Personal Narrative: We Can Be A Firefighter

E.E. Cummings explained “It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.”

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” a question that was asked every school year. For almost all of my elementary school days, I thought I was going to be a doctor, vet, or fire fighter. To me these jobs were “hero” jobs because it involved saving lives. It wasn’t until middle school when I realized those were not the only “hero” jobs out there and a “hero” job did not necessarily have to involve saving lives. I had this epiphany during my second year of middle school when I started my first job as a tutor at Kumon Learning center.

and we can do so only by taking the risk of being uniquely our own selves.” This quote fits

Anything you do makes you change who you are. Even what happens in your life can affect your choices you make that shape your identity.

Eight of the quotes I read, only one quote, was interesting to write about. “This is America. You can be who you want to be, not who you should be.” Davice stated. What the quote is trying to say is that you can be who you want to be, not what a person thinks what you should be. So, be whoever you feel like being and don’t let yourself be fooled by other people trying to convince you who you should be. No one can tell you what to be, because it’s your decision on who you want to be. Just do what you want to and don’t mind about what other people think. Don’t let people control you and tell you on what to be. Be confident and believe in yourself. Focus on yourself and don’t pay attention on what people are telling you. We are in America and

Greetings Year 12s, Let me ask you a few questions…are you the same person you were 5 years ago? Will you be the same person 5 years later? Change is the only constant in life; nothing can remain the same and that includes us, as people. Identity is like Melbourne weather…constantly changing and you never know what happens next. But, identity is not meant to be static because it is human nature for us to constantly move around, learn new things, seek desires or opportunities, and grow from experiences.

In society, people are made to believe that they are what they are, that what they become is not their doing, but an inevitable product of living. I don't believe that. People are who they want to be, what they make themselves. They can let themselves be made by the masses, assimilating to the norm because “that’s what everyone else is doing”. But I don't want to be that, I want to be the person that I want to

This is a quote I can relate to because I believe that an individual should be himself or herself at all times. I believe that an individual is most comfortable in society when they are their true self. When an someone is their true self he or she will be greatly respected compared to someone who is not.

All those quotes that tell you to be yourself won’t be true because your parents decided to change you. As the generations continue with the “designer” babies, people will start to look more alike. There will not be as many special characteristics about you and only you. Our parents will choose if they want us to stand out in the crowd or be one with it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated. ‘To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. This quote means that you should be yourself. Emerson’s statement is false because to be someone you're not is good.

"Oh you can be what you want to be, See what you want to see, Believe in yourself, Believe in yourself." That was a lyric from a song by Ray Charles. Its important to stand up for yourself because it builds respect and courage.

Ever since little wide eyed girls were born they had pink outfits with matching bows and grew up knowing that pain is beauty and that boys who are mean to you on the playground like you. We grew up thinking that we would marry a prince and have sugar-cube castle with maids and live your “best friend forever”, then as we started to get older we realized that dreams don't pay the bills and grew up. However, not completely. By “growing up” we no longer fantasized about riding a white horse down a white sand beach into the sunset. Growing up only caused us to be more competitive. It was given that you hair must be healthy, your makeup should look flawless and not over done, and you must always have the newest designer

One of the hardest things in life is, simply, to be ourselves. One might think that being oneself would come naturally, although, the expectations forced on us make that much more complicated. Today we have these specific expectations and values that are, so-called, mandatory for us to follow, forced on us by society such as our parents, peers, and teachers.

Today people might try to be someone they’re not for a certain career or a certain someone. If you be yourself you might even find things come a little bit more effortless. When you

As life goes on, certain situations can form the way people become as adults, but our