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My Violin Career

For my career, I would like to be a solo violinist. I want to be one of the most famous violinists in the world. I will travel around the globe performing with orchestras and symphonies; playing concertos, and performing solo Bach. I will play with the Big 5 orchestras (they are considered the best orchestras in the world), and will make my debut at Carnegie Hall! While I am traveling, I might even give some masterclasses to young musicians with big hopes of being great musicians. I would like to be widely known around the world! How much time I spend on the road depends on when and where I travel. I could be on the road for months if I am performing multiple concerts in Europe; tour lengths vary. Of course on occasion, I could also be on the road for only 5 hours, if I perform close to home.

There is no degree requirement for being a violin soloist. A successful career depends on how well you play and if you are fortunate enough to get great opportunities. Being successful requires tons of practice.

All soloists get different fees for performing. If you are one of the best performers in the world, you might receive $20,000-$100,000 per concert. Others might get paid $3,000-$15,000 for playing with an orchestra. Until you get much farther in your career, you need to perform many concerts. A career in music is predicted to grow slower than other careers between the years of 2015 and 2022.

 

 

Resources:

My violin teacher

http://www.bls.gov/k12/content/students/careers/career-exploration.htm

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Community and Friendship

I find I was a successful team member during the Charger Trails. I cheered my advisory on, and helped them get through challenges. I feel proud to say that my advisory cheered me on while I was unsure what to do in some of the challenges.

I feel like I was a successful friend because I was kind to everybody, and respected everybody’s ideas. I tried everybody’s ideas, and figured out more successful ideas from them.

I had a lot of fun with my advisory, and especially loved our teamwork.

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Daily Life- Medicine

Daily Life- Medicine

Kali Bate

Common Illnesses

  • Medicines such as herbs were expected to ease pain only, whereas magic produced the cure.
  • The age of death was around 35 years.
  • You could die from bilharziasis, which was a disease that was hard not to catch when you were in a country that was flooded for many months per year.
  • There were also insect borne diseases such as malaria and trachoma.
  • Plagues spread through the common trade routes Egyptians went along.

 

Surgery

  • Surgery in the early Egyptian years were mainly used if you had wounds, dislocations, or fractures.
  • It was also sometimes used for the removal of tumors.
  • Anesthetics, which were made from plants, were used during surgery.

 

Practicing and Learning about Medicine

  • If science didn’t work for finding a cure, doctors then turned to magic.
  • Egyptians have been practicing medicine for hundreds of years.
  • Doctors that had attended special schools to complete their general education, learned about symptoms of many illnesses.
  • They also learned how to diagnose and treat the illnesses.
  • The Ancient Egyptian doctors had a clear understanding of the organs and of the structure of the body.
  • Doctors knew the importance of the heart, and used the body’s pulse rate to determine the person’s health.
  • Medicines were made from many different plants, minerals, and sometimes even parts of animals.
  • The ingredients were mixed with either water, beer, wine, or milk, so patients could drink it. Or, the medicine was mixed with oil, and was applied to the skin.
  • Ancient Egyptians believed in treating health problems with combinations of magic and medicine.
  • They thought people became sick when some sort of disease or illness caused worms to form inside the body.
  • The Ancient Egyptians believed that magic and or medicine was needed to drive away the worms and cure the patient.
  • The doctors had prescriptions and treatments for multiple illnesses, including those with eye problems, tumors, and snake bites.
  • Parts of plants and herbs including garlic were used often in their treatments.
  • Magicians were used to performing magic when other treatments were limited or didn’t provide a cure.
  • Ancient Egyptian doctors did not perform surgery, but did treat injuries and wounds with bandages and stiches.

 

Childbirth

  • The goddess Taweret was the goddess of childbirth. It was essential to say prayers to her.
  • For childbirth, Ancient Egyptians relied mostly on magic and help by the Gods rather than with medicine.
  • Prayers, charms, as well as spells were used to protect mothers during pregnancy and childbirth.
  • Prayers also helped protect babies against childhood diseases and dangers.

 

Egyptian medical describing what materials they used                          Egyptian medical describing procedures for surgeries

 

Citations:

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David, Rosalie. Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt. Infobase Publishing. 1998. Print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Snip of my Culture-Verse

Arts and Recreation is part of my life because I play the violin, and want to be the most famous violinist in the world. I have been playing since I was 3.75 years old. My life dream is to go to The Curtis Institute of Music. That is where all the famous musicians went. It is a really hard school to get into, so you have to be exceptional to get accepted. (The acceptance rate for Curtis is way lower than for Harvard.) My passion is making music; I am a violinist! I have fun playing chamber music, and enjoy taking part in orchestra. I also love to listen to classical music, perform and attend chamber music concerts, and go to famous violinists’ concerts. Music, and therefore the arts, is a big part of who I am!

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Seedfolks

My favorite character in Seedfolks so far is Kim. I really enjoy how she started the community garden in memory of her father. I find that she is the most important character, because she came up with the idea of a garden, and began it by herself. Kim reminds me of myself in a way. I love to make things in honor of someone else, just like Kim made the garden in honor of her father. Kim is a very positive person, I think. I really like those kind of people, which is another reason I am fond of Kim. I think I can relate to Kim because I always want to try new things.