I was certain of two things in my life. The first was that I only wanted to attend Rutgers University for college and the second was my love for track and field. I was a student-athlete my first year of college and I would never forget one memory that made a lasting impact on my life. It was a five kilometer race in which the main runners of the race actually ran off-course and had to be led back onto the right course for the race. I was one of the top runners and I had followed my competitors into the wrong direction. However, despite the anger that was brewing inside me I molded it into something beautiful and I raced my way to first place. I did not break any records because my timing was off from running in the wrong direction however; I was able to slowly surpass every competitor. I have a determination for running and I carried it into every race I ran. It was a determination to succeed and keep pushing and breaking records. But, that determination is something that is part of me as an individual. It’s a characteristic that I helped carve and a strength that is part of my character.
This determination that I have I owe to my mother. She molded me into the person I am today. My mom raised me to do well in school and to obtain a good job. She told me one phrase that I …show more content…
A class called, “Black Community Law and Social Change,” won my heart for the law field. It was the book, “Walking with the Wind,” by John Lewis that did the trick. It was solely that book that truly helped me realize what I desired. I dug deeper into this type of justice and I learned that this was my one true love in the law field. Since then, I have been researching into civil rights and human rights and reading books related to the field such as Ralph Abernathy’s, “And the Walls Came Tumbling Down,” Alex Haley’s book, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” and the most recent Bryan Stevenson’s “Just
This determination that I have I owe to my mother. She molded me into the person I am today. My mom raised me to do well in school and to obtain a good job. She told me one phrase that I …show more content…
A class called, “Black Community Law and Social Change,” won my heart for the law field. It was the book, “Walking with the Wind,” by John Lewis that did the trick. It was solely that book that truly helped me realize what I desired. I dug deeper into this type of justice and I learned that this was my one true love in the law field. Since then, I have been researching into civil rights and human rights and reading books related to the field such as Ralph Abernathy’s, “And the Walls Came Tumbling Down,” Alex Haley’s book, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” and the most recent Bryan Stevenson’s “Just