Only Connect: The Goals Of A Liberal Education By William Cronon

People are often molded by the experiences they endure in their lifetime. They are who they are because of those experiences. We are all influenced by what we hear and what we see, for good and bad, and that is what structures us. Whether you live in the inner-city or the countryside, we are all influenced by certain affairs. I have been influenced all my life, every day I am shaped into who I am and who I will become. Some of the biggest influences in my life have come from the people around me. I have always wanted to be admired by my friends, so when I note one of my friends or someone around me being idolized I want to feel what they feel. I want to feel loved by as many people as possible. I am influenced by those people, I am who I am today because of those people. In “Only Connect”: The Goals of a Liberal Education, William Cronon gives qualities that make a person liberally educated. You can dig deeper …show more content…
I’m not a very tall person, 5’9” to be exact, so I was always told I wasn’t big enough to play sports. My friends said I wouldn 't play much, and my coaches did the same. I used that as a form of motivation to keep getting better and proving them wrong. I was on the basketball team and I have memories of being told by community members that I wasn’t tall enough and that I should take the winter off. I used that to fuel my fire and started on the basketball team my senior year and led the team in points, assists, and steals. I proved them all wrong, every game I used that motivation to push me further. If I was knocked down, I would get back up and persevere. That is what makes me who I am today. Proving the doubters wrong and doing so with integrity, and no excuses. I didn 't boast or gloat about my accomplishments because actions speak louder than words. Proving them on the court is are effective than behind a keyboard or with