Personal Narrative: Sam's Life

As a kid I always liked music. I got my first iPod when I was eleven years old. My first song was “Chop Suey!” by System of a Down, still one of my favorite songs to listen to in almost any situation ranging from trying to concentrate to just a chill-down song. My love for music has evolved over the years, being exposed to different genres of music such as rap/hip-hop and pop and I enjoy both. The only genre of music I don’t like and fully despise is country. I hate country music. But my favorite genre of all is rock. All good rock songs have similar qualities.

While in DC I did learn new things about myself and my surroundings. At first I was very nervous, but after I realized that DC was the place of my dreams, I fell in love. I did many things that I never would have expected to do, such as eating sushi, holding a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, seeing the Enola Gay, and visiting the White House. Out of all of those my favorite was laying my eyes upon the White House. I was so excited! While at the Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center I learned about the space exploration. Mainly what caused the Challenger Rocket to explode, a piece of the rocket came off during take off damaging the fuel tank. While in the rotunda at the Capitol, I learned that they are going to replace one of the

*disclaimer: bare with me... the next 5 chapters are crap because i wrote them over a year ago...chapter 19 will be the start of some great shit*

1) My favorite type of music is hip hop. I grew up listening to great hip hop artists such as Eminem, Drake, and Lil Wayne. I like this kind of music so much because I can express myself through listening to hip hop. All my family and friends listen to hip hop also.

Music has a big impact on my life, it is one of my favorite things in the world. My music library is so diverse, so it is hard for me to pick my favorite genre, from hip hop to rock to country. I find it all tasteful. If I had to say may favorite though it would be alternative rock, mostly because my favorite band is the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Their bass lines are amazing, and their music has so much heart and emotion in it, it’s something that everyone can jam along to. My least favorite would have to be screamo, an off shoot of metal. It is just too angry and you cannot understand anything the singer is saying, it isn’t something that is easy for me to appreciate. The Hobbit is my favorite book, the ore behind it keeps me interested and the way it is written is a completely different style than today’s writing. The writing style almost seems archaic but it has an elegance to it that is extremely difficult to achieve.

I was raised in a middle class environment with an unorthodox family. I have three siblings, all of us adopted. My brother is named Ethan and we are two years apart from each other. He is also a mix of so many different races that I cannot keep track of how many there are. After him, there are my sisters, Jackie and Josie. They are African-American twins who are five years younger than me. They are very sporty and athletic, while I try to avoid sports as much as I can. I have both a mother and a father, Robin and Paul Schlegel, who were both born and raised in Indiana. I was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and moved to a town called New Palestine, Indiana when I was only a few months old. New Palestine is an average-sized town where everyone knows

I have loved music since I was born, it has always been there for me. Although I love all genre of music my favorite has to be country music. You can interpret so much from one verse of music. From kindergarten to fourth grade I was in the school talent show singing. I loved getting on that stage and showing people what I could do.

As I left the patio, I thought about Dad’s friend, Luc. He was a hunter and a fisherman, and I asked him once why he didn’t have the bumper sticker ‘Guns don’t kill. People do.’ He said because it was a lie. Guns gave people the courage to commit crimes or kill. I told Samuel Luc’s story. He thought for a moment and said that’s why Americans fear gun laws. They’re afraid if they lose their guns, they will lose their courage.

I flew back to Manhattan right faultlessly after the university convocation, not even showing my face or clearing up my identity with Madison.

It was a very exhilarating experience and taught me so much about political issues in our country. Now a senior in high school, I have experienced many new and exciting opportunities to expand my horizons. In all, I honestly enjoy and appreciate new and all of my experiences because it has shaped who I am as an individual. From a freshman to now a senior, I have grown mentally, spiritually, and overall wiser to be college ready. My learned and acquired skills have turned me into the strong individual that I am

“Get a room!” said Ally, making a face. Ally is Sam’s best friend. Sam has lived through the scary, wonderful experience of drugs, sex, high school parties and not to mention, lots of draggy homework. Not too long after her senior year starts, her life flashes before her eyes. February 12th turned out to be the last day of her life but the very weird thing about it is, sam still wakes up the next morning. I don’t get what’s up with all of the movies & books starting to kill people and then having them wake up the next morning. That is the only part I don’t get throughout this amazing book. Sam had it all before her tragic accident. The popularity, looks and the perfect boyfriend.

That was a week from D.C. I would never forget. What astounded me weren't the beautiful buildings but the people I've met there. We've met representatives from leading aviation companies such as Lockheed Martin and NASA, an experience that made me speechless. I also enjoyed time talking to students from Pennsylvania and New Hampshire who had the same ambition as I did. I chatted with the brightest students in the nation and it in part belittled me. This was the real world, the big league. What was I compared to these prodigies? Of course a proud student who's on the same line as they are. It was that moment I decided to become the very best at what I will be doing. That and the reason that we didn't win the first place in the

Everyone has their favourite genre or artist, my favourite artist is Justin Timberlake, but I do not have a favourite genre. Music has a big influence on most people’s lives for different reasons, this is happens when people connect with the artist’s lyrics. Music can relax, anger, energize, sooth and more, this is not just because of the lyrics it is also about the instruments and the melody with them. Some people believe that music is a distraction and is not beneficial to you, others believe music is beneficial to you.

One of my favorite types of music would be rock music. I listen to rock because it is loud and it has a lot of bass. My favorite artist would be AC/DC, and they have a lot of great songs but the two I like the most would be “TNT” and “Thunderstruck.” I listen to rock music when I am working out, and it also gets me motivated, and when I am motivated my workouts tend to be better than when I’m not as motivated. Rock

It hurts that my cousin is going through this, I wish him the best as he continues his journey. I'm happy to know there are believers like Kevin Lilly out here. His non-profit organization "Samaritan Steps" is familiar with the issues LGBT youth face when coming out to family. Often they end up experiencing a myriad of challenges such as homelessness, depression, suicide, and drug addiction due to disownment. I just want to shout him out for working hard to provide housing and stability for those going through this. I can proudly say he is someone I look up to, and an example of someone who would ACTUALLY do what Jesus would