When I Grow Up Research Paper
What is my path? What do I want to be when I grow up? Quite honestly, from my observations and experiences you won’t really know until the time comes. We all experienced those days where we would dream to have a high paying job. Saying “ I want to be a doctor”, “I want to be a fire fighter”. However, eventually, we will encounter good and bad scenarios that will change our perspective on what we really want to do in the future. My name is Jacoby Cid, and this past summer I have experienced an extraordinary opportunity that had the capability to help me decide what I want to do with my future. The summer of 2013, I was offered an internship to work for the infamous movie company, Relativity Media Studios. I like to label this internship as a turning point in my life. When I take a step back and look what I have done
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through out my life, it seems to me that all my experiences fall into place like a jigsaw puzzle, each of them fit perfectly.
Firstly, I cultivated a hobby of graphic designing at such a young age of twelve. From that point where I have discovered a new passion that I was really good at, I told my young self that I want to be a graphic designer when I grow up. After spending many hours out of my day practicing, I skills became so superb that I was inducted into the nationally recognized Searider Productions as a freshman in high school. Through this program I was offered numerous great opportunities to better my skills and get myself out there. As a matter of fact, Searider Productions is what lead me to my internship for Relativity Media in Beverly Hills, California. Relativity Media took notice in our companies skills in the media department and offered me an internship over the summer. When I got the news, my mind boggling self saw it as a window of opportunity, a step closer to becoming a professional graphic designer. This internship has truly showed me a new meaning to
life. It showed me that paradise and great opportunities are far from just nice beaches, golden sand, and warm weather. I finally understand what people mean when they say that they fell in love with a specific location. The architecture, the people, the style, the women, it all had me at first sight. Of course, I experienced culture shock, a little anxiety of discomfort of the practices and surrounding of me, but I learned to adapt and love it. Most of all, this internship has specified my career desire. At Relativity we met a lot of important people with important roles. However, what opened my eyes, was the role of an Art Director. This job is everything I do, but just in a high chair of the company and higher pay. From that point on, I knew what I now have to strive for. Life isn’t always full of smiles and giggles, everyone runs into detours on their road to success. For me, a very hard situation occurred right when I started high school, the separation of my parents. This experience caused me to feel an atrocious feeling everywhere I went. I could taste it, heart it, and see it everywhere I went. It brought me into a deep mode of depression, which made it hard more me to concentrate on my school work, graphic designing, and sports. At times I felt that this situation would make me decline into obscurity. However, it came to my knowledge that I could not let this situation get the best of me, my parents wouldn’t want me to fail. As a young adult I knew that I had to be stronger than ever and be the best student athlete I could ever be. Working hard day in and day out, I soon realized that it was the end of my high school career and my parents separating did not effect me as much. In the end, I became the Male Scholar Athlete of Waianae High School, an All State football player, inducted into the Nation Honor Society, Nationally recognized for video production, and won numerous graphic design competitions. With all of these achievements, I knew that I was on the right track of fulfilling my dream of becoming an Art Director. What do I want to do when I grow up? After many years of asking myself that, one experience has helped me make that decision. By living in Beverly Hills for a month, I have realized what environment I am actually meant to be in, and it’s not this warm weathered place that we call paradise. All in all, it’s hard to believe how one experience can help you answer such an important question. I Jacoby Cid, knows what I want to do when I grow up. I will strive for success and become an Art Director.
through out my life, it seems to me that all my experiences fall into place like a jigsaw puzzle, each of them fit perfectly.
Firstly, I cultivated a hobby of graphic designing at such a young age of twelve. From that point where I have discovered a new passion that I was really good at, I told my young self that I want to be a graphic designer when I grow up. After spending many hours out of my day practicing, I skills became so superb that I was inducted into the nationally recognized Searider Productions as a freshman in high school. Through this program I was offered numerous great opportunities to better my skills and get myself out there. As a matter of fact, Searider Productions is what lead me to my internship for Relativity Media in Beverly Hills, California. Relativity Media took notice in our companies skills in the media department and offered me an internship over the summer. When I got the news, my mind boggling self saw it as a window of opportunity, a step closer to becoming a professional graphic designer. This internship has truly showed me a new meaning to
life. It showed me that paradise and great opportunities are far from just nice beaches, golden sand, and warm weather. I finally understand what people mean when they say that they fell in love with a specific location. The architecture, the people, the style, the women, it all had me at first sight. Of course, I experienced culture shock, a little anxiety of discomfort of the practices and surrounding of me, but I learned to adapt and love it. Most of all, this internship has specified my career desire. At Relativity we met a lot of important people with important roles. However, what opened my eyes, was the role of an Art Director. This job is everything I do, but just in a high chair of the company and higher pay. From that point on, I knew what I now have to strive for. Life isn’t always full of smiles and giggles, everyone runs into detours on their road to success. For me, a very hard situation occurred right when I started high school, the separation of my parents. This experience caused me to feel an atrocious feeling everywhere I went. I could taste it, heart it, and see it everywhere I went. It brought me into a deep mode of depression, which made it hard more me to concentrate on my school work, graphic designing, and sports. At times I felt that this situation would make me decline into obscurity. However, it came to my knowledge that I could not let this situation get the best of me, my parents wouldn’t want me to fail. As a young adult I knew that I had to be stronger than ever and be the best student athlete I could ever be. Working hard day in and day out, I soon realized that it was the end of my high school career and my parents separating did not effect me as much. In the end, I became the Male Scholar Athlete of Waianae High School, an All State football player, inducted into the Nation Honor Society, Nationally recognized for video production, and won numerous graphic design competitions. With all of these achievements, I knew that I was on the right track of fulfilling my dream of becoming an Art Director. What do I want to do when I grow up? After many years of asking myself that, one experience has helped me make that decision. By living in Beverly Hills for a month, I have realized what environment I am actually meant to be in, and it’s not this warm weathered place that we call paradise. All in all, it’s hard to believe how one experience can help you answer such an important question. I Jacoby Cid, knows what I want to do when I grow up. I will strive for success and become an Art Director.