In today’s society, majority of the people don’t follow their passion; they just do. The definition of the word passion is “strong and barely controllable emotion.” Many people can be passionate for their family, job, career, or even something that make a difference in our community. In my life, the word passion is characterized by the love of my family, the outstanding culinary arts program in my high school, and the belief of my religion. The love of my family is a key quality in my definition of passion. As you grow older, the love for anything extends more because you are capable of understanding things more. In my early childhood, I was in a scary accident that could have had me killed at young age; Christmas Eve in the year 2004 was
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My passion for food has increased so much by attending my high school. The school offers a culinary arts program and they are certified by ProStart Certification, which is a very important certification to have when working in this field, and within a yearly span we are assigned banquets, functions, dinners, and competitions. The year of 2014, my first year attending this school, I was honored by being chosen to compete in a culinary competition, Skills USA. I knew that this was an enormous role to be apart because it meant that I had to represent my school when we travel to local colleges to compete against regional schools that also participated in this unique event. The first competition I ever did was the hardest out of all the ones but the result of it led me to take first place which was outstanding achieve in my life. By taking first place, I practiced for many months leading for the scary uneasy day, but I knew I had to show off my skills to not only to the judges and other competitors but mainly to my mentor/role model, who was my teacher, Chef Holloway. I will always remember his name because he inspired me more every single day I walked into his class. The best feeling he would give me is the feeling of confidence; he would continuously told me this program is my passion and if I stick my head into this field than my career would be amazing. Hearing those words made me feel proud and great because I knew someone had confidence for me even though there would be times I didn’t have confidence in myself. Within the past two years, I have competed in seven competitions and the results of the competitions led me to take first in vast
My passion for food has increased so much by attending my high school. The school offers a culinary arts program and they are certified by ProStart Certification, which is a very important certification to have when working in this field, and within a yearly span we are assigned banquets, functions, dinners, and competitions. The year of 2014, my first year attending this school, I was honored by being chosen to compete in a culinary competition, Skills USA. I knew that this was an enormous role to be apart because it meant that I had to represent my school when we travel to local colleges to compete against regional schools that also participated in this unique event. The first competition I ever did was the hardest out of all the ones but the result of it led me to take first place which was outstanding achieve in my life. By taking first place, I practiced for many months leading for the scary uneasy day, but I knew I had to show off my skills to not only to the judges and other competitors but mainly to my mentor/role model, who was my teacher, Chef Holloway. I will always remember his name because he inspired me more every single day I walked into his class. The best feeling he would give me is the feeling of confidence; he would continuously told me this program is my passion and if I stick my head into this field than my career would be amazing. Hearing those words made me feel proud and great because I knew someone had confidence for me even though there would be times I didn’t have confidence in myself. Within the past two years, I have competed in seven competitions and the results of the competitions led me to take first in vast