Narrative Essay On Life In Jail

Bang, Bang, Bang, the shots rung my neighborhood as self-consciously I heard the brass cartridges tinkle when it hit the concrete. A man runs screaming and dodging for his life “Don’t shoot”. I had fired warning shoots in the air as I approached a man trying to steal a family car. Unfortunately, in the United States there is two paths that adolescent can take, one is college and the other is prison. It is not a choice to go to jail but often in cases teens are making rash unthinkable decisions where it impacts their life landing them if not life in prison, time in prison.

Instead of meeting with school counselors they are meeting with probation officers, instead of graduating high school, teens are being released from prison with criminal records. This concerns me because I had committed 3 felonies when I fired warning shots in

air. I didn’t not have time to think about the consequences in the spur of the moment and how I would fall victim to the justice system because I was 17 years old turning 18.
This meannt that I would not be able to finish my senior year at Castro Valley High School and upon being released from prison, I would now have a criminal record and no chance of having a job as a police officer, a nurse, nor an engineer.

But I was not like other teens committing these types of crimes. I proved to the jury with my phenomenal attendance and outstanding High School grades and class schedule to start my freshman year at Diablo Valley College, it showed the jury that this truly was a mistake and I was not the type to be sent to prison.

They gave me a deal to where if I finished one year and a half of probation and 100 hours of community service, I was aloud to walk free back into society without a criminal record and a bright future still ahead of me. While attending DVC, I managed to complete the 100 service hours in 2 weeks, when they had gave me one year to complete. When on probation, I enjoyed showing my probation officer recent tests and grades I had received in my classes. Ms. Tanya had really noticed that I was not the type to be in the justice system and petitioned my probation be reduced down to only 6

months.
Most in my case would have not got off so easy, but if they had not realized how of a successful of a student I was, I would currently be still in prison. Finally, March came around and I was off probation with nothing but my General Education classes and work at UPS to set my focus on. There was no other fear that I had in my mind that if I had convicted I would never have the chance to be in a classroom again. I would never have the opportunity to pick my career and what kind of money I would be making. I am not convicted for a reason and that is to continue going to school. School saved me from the justice system and it will save me from my neighborhood and financial troubles that I have gone undergone through my short time of being on this earth. I strive for excellence to surpass my parents and family on the social mobility ladder.
My intended major is Nursing. When the jury gave me 100 hours of community service, most people would believe that it is never ending and a kick in the ass. I had chosen to do it at San Felipe Park, a place I have been going to throughout my entire life while living in Hayward. Everyday I had to be present at 7 am to clean the park and help employees set up for upcoming parties. While working here I found something fascinating about myself. I had a desire to help people and see things immaculately clean. These are genuine skills that one will need to work in a hospital. In years prior to my offences I was in the United States Sea Cadet Corps. This program ends and one graduates when they reach 17 years old, I had been serving since I was 13 years old. While in this program I had not only learned a lot out the military but a quite a bit about first aid and hands on medical training.
This is what sparked my interest to what I would choose to do in life and start my path to becoming a nurse. While in the USNSCC I completed first aid and CPR certification courses and also took a 2-week long medical training at Camp San Luis Obispo training facility. While at this training, we were treated as if we were actual members of the armed forces. Some .things task we had to carry our was long 5 mile hikes, waking up at 5 am every morning for physical training, to even eating shitty mess hall food. I had attended during 4th of July weekend, where we patrolled a beach and provided care for people in need. It was considered a slow night where all that I encountered was a boy who sliced is toe on a piece of glass and a drunken man who smelled like a sewer. Thought it wasn’t a preforming surgery, I had felt that I had helped someone out in need. This is why I will succeed in Cal State East Bay’s Nursing prohram because working in a hospital can be gross, boring, and gory at times but overall I would cherish it because I know that I have helped John towards a healthier life. I love to workout and you can find me religiously at the Crunch gym in San Lorenzo, clashing weights. I am always motivating m brother and friends to start working out and eating healthier so that they are living a healthy lifestyle and so in the future when I am working in the hospital they will not be my patients. But is not only physical and health issues that I enjoy helping people. I also help people out by when they are driving and they hear bang! And their vehicle starts to drift out onto the center median. This is a flat tire and I often run into when commuting to different college campus locations. So I keep a low profile jack and all necessary equipment in my truck to get them back on the road to handle their business for the day.
This is a great skill to have and can relate to working in a hospital because I will need to act on the spur of the moment and have to rely on my knowledge in hectic situations without hesitating and this is why I would succeed at Cal State’s East Bay Nursing program.