What Is The Most Important Thing In Your Life?

Writing is inevitable. Every class, every subject, and every job require the ability to write. It’s engraved in every young mind at age 4 that writing is a primitive way of communicating. From learning the basics in kindergarten to practicing cursive in 3rd grade, to then writing my first paper in middle school, I remember how writing was drilled into every aspect of my curriculum. The overuse and rather less than exciting assignments, lead me to grow to absolutely dread the word “essay”. Writing was the last thing on my mind and I would deny, and wish that I wouldn 't have to write any more stupid papers that meant absolutely nothing to me. My egotistical attitude carried from middle to high school and it wasn 't until my senior year that

She glanced around the silent room, looking at each new and tired face with curiosity and eagerness. “Got it?” she placed her hands on her hips and quickly tiptoed to the front of the room with an even bigger smile than before, pausing once more before she shouted out, “Okay, good! Now write me 2,000 words on the most important thing in your life!!” Suddenly the room felt even more silent and still before it did. The tired eyes of every senior in the room grew wide at the sight of the first curveball senior year had thrown. I remember this moment when my teacher, Mrs. Manhiem, gave us a huge assignment within 5 minutes of our first day senior year, and although I was not thrilled about the timing, the actual assignment its self was intriguing. After days of deep thought, I soon realized that I had four important things to write about. I wrote about my mother and how she is my everything. I wrote about my amazing father, who is the most incredible man I know, and how he makes my world go round. I wrote about how I could not live without my two older brothers because I wouldn’t be who I am today without my biggest role models, supporters, and my two very best friends. The earliest memories I have