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Pridesample
Pridesample
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.