James' Resilience Cafe Reflection

In my opinion, I think that I was exceeding the expectations for the Resilience Café Project. I think that I deserve an A, because I didn’t wait until the last minute to do my art piece. I did it during the first couple of weeks that the project was assigned to us. It took me a whole day to accomplish, but in my opinion, the final product was very good.

When I had to present my art piece I thought that I could have done a little bit better at coming on time. I think that the only thing that I did wrong was come in late. Other than that, I thought that I did a good job at presenting it to the parents/6th graders. Whenever they had a question, I was there to answer it for them. I also thought that I did a good job at setting up the Resilience Café, by putting the tables out in the main commons. I also helped put up some of the art pieces on the tables.

The thing that I did that made me most proud of was my art piece. I think that it was a good idea to pain Lance Armstrong and James Braddock on both sides of a canvas. I also think that it was cool to put a bicycle tire around the canvas to represent Lance Armstrong. I also painted the tire yellow to also represent Lance Armstrong. I also put each of their quotes on the rim of the tire. To wrap things up, I think that this project was pretty fun to do and I would recommend doing it again next year.

Reflection

In my music piece I believe that I exceeded the learning of understanding the compile, record, and marketing process that one must go through to be successful.

I think that I deserve an "A" because I did everything on time and helped others to the best of my ability. I turned in my lyrics and beats and etc. all of which were on time, and were quality work.

I disciplined myself enough to practice in front of smaller groups and classmates prior to the night of Resilience Cafe'. It better prepared myself for the big final presentation. Finally, the night of, I did very well, at least I thought I did. I did well because of that extra practice and preparedness. Therefore, I deserve an "A" on this portion.

My writing was polished and ready for publication after just a few drafts all of which were turned in on time and ready for critiques. In the end, I deserve an overall "A".

100 Word Essay

Lance Armstrong is a really famous bicyclist that later found out that he had cancer. Lance Armstrong was so resilient, that as soon as he was almost cured, he got right back up on his bike, and rode once more. James Braddock was also very resilient. James Braddock grew up in a poor family, and later had a family of his own, which he could barely afford. I created an art piece that represents both of these people. I painted pictures of them and put a bicycle tire around the canvas to represent Lance Armstrong. In my opinion Lance Armstrong and James Braddock are two of the most resilient people that I know.

100 word essay

Lance Armstrong and James J. Braddock are two very different yet very similar people. They both had to overcome hard events which would usually cause most people to quit or give up on their dreams but not these two. These two, fought through it and overachieved their goals. This is why I decided to write and perform a rap song. I chose to do a rap song because it's a fun, exciting, and easy way to get important messages across. It's entertaining and a joy for all to watch. The main message that I wanted to get across for Lance Armstrong was, that he loved bike racing and fought through cancer to keep doing what he loved. For James J. Braddock I wanted to get across that he was living during the great depression and most people would just try to survive, but he did not only that, he also fought physically to accomplish his dream.

Relationships

There aren't that many things that I have in common with either James Braddock or Lance Armstrong. But if I really think about it, I think that one thing that stands out about us is that we all are really hard workers. And by this I mean that if either one of us has a goal that we really want to pursue, we will work really hard to get that specific goal. For example, Lance Armstrong is a really great bicyclist, but later on in his career, he got cancer. Lance Armstrong had to quit riding his bike and try to recover from the cancer that he got. Once Lance Armstrong recovered from his cancer, he got back on his bike and kept riding. I think that that was very resilient. And I think that I could relate to that (just in a minor kind of way.) And that would be when I broke my wrist playing a sport, then once I recovered, I quickly went back to playing sports.

The same thing goes for James Braddock. James Braddock had to go through being really poor in his childhood and during his adulthood. He also had a family, which he could barely afford to put food on the table for. James Braddock faced the truth, and started boxing for his money. And in my opinion, that was very resilient.

Roy Lichtenstien

There are not many artists that inspire me, and one of those artists would be Roy lichtenstien. He was a guy who did really cool cartoon drawings. And even though I did not draw comics for my artistic project, he still is really cool.

Quote By James Braddock

It was very hard to find a quote that he actually said when he was alive, so I found a quote that was probably used in the movie Cinderella Man. (That was obviously said by him.)

"I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them."

5 W's for James Braddock

Who- James Braddock

What- A successful amateur boxer throughout New Jersey and later entered the professional boxing circuit in the light heavyweight division.

When- He was born on June 7, 1905 and became professional in the year 1926

Where- Born in a tiny apartment on West 48th street in New York City

Why- Jim Braddock grew up poor and later, when he was older, he was living in the years of the Great Depression, and his only concern was to win the fights and get some money to buy his family food and shelter.

-James O.

Armstrong and Braddock Similarities

Some of the different similarities that Lance Armstrong and James Braddock have is that they are both very resilient. One way that Lance Armstrong is resilient is because he fights cancer and other diseases everyday, and still manages to shake it off, and keep riding his bicycle and winning marathons.One way that James Braddock is resilient is because he was super poor, and could barely afford to put food on the table for his family. James Braddock thought that the only way that he could get some money was to win boxing matches, so James Braddock faced the challenge, and started becoming a great/well known boxer.There are tons of ways that these two people are similar. One way is because they both overcame a huge challenge that was put in their way and stood up for themselves and overcame that specific challenge.

-James O.

Lance Armstrong Quote

"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever."

Lance Armstrong

Who-Lance Armstrong
What-A professional cyclest
When-1999 he was recognized for making history by winning the tour de France six more times after being diognosed with testicular, lung, and brain cancer all at the same time.
Where-Career started in Plano, Texas.
Why-He's resilient because he was determined to succeed and pursue his biking dream even with his career ending diseases.

Connection-James J. Braddock and Lance Armstrong are connected because they both fought through their tragic times, against all odds to pursue their dreams and goals.