Prompt 1 (That’s one adult whom I targeted as a child and said, “That’s who I want to be when I grow up.” (Mitch, pg. 15) Who do you admire? Why?)
I admire my grandma for many reasons, especially because she is someone who has always been there for me and always will be. One characteristic of my grandmother is that she is incredibly determined in every way. This year, my mom, brother and I, along with most of my mom’s family went to Glacier National Park in Montana. We went hiking on several trails, and even though my grandma is over 80 years old, she and my grandpa insisted on coming along. She hiked over 5 miles on the trip. Another thing about my grandma that shows me how much strength she has is something called Carcinoid Cancer. It is …show more content…
It was 76 weeks long, and she was one of the first patients involved in the trial. This to me showed an amazing deal of strength and courage, as well as determination. My grandma spends all her time doing her absolute best to help others, and that is someone who I inspire to be someday. My grandma also went to college to become an elementary teacher and taught kindergarten for many years. This is also one of my hopes for my future, and I know that I can learn much from my grandma’s great deal of patience and kindness. When both my brother Matt, and I were about six or seven, she helped us to write stories in little books she would help make and she taught us about loving to learn. She taught us how to dye easter eggs and garden and took us to parks. Even now, 10 years later she is teaching her great grandchildren these same things. Despite living in St.Paul, since I was little we have been going to grandma and grandpa’s house at least every month, and it feels like a second home. When I think about …show more content…
I know that a year from now I will be in college. I am excited to leave home and make my own choices, but I also have doubts. I worry about not knowing anyone or not getting along with my roommate. I fear that I may choose the wrong college or wrong classes, or even after I get my degree, not being able to find a job. But despite all of these fears, I still can’t wait to leave for college. In fact, I am already planning out what I want to have in my dorm, and what I’ll leave behind. I’m finishing my college visits and looking into classes. I already know my major and I cannot wait to find a job and start teaching. Of course Mitch is talking about leaving college and going off into the world to find a job, and I am talking about leaving home to go off to college, I still find that our cases are similar. We both have ambition and drive to get us to go, but we still are scared. Which makes sense, because, these are huge parts of life. They are the next steps that determine who we become as a person. We can’t know what is ahead of us, but we have to take the chance that it will all work out somehow, in the end, and to me, that is what life is, a
I admire my grandma for many reasons, especially because she is someone who has always been there for me and always will be. One characteristic of my grandmother is that she is incredibly determined in every way. This year, my mom, brother and I, along with most of my mom’s family went to Glacier National Park in Montana. We went hiking on several trails, and even though my grandma is over 80 years old, she and my grandpa insisted on coming along. She hiked over 5 miles on the trip. Another thing about my grandma that shows me how much strength she has is something called Carcinoid Cancer. It is …show more content…
It was 76 weeks long, and she was one of the first patients involved in the trial. This to me showed an amazing deal of strength and courage, as well as determination. My grandma spends all her time doing her absolute best to help others, and that is someone who I inspire to be someday. My grandma also went to college to become an elementary teacher and taught kindergarten for many years. This is also one of my hopes for my future, and I know that I can learn much from my grandma’s great deal of patience and kindness. When both my brother Matt, and I were about six or seven, she helped us to write stories in little books she would help make and she taught us about loving to learn. She taught us how to dye easter eggs and garden and took us to parks. Even now, 10 years later she is teaching her great grandchildren these same things. Despite living in St.Paul, since I was little we have been going to grandma and grandpa’s house at least every month, and it feels like a second home. When I think about …show more content…
I know that a year from now I will be in college. I am excited to leave home and make my own choices, but I also have doubts. I worry about not knowing anyone or not getting along with my roommate. I fear that I may choose the wrong college or wrong classes, or even after I get my degree, not being able to find a job. But despite all of these fears, I still can’t wait to leave for college. In fact, I am already planning out what I want to have in my dorm, and what I’ll leave behind. I’m finishing my college visits and looking into classes. I already know my major and I cannot wait to find a job and start teaching. Of course Mitch is talking about leaving college and going off into the world to find a job, and I am talking about leaving home to go off to college, I still find that our cases are similar. We both have ambition and drive to get us to go, but we still are scared. Which makes sense, because, these are huge parts of life. They are the next steps that determine who we become as a person. We can’t know what is ahead of us, but we have to take the chance that it will all work out somehow, in the end, and to me, that is what life is, a