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Relationship Matters Most To Me?

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“Relationship” matters most to me. During school years, I was a selfish girl, only interested in getting ahead of others. I was passionate about studying because the grade was a clear indicator that showed my superiority. I had no needs for loving or caring others, because I was always swarmed by friends who asked questions on exams. Unfortunately, it shaped me a wrong impression that everyone liked me if I attained an outstanding grade.

In my 12th grade, however, I experienced an enlightening event that taught me grade is not prime concern. Because the Korean SAT was approaching at the(that?) time, I was very sensitive. And one day, my classmate rubbed my fur the wrong way by talking with her friends in front of my desk. I asked her to be quiet but she did not set back. She and I haggled over for a while. I could not stand a disadvantageous position and I ended up punching her head several times. Although I was the top student in terms of grade, my classmates never approached me after this event. I was no longer appreciated by others, nor was I happy with my life. I had …show more content…

After 3 months I joined the debate club in my university, a pre-tournament was held to select 16 debaters for an upcoming national championship. The number of win as a team was not a considerate in this pre-tournament because debaters were selected based on individual score of their own speeches. In fact, I was teamed up with a freshman who was relatively inexperienced and it would be a lie if I state that I was keen to share my idea with him. However, I shared and developed the idea collaboratively as one team and we were both selected to enter the championship. By forming faith between us, we collaborated dynamically embracing each other’s mistakes and achievement all together. In the championship, we became the only rookie team to reach semi-finals and I still remember the excitement we

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