The Legacy of Imperialism Project c/o 2012
*About the Competition
As I got ready in the morning, I got to school early to practice my slides. I really expected to being a nervous wreck before my team & I presented, but I was not. I was calm in the beginning, became nervous as the first few groups presented, but after the fourth presentation my nerves had been calmed and I was simply enjoying every moment. In between presentations, I would glance at my huge notecard to read and memorize the key points of the slides that I was having difficulty remembering. I also made sure that my partners were doing the same. Overall, the three of us made sure that we were relaxed and to practice. The moment we had to go outside to practice, reality struck me that we really needed to practice together for the last time. I even stretched! I was making sure that I was relaxed because I usually mess up on presentations when I over-think or I stress too much before I present. I also made sure the rest of the team knew their stuff so I wouldn’t have to worry so much about them. As the applause started for us to go up, my nerves didn’t even start! However, once it was my slide, my body started swinging and my words would come out mispronounced, and it would make me even more nervous, but I kept on going. I was glad that I practiced by myself, with my group, and in front of the class because it sure did give me a preview of how it would feel like to be up there. The judges really did not make much of a difference with my nerves because I did not really know them. At the end, I was simply relieved but I had to say, “we worked this WHOLE semester, sacrificed my blood, sweat, and tears for 10 minutes!” How craaaaazaaay! However, I’m so proud of my team, the DSA class of 2012, and simply for myself, and I never felt so accomplished until imperialism. I’m glad that I was one of the people that were able to experience this project and I will bring this on for the rest of my life. Thank you classmates, thank you teachers, thank you DSA, & thank you Randy! I love you all! (:
