The Big Event
Throughout our lives there will be numerous events that occur. Sometimes these events will a positive impact, and sometimes these events can have a negative impact. In the story, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio we have seen both negative, and positive outcomes from events that have occurred. In my life there have also experienced both positive and negative implications from events that have occurred. I have also learned these effects can be used as learning experiences. I myself have learned to take the negative events and turn them into something positive. In 2014-2015, I was able internalize where all of the hard work, and determination had finally paid off.
Throughout my fourteen years in school I faced many challenges. …show more content…
I recall being so tired and my bed feeling so soft, and cozy that I didn’t want to get up. But I found myself laying there and reflecting on my past fourteen years of school. I the feeling inside me was unexplainable, so many mixed emotions. I recalled the bullying and chastising that I had received, as many kids do in today’s world. I began to feel anger towards those had done me so wrong, hoping that by chance they would be at my big event today. The angrier I felt inside the more motivation I gained. It was my day today, it was the day I had worked so hard to prove everyone wrong, I was going to graduate and show everyone how I successfully overcome the learning disability that I was cursed with. As I was getting ready, I recalled wanting everything just perfect, my hair, my dress and even right down to my shoes. As I was in the bathroom getting ready I looked into the mirror, and felt such a pride about myself as if I was the only one that would be graduating today, even though I would be with all one hundred plus …show more content…
My classmates and I slowly entered the coliseum, to pomp and circumstance. My eyes began to tear up, I did it I am actually graduating high school. As I looked into the audience I could see my entire family, and my grandparents. They were smiling with such pride. This is when I realized how important this day was to all of us, not just myself. My family had been there through it all, pushing me to complete this goal. As we were seated and the principal began to talk, my hands began to sweat, my legs were shaking with fear. I was about to walk across the stage in front of hundreds of people. I recall thinking, please don’t let me fall, make sure I shake with the proper hand, I kept telling myself, “you got this”. Then suddenly my focused was pulled to the speech coming from the large speakers, I heard my name. The principal had given me special recognition for being the outstanding vocational student of my class! I was speechless, I felt as if I couldn’t breathe, I looked in the stands and watched my mom wipe away tears, tears of joy and happiness. Now it was my turn as I approached the stage I had a warm feeling overcome my body, I felt so weak as if my legs may not carry me across the stage. When I walked up the steps my legs felt as if they weighed a hundred pounds, surprisingly I was able to make it to the stage.
Throughout our lives there will be numerous events that occur. Sometimes these events will a positive impact, and sometimes these events can have a negative impact. In the story, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio we have seen both negative, and positive outcomes from events that have occurred. In my life there have also experienced both positive and negative implications from events that have occurred. I have also learned these effects can be used as learning experiences. I myself have learned to take the negative events and turn them into something positive. In 2014-2015, I was able internalize where all of the hard work, and determination had finally paid off.
Throughout my fourteen years in school I faced many challenges. …show more content…
I recall being so tired and my bed feeling so soft, and cozy that I didn’t want to get up. But I found myself laying there and reflecting on my past fourteen years of school. I the feeling inside me was unexplainable, so many mixed emotions. I recalled the bullying and chastising that I had received, as many kids do in today’s world. I began to feel anger towards those had done me so wrong, hoping that by chance they would be at my big event today. The angrier I felt inside the more motivation I gained. It was my day today, it was the day I had worked so hard to prove everyone wrong, I was going to graduate and show everyone how I successfully overcome the learning disability that I was cursed with. As I was getting ready, I recalled wanting everything just perfect, my hair, my dress and even right down to my shoes. As I was in the bathroom getting ready I looked into the mirror, and felt such a pride about myself as if I was the only one that would be graduating today, even though I would be with all one hundred plus …show more content…
My classmates and I slowly entered the coliseum, to pomp and circumstance. My eyes began to tear up, I did it I am actually graduating high school. As I looked into the audience I could see my entire family, and my grandparents. They were smiling with such pride. This is when I realized how important this day was to all of us, not just myself. My family had been there through it all, pushing me to complete this goal. As we were seated and the principal began to talk, my hands began to sweat, my legs were shaking with fear. I was about to walk across the stage in front of hundreds of people. I recall thinking, please don’t let me fall, make sure I shake with the proper hand, I kept telling myself, “you got this”. Then suddenly my focused was pulled to the speech coming from the large speakers, I heard my name. The principal had given me special recognition for being the outstanding vocational student of my class! I was speechless, I felt as if I couldn’t breathe, I looked in the stands and watched my mom wipe away tears, tears of joy and happiness. Now it was my turn as I approached the stage I had a warm feeling overcome my body, I felt so weak as if my legs may not carry me across the stage. When I walked up the steps my legs felt as if they weighed a hundred pounds, surprisingly I was able to make it to the stage.