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This week’s blog is going to ask you to reflect personally
and think about a specific event in your life that really caused you to grow
up. The topic is from this year’s common
app so get familiar with the style of the prompt; you’re going to be answering
these types of questions again in the near future…
This week’s prompt:
Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal that
marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture,
community, or family.
An event that has changed my life and made me mature would probably be meeting my choir director, Ms Moore. She has inspired me to be a better person and to follow my dreams, without her I wouldn’t be ahead in the career that I wish to follow. If I never met her I wouldn’t have sung at Carnegie Hall with the famous conductor and music writer John Rutter. I would’ve never sung at the White House. I wouldn’t have sung at Disney World and spent four days there with a few of my closest friends. But most of all if I never met her I wouldn’t have made so many new friends, who I consider my second family honestly. She’s helped me mold my singing talent, she helped me through some tough times, and she’s made me a better person. When I first joined choir I was an annoying little kid but Ms. Moore saw talent in me and helped make me into the person I am today. I’ve matured a lot because of the choir program and I thank her a lot. This program has prepared me for the future more than anything. It’s given me a lot of opportunities. Without any of these things I’d probably be a regular delinquent in this school. But I’ve grown up a lot because of this and I’m happy about that.
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ReplyDeleteA specific event in my life that really caused me to grow up would have to be my MMA teacher Mr. Kerrigan. he taught me a lot, from respect to life lessons. I usually always go to him when i am having a rough day or need help with something. although he is a teacher to me he is also like a older brother. I have known my MMA teacher Mr. Kerrigan for 12 years now ever since i was 4 years old. Not only him but school helped me grow up. without school what knowledge would we have? Playing baseball for the town and the school also helped me grow up. The coaches, the players, they all helped me in some way grow up. I am glad for these events in my life because without them i do not know where i would be. All these events, MMA, Baseball, School, they all helped me grow up. Another thing that also helped me grow up was my family. Family taught and showed me things that i am thankful for. Like working for my dad, my mom making me help her, and my sister teaching what reality is like. Personally these are the events that have brought me up to who i am today. these specific events are what helped me grow up.
ReplyDeleteThe moment I left childhood and started going into adulthood was when I came back to the United States after being four years in Peru, when I was in Peru I was very childish and very undisciplined, I was trouble everywhere I went, i was such a handfull, everything had to go my way no matter what and that always gave my grandmother a hard time.
I think that the reason for my behavior started when my mother was in a state of coma and my dad was in the United States, it was hard for me because I never listened to anybody like I listened to my mom because she was a very strict and scary person if you challenge her, and my grandmother was never like that to me, and I think that is when I started being more rebellious and undisciplined, but in a way without me realizing I got to know myself a little better.
I also realized so many things, all the wrong things I did, all the things I should of done, for example the things I should have done was go visit my mom more often and spend more time with her and also be more comprehensive with my family at the time because I was being such a pain and they had to deal with me all the time, and it was not fair to them.
When I came to this country I realized all that and more, and day by day I feel that I am becoming more and more mature, because of all the mistakes I have made.
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ReplyDeleteAn event in my life where i have grow up completely is losing family members and friends. Losing family and friends is something you never want to got through but it happens from time to time. I have had a long term friend and 2 grandparents pass and it was a bad time for me. When this happened it made me have a reality check and say that anything can happen at anytime of your life. I just went though the days with that in the back of my mind. i know what it is like to lose a loved one or a friend. This is a part in my life that had made me grow up. realizing that i have had people pass away from bad things has put me into a bad time in my life. Another thing that has made me grow up is just learning from other people what to do and what not to. Learning from other people is a big thing when you grow up. Growing up is something many people never want to do but it will always happen. The only good thing that comes out of growing up would have to be you become more intelligent with things and work. Working is something i always want to do when i grow up. I’m willing to grow up but some aren't.
ReplyDeleteAn event in my life where i have grow up completely is losing family members and friends. Losing family and friends is something you never want to got through but it happens from time to time. I have had a long term friend and 2 grandparents pass and it was a bad time for me. When this happened it made me have a reality check and say that anything can happen at anytime of your life. I just went though the days with that in the back of my mind. i know what it is like to lose a loved one or a friend. This is a part in my life that had made me grow up. realizing that i have had people pass away from bad things has put me into a bad time in my life. Another thing that has made me grow up is just learning from other people what to do and what not to. Learning from other people is a big thing when you grow up. Growing up is something many people never want to do but it will always happen. The only good thing that comes out of growing up would have to be you become more intelligent with things and work. Working is something i always want to do when i grow up. I’m willing to grow up but some aren't.
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ReplyDeleteAn event that really had an effect on me to grow up was when my first nephew was born when I was 8. I felt like I had a responsibility to be there for my nephew since I have no kids. I do and did everything for my nephew Jakhi. He was born April,4,2007. He is 8 years old now and looks up to me. I teach him how to play basketball,soccer,volleyball, and anything he wants to play. I tell him go for it! But he has to be good in school and keep his grades high, and he does. Anything I tell him to do he glorifies. He loves me, like I love him! He knows he could be anything that he wants. He knows he could get anything that he wants as long as he keeps his promises and I keep mine. Even though, I mess up sometimes he knows I’m still human and nobody is or ever will be perfect. I want him to be way better than his Uncles, Aunties, and Mother and Father. I want him to be a success. I always tell him never give up on what you want to do. As long as its not a stupid decision. He gets it, loud and clear! I lived with this kid for 6 years of my life, so he’s like a part of me. He knows I want nothing but the best for him, and I don’t want him to make the mistakes I made or anyone else did. That’s learning by example. That’s being a leader. Learning from others mistakes. Which is exactly what he does. And Im proud to say Im a good influence on my nephew.