Personal Narrative: Origami Dragon

Of all the things I value, what makes me most happy is when I have the opportunity to help someone in need and I get to achieve that opportunity. The clubs I joined in high school allowed me to express this thing I love to do in many different aspects helping different people with many obstacles they face. The first activity I participated in was for entertainment purposes for dogs that are kept in pounds because they have not been adopted. This made my community stronger because we raised awareness to people who were interested in adopting after our activity, in addition to helping the dogs that are in need of attention and excitement using our abilities with art. In addition to this activity, National Art Honor Society has helped our school

Throughout my life, I always enjoyed to help everyone. When I was little, I actually loved being the “teacher’s pet.” My naive child mind thought I was the bomb by helping my teachers. I probably made my poor teacher’s life harder but my heart was in the right place. More times or not I was always helping someone. I would be the kid that my

This experience led me to carry out several ventures. One of my first ventures was helping in food bank where I helped to pack food and transport it to several organizations and people in need. was hard to balance my school work with volunteering since I had to go in the evenings, but I developed the grit and passion to work hard! I started feeling a sense of accomplishment and gained responsibility.

Helping others is in my system and I cannot ignore it. In the 10th grade, a couple of my friends and I tried our hardest

Volunteering and participating in service projects are two of the most rewarding activities in my opinion. Some people may find it was a hassle or only do it because they have to meet the minimum requirement for school or work. Helping others, for me, has always been somewhat second nature to me. Over many years of volunteering I believe I have developed qualities that will stick with me for life and benefit me in my career. As early as freshman year, in high school, I found myself looking for ways to give back. I started by looking for opportunities within school, where I came across the A+ tutoring program, and so my journey of giving back began. While tutoring, my patience for others really evolved, partly by choice and partly because

When I was young my grandmother taught me to always help others. Even those who may be mean or undeserving of it. There were many stereotypes and jokes made about me but she still wanted us to always help others. I learned to go with the flow and let it go. This lesson and the value in helping others helped me especially in high school. During my junior year in high school I began to take an interest in a program call Opportunities in Emergency Care. That year I was certified as a first aid provider and in CPR. As a senior I continued my education in this field. I am now a certified Emergency Medical Responder and I will be a certified Emergency Medical Technician. I have had many occasions to apply the knowledge and skills I gained, by working

I found a use of my artistic abilities that is useful as a career in the future, all thanks to my curiosity and creativity.

The joy that they bring by watching them finally master a skill or get something that they have wanted for a while is amazing. The cheer team had a competition and they did so well that when they came off the mat, some girls were actually crying because of how good they did. That honestly made me feel great because I felt like my time and effort that I volunteered, paid off. That’s is what I love to do; help kids become their best and guide them into the right direction just like teachers do. I feel like one of my main reasons why I love being a good influence on children is because when I was younger I had a lot of older friends that I looked up to and they would look after me and set a good example for

I have always enjoyed helping people out. In my school they have a club called National Honors Society. This club gives people more of an opportunity to do community service hours. Everyone is required to complete fifteen hours a year. Last year I completed over twenty five hours of community service. Every time I saw I had an opportunity I would take it. I don't see those fifteen hour requirements as the only way to be and stay in this club; I see it as an opening to be able to help my community all for a return of a smile. People need to see that there are others just like me, who are willing to help, and want the best for others, for nothing in return. I have never known why it is that helping others when they are needed makes me feel happy. In a way, it's one of my happiness's. I know what it's like to have a need and to not have anyone around to help. I am the kind of person who doesn't want others to feel that way, at least not all the time. I know every day someone has a need of some kind and they can't do anything about it. That's what people like me are for, to help out even if it's just every once in a while. Events all around constantly need help setting things up or just need a little help. All the help people can get is always good enough. I am taking responsibility to help people see that not everyone is selfish, not everyone takes advantage of things. I am always grateful to be able to give my time to my community, my people. America needs more people who are willing to give. Donations can be made to hospitals or orphanages. I do community service and projects now, they may be little, but I know they still matter. In my future, I see myself to continue my route, possibly even creating bigger community projects. Because America can only focus on so much, people like me are able to take care of the rest of the

More importantly i provided beneficial social interactions to individuals,such as my uncle, who may desperately need it but not have have a chance due to a lack of understanding from those around

Although deciding what I was going to present to my peers took me until the last day, the idea of informing my classmates about Origami was always in the back of my mind. There are many unique techniques that allow individuals to make paper figures, and my intentions where to inform the class with an easy, but developed way on how to make an eye pleasing paper swan. While preparing for this speech I had to keep in mind that my last presentation sounded “memorized”; therefore, I made a conscious effort to know my material instead of preparing a script that I would plan on saying. My preparation for this assignment made the presenting part significantly less stressful, which made my entire demonstration easier; furthermore, already knowing what

I consider myself a very giving and helpful person. Throughout my entire life I have tried to help people whenever they were in need of it. I have helped people from helping around the house and babysitting my little brother to teaching a class and helping someone by giving them someone to talk to. One of the people I was most helpful to was my stagecraft teacher at CPMA. In seventh grade I first took stagecraft because it was linked to my theatre class. Stagecraft is working backstage at performances and I thought that it would just be a fun class to take to get a credit but I fell in love with it. In eighth grade I decided to take stagecraft for a whole year. Since I had already taken stagecraft the year before I knew what we learned in the

From sophomore to senior year, I volunteered at the Glide Memorial Church, an organization that helps to serve food to the low- income and homeless. I decided to volunteer at Glide because I want to give back to the community that I am part of by mitigating the issue of homelessness in San Francisco. On the first day of volunteering, I was sent to pass trays of food to people. I like volunteering there because I enjoy seeing the smiles on the people’s faces when I pass the trays to them. As I continue to volunteer, I was placed in many positions and challenged myself with different and new responsibilities. I did clear up, help people to clear up their mess and clear up the trash. I help fill in food in the trays and pass the other volunteers.

When I am at best, I help people. I motivate myself and feel motivated when I get to help others. Whether it’s a stranger, colleague, friends, or family, I feel my passion in assisting those in need. As long as it’s within my capability and moral belief that what people ask for help is ethical and legal, I give them my attention and time. I feel happy that I am able to give a hand, and I feel happy to see people become happy with the help I give them. Helping others put smiles on my face and also on them as well. I feel proud of myself that I have the power to help the

Helping others can be very rewarding and beneficial to both parties. After going to the Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting and Our Community Place (OCP), I have realized the benefits of helping others and I have gained new perspectives on others. While I was there I met some very interesting people that might not have the best lives but they know how to make the best of what they have. I felt like I gained some knowledge and insight on different things and it made me feel good to help them out. In my lifetime I feel as though I have overcome many obsticles and accomplished many goals and as I looked around at others that were less fortunate than me I became even more thankful and more willing to help others. It made me feel good to see others