...then the answered came and my problem was solved. Entering school as a freshman was not as easy as I thought it was going to be. During my freshman year everything seemed to be hard and difficult. I being to doubt myself that nothing I tried to do was possible. After I decided that giving up wasn’t the answer, everything was a breeze from there on out. After, my freshman year came my sophomore year. Things in my sophomore year just became even harder. Throughout my freshman year, I maintained to be focused in all my classes and asked questions when I was unsure of something. To me “failure was not an option”. That quote stuck with me because in middle school that was our quote. Here comes the problem where I wanted to give up on everything and not even try anymore. I felt as if school was a waste of time. During my junior year in High School things became harder and unclear to me. I felt as if there was no need to try anymore. I had several classes first and second semester. I lacked in self-confidence and doubted myself even more. I couldn’t manage my time anymore because; my focus was always somewhere else. The classes were hard and I felt like my world was coming to an end. My breakthrough with my junior year had finally came to an end when one of my friends showed me that I was being to over dramatic, and that I was over thinking several things in my junior year. I didn’t feel the need to do any of the assignments but my friend changed my mind. She helped me understand...
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...Spent most of my life wondering how to live a purpose driven life in abundance. Evidently, in my high school years, I did not gained respect from others simply because I was not smart enough. During those times, I felt desperate to find a way out of this meaningless life. I was alone by myself with the imprudent thoughts about where my life would proceed as I continue to grow up with no sense of purpose for entity. It left me pondering from day to day how to pursue a brighter future. The feeling of disappointment and upset cannot describe how frustrated I was after seeing all my core-classes grades plummeted during the first semester of my sophomore year because my parents proposed and wanted to divorce. My rank dropped. I was scared to think how life would be as I continued to lose focus in school. However, my thoughts were changed after I listened to Mr. Stogilin the day I walked into I.T class to watch a video about motivation. Mr. Stoglin was an African American who looked fifty and who stood firmly ready to make his speech. He had a prideful tone that was a mark with some life changing words as he began to enunciate, "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful." His energy and passion channeled my mind to think positively and to revitalize a new life. I was serious! At that moment, I felt that there was still potential in myself and wasted away by not working hard to overcome hardships not only in school but also in daily...
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...A woman named Alexandra Elle once said “I am thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled upon my strength.” Accepting defeat is perhaps one of the most difficult challenges to go through. The mortification is tough to overcome after experiencing failure. Failure comes in many different forms and people have different ways of handling it. For myself, my failure came recently after I was not reelected for senior class president. After I found out I was no longer a part of student council, I had one question to answer: what do I do now? Throughout my years at high school, I have held a variety of positions in student council. I was class reporter my freshman year, class vice president my sophomore year, and class president...
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...In much of my childhood, I was a restless troublemaker, even though it was my character flaw I was also a generous child. By the age of five, my family and I moved to South Africa because of my father's Engineering business. In the winter of 2006, we moved to the United state by this time I was eight years old. Because my parents had an academic background and didn't want me to struggle with communicating with others they taught me to read, write and speak English. The first Elementary school I attended in the United States was Bruce Shulkey elementary, While in elementary school when it came to making friends it came as second nature, but when it came to academics I did well in most of the subjects but struggled in math to my surprise I didn't...
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...ESSAY The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. I don’t know about everyone but I’ve stumbled and fallen an abundance of times, although one failure in particular had a substantial impact on me. My freshman year of high school competing as a runner in the world of Track & field had been the most disappointing year of my high school career. I made it far for a rookie, but how it all played out in the end just felt as if daggers had pierced my heart. For those who know me know that I am all for this sport, you can always find me on or near a track. As I started off my freshman year my coach advised me that being a sprinter is the path I should take in order to be successful in the sport. He said my personality best suited one of a sprinter the most. So I set out in hopes of achieving what few could, I wanted to be one of those to compete in the state meet as a freshman and get recognized by colleges early. Have scouts on my trail from freshman to senior year. Unfortunately a leg injury ended my season in the finals of the qualifying meet for state. Now some may not look at this as a failure, but in my eyes it was nothing less than a defeat and failure to pursue the goals I sought forth to achieve. I failed and defeated myself in the process. However after recovering from the injury I had my eyes set on yet another goal, Redemption! This down fall changed the way I viewed failure, it gave me a drive, and allowed me to break barriers...
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...There’s many reasons I feel you guys should accept me into Central State University. My gpa may not be as high as others But, it only made me who I am today. Working hard is very important to me, I strive to do better every single day and make a difference no matter if it’s through the people around me or just in my community. Coming to your university I know will prepare me for greatness. There’s many times where I felt as if I wasn’t good enough but Getting through a rough day I always read this quote, and it states this. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” And this quotes helps me understand that without failing you can’t succeed and before you succeed you have to fail. And here are reasons...
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...I identify myself as a High Honor Roll student, but most importantly as a maturing young adult. Through my life experience I have learned the true value of self-worth and I discovered my sense of identity. Although the road to achieve these things was never easy I still managed to obtain both. During my freshman year in high school I was struck with unbelieveable news; my mom and stepfather were going to get a divorce. When my mom told me it just seemed so unreal, I am so used to seeing divorce on TV but I never thought it would hit home. After I initially found out about the divorce I brushed it off and paid it no mind. It took a while for it to actually sink in and when it did, I couldn’t believe that my parents could do such a thing. My step-father was the only father figure in my life because my birth father wasn’t around. The idea of my parents getting a divorce was overwhelming emotionally. I began paying less and less attention to my school work. The divorce consumed me. I felt as if I was carrying the entire weight of the divorce on my shoulders. My step-sister stopped coming over and it was very hard,my whole family was being broken apart and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. My mom was trying her best to cope but she still remained strong it was tough seeing her in that frame of mind. My mom and step-father’s divorce lasted for a little over two years. By the end of my sophomore year I had already fallen far...
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...of Failure Since the day I could walk, I have been obsessed with greatness. Or afraid of failure, whichever way you want to look at it. Whether it was school, sports, or just being a friend to someone, I had a burning desire to always make the people in my life proud. Although this was true for everything I was involved in, it was especially true for cheerleading. I was a cheerleader from grade school all the way up until my senior year of high school. I loved it and it always came natural. When I made it to high school however, things started changing. After an unimaginably nerve racking tryout, I made the JV competition team as a freshman, which was my goal entering in. The year went by and I could see myself improving little by little everyday. I was sure by the next year’s tryouts I would make the Varsity competition team easily. My family kept telling me how excited they were to see me on Varsity and they just knew I would make it. The next year’s tryouts came around quicker than I realized, and even quicker came the disappointment of seeing my name on the JV competition roster, AGAIN! The disappointment I felt was unlike any other I had experienced. Nevertheless, cheerleading was the one thing I loved most and quitting was not an option. I began to develop a more positive attitude about the upcoming season and...
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...In my brief eighteen-years of life, I have encountered many obstacles and faced great amounts of adversity in my athletic endeavors. From pulled quad muscles to kicking in a game while battling salmonella, I have always played to my best abilities by learning to manage and overcome barriers that stand before me. While these physical hindrances have been difficult, none are as devastating as failure. Most consider failure to mean that one didn’t reach their end goal due to poor performance or circumstances. This is not failure but instead part of the process of being successful. The real failure, however, is when someone gives up on their goal and quits trying to reach it. As an athlete, I have heard a lot of pep talks about success and failure....
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...Hello Admissions committee, After just talking to the members of a school group I am trying to get off the ground , selling off some stock so I have cash for college, and recalling my thousand dollar business failure (but what a glorious failure it was), I response to the question, “what is so meaningful that my application would be incomplete without it”, with the answer, that I am a dynamic person. Whenever I decide what I am going to do, whether that be deciding on the number of AP courses I take, or whether or not I start up a new business venture, I always think to myself that almost all good things which have been brought to the world have rarely been gained by people who were exceptionally intelligent, privileged, or lucky. Instead,...
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...float to the mark you set” (164). Also, He discusses his four years of high school. He expresses his failure during school and his success in the story. How a highly successful teacher supported and encourage Rose to stay consist in school. My High School years, I had to take a 4 long year, 720 day journey in High School. It was a Roller coaster ride with up’s and down’s as I begun with my freshmen year. I went to school without knowing the techniques to maintain a GPA or balance school work and activities. That didn’t stop me I was Mr. popular guy, the man everybody wanted to know; I was the man. My grades were not good; the teachers thought I was going to be on a 5 year plan. I was happy to have wonderful teachers who actually cared enough to help me. But as Rose explained “the teacher had no idea on how to engage the imaginations of us kids who were scuttling along at the bottom of the pond” (185) . The most important part of education is having someone who can teach you and help you understand as well as you possibly can. While I was working on my grades, I wanted to play on the basketball team. That was my dream. I wanted to hear the crowd cheering my name, and the faces of our opponents when they lose. I wanted to be a part of that but I didn’t have the grades therefore that moment I want set a goal that would change my life and focus. A year passed by and unto my sophomore year I went. I started to take my school work serious and learning that “every step you take leads...
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...into the story. Every one of my favorite stories that I have read are all easily relatable. A story that relates best to me through the connection of characters is “Oliver’s Evolution” written by John Updike. Oliver and I both went through struggles when we were younger such as having parental issues and having poor characteristics. Having all of these qualities can destroy or make someone into a new individual. These struggles morph him from a neglected, problematic young boy to a determined, responsible...
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...A comfort zone, particularly for high schoolers, serves as a no-risk, no-failure, no-rejection zone reflecting that most teenagers are not willing to extend themselves or jeopardize their reputations or risk potential embarrassment in front of their friends and acquaintances. Many students fear venturing out to try new activities or meet others who may hold similar interests. As for me, I was constructively forced out of my old group of friends who served as my comfort zone for the first two years of high school. Based on this experience, I firmly believe that people should be more receptive and open to new people who are culturally and ethnically diverse. Such experiences and people exist outside of our comfort zones a comfort zone is self-limiting and stagnant, causing us to miss out on enriching opportunities which are only available to those who extend themselves. Ultimately, I had to put myself out “there” to meet new people. As a consequence, I also tried new things and activities that my new friends embraced as their interests. My first experience of being thrown out of my comfort zone simmered and then escalated through my sophomore year of high school. Many of my friends in freshman year had started to experiment, with little thought or consequences with boys, lifestyle choices, or unhealthy substances. For them, it was the “cool” thing to care more about revealing outfits, alcohol, parties, or dating rather than their families, academics, or the well-being of their...
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...changed my life, it calms me down when I'm stressed, it makes me feel happy when I’m feeling heavy-hearted, it waits for me to get home and it’s helped me throughout my high school years. I love my violin. I love my music. It all started during seventh grade when I realized that I could major in music at Lincoln Park High School. Once I found this out, I was determined to not only succeed in getting into the program, but to challenge myself by taking up a new instrument: the violin. I’d been taking piano lessons since I was nine, so I asked my instructor, Ann Urhausen to help me prepare. I auditioned with a piece she had picked out for me. On average, I practiced two hours a day in order to make certain that my interpretation was on point,...
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...life as an act of defiance or an assertion of power. Going to school isn’t for everybody but it’s up to you to know what you want. As for Sherman Alexie, (author of “Superman and Me”), he described his life as an Indian boy living on the Spokane Indian Reserve in eastern Washington state and how reading and writing greatly affected his life. As an Indian child, the narrator was expected to fail. But although failure is what was expected of him, Alexie refused to do so. He wanted to prove that his culture was able to get an education and value reading. Now he teaches creative writing to Indian children and has many students described as students who are “trying to save their lives”. Therefore having this quote, “I refused to fail. I was smart. I was arrogant. I was lucky”. (p. 91). (MHG Alexie 83-91) inspired me to take on this challenge in life. An Art education provides me with skills, knowledge, perseverance, and wisdom. It broadens my attitudes of acceptance of others who are different from me; it enhances my understanding of how the world really works; it provides the possibilities for growth and joy to my life. Education challenges me to become a dedicated, productive, and relevant member of my American society. I have the ability to draw still life. My dream is to become a still life artist. The skill of drawing cartoons started in 6th grade when my teacher gave me a Garfield coloring book. Once I got home, my cousin and I decided to have a contest to see who could draw...
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