Eric Russell: High school english teacher, Advanced Placement Coordinator, yearbook advisor, husband, father of three, and my Helene Tucker. Dick Gregory once wrote, “Everyone’s got a Helene Tucker, a symbol of everything you want” (pg. 168). Symbol, by definition, means a mark or character used as a conventional representation of another. My high school english teacher, Mr. Eric Russell symbolizes me in many aspects of life, such as, accomplishing goals set in life, achieving infinite, intimate knowledge within a certain field of study, and embodying financial stability. Achieving goals set in one’s lifetime equals success. Mr. Russell achieves multiple goals he sets for himself, for example, teaching english. Teaching english for Russell
