A Lesson Learned As I think about my life when I was younger, I remember when I was fifteen years’ old. I lived in the house with my aunt Valerie, who raised me from a newborn baby, because my mother, Carolyn was in and out of jail and on drugs. My aunt would tell me about the boys and how they only wanted to get in my pants. Of course, I didn’t listen to her warnings all I wanted to do was have fun with my friends. At fifteen who wants to hear all the negative things being drilled in their head about boys? I remember as weeks and months went by I started sneaking out to enjoy times with my friends. I jumped through windows, snuck through sliding doors, and even played sleep until my aunt would fall asleep for the night. That’s when I found myself doing things that was not normal for a teenager. I began partying, having sex, and giving birth. At fifteen all teenagers have experienced the life of partying and all the effects. I have experienced some of them like clubbing, drinking and not giving my education my full attention. For most, fifteen-year-old teens like to be the life of the party, but for me, I had the opportunity to embrace life from a different aspect. I set in my down time and think about the things that drove me into that kind of lifestyle. I would not open up to talk about the …show more content…
I love my children above everything but I want them to face life from a different angle. I have taught all my children that the things that are important in their lives should come first. Even though all teenagers drift off the schedule life has a way of bring them back. There is a place and a time for partying, sexual activities, and giving birth for all individuals. My motto, “stay focused and gain everything life has to offer.” Follow the instruction from adults in charge will give them a better start in growing
grows and learns many lessons. Throughout my life I have learned many similar lessons. In addition, I have discovered that there is a relationship between Huck's life lessons and my life lessons. Also I have learned many different lessons that Huck was dispossessed from learning. Twain's character, Huckleberry Finn, and I can be compared and contrasted through lessons we both have learned and lessons that only I have learned. During my life I have learned that lessons are hard, complex, and
Ever since I was young I've learned many lessons. Everyone has got in trouble for doing something they not supposed to do. I remember some lessons and put them to use in my life but some I simply forget. The more lessons you learn the more you can do better and have better knowledge about things. I think life lessons are the best lessons learned and they also helps build you as a character. This was truly a lesson learned. Life lessons can tell a lot about you to many of your peers. There is a lot
different lessons, in several ways, to get through life. I have learned many lessons in my life; some more important than others. Accepting, enjoying, and being; these three lessons stuck out to me better than any other lessons. I have learned to accept things for what they are, enjoy the little things in life, and be who I am. Learning how to accept many different things for what they are has not been an easy ride. I would see something and hate it without giving it a chance. For example, when my first
The Valuable Lessons Life Brings Throughout life, people are bound to make mistakes and go through hard times: it is inevitable. Although many people are blind to it, these setbacks in life often bring valuable lessons. Life lessons help people better themselves everyday. The most important life lessons that I’ve learned are about friendships, family, and being on a team. One valuable life lesson that I’ve learned is about friendships. I’ve learned that true friends will be loyal when their friends
and curious tomboy who has many lessons to learn about life. By the end of the novel, Scout transforms into a mature young adult and learns to face all the harsh situations she has to go throughout her childhood. After each experience, Scout discovers new interpretations that change her understanding of people overall, and how to deal with certain people. I too have had my fair share of mistakes which led into me learning valuable life lessons. Life lessons learned during childhood shape your personality
Life Lessons From reading the novel “Wisdom of the Last Farmer” written by David Mas Masumoto was about his experiences as an organic farmer. David had help created a better understanding for the pleasure of discovering the meaning of life lessons. Family, nature, and farming are the three category that helped contribute toward David life lessons. Family helped shape David into discovering life lessons as he shared bonds and experiences with his family. Nature had lesson David to work hard to achieve
maintenance man for his whole life. But one day his life completely changed when a ride named Freedy’s free fall malfunction and almost collapses on a little girl but Eddie saves her just in time but it cost him his life and everything went dark for him after that. When he wakes up he realizes that he is now in heaven. He also starts to realize that he has to go on a journey to meet his five people in heaven and each person has to teach him something about his life. A large amount of people can relate
When people set goals in life, they tend to learn lessons along the way. In The Alchemist, a boy named Santiago has a goal of finding treasure near the pyramids in Egypt. On his journey, he meets people who teach him about life and ways to reach goals. Santiago learned from a merchant, an Englishman, and an alchemist. One thing that he learned that stood out to me the most was: “before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way (Coelho 132).” That stood
What I Have Learned The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch describes the life lessons he has learned throughout his life. It explains how he came upon these lessons, and how they impacted his life from childhood to adulthood. Throughout my life I have learned lessons from my parents and other special people in my life. I hold these life lessons close, and I will use these in the future to come. Fraud Fairness First, a life lesson I hold close and will use in the future is, life is not always fair.
your placement classroom. What did you learn about science teaching during this experience? What did you do well? What will you do differently during future instruction? When teaching through the 5E model in the classroom, I learned that students really enjoyed exploring and discovering their learning. I was really amazed and surprise by the outcome of teaching by using the 5E model. After teaching my first lesson using that model I actually had a lot of my students asking me if I was going to become
formed me in so many ways. I have learned an unfathomable amount through friendships as well as accumulating a lot of personal growth. The significance of friendships in my own American experience has taught me unique lessons, an open mind, respect, growth, and has given me a strong feeling for who I am. During my life I have been exposed to many kinds of people of all ages and ethnicities which have taught me things that I may have never learned. Thinking back, through all the memories
Many people learn many different life lessons throughout their lives. Whether it’s from reading a book, watching a movie, or living the experience yourself. Many life lessons can be taught to people through several different things. These include, but are not limited to, hard-work, getting a job, playing sports with a team or by yourself, and achieving your goals. I have learned many life lessons through many different things. Three of these life lessons are never give up, it’s not over ‘til it’s
semester I have learned many things in my English class, educationally and through life lessons. Ms. Henry took the tedious, standard, subject of English and turned it into moral and intellectual lessons we can use in our daily lives. I latched onto the secret life of bees, serial, and the debate, out of the topics we went over this semester. I learned, from the secret life of bees book about the importance of different perspectives. In English, we often use these in writings about an opinion or
A LESSON I LEARNED Final version One of the most important lessons I have learned recently relates to a Spanish class I attended where we learned about nostalgia and how it affects an individual’s progress. In the experience, I realized that nostalgia is a waste of time because of a few reasons I will discuss in this paper. I learned that nostalgia is a heightened sentimental longing for the past. In the experience, I realized that whenever an individual consciously or unconsciously tolerates
reflect back on my grade school adventures at Incarnate Word Academy and wonder what grand things my future in high school may hold. I look back fondly on all the years and lessons I have learned. Out of all the years, all the homework, projects, reports, field trips and friendships, my kindergarten teacher taught me a very valuable lesson. This is the message that I feel that Our Lady of the Elms will assist me to foster in high school and eventually into my adult life. The lesson I learned in kindergarten