As I wrote my literacy narrative‚ I learned many new things about how to perfect my writing. I used to always begin my writing process with an outline‚ because this is what I was taught in high school‚ but this time I tried a new strategy. I learned this new strategy from the text‚ Shitty First Drafts. First I typed up a bunch of nonsense that I wanted in my paper. Then I went back and put it all in order and made sense of it. This definitely made writing a 1000-word narrative a whole lot easier
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One of my largest life decisions was making the switch. The switch changed my life in multiple ways. It introduced me to several important people in my life including friends and coaches. The switch also gave me numerous opportunities I would not have had otherwise. The switch was not easy to adjust to at the time‚ but I will never regret it. It has become a major decision in my life and now is a significant part of my memories. The switch occurred in eighth grade when I transitioned from basketball
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Some say that life is like a roller coaster. That may be true‚ but no one ever tells you how many ups or downs you’re going to have or the fact that you’re getting on that roller coaster completely blind‚ unknowing to the many inevitable obstacles and loops you’ll go through. Everyone has their own specially built roller coaster that’s unique from anyone else’s‚ and mine looks a lot like a steady‚ upwards track leading to a deep drop when least expected. My childhood was no different from your average
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you’ll die in a coma.” At just seven years old‚ these were the kinds of warnings I received from my parents. After being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes‚ nothing was the same. Glucose levels‚ insulin dosage‚ shots all over‚ bruised fingers‚ blood everywhere. Reality came crashing down on me as I realized that this disease of mine would burden me for the rest of my life. At least‚ that’s how it seemed in my naïve‚ four-foot world. Eventually‚ I got over that trauma‚ but I am still witnessing the effects
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heartache and suffering for the remainder of your miserable life. Traumatic events can occur in numerous ways‚ at any time in one’s life. Some are lucky enough to get away with them. Unfortunately‚ I was not one of the lucky. I was behind the wheel of my new car‚ singing along to music. I had not a care in the world. It was late at
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A big event that has changed my life was when my older brother moved away to go to the navy. This changed my life cause I did not know if I was ever going to see him again. When he told me he was leaving and not going to be back for awhile i thought he was leaving because of me‚ I was a little brat back then so yeah and at the age i was i thought everything was my fault. The day my brother left was probably the saddest thing to ever happen because me and him would always hang out and play video games
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unpredictably in different directions. Often time it feels like life is like trying to hit a home-run off a knuckle ball. When this happens‚ When life throws us something unexpected we must learn to adapt and respond appropriately.. I learned this when first entering choir as a sophomore with the firm notion that being a bold and strong leader was always the best way to be. Life was about to pitch me a crazy surprise. The first time that my idea of being a loud style of leader was countered was when
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Distance I watched as the little boy struggled his way on to the sport apparatus‚ a green-covered book lay silently on my lap; just unpacked‚ new and fresh like the air of the ordinary dawn as any other day. Many were there. Children bobbled around the field‚ footballs nearly as tall as the chubby little figures rolled and rolled‚ trundling to every possible corner. A green canvas smeared with black‚ brown‚ yellow and white. I gazed. He was beautiful; his brown hair of curls and waves
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those three because they have the most impact in my life‚ along with a few others‚ but those are the main three. I’m living my life with at least one of the three all of the time. My parents like to be engaged in my life a lot‚ so they ask what I listen to‚ what I’m most interested in‚ and that also has a big effect on my life because when my parents can relate‚ I know that a certain trait came from their
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Drive is something that tons of people have not yet to grasp. The word drive itself is just as powerful as its definition. Having a drive for something means there’s passion in what you’re doing. My drive is to get out of bed every day and be productive. It’s my drive that pushes me to get to work and push myself forward. Having that drive for something isn’t something I would want to let go of either. The problem today is that it’s that it’s hard to have a drive for something since it may take
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