Mr. Jeffrey L. Olson
AP Language & Composition
August 30, 2013 Laziness “Get up and do your homework now!” My mom tells to me every day after my practice. Lazy: a four letter word that offends me in many different ways; the word that gives me anger and motivation to sports. The word lazy can hurt me but can also be a big motivation. There is usually nothing that hurts me since I have thick skin but with word everything changes. I get extremely offended and defensive which can sometimes get ugly. Last football season my coaches would always call me something that I didn’t understand at first but then I finally caught on to it. I heard them yell something strange that came at me like a hungry wolf let loose into a dark room with only me in it. They yelled out “Walker Texas Ranger,” you know like that television series featuring Chuck Norris. Well they would call me that because one day we watched the game film from our last game and they caught me walking on the field a lot of times so the name “Walker Texas Ranger,” just fit the puzzle. I realized what they said hurt me and never wanted to be called that again. But knowing myself I know I will always be lazy so the name calling kept going. The only thing is that Laziness is not something you choose it just comes with your personality, and your being. It is not something I am proud of but something will I have to work against. The thing about laziness is that you are indolent. I am not like that; I am a different type of lazy. I am the lazy guy that will get down to business when it is needed unlike other lazy people that say they will but never do. I do admit I am lazy. Sometime i will not do my homework, do an important assignment, or simply not walk during a play. But hey I am not the only one in the world; I am just one of many. The “Mornings” are the number one thing that just tag