Personal Narrative: Devil Pups

After achieving the goal of running thirteen miles, I want to push myself even more and try a triathlon. While training for this triathlon I have learned how to swim better, have biked sixteen miles, and got an even better time in a 5k run. This has been the most intense training I have done in my life so far. Even though, it is hard training for this triathlon I think this will be a good experience for me.

I kept going for the guy next to me performing to the best to his ability. Success was the result of all the hard relentless work done throughout June into August. I acknowledged that my team had a good group of seniors who were high character student-athletes I spent most of childhood with. Ultimately finishing with a record of 3 wins and 7 loses taught me many lessons on becoming a better person and

Franklin 's enthusiastic attitude is a great attribute she has that sets her apart from and makes her better than other athletes. Coaches are willing to continue training Franklin, and help her because of her positive approach through everything she does. For example, her coach "who began coaching Franklin with the Colorado Stars when she was 7" (John Meyer, Denver post article) has stuck with her for over a decade. He has done this because coaches love athletes who listen to them! He realizes that he will see results from the time and commitment he has put in with Missy.

There are many reason why I chosen the career of a district attorney. Getting a degree in political science can lead me into many other careers so I would not be limited. Becoming a district attorney requires difficult analyzing skills, critical thinking, and a motive for hard work. Being a district attorney will require rigorous work, time, and dedication prior to becoming a part of a county team. I have chosen the career path of a district attorney because it would give me a great challenge throughout my everyday life.

I have recently read the short story “Priscilla and the Wimps” by Richard Peck. In response to the prompt, I do not believe that Priscilla’s treatment of Monk was justified. When dealing with conflict, it is crucial not to resort to physical violence, otherwise it may further escalate the conflict. Technically, if you resort to physical violence to try to stop bullying, you are just as bad as the bully. In the story, Monk was picking on Melvin (Peck 2), who was Priscilla’s closest friend (Peck 1), and Priscilla ended up putting him in a hammerlock and then locking him in a locker for a whole week (Peck 3).

Our first sense will always be fighting to survive, we are destined to challenge ourselves into adversities. The adversities help to form the character, but much more important, it shows if we can step up to the challenges life presents. From the outside, we can never know what we might do in harrowing circumstances, but we can imagine, respect, even honor the complex experiences and desperate choices of those who have walked through that dark

The memories I have are dim but I do remember watching Tom and Jerry and laughing in my room and the doctor promising my parents that my life would be as joyful as it was right at that moment. Life was never fair. Year after year, I always came across a time when my leg would stop me from competing in competitions. It was in third grade when I realised that my left leg was longer than my right. This deformity gave me a lot of pain, watching my friends play around.

I have experienced failure throughout my whole life. Though, the most recent failures I have experienced are when I entered the college. As one of the Best Player of the Year at soccer in high school, I took it for granted thinking that at my level, it would be okay for me not to continue practice soccer for the summer. Instead, I focus my whole summer working at two jobs near my house. As a result, I have learned a lesson the hard way.

My team helped keep this mantra alive throughout the season. Each day, after relentless corrections were screamed at us for several hours from the end zone, we would tell each other the things we did well and laugh about our mistakes. By the first competition, I was catching each toss in our show, but it was the failures leading up to that perfect moment that transformed me during that season. What I thought would be a summer of failures taught me the most valuable lesson of all- the only flags you truly drop are those that you do not even try to

From personal experiences I am aware and accept that hardships are inevitable in life because adversity is a part of life. When responding positively to my biggest challenges, the qualities of strength, courage, character and perseverance emerged from deep inside me. Every challenge we successfully face serves to strengthen ourselves as people. The reason the journey to college is in my life is because it will allow me to gain responsibility for myself to achieve bigger and better things on my own in the future, also authorizing me to gain insight about myself, and learning social skills with my peers around me. Grades do not determine intelligence, but effort is the biggest key.

The entire day had been a struggle as we slipped on the various rocks underneath our feet as we made our way up Mt. Phillips. Every ten minutes our Scoutmaster, Mr. Britton, would gleefully shout, and “Come on boys, just a little more climbing and we will be at the top.” Although I wanted to believe him, I was running out of energy. This was the most difficult challenge I had ever faced in my seventeen years of life

American Legion Award Webster's dictionary defines award as “To confer or bestow as being deserved or merited or needed.” Allowing people to recognize others who are worthy is one of the main reasons for giving out awards. In school and at home, I work hard and remain persistent in everything I do. Furthermore, I am efficient at managing my time and I always finish my work to the best of my ability.

Leading off of first base, heart racing, twiddling my fingers and off I go. Long quick strides getting closer to my 23rd stolen base. But suddenly, tumbling down I go halfway to second base. Screaming from the gruesome pain on my knee, off the field to the disabled list I went. A “torn meniscus “were the words that led me to put me belief into practice once again in my life.