As we breathed in the crisp air for the first time, we just established something new. A legacy. Amongst the billions that have already been created and to the future ones that will continue to be constructed everyday. Not one is a copy, but they're unique and individual in their own way, helping to construct whom people become and determine what we leave afterwards. But as for everyone else writing this essay my legacy has just begun, and will carry on for a long time. So let's begin. In my life I have experienced so much of the losses and sacrifices I endured through, but with all the hardships, I still live day to day retaining knowledge and seeing the world's secrets and beauty. In the 18 years I have been on this planet, I learned to …show more content…
I despised myself for being different. All I ever wanted was to fit in, but I couldn't even do that... Because in my mind it would taunt me constantly, just saying I'm worthless and everyone thinks I'm weird or ugly, a show-off... It just seemed to never end. All this feeling caused was poison to relationships with friends and family, low self-esteem, isolation, shyness, and mumbling and simply not enjoying life as a kid. Even though after years of going through therapy and fighting with my parents a lot and having to grow up too soon. It felt as if I were being trapped in a bird cage while the outside's beauty just mocked you, while you're just cooped up in misery and desperately wanting to fly away. Majority time I always had this current state of mind thinking of just wanting to fade away from this world and not looking back and wondering if people would even notice when I'm gone.Rather than allowing this awful depression to spiral my life out of control, I decided that I was not going to let it get in the way of my goals for the future. The decision I made 4 years ago to start appreciating life still remains today and my outlook has changed on the whole situation
My legacy should be something to remember. If I could pull off something amazing, my peers and teachers will look at me with a new sense of respect. My family would definitely be proud of me. Because I’m creative and determined, It’s definitely possible for me to make an impact.
Since coming to America, I have moved to an ample amount of places because my father’s job concerns. I changed school frequently and in each new school I was never greeted with a warm welcome. With one glance my classmates saw I was different from them. I was often bullied and teased because of my racial difference from my classmates, from these experiences I became a quiet and docile girl. This way I thought I would not get in anyone’s way. I had closed up in the world in front of me; I never expressed my own opinions and always agreed with the majority. However secretly inside of me, I was frustrated not being able to express myself and yet I was unable to change. I craved to be what I was in the inside to be on the outside. Still by
Throughout my high school career I have tried to impact the lives of those around me while also learning from those around me as well. Over the four years I have attended my high school,I have grown into a person who is now more attentive of the different people, opinions, and cultures that surround me and this in turn has allowed me become more open-minded. This would be the legacy I hope that I leave behind. When I graduate from school and consequently leave my community, I hope that I have left a legacy of growth. That my experience can be an example of someone else because it is my firm belief that the greatest legacy one can leave behind can be a legacy others can learn from.
I have earned a Legacy Scholarship for a number of reasons. I have attended schools in Mapleton since I was in preschool. Ever since then, I have loved going to school and have had many ambitions for myself. Because of that, I have always thought of myself as a precocious child. I believe I have had many responsibilities since I was young, and therefore making me very independent. For instance, my mom has worked nights for as long as I can remember. Because she would work nights, when I’d get home from school she would be on her way out for work. This meant that there was no one to tell me to do my homework or help me with it. Ever since I was in kindergarten I was a responsible and intelligent student and that has continued up to this date.
Just a two years ago when it was 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, our current first lady of the United States made a commencement speech at Bowie State University in Maryland. She gave a speech to the graduates of Bowie State University, which started giving education to black community two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. At that time, the school education was held in a small African Baptist church in Baltimore. However, because of such brave inspirited and qualified students who came to learn to become leaders in Maryland and throughout the country, a small church school started to flourish its education environment. So on this majestic
I started to hate myself soon after, always used to say to myself “Why am I like this?”. This one day has changed that, my dad said; “Be yourself and everyone would like you.” So that day I thought about what
Who I am today is a result of my life experiences and the ways I have chosen to deal with them.
I experienced society’s wrath. The society described me as unattractive, unwanted, dirty, superficial, and worthless. I started to be so bombarded by society’s mindset that it became problematic. I began drowning so deep in my misery that I was no longer able to see the brighter side of things. I started to suffer from bulimia. I would try to eat, but everything I use to enjoy made me nauseous. Although my best friend told me I was beautiful and amazing, I didn't believe her. It became extremely despicable that suicidal thoughts became second nature. I was hideous and angry. I couldn't live like this. I couldn’t bear to see myself.
I want to make my legacy last for multiple generations, as well as being a source of inspiration for my future
If I were to leave one quote as my enduring legacy, it would be “The only person responsible for your success and failures is yourself.”. The quote’s inherent explicit message is that a person is responsible for what happens to them. This message is intended to encourage people to take accountability and responsibility for their actions’ results. On the other hand, an essential implicit motivation of the quote is to counter the inclination of people currently to blame everyone but themselves when their plans go awry. Furthermore, another implicit message of the quote is people need to become self-reliant. In today’s intricate and constantly fluctuating world, people are becoming more and more dependent on others while they fail to take liability
For a short period of time, I didn’t even recognize who I was. I was acting out in ways I did not enjoy, dressed in styles I didn’t agree with, and created a personality that I thought would make me more popular. I tried so hard to be the superficial person people wanted me to be, because I valued their opinions more than my own. One of the best decisions I ever made for myself was when I made a new group of friends. I was able to act and look like my true self and they accepted me for me.
WELCOME…TO…LEGACY PATH! Doesn’t it sound like a path that should be in a fairytale? This pathway starts from Dole Street in front of the law building to Varney Circle. This area is known to be the grand entrance to the University of Hawaii, which explains my exaggerated greeting. These bricks on the ground were from a fundraising event in which you would buy a brick, carve whatever you desire, and place it on the pathway. Now your message will last forever, hence, legacy path. Usually, there will be a food truck available near the entrance.
A legacy can be describe as many things. Some people leave good legacy but also bad ones. A legacy is the only thing many people remember you by. Many people have the legacy of being a great doctor or a fantastic husband. I would like mine to be about the positive things I did in life. Even when I made mistakes I want people to remember I always tried to fix what I did wrong. Well for me I would like my legacy to be good. I want to be remember as the friend who was there for any one at anytime. The lovely mother and friend who was always there.
Ever since I was a boy I always had the desire to be different. I didn’t want to fit in. I wanted to stand out. This all started when I was born in the a very town in India. I was there for a little bit. I was born in a family of a hard working mother and drug addict father who I can’t even remember. My family didn’t accept me because my parents weren’t married. I was always compared to my cousins I lived with. Even though I was better then them in every way, my family of snakes still looked me like I haven’t done enough or just not good enough. I was still a kid when they started to tell me that I would be just like my dad. They put so much effort into criticising me. I personally thought it was really funny. Every time anyone would say
But, once I realized what was happening, it was like being set free from self hate. I always thought that I was the problem, I was the weirdo but as I got older, I saw that I was the one who was actually normal in society, that my curiosities had answers and that others shared my opinions. Which also led to my current political opinions, and life philosophies.