My Own Path
A life bears the fruit of one 's choices. It takes the average human 7 seconds to make a simple decision. The sometimes brief decisions one makes today, may very well play a critical role in their future. The genesis of my high school career, just like the narrator in Robert Frost’s famous poem, “The Road Not Taken I had “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.”(1). I had separate roads direct my life to, both equally promising. I had to make a difficult decision concerning my academic and personal future. Choosing the subjects I would take was an arduous challenge for the young ambitious woman that I was. I had two roads before me: one where I could enjoy my time in high school with my friends and take less rigorous courses or …show more content…
Going into Russell County High School, a school deep in the country land of Alabama, my correct grammar wasn’t very common. I was made fun of very often, for the way I spoke. I became used to hearing “Why do you talk to white?”, and being called a nerd. I just wanted to belong. I felt as if the first path was a better goal, even though I still believe to this day I should have taken out my frustration academically. I turned my back on my goal of being an all A student in High School, and decided to focus more on my “social life”. The group of friends I found were more interested in partying, tight pants, and boys than school. I became a totally different person, doing any and everything to fit in and impress my friends. Like my friends, I turned my life to drugs and alcohol, and my life started going so fast pace. I started skipping class, resulting in lowered grades, and I felt no need or desire to obey my parents. I was taken advantage of one night under the influence and that’s when I think I hit rock bottom. I told one of my friends and she told me that it wasn’t that big of a deal, and there was no reason to contact any authorities. I blindly followed her advice, because I was so scared and confused.
A life bears the fruit of one 's choices. It takes the average human 7 seconds to make a simple decision. The sometimes brief decisions one makes today, may very well play a critical role in their future. The genesis of my high school career, just like the narrator in Robert Frost’s famous poem, “The Road Not Taken I had “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.”(1). I had separate roads direct my life to, both equally promising. I had to make a difficult decision concerning my academic and personal future. Choosing the subjects I would take was an arduous challenge for the young ambitious woman that I was. I had two roads before me: one where I could enjoy my time in high school with my friends and take less rigorous courses or …show more content…
Going into Russell County High School, a school deep in the country land of Alabama, my correct grammar wasn’t very common. I was made fun of very often, for the way I spoke. I became used to hearing “Why do you talk to white?”, and being called a nerd. I just wanted to belong. I felt as if the first path was a better goal, even though I still believe to this day I should have taken out my frustration academically. I turned my back on my goal of being an all A student in High School, and decided to focus more on my “social life”. The group of friends I found were more interested in partying, tight pants, and boys than school. I became a totally different person, doing any and everything to fit in and impress my friends. Like my friends, I turned my life to drugs and alcohol, and my life started going so fast pace. I started skipping class, resulting in lowered grades, and I felt no need or desire to obey my parents. I was taken advantage of one night under the influence and that’s when I think I hit rock bottom. I told one of my friends and she told me that it wasn’t that big of a deal, and there was no reason to contact any authorities. I blindly followed her advice, because I was so scared and confused.