Wednesday, February 12, 2014

I am my own Hero.



In retrospecting, starting high school would always be hard for me, although everyone tends to give this speech i knew it was much different for me. I was always the one shy, and making sure I got the closest seat near the door. Around Elementary my mom saw a difference in my learning abilities.So I entered a remedial class for the reasons of low attention span, and not catching on  at the same speed as my other classmates. I grew older to understand this setback, but i also acknowledged how I would make it through middle school  and High school possibly being scoffed. Throughout Junior High, Kids noticed the kind of classes i were in, and some did not even bother to entertain my situation. Instead some kids looked at me no different than another student finding a higher level of education rudimentary, and from then they started to venerate me for not being ashamed of myself. The beginning of High school seemed like a piece of cake because throughout Junior high i was able to build confidence with the help of the students who knew what i was there for.However, my confidence began to boost enormously overtime after i was introduced to Marijuana. I began smoking, ditching school, relinquishing on grades, and began to lie to the ones that love me the most. I found myself getting into trouble for being a follower and not a leader that my parents raised me to be. By the end of sophomore year going into my Junior year I lowered my desire for Marijuana, and increased my ambition to learn by showing up to class, doing assignments, participating: However, I was not perfect with a little of bad habits left in me, i still knew it was better than were i was. The life stories of the people who would come to my classroom would finally make sense when there were no more smoke clouds disrupting my train of thought. I began to notice they went down a path they never thought they would go, but at the end they got to a place of positivism they knew they would stay, and these people inspired me to do better, become a leader, and be my own hero.

6 comments:

  1. I appreciate your writing for its candor and openness. How you overcame some of those hurdles you encountered and have stayed focused on progressing and getting better like we all should .keep it up girl !!!!!!

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  2. I am glad you overcame your struggles and challenges that you brought your focus and attention on what really mattered and you left all the negativity behind. You are a hero, keep up the good work.

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  3. I like your story and also the confidence that you have. It is good to stay positive and not rely on other substance to fulfill you.

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  4. I understand the way you have trouble back in high school. However: you come back from all those struggles , and be a who you are today. I respect you!

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  5. Aim high girl .You know you can do it your smart and that's going to take you a long way in life .I FEEL YOU ON THE PROBLEMS

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  6. i understand a little of what your saying but sometimes it not okay to dwell in the past and just keep going forward to your goal

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