Life's a Beautiful Struggle
Life’s a Beautiful Struggle
Cassandra Alferink
English Final Project
January 21, 2012
Table of Contents
My Inspiration 3 Introduction: 6 Journal Entry Number 1 7 Journal Entry Number 2 8 Journal Entry Number 3 9 Journal Entry Number 4 10 Journal Entry Number 5 11 Journal Entry Number 6 12 Journal Entry Number 7 13 Journal Entry Number 8 14 Journal Entry Number 9 15 Journal Entry Number 10 16
My Inspiration
Over the last few years I have watched my best friend face many troubling issues that young teen’s face today. She has inspired me in many ways, and she has taught me so much about life, that I would like to dedicate this to her, to keep giving the gift she has given me. My best friend, Kristen has faced a wide variety of bumps along the road that have changed her outlook on life, and has given her the ability to help me see life in a whole new way. The thing that inspires me about her is the way she is today even though all she has been through, she has a huge heart, is very loving, understanding, and always has a smile on her face. If Kristen was a book and I judged her by the cover, I wouldn’t have been able to watch her grow, and improve and find herself. I chose to create my character from Kristen’s life because of all the qualities she has from all the things she has been through. Kristen is an epileptic, who struggles with seizures every minute of every day; this is something that already makes her different, or makes things harder on her because she can’t be alone. She struggled for 4 years with an eating disorder, all types because of a carrier in modeling and her form of coping. She has always been extremely talented in art, and she realized modeling will kill her, but art makes her feel so alive. She is continuing to struggle with her insecurities about her body, but she is ready to get herself healthy and it surprises me she has done all of this on her own. After dealing with this for a large portion of her
Cassandra Alferink
English Final Project
January 21, 2012
Table of Contents
My Inspiration 3 Introduction: 6 Journal Entry Number 1 7 Journal Entry Number 2 8 Journal Entry Number 3 9 Journal Entry Number 4 10 Journal Entry Number 5 11 Journal Entry Number 6 12 Journal Entry Number 7 13 Journal Entry Number 8 14 Journal Entry Number 9 15 Journal Entry Number 10 16
My Inspiration
Over the last few years I have watched my best friend face many troubling issues that young teen’s face today. She has inspired me in many ways, and she has taught me so much about life, that I would like to dedicate this to her, to keep giving the gift she has given me. My best friend, Kristen has faced a wide variety of bumps along the road that have changed her outlook on life, and has given her the ability to help me see life in a whole new way. The thing that inspires me about her is the way she is today even though all she has been through, she has a huge heart, is very loving, understanding, and always has a smile on her face. If Kristen was a book and I judged her by the cover, I wouldn’t have been able to watch her grow, and improve and find herself. I chose to create my character from Kristen’s life because of all the qualities she has from all the things she has been through. Kristen is an epileptic, who struggles with seizures every minute of every day; this is something that already makes her different, or makes things harder on her because she can’t be alone. She struggled for 4 years with an eating disorder, all types because of a carrier in modeling and her form of coping. She has always been extremely talented in art, and she realized modeling will kill her, but art makes her feel so alive. She is continuing to struggle with her insecurities about her body, but she is ready to get herself healthy and it surprises me she has done all of this on her own. After dealing with this for a large portion of her