Write and type one electronic journal entry (250-500 words) as a comment to this post. This is due 11:59pm tonight (Thursday).
It will be graded on its timely completion and spelling/grammatical format, but not on
specific content. The topic choices are (pick one):
i. What or who influenced you toward the direction of your major and why?
ii. What natural gift would you most like to possess and why?
Carlos Mansilla
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I like to consider myself a well-rounded athlete, and student. How ever if there was a natural talent I would like to have is the ability to be the star of any sport I desired to play. To have the most skilled techniques, the most powerful shot and the most intelligent game plays. I feel that this would be the most ideal natural talent because it would bring me the most success in anything I do. To begin it would bring me financial success. By being the best player in any sport I could become a professional player and make millions. With all that money I would love to use to charities as well as help my own family and give my parents and everyone that has sacrificed something for me to be able to reach my dreams. Beside monetary success, it would bring me fame, and with the fame I would use it to influence others to be better. I would use my influence on young people to guide them to be healthy and to push past anything. I would choose to inspire with the fame that I would acquire. On top of those two things it would make me more sociable, I would be used to being in front of many cameras and people, making me a better speaker. I would more easily inter act with others as well as convey my ideas in a more interactive and entertaining way. Over all being a natural born athlete and the best at anything would open up my world, both socially and financially in ways I could never achieve on my own as easily.
The thing that influenced the direction of my major was essentially my dad. The reason is quite simple so I will tell a story to answer the question fully. Ever since I was small I always wanted to be a vet to cure the animals I loved so much. One day I went to an allergy doctor to check what I was allergic to due to having strange reactions to peanuts and ending in the emergency room. I found out the day the allergy doctor took the allergy test that I was allergic to both cats and dogs with a couple of other foods. I was devastated and so I asked the doctor if there was a possibility that I no longer be allergic to them. The doctor only said injections or with time as I grow up I can out grow it. Years passed and I did get a bit better but ultimately I was still allergic not by a lot but still. So my dad told me to basically face reality and to accept that I can’t become a vet. So I did and I looked for other careers. My dad really was hoping I become a doctor or a lawyer because they make good money and also cause he was going to be a doctor back in his country but couldn’t. He just wanted me to succeed and have a lot of money to be able to afford anything I want. So I was upset because he said that those are both the only professions that you get a lot of money and so I went online and I found my major. I found industrial design and I showed my dad and at first he was skeptical but then he asked around and researched it and then he approved. And so at that point I was kinda stuck with industrial design. I went to be a student for a day here at Kean and that was the day I went from thinking oh no I’m stuck to oh yeah I kinda fell in love with this career. So that is who and why I was influenced to take industrial not only because of my dad but also because of the professor for the seniors and the seniors in that class. I am thankful for them.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to natural gifts I think of gifts of the mind. For example telepathy or telekinesis. If I was to have a natural gift, I would prob want the one that most people think is the simplest one but in reality it is much deeper and much more complicated. This natural gift that I would want to possess would be the one of photographic memory. This is the ability to memorize something just by glancing at it and when you remember that item for example a picture of what you looked at pops into your head. To me this is cool because it would save so much time trying to study and memorize for a big test. Also it would help in learning because you would be able to grasp and know the information being taught at a glance. This ability taps into your subconscious which knows everything and memorizes everything instantly from looking at it. For example if you have a vocab test and you need to know 50 words it would take someone at least 4 to 5 times to get to know them, but your subconscious would know them inside and out after one. I feel like this is where the ability of photographic memory comes from. This amazing ability is a useful tool in the stressful life of college and even after that. It would also give you an advantage against the kids in the class and better yourself with your work and study.
ReplyDeleteIf I could have one natural gift it would have to have eidetic memory, the ability to recall memories with extreme accuracy. When I was younger my parents would always joke about how I could remember everything and give me things to remind them about later, but as i've grown up ive realized im not as good as I thought at remembering things to do. In fact, i'm downright forgetful of anything that's important, I could list off the names of all the teachers i've had since kindergarten but I couldn't tell you where the 3 dining halls are on campus. I think it would be an amazing gift to be able to remember everything perfectly because school would be super easy, just listen in class and that's all the studying you've have to do; or read over the textbook the night before and you'd literally be a book of knowledge. I'd especially like to use it for math because i'm bad at math and I need all the help I can get. Not only would eidetic memory help me in my education, it'll help me in my everyday life. No more forgetting to go to the registrar's office to figure out your english class or forgetting any of your friends birthdays. It would all be permanently be stored in my brain. The only downside would be remembering things you wouldn't necessarily want to remember, like all your most embarrassing moments, like the oral book report from junior year that was just a hot mess.
ReplyDeleteThroughout my life, I have met many different and unique people who happen to excel in certain areas. For instance, one of my friends has a great knowledge of historical facts as well as random trivia, which has aided very well in our school’s annual quiz bowls. In addition, another person I know is extremely well when it comes to sports. At one point, she has played on most of the sports teams that our school had to offer. If I was blessed with a natural talent like theirs, I would hope that I could have a photographic memory. With a photographic memory, nothing would ever be forgotten and I would have the ability to recall any moment that I have experienced. Furthermore, I believe that photographic memory would come in handy when referring to my academics. For example, if I am always focused in class and suddenly have a pop quiz the next day, I could easily recall all of the given information. Overall, with an advanced memory skill, I would have the capability of having higher grades and understanding the given material. I can also imagine this skill coming into great use for social interactions. In one situation, I would never forget anybody’s birthday, because it would be kept safely in my memory, which is really helpful since I tend to forget. Also, since I am an incoming freshman, it would be easier to meet people because I could remember everyone’s’ names as well as recalling everything they say. With the ability to have the perfect photographic memory, I could recall a crime scene or a suspect for police officers, if a drastic case ever shows itself. Although it would be nice to have gifts such as productivity and improved social skills, I trust that the best natural gift that I could ever achieve be that of photogenic memory because I would never forget any important moments of my life and therefore learn from the experiences.
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ReplyDeleteGrowing up, and even to this day, on of the many things I did to spend time with my mom was to watch HGTV with her. We would sit together, and watch shows like Fixer Upper and Property Brothers together. I would watch as the designers would completely transform a house into their client’s dream home, the way they would take each problem and find a logical and visually appealing solution. When I began thinking about my future and the things I would want to do and accomplish, interior design was one of the things that came to mind. I always admired the way designers used their ability to think outside the box and the fact that everyday was for them to create. To put thought and imagination into reality for the use of others. When I thought of what I wanted to do with that type of freedom and creativity I realized I could use it for the benefit of others. To let my imagination, take control and allow whatever is in my mind to take shape into reality. That if I so choose I could create without restriction. My creativity could flow without limits and become something of purpose in this world. There aren’t many occupations that offer that freedom. Interior Design takes thought and puts it into reality. A figment of my imagination can become part of the real world and I can be paid to allow it so. There couldn’t be a better occupation if you ask me. I want to become an Interior Designer to design not only for the benefit of other people, but I also want to become a designer so that I can take the world in my head and bring it to the outside world for people to see and enjoy. If I am lucky, my designs can outlive me, my descendants will always have a piece of me in this world long after I have left it.
Kayla Fils-Aime
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August 30,2018
The person to have had an influence on the direction of my major had to be my mom.Also HGTV the show fixer upper mostly, I fell in love with the show envisioned my life / career to be that way. My mom is a realtor and to grow up amongst contracts, contractors, house hunting for clients and blue prints. Like any other kid you start to grow an interest in what your parents do. It turned out that I did as well, I often went to go see homes with my mom on the weekends or after school and literally intake all the different style homes.
With me being an artists I not only drew people, objects or nature I began to draw homes, so many that I can’t even count. When the bus dropped me off at home from school I would pull up a chair in front of my house and just start sketching. In middle school when walking home with my cousin and brother I would hold them up by mentally taking a picture of the homes in mind. So when we arrived at home I can make a mass sketch of all the houses I’ve seen. I would take ideas from each house to make my own. The homes turned out to be so unique./
As I got older my interest for houses/buildings increased. As I would go and see the homes with my mom she would often look around and take note at what work had to be done to the home or look at how to make the place look more modern so that way the home can attract more buyers. At that point I would always add my ideas and say “well if we place the fire place here it would cause a blockage when accessing the basement”. I would always add my artistic views as well on wall colors, what type of ste[s would look best tell whether to make the kitchen an island kitchen or not.
When it came time for middle school and I was taking many career tests and not knowing what it was exactly was it that I wanted to do yet. I definitely knew I wanted to be able to use my creative mind, work with clients and be able to travel. Despite my low vision I wouldn't let that be a show stopper for me. As I researched further and read the results of my career test the field of study I fell in love with was Architecture. It was the perfect match for what I wanted my future to consist of. To be able to use my creative mind to build residential and/or chemical buildings is a dream come true for me.
Ben Smith
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When I decided that I wanted to become an Industrial Design major there were a few people who influenced this decision. As a kid I always loved drawing. I would sit down at my siblings’ swim practice and draw for all the Mothers before I could even write my own name. As I grew older I began getting compliments on my drawings by my teachers and classmates. I decided to start taking art classes outside of regular school with my friend Jake. Jake and I had a really interesting relationship. He was 4 years older than me and very big for his age. I, on the other hand, was very small for my age. Appearance and age did not matter to us, we were best friends that bonded over our love for art. When Jake went off to high school he stopped taking art classes but be encouraged me to continue growing as an artist. He is one of the reasons why I kept at my dream and became better and better as I grew older.
Another Influence for my major was the Industrial Design professor at Drexel University, Michael Glaser. I visited Drexel University’s art day the summer going into my senior year. At that time I had no idea what I wanted to study in college I just knew I had a strong passion for art. I was very interested in the people who come up with how certain lacrosse gear looks and performs. I also was interested in the makers of different skateboard shoes. At the art day I decided to walk in the room for Industrial Design. After a short video about what the major was, I was hooked. After speaking with Professor Glaser I fell in love with the creative mindset he and the other designers had. I felt at home.
My art career began when I was eight years old and I met my dad. He bought me an art kit and I decided that I wanted to make him a picture. In it were the cool things I looked forward to doing with him like barbeques, building a treehouse, and going to the park to hang out and play games. I used computer paper and pipe cleaners to hold the book together and was excited for him to read it, but his reaction wasn’t what I expected at all. He began to criticize my artistic ability and started comparing my drawings to his. Feelings of excitement turn into feelings of incompetence, but it pushed to become a better artist and impress him.
ReplyDeleteAround 6th grade I found a website called deviantart and gained inspiration from tribal art, nature, and the paintings I found on there (which I later found out were forms graphic design). I began to practice more and more and hoped that someday I could become a tattoo artist design tattoos. I continued to practice throughout high school but I always saw stuff life “artist can’t make a living selling art” and began to look for other ways to apply my skills. I began to learn about business and saw marketing and advertisement as the perfect opportunity. Now I want to use my degree to promote a company with a good cause and use art to depict their mission in a way that will captivate and move people.
Gabrielle Sabatino
ReplyDeleteWhen it first came to the beginning of my senior year, it was the time to start applying to colleges. Still unsure of what to chose for my major at the time, I was a bit skeptical when it came to what schools I looked at and where I was going to make my decisions to apply. Throughout my life, I have always been interested in art. I’ve taken a variety of both art and design classes as well as a photography class in high school. I always knew I wanted to do something that involved art and design, and just getting to be creative. My dad was the one who told me I should look into design. Many of my family members are interior designers, and my dad himself is a project/construction manager and is very familiar and knowledgeable about design. I decided to take advice, and get to know more about broth graphic and interior design which is the two I was choosing from at the time. I spoke and met with interior designers and graphic designers and did my research on both the majors. I decided and chose interior design because I like to make the most of the space I have in front of me, in the most creative way I can. I believe I will enjoy doing this as my career and I couldn’t be more excited to start my design classes and get one step closer to becoming the designer that I strive to be.
Stephanie Allan
ReplyDeleteEver since I could hold a pencil I came to find out art was a talent of mine that I had. I started to take it as a hobby when I was very young but the older I got the better my art pieces became. In middle school my art teacher Mrs. Pilossi pulled my mom aside to tell her I should enroll in art classes. That the average art class was not enough for me. Around the area I live in there was this very famous art teacher called Lina De Gangi. She was known for her art and began teaching classes. My mom took me to her and I instantly connected with her. I was fascinated with the art techniques she taught me. She put me under her wing. I would stay hours with her just drawing. From painting, pencil and color pencil I started to grow as an artist and she pushed me to limits that I never knew. As I started 8th grade I realized I did not want to attend just any ordinary high school. Everyone around me was amazed by my art and insisted me in attending Passaic County Technical Institute. It was a technical high school that served to allow students to dip thier foot into the real world for the major they intended to start in college. I was very scared because imagine being asked what you want to be in the 8th grade. But although I was confused I was not confused by the fact that I did have a natural ability to draw and I should use it. They had a program called " Advertising Art and Design". It was very interesting and it mainly was about drawing, graphics and finding yourself as an artist. I applied and sent my portfolio. I was nervous because they only choose 25 kids out of the 300 students that applied and I was one of them that got accepted. I was proud of myself. All my years of hard work and dedication to my craft got me into a wonderful school that I am so grateful for. In the four years I can truly say I learned so much. From Photoshop, Illustrator, gauche to painting. I learned so many different mediums from my shop teacher Mr. Patti. I knew for a fact in college I wanted to do something that that had to do with art. I was certain the design and art field was for me. I learned there was a huge field for graphic design and that it was something that would fulfill my love for art and design. I am thankful for everyone in my life that realized the talent I had before I ever knew. I would like to thank Mrs. Pelossi for telling my mom about Lina De Gangi. I would like to thank my mom for seeing my art ability and supporting my craft by signing me up for my art classes. I would like to thank Lina De Gangi for helping me get into the high school of my dreams and helping me grow as an artist. I would finally like to thank my shop teachers Mrs. V and Mr. Patti because during my four years of high school they guided me and pushed me to limits I thought I could never reach.
At a young age I love creating things. That’s just how I always was. I would play sims for house just building the house and creating the family. After all that time would get tired and quit; then I would come back later and do it all over. This went on for years and honestly, I still do it. This is only because I love architecture and I loved it even when I didn’t know what it was.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother has been my biggest influence in architecture and design. My initial interest in art derived from father. We would always draw and watch TV together. However it was my grandmother who opened up the world of design to me. She and I completed many projects together around her house. I helped her paint her bathroom and hang up artwork in the craziest of areas; we rearranged furniture and did all sorts of other things.
Eventually I started watching home renovation shows and house building shows with my mom. That’s when I fell in love with residential building. Just the idea of creating a piece of art that people can not only walk into, but can also build a life in; that’s what intrigues me. That’s exactly what I want to do. I want to build homes and be able to affect different lives in a positive way.
Ever since the beginning of my high school career I wanted to become an architect and there were a variety factors which helped me decide on whether I wanted to be one. The main factor was that my homeroom class was AutoCAD. The first couple of weeks into taking this class I was quite worrisome because everything was new to me and I didn’t know what I was doing exactly. Gradually though over time I got better and better, I was making less mistakes and friends came to me for help with their own work. My friends started to look to me for difficult drawings where the angle seem impossible or even confusing. I found myself completing drawings faster than others and my teacher was always a harsh critic because I would ignore the basics and leave out construction lines because I wanted my drawings to look smoother. My teacher was another factor in the decision of my major because he always singled me out and gave me different tasks from other. I had to do in school projects such as drawing the incoming school store to scale as well as drawing the teacher lounge to scale because they were due for a remodel. I had separate projects from my classmates and that made me different because my work was more challenging. I only started to like architecture more and more because I liked the work I was doing, and I know the actual work is going to be a lot harder, but I want to seek the challenge because the experience makes you better every time.
ReplyDeleteIn my sophomore year of high school, I took Studio Art I in order to graduate and get my diploma. At first I wasn't excited about taking the class because I wasn't too confident with my drawing abilities. Honestly, I thought the class was a joke and wasn't expecting much, however, my art teacher convinced me otherwise. As I took the class, my interest in art started to change. I started to have a positive view of art and started taking more art classes from then on. By my senior year I had three art classes. As I took these classes, my style of art was starting to come into view. At first I wasn't really sure what kind of art was my style but after taking five different art classes and trying out different styles of art, I began to shape the future for my art. I decided to take up graphic design in college because of my art teacher in sophomore year. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here right now. I still remember the words she once told be back the. She said, Tam, your style of art is very, unique. There's something about it that is you. Those words made me rethink art and what it could mean to me. Now I’m a college student doing something I never thought to be possible. I’m really grateful for having her as my art teacher and I can’t wait to show her the kind of artist I will become in the future.
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ReplyDeleteMy dream career is to be an architect. I grew up watching my father designing systems and trains which has always peaked my interest. As a child I would always play the game sims but I would never play to use the characters I would always play just because I was able to build my dream houses. I would always think about turning them into reality. Knowing the love I have for designing houses in sims and watching my father design, I questioned him about a job for my future so I could design my own house and the homes of others. My goal was always to make people happy with what they would be in love with. Speaking to my father he always said “becoming an architect you will do what you love and depending how well you do, you will always succeed.” Those words coming from my father always inspired me to become an architect and be able to succeed in life. Knowing what an architect was afterwards I kept looking into everything an architect does and I fell in love with the career. I started paying more attention to houses more during car rides. My eye for color, windows, doors, roofs, and structures of house grew and grew. Then in high school I took an architecture course as well as an autocad course. I enjoyed those courses very much and started to get extremely excited to start college to be one step closer to my dream career. The things that have inspired me to the direction of an architects career has been my father's designs and the architectural base of sims gaming.
I would love to naturally possess an array of gifts, but if I were to just choose one I would pick photographic memory. I want to have this ability because I feel as if it is very beneficial in every area of life. From remembering everything I read to everything I see, I would love to have the brain power to remember everything precisely without missing and inch of information. This just seems so cool to me. I was introduced to the insane capabilities of a photographic not through research, but through a tv show. Although a tv shows portrayal of a human with photographic memory may not be the most accurate, it is the most interesting and engaging. The tv show Suits follows a young man who has, you may have guessed it, photographic memory. He was just a normal bike messenger but decides to use his natural gift to change his life. He basically uses his photographic memory to study everything law and finesse his way into making a law firm hire him. They believe he graduated from Harvard law without a doubt because he knew everything perfectly. Seeing the kind of abilities having this gift gives makes me want it so much. Not that I would use it to illegally practice law, but to use it in my normal, everyday life. For example, schooling would be 100 times easier because I would just have to look over everything once and I would automatically master it. Who wouldn't want this natural gift? Ever since seeing this gift in use on Suits, I have always wanted it.
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The person that influenced my decision to study architecture was my Dad. My Dad was a project manager on many construction sites and like every other young boy I wanted to be exactly like my Dad when I grew up. So I spent as much time on the site as he would let me, driving around all of the construction vehicles and, looking through all of the site plans and acting as if I drew them. Later on in my teen stage of life I was convinced that what I wanted to do for a living was drive construction vehicles around on job sites all day because I was pretty good at it. However when I went to my Dad demanding that I become his head construction vehicle driver he shot me down in less than a second saying they don’t make any money and that I should be an architect because of my love of legos. So I obviously stormed out of his office and outside on the job site in disbelief that he didn’t want me to work for him. After all the rage left me I started to think about being an architect, thought about how most of them had nice cars and always dressed nice. Fast forward to the beginning of high school where I was offered to be in a CAD class and of course I took it to see if I truly loved architecture. Spoiler alert, I loved that class and had to be the best in every project I had. At the time my dream was to design a building or house of some sorts and have my Dad build it. That dream, however, is not possible anymore due to the cruel fate of life. My Dad passed away on the morning of October 28th, 2017. Even though that dream can not be fulfilled anymore I’m sure my Dad wants me to become the best architect out there, and that is what I will do.
There are many gifts such as super speed, teleportation, super strength that I would love to possess, but If I was able to possess one natural gift, I would love to have the ability to be multilingual. Having the ability to speak, read, write, hear any language would be really amazing. Businesses tend to thrive on the diversity of ideas created by a multicultural workforce, giving me a better chance of getting a job and can also easily help you make friends from many parts of the world. Being multilingual can help facilitate my travels quicker and easier when I decide on going overseas for a vacation. Applying my knowledge of one language to the other will make it possible to make my way around certain regions of the world. Living in an increasingly globalized world, we tend to let many cultural subtleties slip through making it nearly impossible to notice and appreciate the things that are sometimes lost in translation. Being multicultural may give me multiple personalities due to the change in either my tone, body language, facial expressions, etc. As a bilingual myself, I’d have to agree that some words do not exist in other languages, making me act differently depending on whether I’m speaking my language or English. Being multicultural can also boost my confidence, because if a foreigner walked up to me to ask for help, I would not need to struggle to find the right English words, I’d just speak his or her language to her. Helping the foreigner would boost my confidence, making me want to help more people. There are many gifts that I would love to possess, but a natural gift that I wouldn’t mind having is the ability to speak multiple languages.
ReplyDeleteWhile Architecture has always been a subject I was always fond of, there were certain people that helped influence my decision to pursue this career. Both my parents have always wanted me to be architects ever since I was a little kid . Like everybody else, no one really knows what they want to be as a little kid . They might have some ideas here and there and just stick to It whenever your asked “what do you want to be when you grow up”. Whenever I would hear this question I would always answer “a teacher”. This had been such a habit of mine that It made me believe that I really wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. It wasn’t until the end of middle school that I really started thinking about what I wanted to be . I got accepted into this high school where you had to pick a specific area to study in. I knew I had to make a good choice but I also realized I didn’t want to be a teacher. Having no other things in mind, I turned to my parents . They were the ones that told me about architecture and what It was. I had realized that architecture did combine a number of things I loved and little did I know at that time that It was a career. The more they talked to me about architecture, the more I became in love with it. When I decided to go for it as my area of study for high school, it made me love It even more. The drawings I made and the mini houses I have designed were all topics that interested me a lot. That being said, when I graduated from high school , I knew exactly what I wanted to do and for that I thank both of my parents.
ReplyDeleteI feel like i influenced myself in regards of my major. At first i never really knew what it was that i wanted to do. But when i first heard of my major industrial design at my high school, i knew then and there that this is what i wanted to do. That day i really looked into this major to see what it was truly about. And i just loved everything about this and knew this is what i really want to do. I think i when i came home that day i was so excited to tell my parents, hey i think this is something i really want to do for a living. Ever since then, i was hooked. During my classes like woodshop, art, or sculpture, once we would get an assignment i would think really hard about what it looks like in my head, and try my best to bring that idea into reality. But for me i have some trouble of thinking of ideas of what to design. For example, when i came here for a visit for the first time one of the professors had shown us what some of the students have been working on and one projects was a flashlight. And these were like all different shapes and styles. So i took that idea and made one of my own. And i feel like the more ideas i get the more creative and driven i get.
ReplyDeleteWhen growing up, my art played a huge role in deciding my path and where I am now. I really never had someone tell me about my career choice or guide me in any way. It kind of just came to me one day. I love art with such a passion that I didn’t want it to go a waste. I wanted to do something with my life that meant me being successful. Being an artist really wasn’t my dream. I guess I always thought in a realistic aspect where majoring in art wouldn’t really take me anywhere big in life besides satisfying my talent. So I came across architecture one day doing a career research powerpoint for school. Ever since I read the title of Architect i knew it belonged with my name.
ReplyDeleteTherefore choosing this career meant a few things. It gave me the opportunity to be successful, to open my talent to others in different ways. I would be able to keep designing and sketching while doing a challenging career. I would be able to design my future home one day and for many families and businesses to come. Seeing building come to life from paper to reality is just satisfaction at its greatest. My talent of drawing and just doing art was definitely the main thing that guided me to decide what my future could hold. Art is definitely my best friend and it will keep being mine, at this point there’s no escaping it the only thing I can do is accommodate it in my everyday life style as best as I can.
At the beginning stages of being a student, I thought the way the world functioned was far more uncomplicated than I anticipated. Everything seemed perfect for me. I got what I wanted, so inevitably I began to believe I could just do whatever I see fit. I remember always trying to get the attention of others through ridiculous and embarrassing actions. On the contrary, I had earned excellent scores on state tests, passing my classes and subjects with diligence.I still managed to make friends, better friends, that helped me become who I am today and made me realize what kind of person I aspire to be. It was a slow process, to again renew myself to become what I once was. After spending time with my classmates, I began recollecting and remembering what I had once lost, my intelligence. I trained what I had forgotten back into my brain and everything was perfect again. Until, high school. During freshman year, I began to panic at the thought of my future career, because I simply couldn’t think of what I desired to pursue. I couldn’t decide what was suitable for me, and it was even worse when I hear my peers saying readily that they strive to become doctors, teachers, or technicians. Once again, I was fighting against my own identity. Nonetheless, it was over my recent summer where my ears would discover the words that gave me courage and an insight of what my future may hold. These specific words instructed me to use my strengths, even if I only possess one, to help benefit yourself and others. Those words are invaluable to me, for they demonstrated how I can contribute to the world. After that statement was repeated, until seared into my mind,never to be forgotten, I knew exactly who I was and intend to be. I decided that I had to take matter into my own hands, and follow a path that correlates with my advantages in my education, soon enough I decided to become an architect because I knew that one day, eventually, i would have to grow up.
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