As I look back on my life, I can truly say that I am grateful for the opportunity to start again. My family flied our war and politically torn country of Eritrea four years ago, seeking shelter here. Through my parent's struggles to build a better life for all of us, I have gained a deep appreciation for hard work and dedication which I applied to my education to achieve my dreams.
When I arrived here, I did not understand a word of English. However, my parent didn't hold me back from attending school. They were determined that I will work twice as hard other kids, but I know it would be challenging. I was up for it because learning English will make life easier for me and make my parents proud. I am glad they didn't hold me back, because
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I always wanted to get good grades and challenged myself which help me get in the honor role in my two years in row, but that doesn't mean I am a perfect student. As, student going to high school can boost my confidence in the classroom and help improve my average writing skills. In Middle School, I was a part of clubs such as NJHS (National Junior Honor Society) and Service Learning, and being member of these clubs I become a well shape student overall by being optimistic and enthusiasm about school and I was given the opportunity to change the culture of my school and the community. When I am not doing school work, I enjoy playing sports, especially football, so by going to high school I can continue where I left off. Being a student with right mind set, transitioning to high school won’t be I hard, but I know I will have new challenges I have to overcome and long lasting experiences which will get me ready for life.
One of dream, is to enter the engineering field someday, because I for my love of subject that include math, Science, and Technology. Since a little kid, I've always been fascinated by, and driven to understand, the way things work by breaking them apart. I believe high school would get me ready to pursue engineering as my career by taking the right courses, finding the right fit, and having more experience. Having a dream is the first step of
When I first came to this country, I wasn’t thinking about the language, how to learn it, use it, write, how I’m going to speak with people who are next to you and you want to talk to them. My first experience was in Veterans School, it was my first year in school here in United States, and I was in eight grades. The first day of school you were suppose to go with your parent, especially if you were new in the school, like me. What happened was that I didn’t bring my dad whit me, a woman was asking me a lot of questions and I was completely loss, I didn’t have any idea of what she was telling me and I was scare. One funny thing, I started cry because I fell like frustrate, I didn’t know no one from there. Someone seat next to me, and ask me in Spanish what was wrong and I just say in my mind thanks God for send me this person, then I answered her that I didn’t know Engl...
I have always been interested in people?s stories. The narratives of our peers give us insight into our own lives as much as they entertain us, giving our own stories meaning and substance. Of course I enjoy medicine for the science, the pride, and the stability, but nothing draws me to the profession like life stories do. And the physician has the opportunity to not only experience these narratives first hand, but to be a part of them as well. I hope that I may, one day, know and become involved in the lives of my community, just as you, the reader, might become a part of mine.
Growing up, I always tried to be one of the boys. I wanted to play any sport possible. I wasn’t scared to play tackle football in the backyard with the neighbor boys, I ran around right alongside them. My parents never really helped me pursue any sports, and being just a kid and not able to drive, I couldn’t sign myself up for anything. I began running cross country in seventh grade. It was really my first chance to get myself involved in something. I had never even heard of cross country before, until a book I read involved the main character being involved in the sport. When I began running, I never imagined that I’d still be running my senior year. Not only did I think I’d still be running, I never even considered the idea of running varsity. I believe that my six years of running has proven, at the very least, my commitment to things
High school is a crucial part in many people’s life. It is a time for people to grow, develop, and transition into adulthood. I am a firm believer in the idea that situations are what a person makes of them and I believe that I have created a great experience in my three years of high school. My experiences throughout sports have shaped me to become the person I am today. Throughout high school I have learned a lot about, not only myself, but also about my friends and family. I have experienced many things that I only thought happened in high school drama movies. The best years of our lives are quickly coming to an end. I’m not good with metaphors and all that figurative language stuff but I am semi-good at one thing, that is running long distance. High school is like competing in a cross-country race, shy and timid at first, but by the end people will see my true colors as I am crossing the finish line.
My life is full of inspirational individuals. They have given me the gratitude of others and I want to do the same. I want my life to be an inspiration for others that they could look up to. It has inspired me to giving back to the community.
As I try my best to be well rounded, I constantly participate in extracurricular. Many of them are seasonal. First off, I am a proud member of the LJHS academic league, however, the season has recently ended for novices like me and I will continue next school year. As this is my freshman year, and I am still young and developing, I am trying to explore all the possibilities. Next school year, I will join science team and hopefully reincarnate the Junior Achievement Club. On a more humble side, I would also like to get involved in some volunteer opportunities through the clubs at our school. A great personality should have many sides and that is what I'm trying to achieve. Also, I am starting a social networking website geared towards people
It took me approximately six years after high school graduation to finally figure but what I wanted to do with my life. Those years in limbo were trying and difficult, but I learned who I was and what I wanted; to say it was a waste of time, would be a gross understatement. I am not proud of the way some of the events in my life have unfolded, but as a result of my hardship I have become a more engaged learner. At the end of my six years of folly, I started my vigorous pursuit of the communication studies major. This education has been helpful to me, not only in making me an attractive candidate for the future job market, but also in shaping who I am and who I will become. I have become a better person through the concepts and principles
Let’s flash back in time to before our college days. Back to then we had lunch trays filled with rubbery chicken nuggets, stale pizza, and bags of chocolate milk. A backpack stacked with Lisa Frank note books, flexi rulers, and color changing pencils. The times where we thought we wouldn’t make it out alive, but we did. Through all the trials and tribulations school helped build who I am today and shaped my future. From basic functions all the way to life-long lessons that helped shape my character.
How can someone properly write out the blueprint of their life, when, in reality, their life has not been complete? Even if someone writes out their life’s blueprint, it must be understood that life will never work out the way it is planned. Life is not a building. It cannot be perfectly built off of a plan or put into a mold so that it comes out perfect, or that person's version of perfect. Just like Rome, a person's entire life cannot be built in a day. Even with careful planning hardships will come and roads can be slippery when wet. There is no such thing as a perfect plan for life. Life is not a one way street, you will swerve into the other lane every now and then, however, with planning and thoughtful consideration, you can become a
As a senior in high school, I had to solve equations in math using letters, or when I had to do word problems that didn’t make any sense too what I need to know for outside of school. Everything we do in school don’t necessarily prepare us for society. Education to me is I think it’s very useful only for certain things. A lot of jobs and careers now- and- days doesn’t require education, you can be successful without a diploma, but
What makes me the person I am you ask? My family and ministers are the people who have helped me become the person I am today. Without ministers or more specifically my parents I would not be where I am today. One question people always ask is “How do you manage to do it? Or “How do you just let go of the past like that and move on so easy” My answer simply is “I just do.” Life is not always an easy ride, it comes with a lot of failure, successes and even lessons that are to be learned. During my nineteen years of life my parents have taught me how to care, how to love and most importantly how to be a godly woman. A woman who helps other people in need, but also a woman who has daily struggles just like everyone else. The real question is how did I become the woman I am today? Some things that have helped shape me along the way would be letting go of the past, knowing my worth, and most importantly prayer.
They say this beautiful and flowery country is supposed to make you feel better, but I felt little comfort being there. I laid in the bed and listened, bewildered, to the constant pages being made on the hospital’s public address system. It’s not that I couldn’t hear them clearly because of my condition, but I simply didn’t understand the language. The signs in the hallway were all foreign to me, and the people did not look familiar. My fear began to grow, and I felt sicker and sicker as the minutes went by.
In my Junior year of high school, I hit a breaking point -- an emotional, existential crisis in which I was completely lost mentally and physically. I questioned my future with little fate in my abilities. At the time, I wasn’t doing so hot in my classes. A year prior, I had qualified for a conglomeration of nearly full AP/IB classes in history, English, and fine art classes that challenged. I’ve always been fascinated with history, literature, and writing. For years, I aspired to be a poet; but I never had a solid inspiration to look up because I had a heavy dissatisfaction with the poetry that we were introduced to in humanities class throughout middle school. However, during the second quarter of my Junior year, I found my inspiration that would change my perspective on virtually every aspect of my life.
My junior year of high school I found my passion for robotics and engineering. In order to really explore my passion I had to join the robotics club on top of being in the class but what was holding me back all along was knowing that I would be the only girl in the class. My first day in the class I would receive comments from the boys such as "why are you here?" and "girls don't know how to build". But as an independent and strong girl in the class I would not listen to there comments. Instead, it became my duty to create the best robot for my first assignment. As the year progressed, I realized that there are not enough girls in the STEAM department. It became my mission to make a little change my inspiring and encouraging my peers to get
Time flies so fast. Looking back, my high school is just like a movie, a lot of things happened. High School is four years of growing up and probably a time in your life where you go through the most changes. In high school you are able to discover yourself and find out who you are as a person. Each year is special and unique in their own way. My journey through high school was a tough one, especially because I decided to not only focus on academic work but also to invest quality time in extra curriculum activities. I wanted more than just academic excellence; I wanted to be a leader, I wanted to add value to every aspect of my life, I wanted a rounded education and not just mere schooling. My success story is what I will like to share with you; how I really made it and how this defines my personality. My journey in High School was scary, exciting, and successful.