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Enthusiasm In my life I have came across many different subjects to learn about. But there was only one that I enjoyed the most and that would be music. There are so many things that I didn’t know about when I first got into band in sixth grade. Then as the years went by music became the biggest part of my life. It takes skill to be able to sit down with a piece of music and play it. You can’t just learn how to read notes over night; it takes a lot of time. I still don’t know every single note to my base clarinet and I’ve been playing for six years now. I also love learning how to analyze music. Due to the fact there are so many parts of music that fit into my life, and analyzing a peace show’s me the similarity’s that I share with that music and possible the person who composed it. It’s so refreshing to be able to fill so many emotions at once and that’s what analyzing music is. I try to learn more about music by studding different composers such as, Robert W. Smith, Michael Sweeney, Carl Strommen, John O’ Reilly, Richard Meyer, and Beethoven. I challenge myself by trying to play songs that not only have I never heard them before, but they are also above my playing level. Also I don’t really like doing solos, due to the fact that I get shy in front of a big crowd of people. So I pick pieces that have a solo part for me. The activities that help me the most is consorts, and competitions. When I’m practicing for a consort or competition I picture myself playing in front of a big audience, and judges. When I do that then my practice season ends up being like I’m playing in consort or competition. Also the experience of playing in front of judges really helps me. I take to heart what they say to me when they are critiquing me. If they tell me that there is something that I need to improve on, and then I go in work on it until I know that it is to their standards. I do a little bit of both. I learn new things every day about music. But I also share what I learn with the other people I play with. For example the other day a girl that’s in band with me couldn’t figure out how to play her scales. So I took her off to the side and showed her how to break them down to learn each note, and then put them all back together. She was so amazed when she did it. A few days later she took the scale test and passed it with 100%., I was so proud of her.

The meaning of my name:

Mary means sea of bitterness. It is from the origin of Hebrew. Mary also is from the mother of Jesus Christ. There are several famous people with the name Mary and they are, Mary Tyler Moore, actress, Mary Pickford, actress, and Mary Louise Parker, actress. Mary is usually the English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament. Greek names Madia (Miriam) and Mapia (Maria) - the spellings are interchangeable- which were from the Hebrew name Dina (Miriam). The meaning is not known for certain. But there are several theories including “sea of bitterness,” rebelliousness,” and “whished for children.” How ever it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry “beloved” or mr “love.”

=Personal goal settings=

** Where do I want to be in 10 years? **

** I want to be a paralegal for a big law firm **
** Where do I want to be in five years? **** I want to be in college working on a master’s degree for a paralegal. **


 * Where do I want to be at the end of this school year? **** I want to be ready to start my senior year in high school **


 * What have you done to prepare yourself to be where you want to be? **** I have worked hard and gotten good grads, also I’ve talked with my guidance councilor about scholarships and grants, most of all I’ve talked to a few colleges. **


 * What are your educational goals? **** My educational goals are to graduate next year and after that start my college classes for a master’s degree for a paralegal **


 * This academic year: **** To pass the year with at least a 3.0 GPA **


 * Senior year: **** To pass the year with a 4.0 **


 * Post secondary: **** To go to college **


 * Have you done any research on colleges, technical schools, costs, requirements, etc? **** Yes I have done all for several different schools **


 * Is there anything that might prevent you from accomplishing your goals? (Money, grades, ability) **** Money can be an issue but there are some grants that I’m eligible for. **


 * What actions are you willing to take to accomplish your goals? **** I’m willing to do anything that I can to accomplish my goals **


 * Who can help you? (Family, friends, teachers, guidance counselors) **** All of the above can help me **


 * What are your career goals? What type of job do you want? **** I want to be a paralegal for a big law firm. **


 * Have you researched this job? Shadowed anyone? Know anyone who is in this job? **** All of the above. **


 * How much money do you think you can make at that job? How long do you think you will work before you can retire? **** I can make any wear between 34,000- 56,000 a year depending on what law firm I work for. I would probable work for 35-40 years before I retired **


 * What type of skills do you need for this job? What education does it require? **** The skills that I need are to be able to know all the different laws, to be able to research things quickly, and to know how to talk to people. I would need at least 4-8 years of schooling. **


 * What have you done for your school or community? Have you volunteered, donated blood, etc. **** I have volunteered around my nationhood to clean up trash and to do office work for a few apartment buildings. **


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** My Community Goals: volunteer, etc. **** To do more for my community and keep doing what I’ve already done ****. **
 * // Educational Goals //**
 * // Aim for Greater Self-Understanding //**

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=**Reality cheak**=

I. Academic: You will answer the following questions for each academic area: English, math, science, social studies, and electives. How many credits do you have in each area? What type of grades do you have? Have you taken any honors or AP classes? How would you rate your aptitude? (Are you good at that subject? For instance, you may be a good writer or enjoy reading, but you haven’t done well in English.) Is your academic record going to prevent you from the career that you have chosen? II. Have you passed the FCAT? Have you taken the ACT or SAT? If you have not taken the ACT or SAT and plan to attend college, when do you plan to take it? I have passed the Fact, and no I haven’t taken the Act or SAT but I do plain on taking them very soon III. How much is your post-secondary education going to cost? Have you researched this at all? IV. I have researched it and it will cost me any wear between 40,000- 56,000 depending on what school I plain to go to V. How are you going to pay for it? Are you on track to receive any scholarship or grant money? Almost everyone can receive financial help for post secondary training. You may qualify based upon financial need or grades; however, your parents must be willing to fill out the FAFSA (financial aid application based on tax returns), and they must be legal American citizens. Private scholarships are available that do not depend on citizenship. For instance, you can receive scholarships if you are the first in your family to attend. I plain on getting grants and scholarships to pay for it.

Epiphany:

A few years ago I was in reilly bad accsadent on my way to school. I was noked out for a few minuts and when I come to I saw a big dump truck heading strate for the bus. All I could think about was all the things that I hadn't experianced yet in life,and all the things that I wanted to do. I thought at that instint that I was going to die and never have the chance to fully experience life, and all of the opertunitys that it could bring to me.

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