Cheerleader: A Short Story

The star-studded romantic comedy Midnight in Paris is one of Woody Allen’s most recent films which he did both, wrote and directed. It is a film about a man named Gil (Owen Wilson) who travels to Paris with his fiancée’s parents in order to expand his imagination and he ends up embarking on a journey to the 1920s while walking the streets of Paris at night. Not only is this film engaging and witty, but it also manages to provide both, overt and covert examples of postmodernism in film. By analyzing Woody Allen’s 2011film Midnight in Paris, we can identify the presence of many underlying motifs in both the narrative and the characterization of the film when using some of Frederic Jameson and Jean Baudrillard’s concepts on postmodernism.

Key speech or thought expressed by the main character that relates to one of the five (5) common Canadian themes (see previous PowerPoint).

Our 8th grade basketball team were putting on a show! Opponents would enter bobcat territory where our team would play a hard fight to take another win. Every game spectators are left in astonishment after witnessing determination, willingness, and our spirit until the clock expires down to its last second.

“Night” is a book based on the childhood of the writer Elie Wiesel and his experience during Nazi-Germany. He writes about his experiences from 1944-1945 the height and downfall of the second World War.

The cheers of the crowd like thunder rolling in from a storm. A rush of happiness and adrenaline running over us as we sit. The proud feeling that falls over us as we run onto the field is like arriving on the bank of a river. We've finished our journey. Friends were made

We have our first game against one of our rivals. We all played a great game, linemen knocking the defense around, running backs running right through their defense, and our defense shutting them down and kept them to one score. All coaches and players were pumped up and excited after starting the year strong.

The red curtains open to reveal a blinding bright spotlight and a packed arena. Getting to the National Championship an immense amount of preparation. We had two minutes in front of the judges. We put our hands in the middle of our circle. For the last time of the season, we chanted “LHS cheer!”, and then we were off. The crowd was silent with anticipation. The routine felt like second nature and we ended up doing well. We made it to finals and ultimately took fourth place in the nation. It the first time in five years that our team had placed. It was a long journey getting to this point.

In areas where high school football is popular, not only do the high school students, players, and parents join in the hype of Friday nights, but the entire town and community revolves around Friday night. The state of Texas specifically, is known nationally as a very dominant football state. According to an article from Elite Daily, over 165,000 Texan teens, in over 1,000 schools, participated in high school football. With that being said, this research will discuss and touch upon the lessons and ideas one can learn about competition, culture and community from high school football and the areas such as Texas. It will examine the history of Texas football culture and the concept created entitled “Friday Night Lights”. Following that discussion, a cultural comparison will be featured between high school

Cheerleading competitions are hold all over the country. The essentials in order to compete are; uniforms, shoes, socks, hairpieces, makeup, and bow. There are also different competitions between All-Star, college, and sideline cheerleading. Sideline cheerleading is usually hosted at a high school in their gym, and consists of the high school cheerleaders. All-Star competitions are held all of America. Usually competitions are held at the convention center and the competitions are for two days. All-Star Cheerleaders perform on a huge stage with a lot of light shining down on them. College cheerleaders are a mix of both. They perform at high school to recruit and they also attend some All-Star competitions. College teams don’t always recruit,

Tennessee football fans may be interested to learn that a former New Orleans Saints cheerleader is suing the team over gender discrimination. The complaint was filed with the assistance of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The way the cheerleaders act towards each other as sisters. Everyone seems to get along and have good relationships with each other. If anyone needed help with a stunt or a jump, one of the cheerleaders who was advance with the technique would go and help the cheerleader. Even in the basketball game if a cheerleader forgot one of the lyrics to the chant there would be another cheerleader who would help them by giving them the lyrics. Although it seems like they treat each other like sister, they only did that because that is one of the rules of being a part of the cheerleading team. Noticing this at the basketball game there was some girls who would not talk to each other only because the coach was not there. When the coach is not there they

Tonight is the night we show them why we are here, and we are going to prove that we deserve to be here. Today was 18th of November a special day for us football players. We were scared, excited, nervous, and thrill of this day. It was a cold and we day every team member had their jersey on representing himself high

Above the chatter, whistles, drums/instruments, and thud of pads, the PA system carries the announcers voice for all to hear. Young men decked out in pads, helmets, jerseys, cleats, and eye black attempt to settle the butterflies going crazy in their stomachs as they warm up. Coaches pace the field yelling anything that will motivate their players. They too are nervous, but they do their best not to let their players detect this. Coaches pace the field yelling anything that will motivate their players. They too are nervous, but they do their best not to let their players detect this. Moments later the crowd, cheerleaders, players, coaches, and referees put their hand over their hearts as the small school’s vocal talent sings the National Anthem. For a moment everything is still. As the words “Home of the brave” echo over speakers, clapping and cheering end the silence. It is Game time, the moment that everyone has waited all week for. Saturday morning the Old men of the town can be found at the local coffee shop discussing last night’s game. They discuss the state of the current team, reminisce previous years, and debate who the town’s greatest teams and athletes have

The RMS Titanic; A Tragedy Based on Class. In April, 1912, the so called "unsinkable" Titanic set sail to New York. The great ship was as big as five city blocks, and weighed thousands and thousands of tons. Everyone who was everyone grabbed a room on the luxurious ship for the trip of a lifetime. On April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg an sank into the icy depths of the North Atlantic.

As the season really get going and homecoming game come and then Senior night comes as it goes so fast but as team you get closer and closer. The homecoming game is one of my favorite games because it usually has the biggest crowd and the fans are roaring as kickoff starts. Then senior night comes all the seniors know that this game could be their last game at