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Hello class! My name is Caroline Massey and I am a Junior here at UT. My major is ESL K-6 Early Childhood Generalist but I am hoping to work in administration. I was born and raised in Dallas, TX. I strive to be kind and compassionate towards everyone I meet. My life experience has taught me that you never know the struggles that other people are facing on a daily basis.

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My soundtrack starts from the day I was born and goes chronologically with important life events. Musical Theatre has played a huge role in my life so you will notice that many of my songs come from shows. Pay attention to the description of each song because some songs are associated with people and others are associated with major events.

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I chose this song to represent the day I was born because ever since I can remember people have sung this song to me. My parents named me Caroline because they had always liked the name. Family members, as well as friends, always play this song to annoy me. Whenever I meet someone knew they almost always ask me if I have heard this song.

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This is song was sung to me by my grandfather. He passed away when I was 5, but I still can remember him singing this to me whenever I would go to his house. When he passed, my mother and father took over singing it to me so that I would not forget it. My grandfather was a huge part of my early childhood and I am the only grandchild that remembers him. Music can have crazy impacts.

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My faith has always been something that is important to me. I remember in Elementary school I started going to bible studies and went to VBS during the summer time. I met some amazing people and knew as a child that this is something I want to continue pursuing. My faith has helped me set my values. These values include unconditional love, kindness, and selflessness.

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Seeing Bring It On The Musical was a game changer in my life. I was just about to finish 4th grade when I saw it. It was here that I decided that I wanted to be a Cheerleader as well as do Musical Theatre. I tried out for the school musical which was The Little Mermaid and was cast to be in the ensemble. I was in every school musical after that until my senior year. Very soon after I was in my first musical I tried out to be on a local competitive cheer team. This song that I chose from Bring It On is sung by Campbell who is the main character. I sang this song once for a voice recital.

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Bring It On: The Musical - Original Broadway Cast

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Bring It On: The Musical - Original Broadway Cast

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Bring It On: The Musical - Original Broadway Cast

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In Middle School, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that still impacts me today. All of the doctors appointments, shots, needles, and blood drawings traumatized me. This really shaped me to be the person I am today. I chose Humble and Kind because this time in my life really taught me to be both of these things. You truly never know what someone else is going through and there is no reason to ever be mean to someone. Everyday I strive to be a light in someones darkness. I would be lying if I pretended that I am perfect at this. It is just something that I am constantly working on.

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My senior year the school musical was The Phantom of the Opera. I was cast as Meg who is the daughter of the ballet instructor. I had never taken a ballet class in my life so this role challenged me. This show is very special to me because it was the last musical I was in. I have since retired from my Musical Theatre days but it will always be something that is important to me. I will never stop attending shows as long as I am able.

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The end of my senior year was filled with uncertainty. I didn't know what my first year of college was going to look like and it was scary. I also was sad about not getting to say goodbye to some of my favorite teachers as well as my friends. Looking back I am glad that I was blessed with the parents that I have. They supported me everyday and helped me get through my freshman year. I do not know what I would've done without them.

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Coming to Texas has been the best decision that I have ever made. I tried out for cheer during the pandemic. The whole process was online and it lasted 3 months. I made the team mid July and we started practicing in August. Being a part of the cheer team has been such a fulfilling experience. My teammates have become my family. I chose this song because I have heard it almost everyday for 3 years and I still am filled with joy every time.

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This assignment was extremely fun as well as insightful. Going into this assignment I was a little nervous because I thought it was going to be hard to think of songs that I associate with major life events. It became very easy as I progressed. I think subconsciously I had already given a song to life events. I appreciated the freedom we were given. I discovered that the common theme of the songs that I chose match my personality. Most of my songs are pretty peaceful. Like these songs I am, for the most part, a pretty laid back person. I hope that everyones take away is to always treat people with kindness.