workings of a person, bringing out the hidden attributes and validity of one’s characteristics. Subsequently, the bonds and struggles of friendship are a central cause for unveiling identity as the relationship one makes contributes to long-lasting change. The acceptance of a person’s differences conveys an importance for the development of strong bonds. Moreover, hardships accompanying relationships establish times to reflect on oneself and lead to positive outcomes for growth. Furthermore, the memorable journeys embed an area in one’s mind that will change the way self-perspective is seen. Through the characters of Lewis in If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth and

The author portrays a friendly tone in this publication, by showing how the two girls interact with each other throughout the whole book. “’My name’s Annie’, she said. ‘Annie Paul. I live over yonder’, she said, ‘by where you see the laundry. That’s my blouse hanging on the line.’ She smiled then. She had a pretty smile. And then I smiled. And we stood there looking at each other, smiling.” This quote helps to show the tone of friendliness by showing how good the two girls get along even throughout their differences.

Today I am talking about how my best friend and I met. My best friend’s name is Sydney Rott. The story of how we met is a cliché but I am going to explain it anyway. We didn't know each other up until my Sophomore year and her Junior year. I decided I wanted to go out for the tennis team, even though I have never really played before, I still decided to join. Sydney was the number one player for the Harrisburg Tennis Team. I thought that she was a brat when I first met her, but as time went on I started to like her.

“You are the cause of all this pain.” Sometimes there is a friend in your life that is more important to you then you are to them, and that’s perfectly normal, that’s life. There are one or two friends like that in my life. And I admit, once I realized that, or once they started ditching our plans for other people, it stung for a little while, but I got over it. “You are the cause of all this love.” The reason the sting only hurt for a little is because I remembered how these people are still always there for me when I need them to be. I remembered how much fun we have when we do hang out. I remember how these people go out of their way to make one of my bad days good. I remember that they think to do something as simple as asking me if I ate that day because we have practice. I remember that at the end of the day if I REALLY need someone, they will be there no matter what. “You are the thing I can’t forget.” There are some people you meet, some friendships you make, that are just irreplaceable. Sometimes you connect with someone so strongly, so remarkably fast that nobody believes it. Sometimes you connect with someone that you hated for years over something so small that even you have a hard time believing it. Another connection I made with this piece is also with color guard. Color guard is the cause of all my muscle aches, back aches, the reason I had to wear a knee brace for a week, the cause of half my frustration most of the time, and also the reason I have bruises on possibly every single part of my body, but it’s all worth it because guard is something that I love with every ounce in my body. No matter how rough times get, I know that I’m still going to be at practice the next day, and the next, and the next, and the next. And

Thus, when considering the sexualized symbolism of the pear tree blooms, Janie reveals she comprehended the idea of what a marriage should be through witnessing the pollination of a bee into the blossoming pear tree.

Kailey and I have been best friends since preschool. We would often go to each others houses and play. I almost think of her as my sister. All through middle school we were always next to each other. We got an award, and it read "Attached at the hip award, Kailey and Rachel!" Kailey is a very well driven person, and when she sets her mind to something she always overcomes it.

“You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing.” Charlotte - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

I have found my two very best of friends from softball, Madison and Bryce. They are like anchor. An anchor that keeps me sane. I can count on them to always have my back no matter what. We all met our freshmen year of highschool on

The ballet had many features that express the story The Nutcracker. One feature the ballet had to express the story was pantomime. Pantomime is when the dancers use body language to tell a story. Another feature the ballet had to express the story was the music. The music changed every time something joyful, suspicious, or wonder filled happened. The final feature is the costumes. The costumes help express the story by all the details. The details on the costumes come and a wide variety. Some features include squints, colors, buttons, and much more. In the book The Nutcracker, The story is expressed by dialogue and pictures, but in the ballet the story is expressed by music, costumes, and Pantomime. In the book you had to use your imagination

I met Victoria in middle school when I had recently moved from Mexico and she was always eager to provide assistance to others. We quickly became best friends in the subsequent years as we spent time together in class. Because education has always been a priority for us, we shared similar goals in school and worked together to accomplish them.

My newfound friend and I were immediately lifelong best friends--we spent hours making cheerleading routines on the trampoline and creating movie trailers and music videos. By eighth grade, our quick friendship became a stronger bond, where we could comfortably share our most personal secrets. As we relaxed on the trampoline with the warm August sun radiating onto our faces, Annabelle confided in me the story that launched her impact on my future.

My friend Ellijah is one of the most outgoing, animated and hard-working friends I have met. He is the same age as I am. We have been extremely close friends since 6th grade, when my transfer from Farmington Schools to Lakeville Schools happened. Our friendship started in Middle School gym class, and still continues today. One of the first things we learned about each other was, we both lived between two houses growing up, and had many brothers and sisters along with step-parents. Joining a new school was something scary to me and a hard to do. Especially becoming new to the city of Lakeville. Ellijah was there to hang out and help me whenever I needed it. We are still close friends today! We attend the same Church group at Hosanna, play on the same football team, and get food with Tommy, Bryce, and Jack on the weekends at Chipotle.

But because of the embarrassments at school (“My voice was apt to come out squeaky”, “My hands became slippery with sweat”, (etc.) she was determined to not attended the Christmas dance (“Formerly I had considered falling off my bicycle and spraining my ankle and I had tried to manage this;” (etc.)). After failing multiple times she decided to go the dance, which was a dramatic change in her emotion. She wore her beautiful dress and let her friend Lonnie do her hair and make-up (“I sat in front of the mirror and Lonnie stood behind me, fixing my hair”), after finishing she became exited. After the long walk to the dance her personally takes a turn when the first dance was the most popular boy “Mason Williams”, and he blows her off (“He took his hand off my waist and dropped my arm”). Nobody wanted to dance with her; her emotion became sad and upsetting (“Please me, please me, and I locked my fingers behind my back”). Therefore she began to hide until a young lady in the washroom approached her; this introduced a different role in her because the lady was older and fun (“Mary

By taking these stories and pictures and putting them in a cohesive format, I hope to pass something on to our organization and on our campus as I graduate that will continue to remind others not only of the work that has gone into this organization, but more importantly, the incredible friendships and experiences that have resulted and far outweighed any obstacles. I chose to create a project using pictures and music to portray the friendships in Best Buddies, compiling this information into a brief, concise, and highly visual arrangement that can be used to explain and depict for others what words cannot always

The Nutcracker is a fairytale, two-act ballet that is centered around the Stahlbaum family’s Christmas Eve celebration. The plot of this ballet was an adaption by Alexandre Père of a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann with the musical score composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa. Act I began with Christmas Eve festivities at the Stahlbaum home with dancing and joyous celebration with family and friends. Herr Drosselmeyer, a family friend, and his apprentice, Hans, arrived at the party, bringing gifts for everyone, including a special wooden Nutcracker for the Stahlbaum’s daughter, Clara. Clara was captivated by the gift, and after the party ended, she snuck into the living room to check on her Nutcracker, where she falls asleep. Suddenly, the living is magically transformed into a battlefield between toy soldiers and giant mice and Clara discovers that