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9th Grade I Research Paper

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When I was in 9th grade I was the type of person who only think about doing my best and working hard. I always dreamed of going to college but I never actually thought about how to get into college or what college I want to go to. When I was in 9th grade I used to read more than 45 minutes a day because my mother always told me the more you read, the more you know more, so it pushed me to do better and read more. I never knew the answer to what I wanted to be when I grow up, every time someone asks me what I want to be when i grow up, I used to make up stories or tell them what am interested in. My interests changed by the way how I think about who I am and my capabilities. As a teenager, I struggle with my identity because I am confused and …show more content…

I am also self-aware of my weaknesses and strengths. As I moved to the next grade and a year older I learned to see people for who they are, their strengths and weaknesses. The skills i made in 9th grade that still helps me today is making small term goals for myself, sometimes the task may seems long when I first tried to visualize the entire thing, but when I broke it down into smaller goals suddenly it became manageable. I take school seriously, I have dreams and goals for the future that I am determined to make happen, and I don't expect anyone to do the hard work for me. I see that if I want the freedom to be who I am , I need to do some things that I might not enjoy doing. Basically, I feel that as I grow older, is better for me to be able to see my own flaws clearer without the arrogance of …show more content…

My parents left me when I was 3 years old and they came to to America. My grandmother and her husband. My grandmother had 7 kids plus me and my big brother and they had to feed all of us. My grandparents did not had a lot back then but I was bless enough to survive with them. In Guinee I used to get up 5:30 to walk to school , the school i used to go to was 1 mile away from the house. My teachers in Guinee used to always beat me up every time I came to school late. I knew it wasn’t my fault that i lived far but I still tried to manage my time everyday to make it on time on this day. When school is finish and I walk back home, when i come back home, sometimes like 5:30 or 6:00 the food is already finish and my grandmother is cooking another meal. In my grandparents house , there is always time and periods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner after the last prayer and all of that the family comes together and eat together in one plate .If you don't make it to the exact time, then you have to wait till the next one to eat with the family. My grandmother never lets someone eat by oneself, she always taught me that family is the background of life. In my life there were situations that arose that I would not have made it through without my family. when my mother used to call home to check on me and my brother , i always used to complain about the family and how i like them But no matter what choices

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