Personal Narrative: We Are In A Modern USAmy

Leadership comes in all types of styles. No two Army leaders will have the same style. There is a saying that goes around our ranks today, “Your leadership traits strongly reflect your past leadership.” Meaning that you will develop traits and habits that you have seen in your past leadership. Whether they are good or bad, you will not notice them yourself until you think about what you are doing or saying. It takes time to develop as a leader, and you will know when you find your style that works for you and you’re Soldiers.

Leadership goals should always contain methods of a continuous process of learning through education, training, and individual experiences that help ensure that the message will be communicated in a confident and competent manner when leading troops. Soldiers tend to follow leaders that demonstrate and live the Army values, while displaying their confidence in every decision that affects change. Leaders are not born as organizational or tactical leaders; but grown by their genetic determinism, which is inside and the characteristics they work toward; that mold is which type leader they will become. Not just anyone can lead; you must have the desire to lead, be willing to make the commitment to being a leader, and prepare yourself properly, then you have the desire to become a leader. (Fulton, 1995).

Stepping out of my first plane ride, I experience an epiphany of new culture, which seems to me as a whole new world. Buzzing around my ears are conversations in an unfamiliar language that intrigues me. It then struck me that after twenty hours of a seemingly perpetual plane ride that I finally arrived in The United States of America, a country full of new opportunities. It was this moment that I realized how diverse and big this world is. This is the story of my new life in America.

It was a small thing, the bright green of youth. I planted it on the 3rd, in my freshman year, with the Green Thumb Club at my high school.

That’s basically all I could understand as I left the immigration center. People all around me were talking in languages I had only studied in textbooks, which barely helped. That was the first time I could really look around and see where I was. The sound of car engines roared in my ears as I walked across the street; people squashed into a small bus while chattering in a garbled language that made no sense. Everywhere I looked I saw chaos, and I couldn’t have been happier.

America’s gift to my generation is freedom. Freedom is the right to do what one wants, lives where he/she wants, eat what they want, and choose the religion in which he or she believes in without ignoring or harming other people’s rights. Freedom is an important gift. Freedom allows schools, buildings, and public places to have many types of people; gays, lesbians, Asians, African Americans, girls, and boys. Back when Martin Luther King Jr was alive, their schools were segregated; meaning Caucasian people couldn’t go to school with African Americans. Some of my best friends are not the same race or religion as me. Well I, had the gift of freedom to choose my friends. I have one best friend since the second grade who isn’t the same race or religion

The United States of America; this name strikes thoughts into people’s heads. Some are thoughts filled with happiness and pride, others are filled with hate. When I hear the phrase “The United States of America, I have many different thoughts. First, I think of the wonderful freedom paid for by the soldiers who risk their lives every day to keep us safe. I also remember my great-grandpa, who was a soldier in the Korean War, driving a tank. Second, I think about this election. This election has created big schism in our country with people at each other’s throats. Furthermore, there are many other events that have split our country. Some of these include opinions on gun laws, racial injustice, the fight for women's equality, etc. These issues

done in the past has given us freedom today. I am so thankful for all those who

My American culture is special Because, I like to compete in fishing, and I have done really good.

The america I believe in. I believe in the free rights, the constution, and the pledge of alegence. Thoughout my whole life I’ve had a knick for wars, mainly world war 2. I read books about World War 2 and many other wars constantly, even to a point where I can’t read anything else. The U.S.A. has been my home since the day I was born. I have only left the country once and it was to Mexico. When I was there I noticed that they had bars on their window, I asked my dad about it and he told me it was because of how unsafe it was. My honestly first thought was, “why are we here if it’s unsafe?” I have always wanted to go to other countrys and see what school is like there and what freedoms they have. After reasearching many different places and

the biggest struggle for Americans these days seems to stem from poverty, drugs, broken homes, rasicism/discrimination and so on. how lucky i am that i was raised in a loving, upper-middle class familyi’ve never had many friends. throughout elementary school, i’d spend every recess on the swingset because i didn’t want teachers seeing me wander alone and then make others kids play with me. their pity made me more uncomfortable than being alone. as time went on, things seemed to only get worse. middle school was horrible. i would come home everyday and just try not to cry. i’d never felt so alone in my life.

It is great to wake up every morning knowing my life is entirely up to me. We live in the great United States of America. Being an American means I have so many rights and doors are opened up to opportunities other countries do not have. America has given me the right to choose whatever education and profession I want.

My dad brought us to the USA at the of 10 years old, to me was really hard to adapt to this country because I came here to a new country without not knowing the language and leaving everything behind, I got to a point where I got into depression and I just didn’t want to live here I wanted go back, but my parents and my family persuade me to focus on school and through the time everything was going to be easier, through the time I was in school I made new friends that helped me learn every day, for me that was really helpful. I learn how to speak, write and communicate with other people.

I have walked this path everyday for almost 15 years now since I was a young child. The path itself is next my childhood house in Doorest; the forest surrounding my house. I walk this path to clear my mind, it helps me separate from my stressful life outside this forest.

Getting lost in the maze of the United States is a dreadful experience. Last year, my roommate and I had to relocate from the Irvine to Seattle, since I did not get the driver license, I could only be the passenger. Unfortunately, we got lost on a remote highway and our GPS and phones had completely no signal.  Not only the fog ahead has covered our eyes, but also the unknown fear.  My roommate panicked and gripping the steering wheel. I tried to comfort her and start paying attention to the road signs and environment characteristics along the road with the map, with these clues, we successfully rectify our routes. Firstly, while facing the unexpected incident, I learned that if we able to keep calm and adapt flexibly to the circumstances,