give an evaluation of our performance. This is my evaluation for my performance in the show, class, and rehearsals. First, is my evaluation of my performance. My performance as a whole went well. There were few mistakes, but some parts could have looked better. The technique was great for the most part and looked clean. The timing was wrong in the first variation on Friday night. I think that I either went a little too fast , or too slow. My timing was off in the closing too. I went a little early on both night towards the end of our little part. I kept a smile on my face the whole time though. I just need to work on not looking…
Have you ever heard the phrase “near-enemy” used before? No? Well, a near-enemy is when two things look very similar but are intrinsically different. I first read the phrase in a Louise Penny book, where she wrote about a woman who appeared compassionate and caring, but in fact wanted others to be totally helpless so they would need her. The woman seemed to have good intentions, but she was, in fact, hurting others so that she could receive gratitude from them. A near-enemy appears to be one…
The explorer conditioning technique (ECT): Treat a new task as a quest for new discoveries. To be able to perform at your peak, you have to love what you are doing. Whether it’s acting, bartending or washing dishes, you have to learn to love what you do. One way to achieve this is to technically act like any explorer would, which is to be thrilled by something new every day (or treat everything as such even when it’s not new). It should be as if each task you were making were coming…
Therapy Tree, 2016). Therefore, having fascia working at its optimal level is necessary when performing everyday movements as well as more strenuous physical activities. When fascia is injured or damaged in any way, it can make movement painful and at times unbearable. To elaborate, fascia becomes inflexible when it has been through physical trauma or inflammation, causing tension and pain in the surrounding tissue area (Cutler, 2010). A physical therapist will use the myofascia release therapy…
Her shocking, revealing story is brought home by a complex, and effective, narrative technique. Works Cited and Consulted Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. Anchor Books: New York, New York, 1985. Conboy, Sheila C. "Scripted, Conscripted, and Circumscribed: Body Language in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale." Anxious Power: Reading, Writing, and Ambivalence in Narrative by Women. Eds. Carol J. Singley and Susan Elizabeth Sweeney. Albany : State U of New York P, 1993.…
In part one, chapter six of The Stranger, Camus utilizes a multitude of literary devices in hopes of describing and explaining Meursault’s killing of the Arab. Although Camus employs the use of a plethora of literary techniques, some of the most conspicuous include those of foreshadowing, imagery, and intricate diction. In the final chapter of part one, Camus makes use of various literary devices to present the notion that Meursault’s needless murder of the Arab lacks a rational explanation,…
“Social support represents an important individual resource that has been associated with multiple indices of adaptive functioning and resiliency” (Di Fabio, 2015). This can lead to emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence allows us to understand our character and our personality traits. With social support, it allows us to be accepted for who we are and our differences. “Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what they 're telling you, and realize…
Emotional Intelligence also known as “EQ” is a very important skill that not everyone has had one that cannot be taught and learned easily. It is like a skill that we develop through our life that we never notice. EQ is the way we manage our emotions and how we communicate with others. Everyone has an EQ but some are higher than others how high is yours? For example, People who never laugh or make everything into a joke have a low EQ. And people with a strong EQ never have the motive to say “I…
Emotional Intelligence A high level of emotional intelligence is key to a successful future – both personally and professionally. The ability to analyze the emotions of oneself and others’ and act accordingly based on the observations aids each individual exponentially. Emotional intelligence is made up of a few key qualities that especially benefit professionals in specific fields. Harnessing and expanding my emotional intelligence at Velvet Moth Photography has aided in making my time with…
went through several emotional conflicts, was never truly happy or satisfied with her life. She was always trying to find that magical moment that changed everything, but she never found it. Likewise, Maria transformed as events occurred in her life; however, these changes did not benefit her as she was emotionally unstable at the end. Maria’s failure to resolve her emotional issues is caused by events in her childhood. For example, “since her father drank (they always do), she probably folded…