Personal Narrative: Operation Change Who I Am

The saying goes “Change is what makes the world go round”. Well, my world would move much smoother if I got rid of a few things. Table condiments, meatloaf and roller chairs have got to go! My world would be a better place if these items didn’t exist!

In this week’s discussion forum, the topic is dealing with change. Consequently, the older I have become, I have learned to accept the facts that changes will come and it's often necessary for growth, healing notwithstanding, for forthcoming success. When the demand for changes arrives in the professional world, I really don’t have any problems dealing with changes, because of my earlier, educational background in Human Services, I have identified and accepted my core purpose as being an agent of change. Accordingly, upon graduation, I was empowered with the vision and drive that lead me to believe that ‘I MUST BE THE CHANGE’ that I wish to see in this world, per Gandhi. Nevertheless, when I work in the corporate world, giving an order, or following one, is a mandate, and compliance of my work practices and responsibly.

Early experiences are important because they can change a person’s future. Depending on the child’s family and the people around him/her, their teachings, language, and behavior around the child are very important. My identity was established as a child when my parents gave birth to me and raised me, taught me, and became a role model for me. They helped me create my beliefs, and shape my identity to become a good person in society. My parents taught me what is right and wrong, and helped show me the right path to take in life. For example, they taught me how to tie my shoes, how to clean up after myself, some home remedies for illnesses and injuries, etc… During my childhood when I was young, my parents read to me stories every night, sang, talked to me about Buddhism, and taught me morals and all the good things I should do. My mom kept talking to me in Vietnamese and English so when I was 2 years old, I could talk in Vietnamese and understand English pretty well. My parents had not talked to me about Buddha and spoke to me in Vietnamese and English, I might have not been the bilingual teenager that I am today.

Island life is nice… if you don’t live it every day. I’m sure any teenager you ask born and raised on any small island like St. Thomas will tell you the same:There are barely any clothing stores, grocery prices are high, and the worst part: there are only two public high schools. The metaphor, a “big fish in a small pond” becomes real to you, especially one you enter middle school . After enduring this for about five years, I decided that I needed to leave St. Thomas ASAP for the sake of my education, my future and, most importantly, for my sanity. August of 2016 I boarded a plane headed northward to Georgia leaving my parents an empty nest early, to live with my aunt and uncle. Four hours from my new life, I was hit with the most agonizing realizations :I don’t know anyone. I don’t know how to act. Georgia? I don’t know her.

I lived my formative years from 2006 to 2013. During these seven years, several political and social events took place that changed the world and impacted several individuals in various ways. A handful of these political and social events include things such as the United States electing its first black president, Barack Obama, implementing the Affordable Healthcare Act, and the fight for same sex marriage which prevailed in Maine during these years. These three events have given myself and others within my cohort the ability to grow and adapt with the times, paving the way for a more liberal view of the world. Along with social and political events, various aspects of pop-culture affected members of my age cohort. During this time, advancements in technology were increasing rapidly, allowing children to learn, watch television, movies, and play

Many people go through life striving to make a difference and impact the world. Even more people wonder at the end of their life’s journey if they made a difference. However, I was once told there is a brotherhood who did not face this dilemma, a brotherhood who changes the world constantly, and defends the freedom of the United States—the United States Marines. I want to join the Marine Corps, so I do not have to live with the burning question of “did I make a difference?” More importantly, to have the honor and challenge to live up to, the reputation of the Marines; to defend all those that I love and the country that has given me everything would be the most humbling honor on earth. However, the reason the Marines do not wonder if they have

“Ready let's do this!” Those are the last words I heard from my coach until I got hit. This all started as a normal practice, until my Alex (my coach) asked me to something new. The thing she wanted me to do was a front flip while my bases threw me in the air while holding on to my backspot Izzy’s hand. So they threw and as I was coming around my hand and Izzys hand somehow came undone and her elbow came down my head was coming around and they hit. When I got hit I kind of blanked because my coach told me that I kept going after I got hit and I don’t remember that till this day. So after my bases let me down I started crying because it hurt really bad and after I sat on the ground I felt my head where I got hit and it felt like I have a 5 inch bump coming out of my head. So my best friend Laura went and got me ice from the trainer. When she got back with the ice I put it on my head and I suddenly felt tired. I told my coach that I was really tired and she said that I had to stay

families see me cry, I began to walk around the church. Suddenly I see two

According to merriam-webster.com, the definition of identity is “the distinguishing character or personality of an individual”. I believe that a person’s identity is comprised of many things, including the type of people they hang out with and their actions towards other people. Your identity is how other people see you. I also believe that a person’s identity can change over time due to something like a traumatic event or even the maturity that person gains as they grow older. There are many ways to describe who I am as a person and my identity. I believe the three main facets of my identity are sports, reliability, and, most importantly, the fact that I am a brother.

You’ve seen my worst. I threw unreasonable demands, unpredictable rages, and tantrums. What I wanted was usually beyond the realm of the possible; consequently, I‘ve been terrible when you were two and terrifying when you turned three.

Change is inevitable and constant, even if we believe that at this moment we are finally the person we will be for the rest of our lives. As we embarked on this journey a few short months ago, how could we possibly know the changes that would occur in our everyday reasoning and thinking? These changes are not just isolated to the last few months; I personally have seen an unexpected growth in myself over the past couple of years. These changes are more evident in the capacities covered in this self-evaluation.

One belief, that I had accepted as a fact of life, was forcibly perverted and it changed the way I see the world. Most children are taught to trust all of our government systems and the people who enforce them, I was no different. I assumed the police were a uniformly virtuous force for the good of all people and I assumed that only those people who were fairly convicted would face punishment for their crimes. I had heard about crooked cops and detectives, but I considered them to be things of the past or extremely isolated examples. The first incident that began to reshape this worldview was a movie I saw with my family. It was a documentary on the Central Park Five. Learning of the severe injustice those boys faced from all levels of our

Growing up, I was a timid kid who was not very fond of change and trying new things in life. During elementary school, I was with my parents at their restaurant all the time because they did not like the idea of me being home alone, or with a babysitter. Constantly hiding behind my parents in front of customers at the restaurant, I hardly talked with people outside of school and my home. When I started sixth grade, a family friend came over to the restaurant one day, and told me that I should practice Taekwondo under his instruction in his dojo. I was reluctant at first, but my parents highly encouraged me that I should try it because they did not want me being at the restaurant all the time since I was a kid. Thinking it over, I saw that there was no harm in trying something new with someone I was familiar with. Within a week, I agreed and started going to the classes in hopes that it would

When I first got into English this year, i thought i was already great at writing and i did not know how i could possibly improve. I was completely wrong. This is not at all a bad thing. I was in for quite a rude awakening. I was very mad at the time about how hard things were and how complicated they were getting so very fast, but now i know that that was all worth it. Just looking back at how bad the weekly paragraph i revised was, was proof how much i have improved since then. My word choice is much better now, which you can see in the local revision, and my overall structure is better now. I learned that you can not just throw a bunch of ideas and thoughts into one paragraph. You need explanation and set up to emphasize ideas. After looking

What stops me from putting my views out there or trying to make a differences is one i'm young so you will always have people who are much older say she or he is too young to know what they're talking about. Or that I don't have enough schooling about politics in order to know what saying or to know what i'm trying to debate about for example would you lesson to the person who's had more experiences in learning in general or to a high school whose only taking civics for one semester . if i were to wait a few years later and made the effort to study more about politics ,law or economics and i was compared to the same person again i would have a much greater chance of being lesson to about my views ,and ideas to help out and get my ideas out