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    My fourth performance will be a group performance that focuses on the story of Julio, from the book Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives. Julio is an immigrant that tries to cross the border seven times, and on the eighth time he goes through terrible circumstances only to make it through the desert alive. My group will try to use theories of Conquergood, Pollock, and Bell, while keeping in mind the second learning objective in order to execute Julio’s story properly. We’ve taken

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    over world. Since it first built, it keeps providing good shows and performances to audience. According to this article, Carnegie Hall decides to add more events in the next couple years, and despite classical music events, they want to provide more modern musical events to audience. Also, in the next following years, they will more focus on education and try to bring more children and students get involved into live performances (Cooper, n.p.). When I first saw this news, I was so happy to know

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    Wesley, Based on your 2015 Annual Performance Report, there are 4 categories in which your performance is ranked “Improvement Needed.” Additionally, your overall rating is listed as “Improvement Needed.” On Tuesday September 1, 2015 during a meeting reviewing your performance report, you mentioned that you would like to know what you could do to improve your performance report ratings. In an effort to challenge you and correct the glaring issues noted in your performance report, I have developed a list

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    On the night of March 16th, 2016 hundreds of family members and friends came to view the spectacular band performance of 219 students at Calaveras High School in the Flock Gymnasium for the annual District Band Festival. The combination of students trained at schools throughout the Calaveras Unified School District truly created breathtaking event for both families and students. With direction from Robert Wise, 125 elementary students from 6 elementaries worked with 33 Toyon Middle School band

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    able to use their own abilities and because of this, self-efficacy is found to be a good predictor of one’s performance (Schunk, 1984, Ouweneel, et al., 2013). This study examined how positive or negative feedback can effect one’s self-efficacy and their performance on tasks. Participants received either positive, negative, or no feedback in-between two spatial reasoning tasks. Their performance was measured along with their self-efficacy and self-esteem levels before the first task and after the second

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    Perspectives of Performance The idea of performance has existed in human culture throughout history. It has been viewed as a form of expression to oppression and an outlet to social conflicts. When one performs, they are expressing and giving some part of themselves to the whole of what they are trying to convey. This can be seen in the rituals of a church as priests confirm fellow Christians to the church. But, performance does more than just keep the values and traditions that have existed. It

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    called Performance Workshop Ensemble (PWE). PWE is a group of students, ages 12 to 18, who are the top dancers of the dance school. Each member is given a merit scholarship to take at least eight classes a week, to attend rehearsals on Saturdays from twelve o’clock to five o’clock, and to perform for the New Jersey community. At the end of my 8th grade school year, I was approached by Sharron Miller herself, and asked to become a member of PWE. When I was asked to be part of the Performance Workshop

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    ................................................................................................................7 GENERAL CONDUCT ................................................................................................................8 PERFORMANCE & REHEARSAL ETIQUETTE ....................................................................8 PRACTICE ....................................................................................................................................9 MUSIC WING

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    went to the Basically Beethoven Festival at the Dallas City Performance Hall. The recital was opened with a few pieces played by the rising stars Madera Wind Quintet. The main performance included Rachel McDonald on the viola, Joseph Kuipers on the cello, Grace Wollett on the violin, Scott Wollett on the oboe, and the great pianist Alex McDonald. They performed a compilation of famous composers’ masterpieces. The Dallas City Performance Hall is a very modern and intimate theater which holds a broad

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    identify your strengths and weaknesses as a business writer. Your performance may indicate a need for mechanics or grammar instruction or for visits to The Writing Center. Second, it will help the Culverhouse College assure the success of MGT 395 in improving students’ business writing competence by comparing pre- and post-instruction performance. Because this assignment is given prior to any instruction in MGT 395, your performance will count neither for nor against you in the course. However, if

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