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Lights flashing, the booming bass of the subwoofer, a fiesta with crowds of people, all enjoying their time gleefully in their festivities and music. All I was thinking was getting out soon and not afterwards. My mother nags me, "You need to get out more and make friends." Thinking in my head, I called back, "They way I see it, I do not need or want more friends who don’t care about me, and outside confrontation is not my forte nor do I seek to explore it." Comfortably fine and staying in my solitude exploring and learning for enjoyment. If others happen to partake in a common interest and talking flows naturally then I shall decide the following steps. Not easily persuaded into things I don't want to serve. Actually quite stubborn to say the least, especially in uncomfortable situations. Frequent debates occur with my mother because of my stubbornness. But I have learned it is simpler if I go along and do it. For instance, my mom wanted me to go to a Quinceañera because she thinks it is good for me get outside a meet new people. By the way, this is the second Quinceañera, less than a week apart. Am there staring at the place with my mother and brother, he also got thrown along in the same boat, …show more content…
sitting and watching people flock towards the dance floor. I have a dislike for dancing, for the fact I do not know how to dance and do not have a partner to dance with. Maybe I shall change my mind when I get older and find someone, but for now it was a no. Putting on a façade and tolerating it only because there was a girl from my grade school who was there who I liked. I merely had the courage to say hello with a wave and a simple smile. Many people in my life are merely acquaintances I respect and get along, but do not go beyond what is necessary and I am perfectly fine with that. Breaking off to think, why I cannot find a friend I can depend on. Possibly because I am openly not looking for one, but hey, I do just fine on my own. When not prohibited, am usually in my room resting on the bed, listening to alternative music, bands like Beck and Coldplay. Remembering the mood, it gave me, it gives me shudders with a happy yet melancholy feeling. The persona that influences me the most is probably video games. Not necessarily solely playing video, but finding happiness from others I also watch people play video games. It gives me euphoria and joy of laughter. I entertain myself with video games on my 3DS, a mobile gaming system, I bought myself. To be frank, I am a fan-boy for Nintendo and play only on their console. It all took off when my dad bought me a Gameboy Advance, or GBA for short. The nostalgia of playing hours on it, with Pokémon putting in the most hours. I care for those memories to this day. I partake in nerd and geek culture in seeing all the superhero movies, and I admire computers and how they work. Most people would call me a nerd, and I recognize that and I have nothing wrong with it. I am a nerd and I am proud of it. The adolescent in me wants to partake in teenage angst like drinking and partying and hanging out with friends.
But in reality, am not that, instead I stay astute. It’s probably when I feel introverted in society. This has been the way it has been for me since grade school, where I could tell there was troublemakers, so I stayed away from the group, but they did not stay away from me. After grade school is over, everything changes and can start new again, the same could be said for high school. High school is different for me. I feel one with the community in high school like one body. Maybe if I would have gone to a public school the answer may differ and would just want to get school over as a chore. Am happy where I am at, and could not conceive of being anywhere
else. Looking ahead, aspiring a career in the field of Computer Science, I remember I should appreciate every moment until that day comes, enjoying in the now. I dream in working in what I love, and sharing that with the people I love, and helping the masses who are in need. I shall stay true to myself and never change. Being my curious, nerdy self, indulging in video games; while still constantly learning and having a good time. Continuing in my independent bubble, I understand still being interdependent in things I can not control, and need to learn to receive help when I need it. Guess that is my inferiority complex.
Try as I might, I can’t seem to focus on the words coming out of my best friend’s mouth, my heartbeat echoing in my ears, drowning out any sounds she made. The table’s edge is smooth, gliding across my hand as I run my fingers over the corner. The droning continued, but I could only catch snippets: seating....invitations....decorations. All of these things seemed so trivial, so unimportant, compared to the thoughts that ran through my head.
Up till middle school, it seemed like I fit in pretty well at school. I was decent at sports and I had a good amount of friends. Life was pretty good at the time and I was enjoying it. Once high school started, I could see a shift in my life. I had lost most friends from prior years, and I was not good at sports; I struggled to fit in.
The moment I’ve been waiting for turned out more hectic than I was expecting. From waking up super early to forgetting what to do, the day had its up’s and down’s. So, what day am I talking about? Well about June 22, 2013, the day of my quinceanera, the day I went from a little girl to a woman.
My quincenera was a celebration in which I will never forget. Not only because of the party or the dress, but due to the fact that I never felt more part of my culture until then. There has always been two things that I had always wanted in my life. They were to have a quincenera and visit my family in Mexico. Since both of my parents were one of the first of their family to migrate here from Mexico, most of my family members were over there and i never met any of them. However, it was always set that I was most likely not going to do either due to expenses. I was incredibly disappointed, but deep down i understood that money for us was not always available. So I never tried to After I finally lost hope, my mom told me that my sister and I
I remember when I was growing up, as a child, my mom would always tell me “Jasmine make sure you come straight home when you get off the bus.” I had always wanted to stay a while and converse with my friends. They use to laugh and jive at the fact I had to go straight home. In the essay “Shooting an Elephant” author George Orwell writes how he often had to face many adversities until he was granted a certain opportunity. I use to feel like if only I could be with them a little more I wouldn’t have got picked on so much or been an oddball.
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This book has a powerful way to do introspection and application of what you learned about yourself into public life. In the paragraphs that follow will be a summary of each chapter with a comparison to the book we used for class, and my own personal take away from this book and course. With the chapters of the book I will do a habit by habit breakdown and comparison of what was written and then relate it to the book for class and end with what I personally got from the course.
I have never been an outgoing, and empathetic person. Growing up, I kept to myself in a majority of the situations I was put in. As I began high school I started to notice how much of a truly lonely person I was. Sadness, withdrawal, and alienation are just a few words to describe how I began my teenage years feeling. This all changed when I went to my first concert, which just happened to be Austin City Limits music festival. This festival truly changed my attitude on how I spend my days, and how I want to spend my future. Acts from Eminem, to Lana Del Rey, to Mac
I began my journey as a Talonette my freshman year with the sole purpose of my sister trying out. I made a last minute decision to tryout for the team the day of the audition meeting. It was one of the best decisions I have made in my life. Once I found out I made the team I was so excited! I knew I would be making lots of friends and great memories.
As the dentist and his assistant worked diligently to complete the cavitation surgery, I felt a very odd sensation in my neck; it was very subtle. The dense feeling and discomfort I had felt for many years was completely gone. It dawned on me that the lymph in my neck had released! The lumpiness and accompanying achiness were gone! My husband was right; my lymph had been doing its job all along — to protect the body from what was in the wisdom tooth socket. Now with the cavitations cleaned out there was no need for my lymph to respond in that manner.
This quote describes the middle school years and my early high school years almost perfectly. Many nights I would find myself staying in, watching TV, doing one thing or another around my house. I would almost never leave the house and I had nothing that could even remotely be called a social life. My reason for doing this to myself was that I spent most of my time thinking about my future and wishing for it to come. I had almost no kind of happiness for where I was or what I was doing in the present. I cut myself off from the outside world. I was rather shy around other people (I still am, admittedly) and I had very few friends.
Curiosity killed the cat they said, but people often forget it the satisfaction that brought it back. Throughout my childhood, I have been intrigued by everything around me. There was never a stone left unturned. Question after question after question, I asked until I was satisfied with the answer; it often drew my elementary teachers insane. As I grew older, I matured and learned more, but my childhood curiosity still lingered with me. In middle school, I was introduced to a club called science olympiad. While at first, I was weary to join -- memorizing textbooks and takings test wasn’t something I wanted to do for fun -- I soon found myself relishing in the task of mixing chemicals and doing lab tests. However, when it was time for the state competition, I was thrown last minute into two other events on top of the ones I was already in. I was only given a couple weeks to prepare.
Psychology deals with the study of mental processes and a variety of behaviors. In order to fully comprehend ourselves, we need to understand the causes of our behaviors and our outlook on life. Habits and behaviors have positive and negative effects in our life. When we know ourselves and learn about our unique personality, we can develop and pursue goals. Psychology also helps us to understand other people and the differences of people. Gaining this knowledge can improve the relationships and enhance our communication skills. Throughout the psychology course I gained knowledge in various areas, and the topics that impacted me the most included: the introvert, anxiety disorders, stress management, self discipline and how to develop strong relationships.
As I have reflected on the examined life, intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually, over the span of this semester and applied it to our own life, I have noticed a theme that links each of these dimensions together. Life is a journey of self discovery where individuals are constantly trying to come to terms with who they are as a person. Through this journey, individuals can find their calling or vocation in life, discover their potential, know one’s self, and even just make sense of life. Furthermore, I will examine this theme of self discovery in the context of each dimension and apply it to what I have learned over the course of this semester.
As I reach the seemingly boring age of 19, I am able to look back and reflect on how my choices in the past have gotten me to where I am today. One of the most significant decisions I have made in my life was to minimize my friend group. Now, losing friends is something you hear about before you even hit junior high. The common phrase is repeated over and over again, when referring to high school, “You find out who your real friends are.” As a scrawny little freshman, with no sense of reality, I refused to believe that that phrase would ever apply to my life. The end of my sophomore year is when my then, sixteen-year-old self, realized that that overused phrase was more relevant to my life than I wanted it to be. So I did something about it.