After reviewing my Future Me letter, it was encouraging to see how much I grew in general. From my work in essays and responses and how I felt mentally from where I was when I wrote this letter. I have felt a growth in these past few months. I came into the semester unsure of my critical thinking and unable to get deeper into the subject feeling like I hit a wall with my chisel that is dull and unable to chip away the wall. After the feedback from Cynthia for my responses and essays, I have more confidence in skills as I convinced myself that I was a better storyteller than an essay writer. I may still believe that, but I don’t believe I am as bad as I thought I was with my essay writing and that I am capable to write a good essay. I have been …show more content…
I felt myself grow in my personal life. I feel happy with life. I got to experience fun moments with my significant other such as the excitement for my unexpected good essay grades or discuss the topics that were brought up in this class. I am eager to explore more into my major. I am glad that I have learned some skills for my essay, but these skills can also clean up my story telling as well. I have grown to want to flourish in my beginning and increasing skills. My past self from August was sweet to be hope that I would feel better as when I wrote the letter, I was in a struggling place of self-worth. Past Brooke, I sure am okay! I am in a good place in my life, and I hope I will only escalate. I have been smiling and optimistic that I can do more than I have believed I could. I surprised myself of what I could do. I was holding myself back on the possibilities of doing the best I could do because all I believed was I could not do it like the other person. Cynthia, it has been a great experience in your class. I am an English major and I got to understand more of what can be used in a convincing argument paper in your
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Show MoreChances are you’ve read hundreds of personal stories yourself and have probably heard it all. My past and background have shaped who I am as an individual, but what’s more important is what I do now and in the future. There’s a lot that can be done to make the world a better place, and I intend on using my future to accomplish this.
These past few months have showed me who 's for and against me . She has told me not to stress the mistakes , I’ve made in the past because that cannot stop me from having a bright and triumphant future . Her wise saying of encouragement has stuck with me throughout this challenging road to success . Since , I’ve been communicating and having long influencing lectures , I’m starting to see a little change .
I started to read more, write more, learn new vocabularies, and even practice speaking English more than before. Also, there were days that I stayed after school seeking for help. I pushed myself so hard to reach my goals and become a successful person. In looking back at this moment, I realize that my hard work and my persistence to learn a new language were worth it at the end. In addition, I was one of the honors graduate who has had 4.00 GPA.
At the end of the course, my art teacher handed me a letter that congratulated me on being accepted into the National Art Honor Society. I felt like I have accomplished something big after reading
I had never been more proud of myself knowing that I am so much stronger than I had ever thought. After that week I found a job, started exploring colleges, and made new friends for the upcoming year. That one day changed my perspective on what is ahead for me and who I can be. That is why I aspire to attend the University of Chapel Hill to prove to myself that I am not average, but, I am exceptional and deserve to be at an exceptional
My journey consisted of many good and bad times, and throughout the years I discovered my strengths and weaknesses. I made new friends, took on different tests, accomplished many things. My first year was my most difficult, being new to the school, but as the years went by, school became a more fun experience for me. Knowing that the 4 years of high school was a journey for me, I was able to brace myself for the difficult times to come and the rewards I was going to receive. At the end of the journey, I had gained a lot from these 4 years, but it also prepared me for my next journey, my journey through university.
While working on the progress of teaching myself to take risks, I learned to be more selfish, for I have never taken care of my mentality or my appearance instead I worry for other people. With these five paragraphs for you, I 've never told these secrets to anyone on this Earth not even to my parents. I hope you can understand this unhappy childhood I have that shaped me to become a much more independent person I am right now. I hope you can recommend me to my dream school, where I can express myself and gather enough knowledge to help the rest of the world out of poverty level and prevent any children from experience
From the start, you have commented on my text stating that it “challenges the reader,” and that “you love [my] sentence style”. The feedback that you provided on my Personal Essay stayed intact throughout the semester, and was even more available in my Destination Essay. I had “interesting ideas” and “big moments” for the audience, according to you. Based on these comments, my self-awareness regarding my voice improved greatly in each assignment. I grew as a writer in the sense that I provided riveting topics and ideas for the reader each and every time; I felt that I engaged the audience well because I was able to switch up the mood occasionally.
Therefore, I learned a lot from my experience and I feel confident that I will be able to apply my skills to my personal life, academic journey and professional
Also consideration feedback received on my work has helped me correct my weaknesses and further develop my strengths in the future. Overall, I am satisfied with my progress, but I am also aware that there is always space for improvement and I feel prepared to go into the workplace. I believe my experiences at university have increased my employability and feel that I have a lot to offer to employers, because of the professional and personal development that has occurred in the last three
Each semester would seem so much harder than the last, and I just began to believe I would be taking this class again next year. The last semester things seemed to be coming around for me finally. I had finally made a B on my essay, my grade had went from a D to a C and I was jumping with joy! As the exams began to draw near , Mr.Smith seemed happier for some reason. No one knew the exact reason , we just thought it was because he didn`t have to deal with us anymore.
My state test scores went way up and as the year came to an end, I felt smarter and more open minded. The next year when I went to pick up my seventh grade schedule, I was so proud to tell everyone that I was finally on the honors
I learned about the environment and also new vocabulary that I will use in the future in essays
When I graduate high school, I plan on having future goals that I plan on achieving. My first goal is to go to college and get a degree. I plan on attending Purdue NorthWest majoring in engineering and minoring in business. This is my number one future goal that I need to accomplish because to be able to have a nice life, I need to go to college to support my future family. My next future goal would be get a starting job to be able to support my future family.
Future… it always seems so far away from me. As a younger generation of this complex world, I used to not think that I am part of this community to make the world a better place to live in. However, as I grow to become more matured, I will ask myself sometimes, what can we as the younger generation do to contribute to this community. Can we really go beyond the standards set for us by the pioneers?