My Favorite Word Famous Essay

When I think of the word “Famous”, there’s two things that pop into my head, and what they mean to me. The first thing is a person, who is good and something or has a special talent. The other thing that comes to mind when the word “Famous” is used is someone who has fans and fortune. The word “Famous” in Merriam Webster defines “Famous” as “ : known or recognized by very many people : having fame”.

Something that I would say that I am recognized by very many people for, would be my birth defect. Its not very noticeable until it is pointed out. It has been something that i've always hidden over the years. My parent would tell me stories about when i was first born and how they panicked, because it was rare. The doctors didn't know what to do. And as they tell me the stories I've always thought to
It was something that I could not change and that I would have to live with for the rest of my life. I had to hear all the time that I wouldn't be able to drive, “like a normal person.” Which made me fight harder for my license. Being told that if I get “any fatter my leg might break off” encouraged me to want to play sports and win. And my favorite one “Your foot is so ugly!”, helped me learn that everyone is different and no im not perfect and that I will never be perfect. My birth defect is something that will follow me around for the rest of my life. And I could learn to live with it or be ashamed for it. I choose to live with it, because even though my foot might be “ugly”, “small” and “weird”. it was something that i've learned to be proud about, because it is unique, but I was the chosen one to walk around with this foot, the lucky one at that. It gives me the chance to show others that it's not what is on the outside, but what is within. And even though I have some growing up to do, I’m learning to love my deformed leg and to be proud of my