Imagine a place where camo is abundant, racism is a daily part of life, and republicans run everything. That place is my hometown Minot, North Dakota. A small town located about 80 miles from the canadian border with land so flat I swear you can see for 40 miles. It’s filled with lots of cliche small town things, but I hate people who romanticize small towns. The locals aren’t quirky, they’re racist. The family restaurants aren’t home town cooking, mostly just a lot of chicken strip baskets. So since everyone always knows everyone 's business, attending school with the same kids I’ve known since I was 4 gets pretty old. The competition between each other is pretty intense in school as well as sports. So small town life isn’t quite as simple as it’s made out to be, especially when we have one of the hardest sets of academic standards in the US.
Growing up I was pushed pretty hard as a student to strive for the best. My family has always said I was naturally intelligent so it seemed like I was going to do well even in harsh conditions. I adored school as a child, and loved the creative aspects the most. I was very into painting, singing, and dancing. I would always play pretend and ask way too many questions. But as I become older I stopped liking academics. They …show more content…
I’ll probably be done writing this paper in about an hour. It’s more of the fact that I find them painfully boring. I also hate editing, and re-reading because I think it’s an unnecessary process. I’ve never re-read or proofread an assignment before I handed it in (besides my two large thesis’s that took two months to write). I just don’t do it because I know I don’t have to; I’m essentially an English teacher 's worst nightmare. I’ve always gotten good grades and commentary on my papers, but that’s because I wrote what would make them happy. So I think I might be done doing that; I’m going to start writing for
Growing up I was pushed pretty hard as a student to strive for the best. My family has always said I was naturally intelligent so it seemed like I was going to do well even in harsh conditions. I adored school as a child, and loved the creative aspects the most. I was very into painting, singing, and dancing. I would always play pretend and ask way too many questions. But as I become older I stopped liking academics. They …show more content…
I’ll probably be done writing this paper in about an hour. It’s more of the fact that I find them painfully boring. I also hate editing, and re-reading because I think it’s an unnecessary process. I’ve never re-read or proofread an assignment before I handed it in (besides my two large thesis’s that took two months to write). I just don’t do it because I know I don’t have to; I’m essentially an English teacher 's worst nightmare. I’ve always gotten good grades and commentary on my papers, but that’s because I wrote what would make them happy. So I think I might be done doing that; I’m going to start writing for