A.2--Not just the girl you see

In my English classes in the past, we had the regular English curriculum that you think of: grammar, spelling, definitions, analyzing, reading, and arguing. Throughout my high school career, my English teachers varied in the way they presented their materials drastically.  My favorite teacher, Mrs. Walker, was in love with English and was by far the best teacher I’ve had in this subject.  She made everything she presented interesting and had unusual ways of connecting them to difficult concepts.  My senior year teacher was a bit more of a drill sergeant, but did her job by teaching us the concepts of arguing and rhetoric plus much more.  She picked controversial books to read like Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and had the whole class up in discussion over everything it had to offer.

 

My senior year of English was very open and verbal.  We argued over topics every week if not every other day.  I think of arguing as a skill that comes with knowledge.  If I am well versed in the topic I’m arguing for or against, then I will be more vocal about it.  Otherwise, if I am not 100% sure on my opinion or what I’m fighting for/against; I will not voice my thoughts until I am certain.  I always consider myself as the person who is mostly quiet during a class discussion, but when I do speak, it is worth listening to.  I like to argue, but I do not like confrontation.  If I feel that I am going to create too much confrontation, I usually keep my trap shut, to put it lightly.

 

On another hand, when it comes to persuasive and argumentative writings, I feel that I can hold my own.  I am apt to be an over-analyzer and research my materials to the point where I am fluent in what I am writing.  Another habit I find myself falling into quite often is writing in a conversational format.  I like to keep a witty and sarcastic edge on everything that I write on top of including the reader into what feels like a conversation or one-on-one banter.  I tend to be a last minute person on everything.  Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday, and honestly, the days fly by way too quickly. Even though it is so easy to be a procrastinator, I am becoming more productive and efficient.  I am starting to work and finish projects and assignments right after they are given to me.  I tend to be a technology freak sometimes.  I use the computer in my everyday life to check everything from my emails, weather, and news to chatting with my friends on AIM or facebook.

I don’t believe that just my studying and working habits define who I am though.  I am a person of many colors.  I love the world and everything it has to offer.  I usually see things differently than most people because I find beauty in anything and everything.  Almost my entire life has been dedicated to music and art.  I am singer.  I am an artist.  I am a dreamer with dreams that take me to new places and new realizations everyday.  I love creating-- anything.  From the time I was a young girl till now, you could find me doodling sketches of clothes, houses, designs and writing music for piano, guitar, and voice.  Music is my number one passion, though.  I want to help people with my music.  I want to be a good role model to those who listen to me.  I want to be a bright spot to people and I consider myself that thus far in my lifetime.  I am a caregiver and I get it honestly from my mom and my grandma.  They always bent over backwards to please everyone around them and I do believe I inherited that trait.  I like to consider myself a good person: a good listener, a good speaker, a good comic relief, a good friend, and so much more.