I Am

past few months I have realized why I am who I am. I finally learned why I bite my fingernails. I also learned why I can take things that people might tell me and better myself, but others may cry. When I was younger, I had a hard time regulating my emotions which lead to me externalizing my problems. This lead to me always playing rough. Most girls do not play this way, but this actually helped release my anger in a positive way. I also developed a resilience to stress, during times I find…

I am naturally a compassionate person, so I thought this task would not be challenging. However, I was wrong. I tried not to limit myself to one act of compassion and to do this I had to be more aware of my surroundings and the needs of others at all times. Which was a challenge in itself because, I soon realized the challenges of being compassionate all of the time. Suggesting that trying to help others through their suffering has the potential to cause suffering to the helper. Also insinuating…

I am thankful for many things in my life like my family, friends, my school and many more things, but most importantly I am thankful for myself. I am thankful that God has put me on earth to live the life I'm living now. It's hard telling others the qualities I posses because I don't want to brag and seem full of myself but I think it's necessary to brag about ourselves once in a while. Sometimes we focus on the negative things about ourselves, that we don't appreciate the positive attributes we…

small Appalachian town in Kentucky, has exposed me to many obstacles I have had to overcome to get where I am today. I am an honor student, a certified nursing assistant, and a Robinson Leader. I am also enrolled as a freshman at Maysville Community and Technical College while still being enrolled at Menifee County High as a senior. I rise to the top of many of my classes although I am usually the youngest. Getting to where I am today was not easy. Appalachia Kentucky has a long history of…

I have not written in my journal since I was a little girl, but I feel that it would help me clear my head of the pain I experience every day. It is excruciating, yet most of my suffering lies within myself. When the story of Snow White is read to little boys and girls, it does not take long for them to understand that I am a malevolent villain. Being considered "The Evil Queen," it is easy to believe that I try to rid the world of goodness. Barely anybody even knows my name, which happens to be…

I am a product of a divorced family, and one of five children, who grew up in the Bronx, and vacationed in the Carolina every summer from the age of 5-10. A product of a father who mistreated his wife and whipped his children. I am a product of abandonment and being raised by a single mother with two brothers. I am a product of watching my mother turn from drinking, having medical issues, and working hard as a medical assistant to provide for her family. A product of coming from humbling…

You Are Wrong, I Am Right: An Adult Children’s Book on How Nothing Affects Anything and How There is Only One Right Answer Societal Factors Affects on Women Edition [Cover Image- Cartoon academics (researchers, sociologists, professors) covering ears/eyes refusing to look at each others work] Page 1: [Image: Emcee speaking to auditorium of academics (predominately male)] “Hello researchers, please give me your attention and welcome to the Women’s Self Image Convention. Now I notice a…

I am bilingual. I state this based on Grosjean’s perspective that “the bilingual is not just someone who speaks two languages, but he possesses… communicative skills in two languages at different levels” (in Wei, 2007). In this paradigm of bilingualism (or multilingualism), being able to use English for communicative and academic purposes, being able to read academic texts in Italian and understanding general conversations in such language, being able to understand general ideas from…

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…

Rude and I am a freshman at Alpena High School. I try to set a lot of goals for myself but i struggle achieving them when it comes to school. My past grades are pretty shameful i used to do alright in school but when i got to middle school things kinda went downhill and ended up getting poor grades. So this year i’m going to try getting out of that hole I got myself into. I am extremely grateful for my friends and family, they have really helped through the good and bad phases of my life. I play…