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JulissaGonzalez

Mr.Long
English,Period6
572015
PrideSample

Thispastschoolyearhasbeenfilledwithmanyinterestingandchallengingprojectsand

assignments.Outofthemanyprojectsthatweregiventomeandotherfellowseniorsthereisone
thatgivesmegreatsenseofpride.Thatprojectwouldhavetobetheseniordebates.

Thedebateswereaprojectwhereagroupoffourstudentspickedadebatablepolitical

topictowhichtheycoulddebateontoseewhosupportedtheirstanceonthetopicbetter.The
groupoffourwouldfirstdividetheirgroupintopairsoftwo.Eachpairwouldthenpicktheir
stanceontheirtopic,forexample"criminalsshouldsubmittheirDNAtotheNationalDatabase
tobeusedbypolice,"onepairwouldopposeandonepairwouldapprove.Fortwomonthseach
teamwouldhavethetimetoresearchandfindsupportandinformationfromliableresourcesto
supporttheirclaim.Attheendofthetwomonthsthepairswoulddebateinfrontofclassforat
leastanentireclassperiodtoconvinceotherstudentsinthatclassthattheirstanceontheclaim
wasthecorrectone.Afterthedebatingoccursfellowstudentswhoarenotdebatingwouldpick
thewinnerofthedebatebyhowconvincingthepairwas.

Afterwinningmydebateaftermuchstudyingandhoursofresearchingitmademefeel

proudofmyselfandmypartner.Knowingthatallofourhardworkanddedicationhaspayedoff
mademerealizedthatthroughdeterminationandhardworkIcanachieveanythingthatIputmy

heartinto.Thisexperiencehashelpedmespeakmorecomfortablyandhavetheconfidenceto
speakinfrontofpeople.

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