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    Shame Shame, Know Your Name In “What I Learned In The Locker Room,” by Steve Almond, it is clearly stated that he believes that the athletic world is a place for men to appear hyper-masculine and to also hide what most would consider to be feminine characteristics. The author interestingly uses a personal story about meeting a transgender sports reporter while working as an intern for a local newspaper, and how this was such an anomaly in both the era and industry. Almond admits that throughout

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    of significance you learned - and why significant. 1. The 2nd case study made me reflect on my first head coaching job in football. I was hired by a school in south Texas with the help of a friend I coached with in Oklahoma. He had moved back to his hometown and started teaching and coaching at his high school. He contacted me about the opening and two months later I was hired. I hired him to be one of my assistants and even made sure that he was paid well as a thank you. I was very disappointed

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    thing that I have learned in my life, it is that overcoming the fear of judgement is the only way to be successful. Since I was five years old, I have been involved in the performing arts. In kindergarten, I began piano lessons. One year later, I was introduced to acting by my first grade teacher. My mother found a local studio, called Claudia Grispn's Performing Arts Center (C.G.P.A.C.) which allowed children to participate in musicals. I still act, and I still play the piano. Because I fell deeply

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    What I learned about myself in terms of leadership abilities and skills based on the course materials leadership assessments is that I may find myself constantly revamping my vision. Therefore I must continue to clarify the mission and share my vision and goals with my team. It is my responsibility to provide guidance to my team with realistic expectations. Continue to utilize my past natural and academic leadership skills to improve future experiences. Display enthusiasm and passion while completing

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    enrollment I was put in this course because my ACT writing score was not where my adviser wanted it. She thought that this would be a good fit for me, and she thought I could benefit from your class. I came into the class with an open mind and was ready to learn more. We covered a lot in the short time that we were together, such as grammar, essay writing and formatting, MLA, and more. I benefited immensely from the grammar practice that you had us do every week, I found that was my weak spot and I tried

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    pleasure being apart of this class and a blessing. I’ve strengthen my written and learned more about life by being in this class and having you as a teacher. Professor Lyn you have made me push myself more than any of my other college professors this school year. Hearing and knowing about how precise and hard you are when you grade your student’s work had me coming into this class with the mindset of knowing that I have to work my hardest to achieve an high grade in this class. My weaknesses in my

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    As an upcoming junior, I've had some time to reflect back on what my first year of college taught me. You definitely learn a lot of things during your freshman year, but here are the 9 most important things that I learned! Read more... Tips for college freshman! Talk to your teachers. Seriously. As the daughter of two college professors, I had this tip drilled into my head before I started freshman year. I can't emphasize enough how important it is to develop a relationship with your professors

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    As a scared, apprehensive Sophomore, I took my first steps into English 111. Fears of failure, scary college processors, and intimidation from older classmates swirled through my head. Though not my first college class, I was more nervous of this one than those prior. Before this class I had only taken basic college classes (like ACA and Gym) and felt both excited and nervous to finally be a part of the college side of Early College. For the first time I was going to be with other college students

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    I used to not believed in mythical creatures, magic, or spirits, I never liked the movies or books with fairies, curses, or evil. I always thought that it was nonsense that only 5 year olds believed in. For me, magic was a silly form of entertainment that made you gape with fake amazement at a carnival or magic show. Maybe it was the fact that I refused to believe that forced me into this mess in the first place, or maybe it was just destined to happen. But either way, I learned my lesson the hard

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    high school I attend, there are two unspoken rules that the majority follow; the first one is if you are not overwhelmed and exhausted, then you are not doing enough and second, failure is never an option for any reason. I desperately tried to abide by these two rules, but in my second semester of sophomore year, I received a D in my Advanced Geometry class. When I became aware of this news , I was devastated and angry , after all I studied every single day and I had multiple tutors. I was hysterical

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