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Personal Essay: My Legacy At Hunt High School

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I’m not an extraordinary person and I have yet to do extraordinary things. I am simply an ordinary person inhabiting an extraordinary world and although plausible, I probably will not be immortalized in the form of popular melodies, sentient artwork or universal literature. However, legacies are nothing more than common actions that have been fortunate enough to have impactful reactions. Common acts are usually performed by common people to the absolute best of their abilities; but often these acts, no matter how ambitious the endeavor are not sufficient enough on their own. Legacies require influence. I feel that I have executed this feat well enough throughout my four years to say that I have left a legacy at Hunt High School. That I agree, can be disputed as can anything in life but I believe it to be true because of the things that I have accomplished. I haven’t created any organization …show more content…

I have been told that I am a rather eccentric person and I do things in a way that not many people would. I know this and sometimes while flattering, it’s frustrating to be referred as merely that and my true intent not be understood. My actions may seem meaningless and even outrageously outlandish but I do not do them in order to gain acceptance or attention. My actions are merely an extension of myself and the reason that I am this way is because I’ve come to appreciate that this is what I am. Acting as yourself may be a minor ambition if you reflect on the design shallowly but I know like many others that it’s hard to be unapologetically yourself. I now express myself freely and endlessly which I can only hope prompts others to do the same. My legacy, is not monumental but it is not insignificant. I am single handedly encouraging revolutions everyday I exist, simply by being myself. Today as I perform as my own I know that I have made an impact on my reality and those who inhabit it and that is my

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