I don’t know how else to start this other than, you are simply the weirdest person I know. I mean that in the best way possible because I truly wish I could possess the qualities you have. You are a tall, skinny, dark haired, unathletic kid who attempted to ran track in middle school, but came in last place every single time. You are the kid who can ace a test without even studying. You are so funny, but in the weirded way. You are also the shyest kid I know. Everyone would struggle just to get one word out of you. It wasn’t until about three years ago when you started eating dinner with mom, dad, and me and you would actually talk to us. So when you came to us telling us that you’re starting to take up comedy, we were all incredibly shocked. …show more content…
It’s just so unpredictable because of how quiet you were, but then again so not surprising because you would always come up with these crazy ideas. It’s unbelieveable how far you’ve come. I will always remember the day you walked into the living room to tell us that we were allowed to come to your first comedy open mic. We almost laughed, thinking you were kidding. How was a kid that never talked to even his own family going to get up on a stage to tell a whole crowd a couple of jokes? We always knew you were funny, but we had no idea what to expect. I think the question everyone wondered the most was, “When did you decide that you wanted to try comedy?” You told us, “I don’t know. Every time I would present something for one of my classes I would end up making people laugh and I wasn’t even trying to be funny, so I just started writing a couple of jokes.” I just remember thinking that this is definitely something you were seriously going to do because you 're the type of person who gets an idea in their head and makes it happen. (expand more during lead out). I think we all knew this comedian thing wasn’t just a phase. You weren’t going to stop at open mics. When you set your mind something, you don’t give up until it’s the best. The thing is you don’t even have to try to make it the best, it all comes natural to …show more content…
Who just gets a 33 on their act their sophomore year of high school without even studying? You claimed you were, “just taking it to see what you had to study for the next time you were going to take it.” Ever since I was little I always thought you were going to be some type of doctor or scientist, so when you told us you wanted to be a comedian for the rest of your life, I was a little shocked. I was confused how a person so incredibly smart could just waste it on putting on shows in dive bars where you make twenty bucks a night. The crazy thing is, unlike me, you can actually live off of that. You used to wear grandpa’s shirts until you switched it up to wearing all of the old clothes your friends gave you. Now, you’ve really stepped it up and you shop at GoodWill for your clothes. It’s just funny because you would rather shop there than have Mom go out and get you brand new clothes. Just the other day you came home and showed us your blue, leather shoes. I was so confused so I asked you why you got them and you replied, “Why not?” I knew I should have seen that coming because that’s your favorite line for every time we ask why. That response just shows all of us how perfectly fine you are with being different and standing
Frank Bruni’s article, “Today’s Exhausted Superkids”(2015), condemns the social standards of perfection inflicted on teenagers during their high school years. Bruni supports his claim by acknowledging the stress teenagers experience on a regular basis, providing evidence from books relating to the topic, and questioning the extent of how insane the desire for college has become. Bruni’s purpose is to help push people to redefine success in order to help the youth become less focused towards a societal goal of higher education that causes countless children to become insane due to constant panic to earn a spot in the Ivy Leagues. Due to the topic of the article it is mainly written to college admissions and adults in order to address
What started out as a hobby transformed into a passion for an art form that allows me to use movements and expressions to tell a story. Whether I’m on stage in front of an audience of just friends and family, hundreds of strangers and a panel of judges, or the whole school, performing over thirty times, has helped me build lifelong
In addition to this, during a certain part of my monologue, the audience laughed and I did not expect that. As an actor I need to be aware that there will be moments like these and still be able to stay in character and continue on with the same dedication. After my performance, I was surprised by the feedback that I got from the class. The comments lifted my spirits about my performance and prompted me to trust the choices that I make in future performances. Yes, there is definitely room for improvement, but overall, I am pleased with
Ms. L, similar to a lot of us, has fallen into society’s trap of unattainable personal expectations. When referring to Ms. L’s paper, Professor X goes into detail discussing how Ms. L cannot believe she failed. She felt so proud of herself for writing that college paper, the paper that was in fact not a college paper at all, instead it consisted of incomplete sentences, and inappropriate grammar. “A bad job” X states. Why is it Ms. L felt she deserved a higher grade for work that wasn’t up to the college standards? Because, according to society, Ms. L is doing exactly what was expected of her, she is going back to school, and attempting to obtain the education society says she needs to
Each speech was written as we strived to choose the right words that would have exactly the right impact on the crowd. I became more anxious as I tried to prepare myself to give my last speech. I cleared my throat and I was suddenly the first one in line. I stepped up to the microphone and began flipping through a pile of loose papers searching for the speech I had written, analyzed, read, and re-read. Just as quickly, I came across a paper with my name written across the top. I took a deep breath and began to read it aloud. My nerves were a little more at ease as I read through the text I had written. I spoke naturally and fluently just as the day before when I practiced. I took time to look into the crowd. As I scanned the crowd I spotted my parents once again, and just like before they began to excitedly
Chris Tucker’s personality and ability to make people laugh is what led him on his road to be a successful young African American actor. Being the youngest in the family was hard for Chris because he would always get pushed around and beat up by his brothers and friends. One day, he figured the only way to get his brothers and friends to stop beating him up was to make them laugh. Tucker said, “Out of necessity, I learned to make them laugh. If I did, they’d stop beating on me.” (Jam! Showbiz pg.9) By doing this, Chris felt he was on to something. So what Chris decided to do was to try the same jokes and tricks at school to get some attention and make classmates laugh, and it was a success. Tucker has found that his high-pitched voice and comedic style is one of his greatest assets. The only people that were not amused were the administrators and the teachers. His principle thought of him as a failure and the principle tried to end Tucker’s relationship with his girlfriend. A great source of inspiration came one day for him when one of his teachers influenced Tucker to take his “wise-cracking antics to the stage and host the school’s talent shows.” (Tribut.ca pg1) In addition, his classmates impelled him to take his in class comedy routines on to the stage. After he heard everyone laughing a this jokes and when he blew away all of the competition at the school talent show, he decided then and there that is what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.
I have you, my friends. You who look out for me, yet allow me to be myself. Eat cheesecake, drink a beer, run barefoot through the grass—and enjoy it! I know that my life could be much worse. We all know that. Thank you for listening to me bitch about my world. I’ve needed to for a long time. Now let me return to being one of you. After all, I’m just another classmate, another student, another stranger on the street.
I’ve pushed myself to pursue rigorous classes throughout high school. Though I didn’t make the grade I always wanted, I never lost hope and ensured that I gave my best effort and tried my hardest at all times. This hard work has paid off tremendously. I was able to complete my dyslexia curriculum by 8th grade. I was accepted into a magnet center for high school, which is one of the best in the state and is ranked well in the nation among high schools. I believe that my life, my education, my learning disability, and etc are all subject to my belief that my mindset is greater than my circumstances, and working hard paid off greatly. My situation as a dyslexic has taught me to pride myself in my ability to overcome any
My parents thought that hiding things from me would help me make smarter decisions. At a younger age that may have worked, but now when a certain situation comes my way, I have no clue what to do. If both learning styles were taught in school instead of the education system always leaning toward only academics, it would have been easier for me to adapt to adulthood now. I openly admit that I lack common sense now because I was always pressured to read the assigned books, meet ridiculous deadlines and get the best grades. I look back on it now and while it may have looked better on college applications that I went to a fancy county school, deep down I feel like I will not be ready to live on my own as quick as I should. I blame the school system for millennials not being fully prepared to enter adulthood. This essay pointed a lot of this out to me because before, I always thought that street smarts were more inferior than intelligence because of what I learned in the classroom. But now, I realize that those who were exposed to more and did not hide behind a book are probably a lot more prepared in the real world than the college scholar I aspired to
College has been such a culture shock for me. I never would have pictured myself being here. I am a freshman at the Community College of Rhode Island after unsuccessfully tried The talent development program at the University of Rhode Island. When I first entered the Community College of Rhode Island I was scared. I didn’t have a clue of what I wanted to be I believed that college was going to be a waste. Evers nice I enrolled to The Community College of Rhode Island The path to my success has cleared its way, figuring what I want to be after struggling to pick a major. All my life I had to to work twice as hard to get something that most people require minimal effort to attain. In high school, I was known to be an athlete although I wasn’t the best I worked my tail off all four years of high school I won many achievements and accomplished many things. In high school math teacher let me slip by and let me go even if they didn’t believe in my excuses. In my high school career, I had a few tough teachers, but at the end they always all through because of my charisma. After being babied throughout my whole life I enter the adult phase and it hasn’t been so easy. I always have one motive that I carry on no matter what. The motive of bettering myself and in time is better than my sister since I’m always in her shadow. My character possesses many strengths and weaknesses My personality makes me who I am today my voice, my attitude my determination to be created is what pushes me to be great in life. I am a motivator who needs to motivate myself before anyone else and my passion to help people who in needs will forever be part of my life. Throughout my life I made mistakes like all humans do. In my lifetime, I met many wonderful people t...
I am grateful for all my hard work and effort and I have earned my grades during my high school career. Getting good grades had its ups and downs but I could have never made it without the encouragement and motivation from my parents. I learn fast and thought others the work. I have struggled at times to comprehend some lessons and I have spent hours to prepare myself for the test. As to my grade point average it has never been lower than a 3.9. Throughout the 4 years attending high school I have learned so much, whether its learning the derivative of an equation or how to lead a group of teenagers to run a successful virtual business in Virtual Enterprise. I have grown so much in maturity and personality every year and I can’t
My name is Eva Rojos; I just turned 17 years old and I decided to drop out of high school. I am defined by my struggles I face, my home life, and by the clothes I wear. My parents moved to America from Mexico shortly after they were married for more job opportunities and have been struggling ever since. I have never experienced a real childhood due to my broken family and the financial burden my parents have left me with. I may be a high school dropout, but I am fighting and persevering to become not just a stereotype, but someone who can succeed past the doubt and the hardships. (Question 1)
As I entered high school the pressure to succeed and live up to my parent’s expectations increased. I joined clubs that my parents approved of, I took classes that would look good on my transcript, and I studied 24/7 to keep a good GPA. Seeing the people around me happy and proud of me was a good feeling. I stayed up all night just so I could study and get good grades that would make my family and teachers proud. Junior year I never got more than four hours of sleep a night. I was a zombie just going through the motions of life. As I began to look for colleges, the pressure to be #1 grew. My parents took me on countless college tours, thirty seven to be exact, in order to find the “right school for me.” My parents drove me around the country visiting tons of top engineering schools. Occasionally we would visit schools I wanted to visit. But every visit went the same. If my parents chose the school they smiled the whole tour and spent the car ride home talking about how great it was. If it was a school I chose
...e jacket we turned it down because we couldn 't afford it, our college education is our key to getting the things we want most. Even our appearance can change if we get that education, remember our friends once said that we’re ugly because were poor. We Don 't have to be, by going to school we can get the nicest clothes, eat healthier, and finally get a gym membership to put on some muscle. It 's been hard since we don 't have any money for those things. We can change all of that by getting an education.
I enjoy the freedom to pursue my own interests and anxiously anticipate the ability to choose my own class schedule in college. While I understand that college will be significantly more challenging than high school, I have always found it easier to study for a class that interests me. I am also willing to accept the fact that as long as I am in school, I will be forced to take required courses that I might be less than enthusiastic about. However, with my new goal-oriented nature, I will realize that I am working towards my college degree and my future success, and I will regain the drive to excel. Moreover, I now realize the emptiness in the lives of people who can only do one thing well. There is tremendous benefit in being well-rounded, and I now understand that even my least favorite subject will contribute to my ultimate goal of living a rewarding life while working at a fulfilling career. I will definitely enjoy the independence of campus life. The camaraderie should only add to the college experience. The courses will be challenging, but I am willing to do what it takes to achieve my ultimate goal. I assure you that I have the potential. I am changed man, hoping that my youthful immaturity will not have a lasting effect on my future