Essay About Myself

There are many things that have influenced who I am and in developing my perspective on different sociological ideas. My sister has impacted my life because she hasn’t made the best decisions and they have had negatives effects on her life and relationships with her friends and family. The decisions that she has made and the lifestyle that she has created have made me realize that I don’t want to end up like my sister. I plan to accomplish this goal by setting high standards for myself, making decisions that will benefit me in the end, choose the people I hang out with wisely, and many other things that will benefit me. Religion is also very important to me because it has allowed me to set standards for myself to live by. I grew up in the Mormon

It is said that bragging makes you seem less impressive, if you are doing something worth bragging about, others will brag for you. However sometimes we have to impress others by talking about ourselves in order to be in the right place that we deserve. In this personal essay, I will try concluding and presenting myself as a suitable graduate student in a Radiobiological program, who for sure can have a seat in an American school funded by Fulbright.

Most kids in the United States begin to speak English at age 2, however, I began at age 4. English was a problem for me when I was in school, due to speaking and comprehending the actual language. Throughout my school years, I have been assigned many writing assignments, I found that I had great difficulty in putting my thoughts on paper. Yet, with practice I improved tremendously with each given essay, there significant differences between my work in each stage of my life. Teachers have asked me to write character analysis essays, persuasive essays, and compare contrast essays. I have truly enjoyed writing as I improved my skill with time. There are areas where I felt improvement could be made by writing more or reading more . Which

Some students have an identity, an interest, or talent that defines them in an essential way. If you are one of these students, then tell us about yourself.

My essay for assignment 5 was the most memorable essay for me to write. When I first looked at this assignment, I was nervous about writing a letter from my grandfather to myself. I did not know what he would say to me since I didn’t talk to him much during his last days. Instead of writing out a whole letter, I decided to just write parts of a letter and analyze each part as I wrote. I felt that this was a better strategy for me because it allowed me to compare my feelings to those that I thought my grandfather would feel.

Someone that I am is a kind,caring,and loving person who loves to help others. I have not yet attempted to make a positive change in the world but I do have a couple of ideas that i think will work and are very positive towards the world. I was always curious since I was a little girl what the entire world was like and how others were not in the best situations. Now that I am older I do realize that the world world is very harsh and it’s not always going to be the best place to be at certain times, I realized that when put myself in a bad position with not so good people. I’ve always told myself when I was younger that, they deserve that type of punishment when I would see people on the streets. Now I see that it always is not there fault they obviously up somewhere in life and mistakes always happen. One way I would like to help those people on the streets is build about the size of a large dog house and so they could call it home until they get back on there feet.

As a child, I had no help from my parents when it came to school work. My mom worked as a field worker and my dad as a truck driver, I normally saw them around 8 at night, they came home exhausted and prepared for another early day for work. My parents lacked skills I was being taught at school and no experience speaking English. Consequently I had no one to rely on for help on homework and had no older sibling or anyone else around to help me out. Learning how to read and write properly was difficult, Spanish had been my first language.

My name is Lydia. My parents gave me this name and hoped that I could be friendly and always in good manners. I was born in a sweet and great family. English is like my mother language, mainly because my parents do export business and it requires them to use English frequently. I am very close to my parents and my older sisters. I share my concern with them and do girl talks very often just like best friends do. Family to me is a safe harbor and place where I grow and learn.

There is a lot of things that I have learned about myself in the past few weeks of this course. I have learned many things about myself that I would have never known if it was not for this course. I have learned about my; self concept, attitudes and feelings. I have also learned about social influence, group dynamics and relationships. I learned about myself and how to describe the way that I am and the way that I think.

Over the course, I have learned that all people are unique and have their own personal traits and qualities. One person does not just simply fall into one category, but various categories. What is beautiful about all of us is that we all have diverse personalities, traits and qualities. I have learned that we should be proud of and embrace these unique qualities of ours.

When asked to describe myself I never know what to say, but I should know myself the best, right?

When I look in the mirror I know whom I am, but society makes it difficult to understand who I am, because I was born to immigrants of Nigerian descent, and I am a first generation American, that term is sometimes used so loosely. By looking at my name they assume that I am from some island, but I am so quick to tell them that “I am Nigerian”, there is another statement that normally follows this. “You do not have an accent”. I wonder if I had an accent would I be considered Nigerian and not American; then I say that “My parents are Nigerian” and then that changes, so to them I am just associated with the Nigerian culture it does not make me Nigerian, there has been many discussion between my friends who are the same like me confused to

In the summer after 4th grade, my family decided to go on a vacation to the big apple, New York City. I can still remember packing my luggage full of not only clothes, but also the essential snacks. I filled that suitcase all the way up to the seams with Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, Nabisco Teddy Grahams, and Little Debbie Oatmeal Crème Pies. I packed the food in hope of having good treats for the plane ride, and my father says New York City food is expensive. Little did I know at the time that this vacation would become the story of when I got lost in New York.

So, I’m gunning through the various essay questions and I come to the final question. At last my prolonged speeches come to their inevitable end and I prepare to once again pull up my search engine in order to find other possible sources of college income that I could take pride in knowing I received. Then, I read the prompt wants me to convey to the reader a sense of who I am. I just take a mental pause and really start to question “well what the heck does that even mean?” I could describe to you so many deep intimate and personal aspects of my life, but I find it hard to choose just one.Therefore, I shall make an attempt to express who I think I’ve become in my lifetime.

Hearing the four word combo of “four page cultural autobiography” in class easily sent a shiver down my spine when it was announced. I sat there thinking to myself, “Okay… I’m a 5’9,” sport loving, white guy that stayed at his home town college. I am just about as average as it comes, this paper will surely be the death of me.” However, after only a handful of classes I realized there’s a lot more to each and every individual that is worth sharing and learning about. What’s average on a personal level could be extraordinary to someone living in different circumstances and I took that for granted for far too long. This allowed me to dig deeper into where I’ve come from and the personal experiences that have shaped who I am to this day. My parents are both white but grew up in completely different cultural backgrounds. My father lived in a predominantly white are where my mother lived in Evansville and worked at a small family pizza shop in a predominantly black area of Evansville. As parents do, they have played a large role in shaping me culturally.