An Autoethnography on the Alumni of the Ayala Band and Colorguard A video compilation of my years in the Ayala Band and Colorguard INTRODUCTION The Ayala Band and Color Guard (Ayala BAC) is a nationally recognized high school performing arts program at Ruben S. Ayala High School in Chino Hills, California. I attended this program … More One Band, One Sound
“You can’t begin to imagine what an intolerable burden it is to be cursed with this staggeringly poignant flair for the melodramatic.” I'm so done with school ugh… — Brie Redmayne (@BrieWeasley) May 30, 2013 Ugh. I. Do. Not. Want. To. Go. Back. To. School. No. — Brie Redmayne (@BrieWeasley) August 30, 2013 You know … More HELP! I am a Pretentious, Overdramatic English Major Who Loves School
After reviewing your research (both primary and secondary), please use the following questions to develop an analysis of your findings at this stage: How does your primary research compare to the secondary research you conducted? Did your primary research yield similar or different results from the preexisting data? Does your primary research fill in any … More Research Reflection
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/33-0449437 This is the website where Ayala Boosters can get more information about the program their child is participating in. I also have a thick book filled with the bylaws, statistics, and other important mission statements from the band from the years I was in the band and from this year’s graduating class because my … More Secondary Research
A LINK TO MY BLOG Photo Essay Reflection: https://briebyers.wixsite.com/eng206 Tell me about the purpose of your website. What would you like visitors to take away from your photo essay? The purpose of my website is to reflect upon all the individual elements that make me a multifaceted individual. I want visitors to take away positivity, … More ENG 206: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
“If I didn’t think, I’d be much happier.” – Sylvia Plath For the past seventeen years, I have been in school and as of March 19th, 2020, I have received word that I will continue to be in school until May 2023. By that time, I will have completed my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction … More ENG 206: F*CK COVID-19
“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.” – Mark Twain The more I watched the clock, the slower time moved on. It was precisely 3:14 pm which meant if we left in an hour and sixteen minutes, and it takes one hour and forty-seven minutes to arrive, we would arrive … More ENG 206: Ekko
Wherever there is persuasion, there is rhetoric, and wherever there is rhetoric, there is meaning. – Kenneth Burke The ability to rhetorically analyze is a skill I have found both useful in an academic and social environment. As a future high school English teacher, being able to rhetorically analyze pieces of literature from all different … More ENG 206: Rhetorical Analysis Reflection
During the Labyrinth walk, I was initially irritated by the sound of swishing jeans and socks on the canvas of the mat. The swish, swish, swish was irritating and reminded me of a clock that wouldn’t stop ticking. I felt stressed listening to these sounds and felt as if the other people surrounding me were … More ENG 375: The Labyrinth Walk
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