Mrs. Jones
English 5-B
November 5, 2013 Everyone in this world, from a six-year old child to an eighty-year old man, has something to fear. Fear can be very difficult to handle at times. Although fears might also change throughout a lifetime, most people do remain scared of something. I am no different. Fear is dangerous because it limits the hero’s confidence, and without a confidence no one will believe in you so you wouldn’t be considered a hero to society. Fear is a predominantly a dangerous monster because takes all the hero’s confidence away forcing a lot of depression and low self-esteem. A hero always overcomes his fears and confronts any challenge head on. So once a hero starts to fear they soon start doubting very slowly. When the hero starts doubting his or her abilities then there is a small chance one will reach that certain goal that’s trying to be achieved. A hero is not born, he is self-made. Fear has been a problem for the longest with me in which I can’t seem to control. It all started in the summer when I was kicked off the basketball team. This caused a lot of fear deep down in my heart because I have been training all summer for this upcoming season and now I feel as though all that time and energy I put into Basketball was a waste. I’m afraid that this one decision I made will now cause me to work even harder, so I can at least be a walk on at the college that I use too attend. My confidence was zapped at the moment when I was actually thinking about it. A hero is unflinching in his or her determination and believes in his ability if I don’t believe in my own ability then nobody else will, and I won’t be considered a hero. Fear comes in my mind when I think of any kind of math. These last four years have really been a true struggle for me in mathematics, where I barely have passed the subject with a C grade. I’m afraid when college comes that math will be much harder and I won’t have