How Words Have Powerfully Affected My Life

For me, the information about how there is more genetic variation within a 'race ' than between them will have a lasting impact on me. I have always been very aware of my racial identity and how it defines me and to a heightened degree especially in the past few years. I believed that people could be categorized based on key physical characteristics, and I never really questioned that belief. But knowing now that race has no biologic foundation and that there is more variation within races than between them has changed my life. I feel somehow closer to everyone and less of an outsider knowing that I could and probably do have more biologically in common with someone of a different 'race '. And even though race is highly relevant in society, I personally feel less pressured to state race as a part of my identity. But now I know that in the future I can feel more comfortable and confident in myself.

The more I observe, the more I understand who I am. I come from a small town in a very cold part of the world, where very few exciting events occur. This means, I have to work extra hard to become an artist. I remember having my neighbor say, “You aren’t an artist until I buy a painting from you,” and she did. I never wanted the money, but I did enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that what I create makes others happy. So many people in town encourage me and support me with my dreams, and all I do in return is help them back in return. When people need a little sunshine on gray, winter days, I am there to lend them my happiness. That is why I am able to succeed. When failure strikes his wrath upon me, I learn from the mistakes rather be held back –being optimistic allows me to grow much quicker than if I were to be

The pencil liberates my stresses and sorrows. Bare and unimpeded, my mind is able to isolate itself from anything that was happening in my life. At my art table, which is merely an escape from reality, my curiosity is able to wander. Within this room, five blank canvas's look in on me as I become a mold of my imagination. A step inside my world develops into a sea of color and exploration. The vibrancy of the walls resonates throughout. Over the years, my room has served as my oasis. It’s my escape from monotonous and mundane routines. It’s my exploration of another side of me. I observe such works of art almost as much as I create. Taking notice of my classmates’ innovations and inspired by their creativity, my paintbrush begins to alleviate stress. I strive to produce pieces others will appreciate, but often find myself to be the true admirer. My pride, in this world, is driven simply by my own curiosity to express myself. I credit this side of me as the “passion” that supplements my insane drive for success. This passion has sparked critical thinking in me as well as how I see failure. Life is a blank canvas and you can truly draw whatever you want, and if you fail, you start over and don’t make that same mistake again! Hard work takes ideas quite far, but true success is derived from ingenuity and the generation of

I would read books that would encourage me to draw. My parents would always make me read as a child, which helped me increase my knowledge and ideas that opened my mind. I would then use my art to express my knowledge and ideas I had learned from reading. As my childhood years passed and I enter middle school, my attitude went towards a much more deviant direction. I was the class clown, and would always get into trouble with my middle school crew. Which wasn’t beneficial for me. I was no longer into reading or writing. My perspective on school changed, as did my grades, and my attitude towards school. My perspective on school didn’t change, until I was a freshman in high

When I first started drawing, people knew that I would be an amazing artist one day. But, on the inside I was a 16 year old who had a dark past. I was bullied and abused and I was broken and the only way to escape it was through drawing. On the outside I’m a very bubbly person,but on the inside I’m a scared girl who needed help.

For instance, some actions show more promise than words. In the show The Originals Season 2 Episode 22 Niklaus told his brother Elijah that if he crossed him again he promised him he would dagger him. although Elijah did not believe the words of his brother Niklaus he was soon proven wrong. Throughout the whole Niklaus did dagger Elijah and told him " Never doubt my actions and promises that they mean more than my own words brother."

Ever since I remember I always had people tell me that I wouldn't be able to accomplish or do something I wanted to do. They always put negative thoughts in my head, but I didn't let them win me. In high school, I joined cross country my sophomore year and I remember having a person who I thought was my friend tell me “ dude, you should just quit, it's too hard for you-you won’t make it” I felt bad because I thought I wasn't good enough.

Let’s be honest, thinking of a teacher that was memorable for reasons that don’t include, giving F’s, giving homework, or giving detentions … is kinda tricky. But there was one teacher who impacted my life in ways I never thought were possible.

At a certain point in people’s lives, time seems to stop and they become stagnant, almost as if they can’t progress any further. It’s at this point that they are given a choice to move forward, and at a young age I was also given that choice. When I was in elementary school, I was told by many people trying wouldn’t get me anywhere because I was naturally bad at many things. I was told that I had no talent and even if I did get better I couldn’t be compared to my peers. This idea didn’t seem right to me and I immediately questioned it, however for a long time I let their words get to me. I remained one of the slowest runners in my grade, I had some of the worst grades, and I thought it was just how the world worked. Although, I let their words affect me, I didn’t really believe them.

In the past few years I have had many important experiences that have influenced me personally, however if I had to rate them, the most important experience would have to be my bagpipes. Over the past few years the bagpipes have taught me different styles of music and how to be a leader, and during such time also gave me a career from solo competitions and being an instructor myself.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I have heard this saying countless times, but I have rarely ever been the “book” that it speaks of. This saying seems so simple, but it has much deeper meanings. I only realized this when I was put in the place of that “book.” People have always labeled me as a “perfectionist,” and although this label is often true, it sometimes causes others to misjudge me. Being labeled as a perfectionist once caused me to give myself the expectation of being perfect. This label and the expectations that came with it caused me to try for perfection, which I learned was impossible in a very important moment in my life.

My book of choice was One Word That Will Change Your Life. My book discussed the importance of choosing one word to have your life revolve around. The book primarily shared stories of people who have used this philosophy. The reason the book emphasizes to only use one word instead of an expression or sentence, which is commonly used as a new years resolution; most everyone makes a new years resolution, but over “50 percent of resolution makers will fail by the end of January” but “[m]ost resolutions are long forgotten by summer” (Wiley 10). The reason is because unique sentences do not occur in everyday life, thus making it very hard to keep your resolution because it is not at the top of your mind. But when you choose one word you have a tendency to remember it much better than you could any sentence because “[o]ne [w]ord is sticky and memorable” (Wiley 11). It is very similar to buying a new car; once you buy your new car you begin to notice your car is everywhere because it becomes personal and is at the top of your mind. Your one word works much like this! When you choose your word you begin to notice it being used regularly around you. The word that you choose should be

This story is about how my reading and writing changed throughout my life going through school. When I started in kindergarten I couldn’t spell my name that well. I had trouble reading and writing, and it took me so long to understand what I was doing wrong because I’m a person that thinks that I’m always right and never wrong. As I went through elementary school, I had a problem with writing neatly, writing in complete sentences, and reading big words. When I was in elementary school I was a student that didn’t like to write during unless it was about something that interested me. Other than that the only time I wrote was when I was required to for school. As each of those five years went by I hated writing in a way, but I hated reading even more with each year that went by. The reason I hated writing during elementary school so much was because

There have been very few events throughout my lifetime that I feel have impacted or inspired me with such noteworthiness and that I know will change my outlook on the world and affect me forever. One of those events occurred when I traveled to Portugal, my parent’s homeland. From this excursion in 2007, I learned the importance of family, most importantly the distant kind. It provided me with a totally different perspective on the world and how large and extended one’s family can really be; even across cultures and continents. I felt so fortunate learning this lesson at a young age and growing to appreciate the ideals I was brought up with as a child. The family I have in Portugal has always been there; however, their faces have aged and

I haven’t read very many books in my life, so the selection to choose from to find one that changed my life is very slim. Among those books is the Bible and none of the others have had anywhere near the impact this one has had on me. By reading the Bible, it caused me to have a better life by strengthening my relationship and connection with God.