Being A Nerd

Passion is a word used to describe an uncontrollable desire to improve or succeed. People develop a passion for many different things and reasons, some use passion to drive them towards success in a sport or activity, others use passion to be successful in raising children or performing well in their career. My passion is to become a successful bowler. Even though I did not start bowling until I was eighteen years old, it was apparent that I had a certain feel for the way the lanes worked. I was able to become the best on my high school team with only using a straight even though the rest of the team used balls that hooked and were proven to produce higher scores. After I graduated high school I took a year off from school to work. During that

Sometimes we learn something because it sparks our interest without knowing the journey we’re about to embark. It might be a short journey that can leave us wanting more or an extensive one in which it’s not something you just learn, but it becomes a passion. Without even knowing it, I started my journey learning how to play the violin out of curiosity and it ended up becoming something I am strongly passionate about.

People’s experiences shape their lives and influence the choices they make, their expectations, and formulate their behavior and mindset. I have always loved to learn! As a child, I was constantly at the library and playing school. I recall being in 5th grade when my teacher handed me the science manual and a box of equipment, and asked me to ‘figure it out’ and recreate it for the class. I couldn’t have been more thrilled!

I love to learn. At a young age, this passion allowed me to explore at my own pace and cultivated my fierce determination to seek the truth. Now I am surrounded by people who encourage me to try everything. I ruthlessly pursue my interests with the support of my friends and teachers. My pioneer spirit led to my exploration of marine life at Catalina Island, late nights to observe stars, roles in musicals, and even an attempt at belly-dancing. That support developed my willingness to try new things, so I always attend events given by friends and acquaintances. By giving others the same support, I work to create a community of interdependency. From these relationships, I know how to collaborate. Working well

There is an endless supply of knowledge out there in the world, and I am ready to take in as much as I can. Every time I learn something new, I see the world a little differently and interact with people on a new level. For instance, learning about nature or receiving new information about how living things function, helps me appreciate the life that I am living. I never find a class to be fruitless, even if it will not be the most practical subject in my life; I still treasure the information that I retain from it. Some people are content with knowing what they learn from their classes and going home and watching the television, but for me, learning does not stop when I leave the classroom. I read books at home, research topics discussed in class, and attempt to memorize pieces from my favorite poets. Learning is a never-ending, but delightful, process for

I have always loved to learn. Expanding my knowledge brings me so much joy and it is a way

Every single person on this earth has a passion. No, I am not talking about fruit. I am talking about is something that can put a person on top of the world or put a 40 ton wrench right in the center of a person’s gut. Passion. Comparable to a lot of guys in this world my passion is sports. Michigan State University athletics. Consequently, when a sports beat writer imposed that my team... my team 's defense was not “good” enough to compete at the highest collegiate level at the college football playoffs. Well, I just had to tell him why he was wrong.

My passion first developed through dance classes, but as I learned I found that something was missing, dance was not giving the fulfillment I sought after. At that time, I was

For a long time I didn’t know what I would like to pursue as a career but when I reflected on my life I realized some of my favorite times in life were when I was teaching someone something and when I was learning. In my future career as a high school teacher I will able to do both of those things. Seeing peoples’ eyes light up with interest because they

As an Early College High School student, we were told that from day one as a freshman we had to know what we wanted to study and do for the rest of our lives. Middle school didn’t exactly prepare us for that type of environment, let alone have us decide what our future career would be. At fifteen I was still figuring out myself, and I’m glad I took the time to do that first. I might not have known then, but after all the training and experience the last three years of my life has given me I definitely know now. It takes more than just a thought to create a passion, it takes experience and knowing oneself. I found my passion, it was a burning desire to study in the field of nursing.

If you were given a decision to do a certain activity for the rest of your life what would it be? This is called passion, doing something you love in any circumstance. In this excerpt from Welty’s autobiography, One Writer’s Beginnings Welty expresses her passion for reading by expresses her childhood. Comparing her school librarian with super villains or monsters. She incorporates her mother who is a mentor throughout her whole childhood.

Anyone can love anything. But how you love them does not make you a “nerd”. In Wil Wheaton’s Why It’s Great to Be a Nerd, he states that “being a nerd is not about what you love but about how you love”(Wheaton 2.4). With this being said, I strongly disagree.

As the years went by I realized the simple need to be able to study and comprehend what I wanted to accomplish. And circumstance played a factor. Once, our push mower broke down and I was assigned the task of fixing our dilemma. Despite my best efforts, my rookie skills weren't enough to better our situation. Even though I failed in reaching my goal, I endeavored to learn the inner workings of a gasoline engine more thoroughly, and I was shocked at how much I didn't know, but especially how much I learned by simply reading a book for five minutes! From then on I aspired to read billboards, road signs, directions and the likes to further my newly fostered art. I was almost more thrilled than my parents! So many unanswered questions were now at the focal

If we truly want to love learning we will be persistent and work for it. We must find something we enjoy learning about and how we learn best. In The Love of Learning essay, by David McCullough, he suggests the best way to find a love for learning is to “Read. Read, read!” (McCullough, 2008/2012, p. 336).

In my favorite classes, math, and science, I assimilate and get enthralled by what is taught and finish the papers right after they are given. I don't take the path with no effort, but I take the one with the most information. I often get intrigued by what from and start asking random questions to clear all the doubts I get on the topic. In science, I am able to learn how certain things connect to our lives and other subjects such as math and really how useful