...age) he said, when I forced to do activities against his wills, like when requested many times to go to night parties with friends. “Una cosa piensa el burro y otra el que se va a montar” (the donkey thinks one thing and rider thinks in something else), he exclaimed! every time I wanted to visit my friends. In facts, my daddy deep words went beyond expectations, “there is always a fist time in life” he declared; when I got nervous about a social situation; I remember, as a child I was shy, my dad called me to greet people who came to visit us; yes, it was embarrassing. Certainly, by that time, I understood nothing about the meaning of theses idioms. Truly, my foster dad pursued my instincts to grow in life....
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...Everybody loses someone at one point in his or her life. Whether it was someone you barely knew, or someone you knew everything about, it can still hurt. Personally, I’ve lost people I’ve known well and haven’t known well, starting when I was about ten years old. Through these losses, I learned that you need to keep people close and enjoy another’s company while you still can. Since a very young age, I’ve gone through tough situations in which someone I know has been close to death or has passed away. This started as early as the fifth grade. A girl in my class and her sister were shot and killed by their own father. I only semi- knew her. She played clarinet, just like me, and we sat by each other in band. Her sister always sat in on our practices in the morning. Both...
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...This Is My Life There is not much about me that I would like to share because I’m just a person that keeps my feelings to myself than to express them. I’ve always felt like this since I was in elementary school. At a very young age, I was repeatedly told that "whatever goes on in this house, stays in this house" with that being said, I just didn’t open up or talk to anyone like everybody else does. My family think that I need counseling or some sort of therapy especially anger management but I always ignore them because I don’t see anything wrong with me. One thing that I can recount on a significant event that changed my perspective was when my mother got severely injured by a man she spent 10 years of her life with and in my eyes, who I saw as a father figure. I know I'm not the...
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...When I take a look back on my life story and wonder what to write an autobiography about, my thoughts focus around control and excellence. Control has been something I have craved since a young age, however not only control over other people and situations, but control over my own life. When I was younger I didn’t have a say over what happened to me, where I moved, or what my situation in life was going to be like, and that deeply bothered me. Craving control is in turn what has inspired me to strive for excellence. As a kindergartener, there was not much I had a say in about my life, but no one had a say in the way I acted and what I could do for myself. So, I dove into education. The way I acted at school was the one thing I had for myself, and I decided that I would strive to be the best so that then I could have control over my life and what surrounded me....
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...Career Goal Setting Starting at an incredibly young age we are always asked what we want to be in life, and that thought sticks with us throughout our entire educational endeavor. When I was in the fifth grade, I became obsessed with the game of golf. Everything that I did had to revolve around golf or I would rebel against it. It became my passion around the age of 10, and it has stuck with me until this very day. Throughout my high school career I always thought that being a golf professional was the career path for me, but now a part of me has realized that at some point golf needs to end. It is time for me to find a new dream career. My goal for this academic year is to find the career path in which I would like to pursue. My strengths of adaptability, communication, competition, futuristic, and significance are going to help me find a perfect career fit as well as set goals pertaining to it in the process....
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...Born to lose but built to win, ever since I was young I’ve always had life challenges. Growing up I didn’t always make the best decisions or was the smartest in class. However the mistakes I did, what I’ve been through, and where I’m from makes me who I am. No matter how hard my life challenges we’re I’ve always succeeded in the end. I hold no regrets in life and wouldn’t change a thing I’ve done if I had another chance to. I am currently 17 years old, I was born November 11th, 1997 in Brooklyn, New York. All my life I’ve been living in Canarsie. I attend Canarsie High School the school of innovation in advertising and Media. I am currently a student athlete this is my first year playing football for my school. My love for music,...
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...Dreams are shaped by ideals and families shape the beliefs we believe so strongly. I seek the capability to improve my life as well as the lives of those around me through an education career because my family has enlightened me that change can be positive and radical in altering lives; I hope to hold that ability someday. And most of all because of those who have raised me I dedicate a path of personal improvement and the formation of dedication individual who promotes good character. When my father was forced out of his country and immigrated to the United States, he left his passion behind because he was a teacher in Mexico and his chance to pursue that career in the U.S. was in reluctant by his limited ability to speak the English language. My greatest motivation is to keep my father’s dreams alive and to become an educator shaping and leading the youth. I watched my father’s future fall apart, I watched his devotion and ambition be burned down, and as I watched, I was unable to do help. Because of my father, I am determined and confident that I will revive those dreams he once dreamt. With the fire that fuels me, I want to become as great and as inspiring as my father is to me. I pursue to building a brighter future for my family, as well as myself, because when I was lost and confused I was clay and theirs were the artist’s hands. My...
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...I sit in a cozy living room with a book held open before me, yet the tranquil atmosphere does nothing to ease my restless mind. Oblivious to the storm outside, my glazed eyes stare straight through the hieroglyphics on the page to the remote corner of my mind where vulnerabilities and qualms reside. Like a broken record, my mind replays this evening over and over, as if I’m subconsciously trying to find the instant when the building hostility could have been reversed and our argument turned into one of those father and son heart-to-hearts shown on television. Letting my fears get the best of me, I came off sounding accusing when I had only meant to express concern. If only I had had a chance to explain... I remember being young and caring only to forget both the past and imminent future. I remember the feeling of newfound freedom so potent it made a person inhibitionless, so much so that it was impossible to notice when you were in over your head. I also remember when addiction had ensnared my best friend by the time he was 16 and had killed him before his 18th birthday. I can’t forget watching helplessly as he gradually became another person, one who seemed apathetic and dead inside even before he was really gone. Sometimes I look at my son and see him instead. I snap out of my stupor to glance at the clock, but on the way, like the sleeve of a sweater snagging on a thorn bush, my eyes are captured by the photographs on the mantle. A family portrait from 15 years...
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...By the time I was 12-years- old, I had been figure skating for the past six years of my life. I wasn’t that great. That was something I already knew but it was something I continued to do for the fun of it. Initially, when I was around six-years-old, I wanted to be a professional figure-skater, which was similar to all the other little kids who wanted to be an astronaut, ballerina, or olympic gymnast. It wasn’t necessarily realistic, especially for a Hawaii girl, but my parents still got me a pair of skates and some ice lessons. When I finally turned 12, I became less and less motivated, and decided that I wanted to quit. During my first two weeks of summer, I had gone to Nevada to visit my aunt and uncle. My coach, at the time, suggested that I practice at some of the rinks in Vegas, so I wouldn’t become too out of practice. I agreed and visited at least three different ice rinks, practicing for two hours every other day. However, it was then that I knew for sure I wanted to quit. Previously mentioned. I had always known I wasn’t that great, and when I went to Nevada, I saw just how behind I was. There were six-year-olds doing triple axels, double loops and salchows, and triple toe loops. Meanwhile, I could barely do half of the things the mainland girls were doing....
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...There are always going to be people who tell you what you should do and who you should become; parents, teachers, siblings, grandparents. Everyone always wants to chime in on the person that they expect you to be. When in reality none of them have to live your life for you, none of them get to become you, so in all seriousness, why do they get a vote? Why do we allow the important, influential people in our lives to make us feel small, inferior, and intimidated based on their expectations? I went to Carmel Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and in the eighth grade I started to understand what it was to truly be myself and to accept the person I was and some of the limitations I had. I learned to be okay with the skin I was in and not...
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...Socrates declared that to understand the mysteries of the universe, one must know himself, and there’s no better tutor than life itself. It’s true that life teaches us in mysterious ways, and often what we expect is not what we get. But what stays with us is the experience obtained during the process. We can learn from it and strive for a better future, or we can blame others for being the reason of our failure and drown ourselves in the pool of sorrow. There have been many experiences in my life that have shaped me into the character that I am now, especially this experience. It all began last school year when I joined Model United Nations. I thought it would be a great society to join to learn more about international issues, ideal for someone like me, an International Baccalaureate Candidate, who aims to bring changes to mankind. Sadly, I realized many of the members were not active. Clearly demonstrated through the small number of delegates that partook in last year’s major conference. Although, we won a golden gavel, I was disappointed about the number of attendees. As the sands of time...
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...“Life’s not out to get you, despite the things you’ve been through…” A quote I will never forget. As a young aspiring musician, there will always be hardships and sinkholes. Three years of work turned to six, and now to nine. Although I fell apart after these fateful days, my achy bones tell a story along with my tattered clothes from each night after that December. 13 year old Jenaro, a wannabe local musician, has his first show only days away from turning 14. The event drew closer and I envisioned it being the best time of my career, possibly my life. That fateful night brought panic attacks, anger, and my deep seeded self-loathing up front to the masses, and I failed myself. A tightly packed crowd watched on as a younger me broke down under my internal turmoil reaching its boiling point. Repression set in, I was certain I’d never pursue music after that night. Secluded, I hid myself for close to a year after that day. I was humbled by my experience, but deeply I knew I couldn’t just give up forever. Mid way through the spring, my phone vibrated in my...
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...Maya Angelou once said “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”. This quote resonates with me on a very personal level. The last couple of years in my life have been a whirlwind. Getting into the prestigious Pratt Institute this past fall had been a goal of mine for a long time. The first couple of tries were unsuccessful but still, I was determined not to give up. My perseverance comes from being a daughter of immigrants who moved to this country over 17 years ago. I have watched my parents work hard over the years and make many sacrifices for me to get a good education and live the life that I am living in this country....
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...I am bright, gregarious, intelligent, honest, romantic and affectionate with a bubbly personality and a contagious smile. :) I like to laugh and find humor in everyday life situations. I enjoy trying new cuisines, walking around the city on a nice sunny day while eating ice cream. The simple things in life make me happy. A brief history of my life... I was born in Romania. My parents made Aliyah to Israel when I was an infant. I had an amazing family and childhood. I was blessed to find a job where I could use my multi-lingual ability to my advantage. I worked for The Israeli Foreign Ministry. I lost my Dad in my late 20’s. Our family decided to immigrate to the United States. Shortly after arriving in the US, I got married and had three beautiful children who became successful adults. After my divorce, I relocated from Texas to Delaware. I immediately found employment at one of the most rewarding jobs in the Special Needs department and it's been ten years now and I still love going to work every day....
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...Our mortality is a difficult concept to grapple with at any age – yet my mother contracted cancer when I was 10, forcing me to confront this much younger than I would have wished. I will never forget my powerlessness in knowing that rather than a cure, we could only trust in an inexact process of destroying swathes of cells in the hope of killing all cancerous ones as well. Thankfully, she recovered, and with this good news I never wanted to feel so powerless again, striving for empowerment through understanding more about her recovery and the mechanisms behind the drugs and treatments that saved her life. As I delved more into it, I realised that cancer 'ran in the family', with former patients including my grandparents, mother, aunts and uncles, as if something was being passed down. My suspicions proved true as I stumbled upon heredity and genetics, amazed by genes, DNA and that people were akin to computers in how they can be coded in just 4 letters: ATCG . Although cancer cannot be caused by one gene or inheritance alone, people with inherited faulty genes have higher chances of developing cancer and I realized it was simply in my family’s ‘code’. This kindled an interest in science, especially in biology and chemistry, that has since developed into a passion of mine , which is why I want to pursue biochemistry formally at university....
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