The Lesson I Learned My Lesson

Growing in a tiny family, I was raised with my brother who is 6 years older than me. My father was always away and my mother was very protective. My mother used to not let me play with kids outside thinking I would get hurt and if sneak out sometimes my brother would follow me and hit me and tell me to go back home. I was never allowed to talk to him. I was always shut down whenever I have a question to ask either him or my mom. When I grew up I started ignoring to ask questions. When I started going to school my teachers used to yell at me and say why I am so quiet and not answering any questions. And in my country hitting students in hands and legs is considered

My mother’s irate words echoed deep in my heart for years as I tried to understand the simple words she would constantly repeat to me, “When will you ever change?” As a child, I was well known for being that foolish kid who would be put in the back of the class with his seat facing the wall. Eyes facing a blank white wall, fingernails tapping the desk, head down, and the smell of exasperation in the air. I was the type of boy who would sprint through the hallways cackling, furthermore resulting in repeatedly get scowled at by teachers for my obscene and inordinate behavior. In hindsight, I realized Freshman year after pulling the fire alarm that my behavior needed to have a parameter and come to a complete termination. Consequently, I spent the entire Summer in my room contemplating my life and my decisions.

I moved to south east corner of Georgia in little ole Waycross. You probably don't know where that is but imagine dirt roads, mud, bad weather, and alligators and that's where i moved to. I was enrolled in Williams Heights Elementary School and placed in Mrs. Rodgers class but my trouble making days weren't over. I always was messing with my teacher by erasing what she had written on the board or just being defiant. I was so bad that one day i decided to start a food fight in lunch by launching milk cartons like mortars. This sparked the immediate retaliation of the opposing table and since i threw the first milk carton i was the one who got in trouble. When I went to the Principal's office the principal said

In the article titled “Memories from the Other: Lessons in Connecting with Students” the author Thomas Knestrict affords an autobiographical lens into the benefit of positive connections, as well the consequences when absent. Knestrict’s backstory is one in which he illustrates an educational system that creates the ‘other’ and works to marginalize ‘at risk’ students due to learning differences (Knestrict, 2006). As a result of these learning differences, he was placed on a slower academic track, which he suggests resulted in feelings of marginalization early in life. Educators would ultimately reinforce these feeling with such words as your lazy, your not a capable student, your learning disabled, and you 're not college material. The author states, “The overwhelming message I received every day was that I was different, not as good, and defective” (Knestrict, 2006, p. 3). The internalization of the negative messages hindered Knestrict’s construction of self because he held these messages to be true; thus, his self-image would ultimately reflect such belief.

God can only guide, but it us who decide what we are known by in society. “You do not need super powers to be a Superhero… Heroes are made not born” (Pacquio) Individuals who stand up for what is correct and help other’s discover pride in their lives can be considered Hero’s. As to that person it can completely change their life. This idea is illustrated in “A Lesson Before Dying" by Ernest J. Gaines. Grant Wiggins, Jefferson, and Paul, three of Gaines characters that profited, exemplified, and comprehended the most essential lesson before dying. Each of us has been made by God with potential to be incredible, and to help other people achieve enormity.

3rd grade was when I started being bullied. Until the age of 11, I was what you would call overweight. I always ate more than I should have, and well, I didn’t stop. It never used to be that way, and I don’t really know what changed. The first half of my childhood was what I would consider great back then. I was your typical sweet and spoiled girly-girl. I wore dresses and had curly platinum blond hair, with bangs across my forehead. Back when I was that young, I was always energetic, what little kid isn’t? I was always running around and taking walks with my grandma, but that all ended when she died back in 2010. After that, I never wore dresses, I even started dying my hair, I became lazier, and that’s what led up to me

In the film A Lesson Before Dying the young African American Jefferson was accused of murdering three innocent men. During the court trial Jefferson’s attorney called him a “hog”. In “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay's poem has a strong message about Racism, Pride, and the struggles of being an african american in the United States. I believe that Jefferson is not a hog, should get treated fairly, and should not have suffered for something he did not do.

The book that I have chosen out of the two books that I have read is The Road. I have read both A Lesson Before Dying and The Road had both been interesting to read and are strong contenders to be in the top five for the list. I feel however, that A Lesson Before Dying doesn’t have the type of hook that could make young readers want to continue the book and finish it. The Road, however has an apocalyptic type of setting that adds a sort of mystery and zombie feeling that young readers are usually interested in. The Road is also very easy to read and over a week or a few days you can easily finish it and start on any other books or assignments. A Lesson Before Dying takes a while to get used to and although it can teach you many things about

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I told mom I wouldn’t make it through front doors b/c I would hurt someone in the parking lot. Overwhelming feelings of rage when I think of that place. No one understands this fear of death I have. While it may be irrational it is very real to me. Punched my neighbor for calling her 1 year old stupid. Falling apart in school and at home. Don’t want to fail in anything.

I read a historical fiction novel about racism called A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines. Gaines was a was an African American man who was born in 1933 and grew up on a plantation in Louisiana. He earned 50 cents a day picking potatoes at the age of nine. By the age of 15, he moved to California with his aunt and that’s when his passion for reading grew stronger. Disappointed to find that none of the books he read had nothing to do with the world he knew, he decided to write some stories himself (Magnier). Therefore, the main themes of his works come from his childhood. His first few famous novels were published around the 1970’s: Of Love and Dust (1967) and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971); Gaines received the U.S. National Book Award for A Lesson before Dying in 1994. The purpose of this book is to show people how it felt to be put in the shoes of a black man in the southern states of America in the 1940’s.

It started when my parents pulled me out of 2nd grade. I went from being an extravert to being an introvert. My parents never did anything. My mom taught me until 6th grade and she didn't even do it right, then it stopped. I stopped being around anybody, only a few cousins, and that's it. After 14, I quit going anywhere and started staying in for months then it got to a year. Now? I had a seizure in 2012 and went through hell and back with complete arguments and depression with my father. He even called the cops because I was complaining at him. I didn't mean to. WHen I have a seizure, I completely am unaware, and I remember coming back with him talking to the cops, because I spilled something on his carpet. My mother got me, but he let me back in a few days after.

My personality has been constructed by components from the experiences i’ve had over the course of my life, some amazing and others downright awful. Either by providence and or my will; these experiences always give parts that always have a hand in forming something greater than the last. One of these experiences, however, was of paramount importance in the conception of my personality by providing a critical component of whom I am. As a child, I was subject to torment from a teacher who hated me for my condition that I grew out of known as ADHD, this had dampened my ability to focus. Consequently They committed a plethora of malignant actions in an attempt to break my spirits. Such as pinning me against a locker to intimidate me and berating

Since I was a young girl, learning was something necessary to do in order to mature into my own self. It's something us as humans do to evolve from our younger selves. From learning to talk, walk ,and read we learn many things throughout our lifetime to be the person we are today. Learning is the key to life. Learning makes us progress. Riding a bicycle was a learning experience that I might never forget it.

PROMPT #2: PROMPT #2: The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?