There are many things in my life that has influenced my identity. I think the one that has made me who I am the most is being in cheerleading. I joined cheer in middle school, when I was in seventh grade. I was never confident in myself before this, and I never would have guessed that now, I would be a highschool cheerleader.
When I tried out in seventh grade, I was so nervous and in my head I was positive I would never be good enough to make it. I remember being super shaky and almost to the point of crying because I was so nervous. There were a lot of other girls, so that also made me nervous. It boosted my confidence a lot. Without cheer I wouldn't be the same person I am today.
Now, I’m in highschool and I have been in cheerleading for
There is many things that shape identity big things and small things such as family, religion or even random people they have met in public. For example Juliet wouldn't be the same without her parents she would be alive and would have never met Romeo. One of the biggest things that shape someone's identity is life experiences, whether it's if you lost your dad or met an amazing person life experiences are a huge factor in shaping one's identity.
Lanie SalmonThere are many school activities that students enjoy however a lot of students, boys and girls pick cheer. Cheer has been around for a while now, and a lot of students try out every year. Students enjoy cheer because of the competitions, the games, and meeting new people.At competitions students can compete against one team or they can compete against ten teams. In competitions students perform whatever cheers or dances the team prepared. Usually before the competitions the coach or coaches will give the team a speech to help calm the nerves. One of the down factors about competitions is when the team loses then everyone on the team will start blaming the people who messed up for the loss of the team. One of the good factors
Cheerleading has also taught me never to give up. When I first joined rocket cheer in we were placing 10th at competitions. 10 years later down the road of hard work and determination we are placing top 3 every competition. So many people have wanted to give up but I've learned if you just give up on a goal or a dream then it will never be reached. So what if you have to work a little bit harder? The outcome is only better. I was proud to be a part of Rocket cheer when we were getting the tenth place and I'm proud to be a part of it when we get first. The journey only made me
The identity that has influenced my decisions and life the most has been my socioeconomic status. Being from a low income family has allowed me to have personal experiences and learn from them. It has allowed me to become a responsible, caring, independent, and a thoughtful woman. I want to make a difference in the lives of others. I am pleased to be able to help others reach their goals. I did not decide to become an early childhood educator because of the pay but because I know I can make a difference in the lives of young children. “Young children experience the world in the
Cheer isn’t just a sport it’s like a second family. You learn many hardworking and problem-solving skills. You also learn how to fail and get back up from it. It’s not just mentally, it’s physically you condition and become stronger.
As I aged, cheer become almost a reflex that I could perform in my sleep. The atmosphere of being an uplifting cheerleader allowed me to feel like I made a difference in people's life's. When middle school came I cheered for my local school, Shallotte Middle School. While cheering at SMS, I grew tight bonds and was even asked by strangers if we were coming to games.
At first i didn't realize how big of a role cheer was going to take on in my life. Going into it i wasn't expecting much, but after the four years of doing it, I was wrong. It turned out to be one of the only things each week I was looking forward to doing because I met so many many cool people through it with similar interests as me. Before cheer, I was a lost and lonely girl, but now I feel complete, because it feels as if I have a purpose in life now.
Currently, I am in the process of not only becoming comfortable in my identity, a black queer woman, but, also attempting to find solace in my identity as well. Something that all women, especially black queer women, should achieve in their lifetime. It is that dream that inspires me to travel to experience other cultures and to unite with women from various cultures across the black diaspora. Throughout many cultures, women’s identities are defined by their male counterparts and the labor they provide to them. Therefore, a major goal of mine is to create a space where women are able to exist outside the scope of their relationships with men and live uninhibitedly to become their best selves. That is why I find it pertinent to travel not only
I was on a cheer team for a year and they helped me grasp goals I never thought possible. For instance, one of the routines involved a pyramid. I couldn’t have done that alone, we each had to learn the pattern of who went on top of who. We also had to learn how to balance on each other’s backs. In the end we all worked together and got 2nd place!
I have been doing competitive cheer since I was about four years old. I love the adrenaline when you step out on the stage and the nerves in your gut worried about what going to happen that blue mat. Your heart racing as you run through the fog along with loud music that you cannot even concentrate on. Hearing out parents scream out our name, so excited about what they are going see and what we have accomplished. All the sprained ankles, sore muscles, stiff necks, concussions, and broken noses and nose bleeds had lead me up to that moment.
Cheer takes a lot of my everyday life.Sometimes all I think is cheer and what I’m going to do at the game or practice.It is a hard task to fufill , but in the end its all worth it.I just tryout to feel the rush when I see that I have made it on the team.The lloks and joy of all the girl that have made is a joy that know one has really felt until you meet the cheerleaders when the sign is
Cheer for me was always my escape from everything. It was my comfort zone. Ever since I was little growing up watching TV I always saw cheerleaders on TV and said I was going to be one when I grew up. So when I got to highschool and I had the opportunity to join the team I did. Freshmen year was when I absolutly fell in love with it. There’s nothing like having a place to go during the day where you feel absolutely safe and at peace. Cheer has taught me so much about myself. It's taught me patience it's taught me kindness as well as compassion and many other things. From my coach to all the girls on my team they have always been there for me through thick and thin. Even though we argue fuss and fight we always have eachothers backs in the end.
Cheerleading is an activity that has built my levels of confidence, grit, and commitment to soaring heights. Being involved in this sport from such a young age, it has shown me the ups and downs of not only sports but many aspects of life. Such as, learning how to take responsibility for yourself and the role you’ve been assigned, how to be on a team and collaborate with others and learn how to compromise in order to develop a bond resembling a family. More importantly, how to relentlessly keep pushing forward and to not give up even when some undertakings appear to be grim. An elaboration of a time the lesson to endure benefitted me was when I dislocated my shoulder in a stunt. This experience brought forth a new aspect of my character and
Some of my identities are seen by others while others are more hidden. For example, being white and a female are observed by others, many can look at me and instantly predict my race as well as gender because it is noticeable. On the other hand, some of my identities are more hidden and one could not determine these identities simply by looking at me. For example, an individual on the street doesn't look at me and instantly observe that I am a student or an athlete. Another one of my identities that is hidden is my learning disability in math, no one on the street can look at me and predict that is part of my identity, however it is a significant part of my identity even though it has been imposed on me. Parts of my identity have been imposed
I was never the type of person to really question my identity; it was never anything too important to me. Until recent events that have happened to the world that has really brought my attention to who I am and why I should be proud of my heritage and identity. It’s what separates me from other people. The small unique things that create the picture of the type of person that I am. Identity means to me who I am, where I have lived, and how I treat people.