I Attended A Retirement Party Essay

“I think I just forgot my own daughter,” my mom answered for me. “I am extremely sorry Julia. I don’t know what happened.”

Imagine a third grader, small and blonde, standing on a stage that practically swallows her. She gazes in awe at the bright lights that seem to tower miles above her head; likewise, she follows with a stare, fixating on the hundreds of darkened faces that remain directly in front of her. Unlike her classmates who fidget with nerves beside her, she feels a rush of adrenaline. What may have seemed to some an ordinary choir concert in a dull auditorium, was, to me, a life changing moment. Ever since this day, for 9 years now, I have had an unwavering passion for music and performing. As I aged, I found myself excitedly learning how to play 7 new instruments, but even considering the vast number of bands, orchestras, choirs, and instrumental lessons that I joined, I noticed myself

all day to taking care of her family, Julia becomes a very wise and down to earth

On Thursday, October 20th, the 71st Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner took place in New York. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took the stage, just like every other presidential candidate in the past, to entertain the audience with light humor. The purpose of this dinner is to raise money to help poor families in the Catholic Archdiocese of New York. This year, the dinner raised a record $6 million dollars, despite the behaviors of the candidates. This dinner is typically an opportunity for the candidates to show the country that they are only “temporary adversaries, not permanent enemies, and that leaders have shared values that help hold the system together” (Louis, 2016). Unfortunately, Trump and Clinton took this dinner as an opportunity to make malicious jabs at each other one more time.

On March 10th, 2017, The First Ontario Performing Arts Center showcased Anagnoson and Kinton, piano duo. Upon entering the hall, placed in the middle of the stage, where two butterfly positioned grand pianos. There was a universal anticipating mood for the music that is to be performed prior to the commencement of the concert. The duo took us through the timeline of their careers, playing pieces from significant times in their profession.

Through weekly private lessons, chamber, wind, and orchestra ensemble playing, and assiduous independent practice, I have improved immensely as a trombonist and musician. My work paid off when I was accepted into Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute. At this nationally competitive program, I spent six weeks with talented, dedicated students while rubbing shoulders with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). I had never heard elite musicians live before the BSO. Their concerts brought tears to my eyes and my drive to make music at the highest level grew. After receiving instruction from these musicians and hearing their own performances, I refined my technique and made more tasteful musical decisions.

felt sorry for her sister because of her name. On the other hand Julia was

I can say I’m a multi-instrumentalist. I can play the harmonica, the trombone, the ukulele, the bass, the piano, the electric and acoustic guitar, and I’m probably forgetting one. But really I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for her” (Montes). “One of the big things I teach my kids is how through hard work, you can accomplish anything. Whenever a kid shows up to a lesson, I always ask them if they practiced, and sometimes they say no because they don’t have a piano at home. It reminds me of the days when I couldn’t even afford a piano, but I push those thoughts away and work towards helping these kids fulfill their dreams as I’ve fulfilled mine. Music teaches the kids how to work through a tough song, and through time and practice, they always get it at the end” (LaBeau). Ronnie’s School of Music has performed annually for several of the city’s prominent events: the Arroyo Lighting at Christmas, Saint Anthony’s Fall Festival, Winter Texan festivals, and many more. LaBeau teaches students of all ages, from three to ninety seven. The majority of her students, however, come from Saint Anthony Catholic

Julia was getting curious, so she went to where she saw smoke and saw people burning people. She looked around to find somebody

Gil’s sister, Susan who is married to Nathan is a family with young children. They are teaching their daughter languages, math, etc. at a young age.

Julia Braverman-Graham is a very successful lawyer with a husband Joel and a daughter Sydney. Julia’s life revolves around her job. Family seems to come second in her life. Joel seems to take on the lead role in parenting their daughter Sydney. It is made clear in the episode that Sydney favors Joel and seems to not like her mother, as she should. Sydney treats her mother more of an acquaintance than a parental figure. Julia observes this multiple times through out the episode and it really

Born on June 11, 1926 in Latta, South Carolina, Carlisle Floyd was the son of a pianist, his mother, and his father was a Methodist minister (Floyd, 2010). Floyd began private piano lessons with Rudolf Firkusny and Sidney Foster at a young age (Slonimsky, 1997). Floyd continued his studies in piano with Ernst Bacon at Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1943 (New Grove, 1992). When Ernst Bacon was offered a job at Syracuse University in New York in 1946, Floyd followed him there where he would go on to receive his Bachelor of Music and, shortly after, a Master’s Degree in 1949. (Hawkes, 2012). Floyd would become a part of the piano faculty at Florida State University in Tallahassee the following year and continued to teach at

“Julia was in Room 101 behind

Through three decades, Mr. Holland is closer to students at John F. Kennedy High School than he is to his own son. He addresses a series of challenges created by people who are either skeptical of -- or hostile towards -- the idea of musical excellence within the walls of a typical middle-class American high school. He inspires many students and but never has private time for himself or his family, forever delaying the composition of his own orchestral composition. Ultimately, he reaches an age when it is too late to realistically find financial backing or ever have it performed.

     The process of planning a party takes a lot of time and focus to get every detail covered. First of all, you must decide where you will have the party, maybe a club house or your own home. When you have that decided then there are several other steps you must take in order for your party to be successful.