Speech On Teamwork

We’re all in This Together J.K. Rowling once said, “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” As humans, we are supposedly running the same race. However, we are not all on the same team and our divides seem to only grow stronger. We must regain our unity and strive for human progress and success. The importance of unity and teamwork is presented in the following works: the musical comedy-drama film Drumline (2002) written by Shawn Schepps and Tina Gordon, “Major Crush” (2006) by Jennifer Echols, “Marching Bands Taking Steps to survive” (2006) by Karina Bland, Wikipedia’s article entitled “Marching Bands”, “American Band” (2007) by Kristen Laine, and the Spongebob SquarePants episode Band Geeks written by C.H Greenblatt,

Upon graduating high school, Devon Miles, a snare drum prodigy, attends Atlanta A&T University where he soon learns the concept of “One band, one sound” through his mistakes that affect the whole band. This film includes the scene where Sean (Devon’s percussion leader) states “ You’re the best Devon, but when you on the field nobody hears you. They hear the band.” in order to emphasize that the sound of the band is dependant on not just one person but every single one of its members. This film was intended for the African American minority and teenagers, especially those who are affiliated with music or

Since the beginning of the book, Virginia clearly forms the wrong kind of impression on her co-drum major Drew. This leads to conflicts between their relationship and with the band taking the side of their veteran drum major, Drew, and Virginia is left for the majority of the band to hate. This causes the band to sound horrible due to the problems that present between the two who are the leaders of the band. However, when Mr. Rush essentially forces them to befriend one another, they soon form an interestingly romantic relationship. The after effect of this unification was certainly positive and the band started to sound substantially