Examples Of Insecurity

I have always felt like an outsider. I wish I would have not cared earlier on about what people thought about me it would help deal with everything I went through .A thing to consider is that if I didn’t get bullied I wouldn’t be this confident person I am today.

I was very shy and awkward during my adolescent years. A cringe-worthy yet endearing moment of reflection of suppressed memories. I was the fourth child out of five, to two immigrant parents. We were a low income family with no budget for vacations or expensive school trips. Socially I was not accepted. I was always the outlier. Subsequently, I was bullied and it impaired my childhood for quite sometime. I felt as if I was sentenced to social death that I just could not replevy before the end of adolescent years. Other students taunted and jeered at me habitually; even with uncontrollable factors. I specifically remember my Haitian heritage being one of the domineering methods of my torture. I recall that being subjected

Throughout my teenage years, I was the embodiment of the average introvert. The pressure to succeed and become a first generation college student in my family was overwhelming, and the constant battle of not being good enough defeated me. My parents only spoke Spanish, and were unable to help me with my school assignments. As I struggled with my academics silently, my self-consciousness and insecurities grew. The fear of speaking out in public was a lingering shadow that developed more, as I grew older. Being that English was my second language, I had always felt inferior to those who spoke English as their primary language.

During the week in Chicago, I grew closer to God, learned how to be a better leader, and learned to put others before myself, which is what helped me become a better person. Serving others that had situations worse than I could imagine was life changing. The idea I could make such a tremendous change in someone’s life while doing activities I enjoyed, opened my eyes to the potentials of serving. After the week ended and I returned home, I wanted to do more for the people around me who were less fortunate. Going into freshman year, I made the decision to volunteer at Urban Vision. I help kids who have newly immigrated to Akron and the United States find items at a holiday shop for their families and themselves. Many of these kids went directly to the necessity aisle, (i.e. toilet paper, laundry detergent, and soaps) to get these items for their families, even though there were plenty of toys for the kids themselves. These kids helped me realize I should be grateful for everything in life, from shelter over my head to the clothes on my

When I became a junior I started to become very active in my local community. This experience can be credited to Key club (a community service organization) Key club has connected me with the community in a way I never knew.

From a young age I have looked for ways for me to positively affect any area of society. For example I was a member of the boy scouts this organization helped found my basis of leadership, service and character. In this organization I first encountered the positive actions one person could have on their community and how a proper leader can rally for a righteous cause. Continuing from fourth to eighth grade I devoted my extra time to volunteering at the Mays Landing Library. Here I was able to make a positive impact through facilitating the spread of knowledge to the younger generation including my sisters by helping in activities that encouraged reading and instilled a desire for world

Growing up moving between New Jersey and Puerto Rico has exposed me to diverse beliefs, languages, and history. When I was young my parents separated and as a result my mother relocated us to New Jersey. Thus, I learned English and interacted with many people from various backgrounds. In New Jersey, I was a girl scout for several years, and my experience in girl scouts has taught me valuable teamwork and leadership skills. Constantly switching between two places has made me a very open minded and curious person. It’s also given me an opportunity to develop my social and communication skills.

From this club I’ve learned people assemble and assisting each other on a project, can be very refreshing. Our club works together, getting certain things accomplished. However; all of us learn the same thing at the same time. I’ve also learned you don’t have to be rewarded for every good thing you do in life, sometimes the most rewarding things are just doing it in the first place. And I participating in theaters and know that I am a helpful person when it comes to helping people remembering their lines. And also I worked at the church café and learned my leadership skills there as well I have also applied it everywhere I go.

When my sister graduated high school, I asked her what inspired her to go to school? And she told me, “ I’ve seen our parents working hard for us and the family oversea and I want to be able to help. I know the only way I can help is through learning because with a better knowledge, I would be able to get a job that I enjoy to work and good salary.” Her words really hit me because that was when I realized everyone in the family is thinking about each other and I was the only one that being

knowledge through my experience and helping less fortunate made me a better person. It changes my perception on how and why I see the world and the people around me. I become a well-rounded person, it opened my hearts to understand and taught me a better way to connect with people.

My parents sent me to China soon after I was born to be in the care of my grandparents due to financial circumstances. For five years, I regarded my grandparents as my parental figures, and I always questioned why my “parents” were so old compared to my friends’ parents. I realized the truth the first time my mom called me and my grandparents told me who she was. After that phone call, my parents started to call me more frequently, and I always asked them questions about their life, as I was curious. Usually, I would forget these conversations, but sometimes, after a call, I wondered how different their lives were from mine’s; I imagined them as being wealthy and living in a big house. While I enjoyed talking to them, I never imagined the day that I would receive the shocking news that I was going to move to America to live with my

As a little girl I was always the one who would hide behind her father’s leg. At the dinner table I would be quiet so I would never be brought into the conversation. The older I got, the more I came out of my shell. I still could never break free, though. It wasn’t until I became involved in organizations, that I was able to interact with people and take initiative.

When I was 5 my life changed completely. My sister and I were abandoned by our mother and father. I was then raised by my aunt and uncle along with my grandparents. I was taken in and loved as if I was their own. I want to show them and myself that no matter what happens in life that I can succeed and accomplish anything I set my mind to. Therefore, I am pursuing an Associates degree and the first generation in my family to go to college first generation in my family to go to college.

It is rather interesting to see how the United States progressed over time when dealing with "homosexual behaviors". The idea that this was something that could keep you out of the country is intriguing, because it reflects a deeper insecurity within our nation. The idea that the united states takes a locations "sick and weak" population, because after all, we are a nation of immigrants, is simply opposite of the reality. From early on, the United States fought the idea and the proliferation of homosexuality with a push against the immorality of such behaviors. And since the Mexican and Central American Immigration push took off, the United States fought against any suspected homosexuals every step of the way.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about me is the fact that I’m not interesting at all; I grew up with two dogs and two siblings and two parents while my two eyes wore two lenses in a pair of glasses. But after some severe contemplation (and finally deciding it’d be inappropriate to boast about my uncanny ability to find the perfect reaction meme to any text I receive), I’ve decided that if I were forced to choose a quality that makes me unique, it’d be my two front teeth.