Little Bill Research Paper

One of my favorite childhood shows was Little Bill. In one particular episode, Little Bill goes in search of his special thing. He journeyed through his home, asking his family members what their “things” were. His brother enjoyed playing the violin, his sister excelled at basketball and his father loved to relax to the sound of his favorite jazz tunes. None of those things suited Little Bill and so his wandering continued. He looked inwards and outwards for his just for me thing. This episode sticks with me to this day; like Little Bill I needed to find my just for me thing that set me apart from my family. Or so I thought. My just for me thing was always there, but I made it a point never to acknowledge it until high school.
Out of my siblings, I would say I am the odd one out. They are all outgoing and very social. While they have an abundance of friends, I have very few. The joke being that I don’t have any at all. Unlike me, they all seem to have found their knacks. My younger brother loves baseball, and my sister adores theater. My older brother is very fond of animals and intends to work with them in the future. But the biggest thing that sets us apart is our behavior in school. While they were overall disinterested, I always needed to …show more content…
It seemed my siblings always had some sort of talent worth bragging on or a certain charm. All I had was another good report card. I was just another grade and with “you’re just a grade” always blaring in my mind my love for school began to diminish. I was embarrassed by the fact that I even wanted to go to school and I would painstakingly accept compliments on how I was doing so well. And somehow loving to learn became such an embarrassing thing but it was in school that I found my just for me thing. I needed to be in school because I needed to learn; to know everything. From learning came my ability to create and whether I had known it or not I fell in love with