My Mom Shaped Me

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Do you think your past experiences have shaped the way you think and live your life? Well, in an excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X he states, “All of our experiences fuse into our personality. Everything that ever happened to us is an ingredient.”Malcolm X is correct because every experience you have can impact you in a positive or negative way. My mom’s dedication to succeed in life, and my failures have shaped me into the person that I am today. The first reason why my mother has shaped me into the person that I am today is because my mother wants me to become a good woman. My mom teaches me to be a responsible young woman. For example, my mom asks me to do chores around the house for her. This has impacted me because my …show more content…

Many of my goals have been met through my hard work and dedication through my mother's constant pressure to do well in school. To give a clear example of what I mean, there was the time that I got Principal's Honor Roll. In order to get Principal’s Honor Roll I had to work very hard and maintain a G.P.A of 4.0 or above with no U’s or fails. Many times, I had to sacrifice going to parties, hanging out with friends to do my homework just to study for a test. Many times, I had to stay up very late to finish an assignment or study. My hard work allowed me to meet my goal of getting Honor Roll. If I didn’t work hard and dedicated myself into pursuing to get Principal’s Honor Roll I would have probably never got it. This has impacted me in a very positive way because I know that in order to obtain what I want I have to work hard, dedicate myself, and commit myself to that goal. My grades are another great example of my hard work and dedication. If I didn’t work hard to obtain all A’s , I would have probably never have got a 4.0 G.P.A. in my report card and would not get the Principal’s Honor Roll award. My dedication to succeed in life has made me into the person that I am …show more content…

One example of how my failures have shaped me will be the time I broke a promise with my friend. The promise I made with my friend was to go with her to the movies over the weekend. I unintentionally broke this promise because I had no one that could take me to the movies that day. My friend was really upset because she had other plans, but she set them aside just to go to the movies with me. This really impacted my life because now I don’t make promises that I cannot keep. This failure has really taught me a lesson and has made me avoid making this mistake again. Another great example would be the time that I failed a test. The day before my test I studied all the material I had to for the test. This was a very bad mistake because I had to review many chapters for the test, ergo the next day I didn’t remember anything and I failed the test. This has affected me by I now being aware of studying many days prior to a test in order to remember and know all the information to the 100%. All my failures have impacted me and have shaped me into the person that I am

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