Personal Narrative: Freak The Mighty

Throughout the year I have learned many things that will benefit me later on in life. Out of all the important things I have learned this year, there were three that have impacted my school year the most: Reading the book Freak the Mighty, learning the importance friendship, and what I am going to do with my life after high school.

In the beginning of the year we read a great book called Freak the Mighty. As we read the book our teacher taught us how to annotate and take notes on what we thought was important. Our teacher explained to us through a study strategies handout that broke down the form of annotating. We also talked about it more in class so we would have a better understanding of how to improve our skills for high school and college.
After that my group and I started annotating and taking as many notes as needed. I was very excited to read the book. I thought that this book explained many of the hardships young teens face every day such as; bullying, making friends, dealing with our pasts, and futures, even school. I also learned that you never judge a book by its cover, you always have to see the inside. I enjoyed this book because it wasn’t always sunshine and rainbows, in the beginning it was amazing to see how a small boy with a big brain become friends with a broad chested boy who wasn’t very good a school. When the ending came though I realized that life is going to throw punches at you and you always have to be ready. Max realized this as did Kevin in the story. After we read the book we watched the movie based off the book The Mighty. There were minor differences between the two, enough to were you could tell. Then we compared the two and wrote a paper on the differences and similarities. I will say this, the book was one of the best fictional novels I have read yet, but I am young and there are a lot more books in this world. But I will always remember the book Freak the Mighty.

Last year I thought a friend was just someone you hung out with at school or maybe talk to on the weekends.
My best friend Sedona Love taught me something this year, something I would never have had seen with my own two eyes until she showed me. She taught me that when I am having trouble at home or life isn’t treating me so well, that she will always be there to listen and give their best input. She may sometimes be sarcastic, silly, goofy, mean, crazy, sometimes plain out embarrassing, and even care too much, but in the long run she is always going to be there to listen and not talk, hear without judging, and be there with nothing in return. In class sometimes she can be pretty critical but I know that’s just how our relationship works. I may get called silly, stupid, a dumb blonde, an idiot, but when I need my best friend the most I know that she will be there for me. When I needed a shoulder to cry on or when I needed a hug the most she was always there for me, when I felt there was no sense in life she showed me there was way more to life than I thought. A couple of weeks ago I went into severe anaphylactic shock and she was right there, she brought me my backpack and the things I needed most at the time. She stood up for me when my so called friends were talking behind my back not really knowing what was going on. She was also the only one who cared enough to call me and see how I was doing, she put everything aside just so she could make sure that I was okay. Not
only is she the best friend I have ever had, she is family and family cant be replaced by anything close to friendship.

Towards the middle of the year in our computer class we were assigned to research and create a presentation on what we wanted to do when we grow up.
I knew that I would probably go to college some where in state, come back to our little town and work as a nurse or in an office like my mom or nana. My computer teacher had us go on a website and answer a couple of questions to see what my range of my possibilities is, and of course one of the first ones was a nurse and human resources. Then I started looking deeper into the possibilities I had. The two I found most interesting were Epidemiology and Sociology. Both sounded very intriguing and in both professions I would be able to help people. I started to look at epidemiology, I noticed that if I would work really hard at it I would be able to work at the CDC (Center for Disease Control). It looked very interesting and the job outlook is very high. So my chances of getting a job is very likely. But as I looked for jobs at the CDC there was next to nothing. I still decided to do the presentation on it though. The presentation was very fun but presenting was a little scary. As the year progressed though I learned that in order for me to be able to become an epidemiologist I would have to enter an internship for at least a year then work my way up from a small college lab to the CDC. I would not end up in my dream work space until I am about thirty five to forty years old. So I started looking into sociology, and became very
fond of it. I would be able to help many people through life’s toughest moments. I live to help people, I love seeing a smile on someones face or be able to help the tears go away. I also learned this year that right after high school I am going to join the peace core. I am hoping to be sent to Iraq or Africa or Mexico, to help build churches, educate young children on the American culture, and maybe even adopt a child when I leave. This year my classmates and teachers have helped me grow in many unique ways. I hope that my dreams will be fulfilled soon so I can join the peace core and become a successful sociologist.

In conclusion this year was full of wonder, creativity, and excitement. My seventh grade year will always be memorable but these three will always be unforgettable. Why are these three things important to me? Because they have helped me learn the importance of friendship, growth, and the ups and downs of life.