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Personal Narrative: The Drum Major Instinct

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For as long as I could remember, I have wanted to be a drum major of my high school marching band, The Mighty Marching Bucks of Hoke County High (MMB). A drum major is the leader of the marching band and also second in command under the Director. Before I was honored and presented with this title, I had what is known to be the “drum major instinct”. The “drum major instinct” was well described in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s final sermon “The Drum Major Instinct”. Dr. King describes it as “basic desires for recognition, for importance...We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade…”. Now, in retrospect, I found myself with those same wants and desires.
Once I was presented with this position,

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