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Cunning and Courage
Posted Apr 25, 2022 at 2022 Alex Murdough
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Great story Justin. Being alone out in the ocean would be quite dramatic and i too probably would’ve tackled my friend if he started asking stupid questions. You were detailed and used a good long quote about your thoughts while being sucked out. Nice job!
Narrative Story
Ocean In Their Last Moments, People Show You Who They Really Are ~Heath Ledger as The Joker People appreciate their lives much more when they’re minutes away from death. In July, 2021 I took a trip to Martha’s Vineyard with my friend, Noah, for a hockey camp and to hang out on the beautiful,...
Aiden, this story was quite relatable. E very summer my family and i go to Greece and there are many great days for cliff jumping into the clear blue water. I can definetly relate to being called into something like a rope swing. You were detailed, descriptive, and did a great job on your story.
Narrative Story
“Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory” It was August 18, 2019. A day every cliff jumper lives for. It was a hot sunny day, beads of sweat were rolling down my forehead. The breeze in my hair. The bus, running over potholes, the smell of exhaust...
Great story Luke. Your opening brought me back to the early covid days which while wasn’t a great time for me, it was cool to relive the memories in my mind. I also relate with your 1v1 against Eli. There are constantly dares and threats when playing against a brother. Great job Luke!
A Day In Maine
Silver linings Get into the bait of looking for the silver lining of the could, and, when you have found it, continue to look at it, rather than at the leaden gray in the middle. It will help you over many hard places. ~Salt Lake Bees I slowly stumbled down the stairs at around 8 in the morni...
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A Day In Maine
Silver linings Get into the bait of looking for the silver lining of the could, and, when you have found it, continue to look at it, rather than at the leaden gray in the middle. It will help you over many hard places. ~Salt Lake Bees I slowly stumbled down the stairs at around 8 in the morni...
Narrative Story
Posted Apr 4, 2022 at 2022 Alex Murdough
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Justin, you used some good strategy7 in your wfiting such as bringing me up, then slamming g me down. However, as a person who plays many sports, i disagree, especially as i can bring up some sports that require more skill and mental toughness. Nice job though
Unique
The Hardest Sport Overall Winners don’t always win… They just never give up ~Shelby J Vincent It’s 5:00 in the morning as a tired mom and son load their huge suv with a hockey bag bigger than him. They drove 45 minutes to the New England Sports Center(NESC) where they had an early morning prac...
Aiden, i agree with your topic, but not all of your points or your quote. Yes, college should be more accesible to all children, however, i disagree with your quote especially. You did use lots of qoutes which shopwes you care abou6 this topic. Nice job.
Topical Essay
Equity Make College Cheaper “Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.” ― Rick Riordan You are a poor kid living in Detroit trying to go through the college process. You are really smart and at the top of your class. You can’t wait to app...
Thomas, Although i already agreed with you, your introduction really sold me into believing everything you said and persuaded me completely. It was full of action, and most importantly a consequence of defunding the police. Great job.
Why the police should not be defunded
Safety “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself” ~Joseph Campbell A house is being robbed, a worried parent hurry’s to the phone and calls the police. A dispatcher picks up the phone. The dispatcher says that they will send a police officer in the nex...
Your essay, jack, was peculiar. It is a topic we never have discussed before, and obviously has a lot of information. You backed up your claims with facts and qoutes. Good job
Topical Essay
Explore Why we should invest in space travel ~Jack Pesce We need to explore to succeed. And we need to explore space. In order for us all to live a successful life, we have to explore space because it's in our human nature to explore, we could learn and find new things, and stop wo...
Pete while you got straight to the qoutes and facts, there are still questions to be asked. Such as does someone working a lift really deserve lots of money? I think that is more of a lifestyle thing, if someone wants to do better for themselves, they should go out and try, not settle for working a chairlift, or sweeping a hallway.
Opportunity
Raising Minimum Wage at Vail Resorts Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr. The lifties stand by the terminal at the bottom of the lift on a rainy late season day. They wonder why they took this job just to do the same monotonous task all day. The minimu...
Amir, good job. You had lots of factual information in your essay and you asked some very good questions. “Equity or Equality.” Its funny though, how we punish people who are better off simply because they are better off. Many people who now argue for progressive tax rate believe e in equality, but its funny because clearly they dont’t. Good job amir.
Benefits
Benefits Why Should Income Tax be Lowered? Lower taxes will stimulate your own personal economy by leaving more money in your pocket to do what you want ~ Fred Pesce No one likes to pay taxes, yet they are required in order to live our everyday lives, so we can drive on roads, have police ...
Luke, while your writing is persuasive, it still hasnt completely persuaded me. Perhaps this is because I’ve written an essay about this before; however, your use of parallel structure is quite strong, and you don’t have a weak point in your essay. Good job
Equity
Why college athletes should be paid Equity is the only acceptable goal. ~Paul Farmer Imagine the starting point guard on the North Carolina basketball team. He is a lock to be a lottery pick in the upcoming NBA draft. He has his entire future for the next ten years lined up for him, until all...
Murdough Topical Essay
Posted Feb 19, 2022 at 2022 Alex Murdough
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Murdough Topical Essay
Irrefutable The current drug policies aren’t working, it's time to change. ~Alexander Murdough There are approximately 1.2 emergency visits to the hospital, and approximately 25,000 deaths annually due to gang violence in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, drug trafficking, drug manufacturing, and drug disputes are... Continue reading
Posted Feb 19, 2022 at 2022 Alex Murdough
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Fenn vs Middlesex
Wed, Feb 2, 2022 Alexander Murdough Fenn Varsity basketball vs Middlesex JV. For Fenn, this game is a chance to prove that Fenn is a problem; for Middlesex however, a loss against the young Fenn team would be embarrassing. Especially since Fenn was playing with seven for most of the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 2, 2022 at 2022 Alex Murdough
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While you haven’t performed yet, i am confident you will do well. I like the pieced you choose and its hidden meanings. Great job on finding them too. This is a powerful poem. Great job on your selection and reflection/analysis.
WW Fenn
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine An...
Nice job Matt. While short, your poem was powerful in its own way. It is very interesting that you weren’t allowed to do this poem in past years, it really makes me wonder. Anyways you did well reciting. You were confident, not too quick on your second attempt, and we’re very understandable. Great job.
WW Fenn
In Flanders Field Written by John MCCrae Recited by Matthew Carolan In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We l...
Amazing job Parker, you chose a long, meaningful poem with many lessons in it. Not only did you pick a hard poem, but you also recited it to what seemed to be perfection. Great job.
WWFenn
Phantom Regret By: Jim Carrey Accepting the past Sometimes I wish life was written in pencil so we could erase it and write it all over again ~Thisuri Wanniarchchi sit back and unpack You may be here awhile Now that all future plans have been postponed And it's time to look back on the thi...
Nice job Justin, it seem as as if you found a great poem with actual meaning. You did very well reciting this too, you have reason to be proud of yourself.
People are not Poetry
You can Write for Hours on Hours By Ernest Hemingway You can write for hours on hours, Of all the things that you wish you could be, But the truth of the matter is simple, People are not poetry, And I know that you wish you weren’t awkward, The sweet words could roll right off your tongue, Bu...
Great job with your poem Aiden. You did well speaking clearly and calmly. It’s great that you were able to learn a lesson from your poem.
WW Fenn
A Poison Tree By: William Blake I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I waterd it in fears, Night & morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew bo...
Great job Thomas. It’s great that you were able to find a poem you love to recite for an assignment. You also did a great job memorizing and while speaking quickly, you looked confident and genuinely happy to be reciting your poem.
WW Fenn
Stopping By The Woods On a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods an...
Great job Jack, you memorized and presented your poem confidently and clearly. I feel the same way about WWFenn too.
WW Fenn Piece
A Dream Within a Dream Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or...
Nice job Pete. You chose a hard piece to memorize, yet you still performed it well in class. It was great that you could associate this poem with a thing you love: skiing.
For an Earth Landing
For an Earth-Landing the sky sinks its blue teeth into the mountains. Rising on pure will (the lurch & lift-off, the sudden swing into wide, white snow), I encourage the cable. Past the wind & crossed tips of my skis & the mauve shadows of pines & the spoor of bears & deer, I speak to my fea...
Amir, you were extremely clear and had great diction throughout your video. You also had a great choice for your piece. You seem to have chose this piece because it actual meant something to you. Great job?
WW Fenn
And When My Sorrow was Born By: Kahlil Gibran And when my Joy was born, I held it in my arms and stood on the house-top shouting, “Come ye, my neighbours, come and see, for Joy this day is born unto me. Come and behold this gladsome thing that laugheth in the sun.” But none of my neighbours...
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