Narrative Essay On Who Am I In College

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Who Am I?
I remember eight years ago as I was sitting in my eighth grade classroom, my homeroom teacher went to each student and gave him or her an envelope. It was June, so we were getting ready for our middle school graduation. The envelope served as a parting gift. Inside of this envelope was a half-inch strip of paper on notable characteristics of the respective student. When I opened mine, it read “—thoughtful and extremely perceptive of others and her environment. She is intelligent and has varied interests and opinions that hardly anyone knows about. She is an excellent student and a loyal friend.” At the time, I simply read the paper and stuffed it back in the envelope. However, after some years passed, I found the paper as I was cleaning my room one day and read it again. That time, I really considered the words that were written. To this day, I am amazed by how accurate my eighth grade teacher was in describing my character. Though I am now 21 years old and preparing to graduate from college, I still feel that that brief description written
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Though it hurt at the time, I think it made me consciously aware of how important it is to be respectful and nonjudgmental of others. Even when I do not agree with another’s beliefs or actions, I keep whatever judgment I have to myself, and treat the person the way I would want to be treated. As a result, I am slow to anger. I rarely get mad at people and if I do, I tend to keep it to myself because I never want to appear as being mean. Though some may regard this as being a “pushover”, I think it is a positive attribute because it shows I have control over my emotions. As mentioned above, I do not curse so if I do get angry, I still try to maintain respect and avoid saying anything offensive. This type of response will be useful as a helper because clients need to feel that they are in a safe and welcoming environment where they can open up and not be

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