Growing up in a World where Chasing Money is what Matters

As a young man entering my senior year of high school, my mind races as I try to figure out what it is that I’ll commit my life to. What will be the driving passion, the purpose of my existence, the reason I get out of bed every morning to face another day of this life? Some people would try to encourage me to choose a career simply for its potential to make me wealthy. However, looking at the degenerate lives of the rich and the famous around the world, its apparent to me that the pursuit of earthly riches alone isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. I’d rather spend my days in pursuit of something more fulfilling. As far as I can tell from my

Throughout my life, I’ve wanted to be many things. An astronaut, a princess, a doctor, a lawyer, and at one point in my life the president. Now that I am older and much more mature. I still haven’t decided what I wanted to be. When I first started my high school career, I was terrified. I didn’t know what I wanted to be. So I decided to try new things. I’ve been with choir ever since I was in the sixth grade, so I thought I would give it shot, and try something new. I started to take drama and art. I soon found out, that I wasn’t great at either of those things. I had stage fright and I sucked at drawing. But, I didn’t give up. I stayed with choir, drama, art, and basketball. Now that I am a senior and ready to graduate, I have found out I

Thank you for having us read the tragedy of Willy Loman, The Death of a Salesman. You can work hard at anything, but if you are not passionate about it, you will get nowhere. It reminds me of one of my brothers that didn't realize he was chasing the wrong dream until it was too late. At school he was pursing different subjects, but at home he was passionate about music and rapping. Since he was an exceptional artist, he decided to go to an art school. Soon he realized it wasn't for him and dropped out, and now he has to start over. We must realize now while we still have the time and resources what we want from life and what we are passionate about. If we don't ask ourselves these questions now, we may not have later to consider them.

I saw my first Broadway show at only seven years old and have seen over ten more since then, due to the fact I live only two hours away from New York City by train. I always enjoyed theatre, but I didn’t grow the deep love I have for it now until acting became a career option. I spent a week of the summer completely in the business world of theatre and came out knowing I had to be an actress. I dived into all things Broadway, bought as many albums as I could, watched as many interviews as possible, saved up to see more shows, but even with all of this love for

Starting off with my academic choices I decided to fool around in high school. But when I graduated on time I got scared that I would mess up again and not do anything in life so I chose the first career that I thought I would be good at. This career was Cosmetology. I soon realized that I did not agree with their teaching methods and I couldn’t see myself in that career in the future. In deciding this I was now without schooling and stuck in the blank space of not learning anything, the blank space I was so scared of and tried so hard to avoid. As a child I had the dream of becoming a lawyer, I would defend people and fight for justice. Yet as I got older I realized that if I were to become a lawyer I would get very attached to the issues

I am an actor with a life- long passion for storytelling. I have been enamored with theatre for many years because it is a medium through which I can share stories in the most effective way. Stories have complex ideas and important messages and theatre turns them into memorable pieces. I have found purpose in theatre because it has broadened my understanding of how other people experience life. I learn something new from every play I see, read, and perform in.

I settled into the teaching profession because that is what my family members and friends advised me to do. However, while I was in the public schools for my observations I questioned if this was the right path for me. During one of my meditations I questioned what career I should go into when a small voice whispered to me saying I should go into writing. When I told my parents how I would get my degree, but would no longer continue teaching they freaked out and at first did not support my decision. My friends and family members laughed at the idea of me becoming a professional screenwriter. Then a friend suggested if I was serious about screenwriting then I should attend Robert McKee’s course. The day before I attended his course I was in a bad mood, I didn’t have a good day at student teaching, my class would not listen to me and I questioned if this was a career I wanted to do for the rest of my life and if not then what would I go into? I saw no hope for my future and questioned my existence in the world. This was until the day I walked into McKee’s class. As I walked into the course I was completely closed off, but hearing him talk about the screenwriting process, he spoke light into my dreams, making me realize that becoming a screenwriter is attainable if you follow the right steps. After I attended his class I was so motivated

Since my personal conversation with myself, an idea popped into my head. It took me back to when I was little and how I always wanted to take my imagination and make it into reality. From there I figured out what I am most passionate about. My passion fell into the line of film and acting. I figured with this I will be able to have a voice, people with hear and listen to me, and where I can really express myself.

All throughout my life I’ve always been at a lost with what I wanted to do. I would see something and become inspired, but moments later my dreams would be crumbled. As a child I’ve always had my fazes, once it was a nurse because all my aunts are in the medical field and I thought it would be interesting as well. Then it was as a criminal investigator, FBI or CIA agent due to my habit of watching criminal shows (aka Law and Order SUV, Criminal minds, and etc.). Finally, I hit a standstill with becoming a Criminal Justice Lawyer, but even then I wasn’t inspired anymore for it was just the easy way out of this indecisiveness. As a year went by everyone asked the horrid question I had been avoiding “what do you want to do in your life” and I

1. RATIONALE As an ambitious young adult, my wide variety of interests and aptitudes has resulted in a strong consideration of many different professional paths, from medical doctor to theatrical lighting designer. I have struggled to identify a career that will best allow me to apply my aptitudes while satisfying my soul. Earning a liberal arts degree in psychology and theatre propelled me closer to discovering my true passion, but after graduating, I needed professional experience to gain confidence in my abilities and form more cogent occupational goals.

I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked what I want to be or do when I grow up. Answers have ranged from voice acting to park ranger to even veterinarian when I was particularly smaller. Before education, I was in the Moody College of Communications with an undeclared major then a radio-television-film major. The classes were interesting, but unfulfilling. Did I picture myself actually working in the film industry? The short answer was no; it just was not me. Spring semester of 2015 after much internal debate over the winter break I switched to the elementary education major, however I have yet to have passion for the major or career options that are attached.

Now he is a junior, and is doing every show he can, and he also found where he shines in theatre. His area where he excels is in the technical area, which means all backstage work such as Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Lights, Sound and so many more. He enjoys all of what he does and has actually picked out that he wants to go to college for technical theatre! The most important thing is that none of this would be the way it is unless he lost his father. The idea is that in order to move on and succeed you have to lose things, and sometimes those things are loved ones. No one knows the future but Tym would say that, “ You always miss the shots you don’t take” , which roughly means to try because if you don’t you will never

Within the past year, I decided that I should study what I love, not what is the most logical thing for me to study. Previous to this decision, I had been set on pursuing a degree in something in business, thinking that there would almost always be a job available in this career field. I have chosen to pursue a degree in theatre because I have spent a large portion of my high school career in the theater, I have had relative success in being involved in it, and I simply enjoy being a part of it, especially my experience as an assistant stage manager and stage manager. This experience has improved my communication skills, positive attitude, perseverance, and patience when working with directors, technical staff, actors, and stage crew members.

Looking back on my sophomore and junior years of high school, I had a very difference idea of how my life was going to turn out. I worked three days a week on my school’s radio station, WBMT, and played guitar during my free time. I was going to major in business and minor in communications and hopefully pursue some career in music production and management. From middle school until late high school, that was the way I was going to affect people, through music. While I had worked as a camp counselor, and had experience working with children, it just wasn’t a path that I thought I could turn into a career. As I grew up and had new experiences, I began to reevaluate my plans for myself.

So then I finished my degree, and when everyone else was applying to med school, that 's when I started applying to theater school. I realized that that was the way I was going to go--which is pretty crazy. And the funny thing is that I didn 't get into any of the theater schools I applied to! (laughs) And I thought, "Oh no! Here I am putting everything on the line, and maybe I 've made the wrong decision?" But I was put on the wait list for one of the programs