Personal Narrative: The First Ten Amendments Of The Bill Of Rights

It was like any other school day, coming back from lunch, sitting in class, and talking to friends; however, it all changed once I arrived in my American Studies class. Mrs. Forbs was standing in front of the class waiting for everyone to quiet down. The class was a bunch of sixth graders, so it took a while to make us be silent. The day felt weird for me, I had my same robotic schedule but for some reason something didn’t feel right. I thought it had something to do with the food I ate for lunch, I would be prepared to head down to the bathroom or even nurse if that was the case; however, what happened that day no sixth grader would be able to prepare for. Our class started where we left off yesterday on our lesson on the first 10 Amendments of the Bill of Rights, we had a song played to us that was stuck in my head for about a month. In the middle of our lesson the class phone rang; everyone became silent and stared at the phone until Mrs. Forbs picked it up. The conversation seemed very quick with just a few nods and a couple yes’s. After the talk, she put the phone down and …show more content…
The words disgust me and make me step back. I couldn’t put my mind around the fact that she just said that. She said it in such an inhumane way it made me feel like I was being punched in the gut with little air left in me. She continues.
“You guys are being a disgrace to your culture! You may be able to be reckless where you come from but not here!” She demanded.
I immediately reacted, no person not even my teacher could talk to me with such disrespect. “I wasn’t even talking, and you have no right to say that to me!” I wasn’t able to bottle it up it just came out, but when I said it I knew it was worth it. She was in complete shock and I could tell she knew I was right. “Get back to class.” She tells me. I walk into class everyone asks me what happened and I tell them all loud and clear, they couldn’t believe it either. That class was never the