College Essay

Paper Friends

The world to me had always been two distinct dull colors for as long as I can recall. Exciting things were rare, as I never ventured outside my confined work area where I felt the safest. I indulged myself in reading coutnless novels, lying to myself telling myself that one it would pay off. However, those lies became the turth upon meeting Holden Caulfield from "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger and Gene Forrester from "A Separate Peace" By John Knowles. Getting to know them through the pages, they added colors into my life, made me something other than a studious child, and cahnged the views I had about the World.

Much like Gene, studying and academically excelling was not only a skill I naturally had, but also it was a false passion. Nothing in the world meant more to me than studying and getting satisfying grades. However, the 95's and 100's seemed to be only a filled that easily went away, and left me feeling empty yet again. Gene was the same but as I got to know him through the pages and see how he developed from that nerdy kid to something with Athletic talent. I figured out that I don't need to be chained to a life of books and solitude. That I too, amd able to break free from the chains that hold me down. I began to get more active in after school activites, and found myself enjoying the experience I neglected myself from having for a long time. I became more friendly and even smiled more. Even physical education became an enjoyment that I waited for rather than tried to avoid.

A character's influence, such as Holden, had such a positive affect, that it is able to change your views on yourself, muhc like he had on me. As a longer, I felt that no one knew what was going through my mind. No one knew how I functioned or my personality, because I was so hidden away. However, Holden changed that for me. After finishing Catcher in the Rye, I realized something extremely important. And that is: I am not alone. I've learned so much from Holden, and have great respect for the fictional character. I've learned that I'm not the only one that cuts off sentences, or asks questions that don't really have an answer to them, but still wonders about it. Moreover, he has also taughth me to have a strong exterior becuse not everyone in the world is going to look out for you. That you have to be cynical and stand your ground for the reight purposes, and most importantly, to love you family as much as hge loved his little siblings.

To this day, I take what I learned from Gene Forrester and Holden Caulfied to heart. I try my best not to lose the lessons I've learned from them and to not forget how positively they both affected my life. It's because of them I've become a better person. A more rounded person.A person that stand up for what is right. A person that is able to balance out studies and other activites. A person that is outspoken. A person that is capable of going above and beyond. Thank you, Holden and Gene.

Poem. Kevin Toscano & Juanita.

Stupidity

People say America is just so wonderful and a jubilate place.
But some administrations discredit the value of the country.
Past and present Government Officials doing things behind our backs, taking us for chumps.
The suppose 'War on Terror' is so deplore.
Stupefying little kids as to it's actually purpose.
So many people censure the already lost Iraqi War, but the Government doesn't listen.

Stupidity of the Government.

The world we know has gone through many changes.
Bloodshed marks our history; perpetual fighting between ourselves.
Instead of making friends with one another, we suppressed each other.
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini lauding their people; believing them supreme.
Genocide of the Jewish people, and domination of the Aryan race.
American's, European's, Hispanic's, Asian's.
We don't live in a homogeneous world, but we can stop our hatred.

Stupidity of the Leaders.

Living a long and healthy life can be done.
But smoking, AIDs, driving and global warming nullifies it.
Destruction of the Earth, as if it was our playground.
Gas pollution from cars and spontaneous death relating to deleterious toxic.
People oblivion to recycling, crippling our o-zone.
An incessant number of oddities, happening around us.

Stupidity of the people.

Children are born good, just made demonic.
Small words and phases, which are hackneyed, and seem cute.
Replicas of their parents when they were young.
Smoking, drinking and drugs entangle their minds as they grow.
Ironically finding it cool because the television shows it.
Troublesome children; household becomes discordant, stability crumbles.

Stupidity of the media.

Humans walking so nonchalant, unaware of what is dying around them.
Black and White Pandas, Green Turtles and ferrets dying out.
The incontrovertible truth that one day soon we won’t see them anymore.
Shooting rings, and animals killing for fun.
Hanging the head of the hunted on the walls.
Oh how ostentatious to them.

Stupidity of the Gun users.

Peace and harmony; international laws.
Be perceptive of other races and their cultures and to venerate.
Crack down on drugs dealers.
Embellish the harm it can do to ones self.
Eco-friendly fuel for cars.
Supervision of the people of the future.
Animal protection rights, preservation centers, and awareness.

Amicable of everyone.

Speech on Geronimo

Information Technology High School
Kevin Toscano
April 8, 2008
Ms. Hyde.
English 6
Speech - Geronimo

Late one afternoon when returning from town we were met by a few women and children who told us that Mexican troops from some other town had attacked our camp, killed all the warriors of the guard, captured all our ponies, secured our arms, destroyed our supplies, and killed many of our women and children. I was confused. How could this have happened, and why our land? I didn’t know what we did wrong. However, I found out that my aged mother, my young wife, and my three small children were among the slain. My tribe did nothing to deserve this treatment. However, there were only eighty warriors left, and as we were without arms or supplies, and were furthermore surrounded by the Mexicans we could have done nothing. So, our Chief gave the order to return to our homes in Arizona, leaving the dead upon the field. At my tepee, there were memories of my family. Little toys which our children played with, and tiny objects that reminded me of my wife. I burned them all, even our tepee. I also burned my mother's tepee and destroyed all her property. I was never again contented in our quiet home. How could I? My family was brutally murdered in vain. They were supposed to live. Have healthy long lives. But no, Mexican troops didn’t think of that, and just killed them. We are people as well! People with feelings, hopes and dream. They had no right to take that from us!

http://www.nativeamericans.com/GeronimoHOS2.htm

Power Point for Geronimo

Geronimo: A Great Native American
By: Kevin Toscano























Ambitions:

• One of Geronimo's ambition was to get revenge for his family, who were slain pointlessly. Get the Mexicans and then the United States off the Native American's land.
• To be returned home after he died a Prisoner of War.
• For the Mexican’s and United State’s respect his people and the culture.

Accomplishments:

• Geronimo was the leader of the last Indian fighting force.
• Raided multiple Mexican Settlements.
• He became a famous Apache for fighting the United States against the odds.
• The Apaches believed that Geronimo had the qualities that were important to be a true Apache such as aggressiveness and courage.
• A military leader.

Contribution to Protest:

• Never gave up for his people, and always went against the Governments trying to take over his people's land.
• Stood up for his fellow Native Americans because the United States Government was unfair, dangerous and were taking there land.
• Killed many Mexican’s to show that his people weren’t weak.
• Has a book named “Geronimo: His own Story” where he talk about his life. And how bad Native Americans were treated.

Bibliographgy/Sources:

• First Picture: http://www.indigenouspeople.net/images/geronimo10.jpg
• http://www.indians.org/welker/geronimo.htm
• http://www.bookrags.com/biography/geronimo/
• http://www.nativeamericans.com/Geronimo.htm#Origins%20of%20the%20Apache%20Indians
• Second and Third Picture: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/american-indians/pictures/apache/geronimo.jpg and http://www.sonofthesouth.net/american-indians/pictures/apache/geronimo_small.jpg

Lyrics of Song: World Destruction by Time Zone

Excerpt: Cheif Joseph.

How is the art of rhetoric evident in Chief Joseph’s speech?
The art of rhetoric is evident in Chief Joseph's speech because of the simple fact that he wanted to make the U.S Government back off of there land. He used his words carefully and in a way to persuade the U.S Government.

Who is he addressing in this speech?
In his speech Chief Joesph is addressing the White people that were taking there lands by force, even though the Indians were there first. He is also addressing the Government.

Who is he indicting and why?
He was indicting the Government of the United States, for taking there land unfairly and kicking them off and no respecting Indian beliefs. He was probably also talking to his own people for signing the treaty and not protecting mother Earth like they should have.

Identify any heroic characteristics?
There were many heroic characteristic, especially in in Chief Joseph. He stood his ground against the Government and all the other white people that were invading there area. He didn't back down and refuse to give into the the Government offers. He died with dignity, knowing that he did everything possible to keep the land that had no owner stay that way.

Why is this speech Protest Literature?
This speech is Protest Literature because Chief Joseph was saying that the U.S Government doesn't 'respect other people's beliefs and that is wrong of them. That they should take into consideration the beliefs of other and not just take and take especially things that aren't theres. He is also showing how injustice the Government was.

D.N, Questions: March 7-27, 2008.

March 7
Do now: What is a myth? Do you know of any? What is a Folktale? Can you recall a Folktale?

• A Myth is a story that is passed down from generation to generation, which is totally fake, but many people think that what a the myth is, is actually true.
• A folktale is a supernatural explanation of the World's Origin. It is also used to explain thinks that can't easily be explained.

March 10
Do now: How is your folktale representative of Native Americans?

• My folktale represents Native American's because they always used stories to explain why certain things are the way the are. They also used them to identify morals in a person, or that should be in a person. This story shows that.

March 12
Do now: How can you connect man and nature from your researched folktale?

• It connects with man because the Hummingbird was so full of himself, and believe hje was going to win. That he didn't take the Heron seriously because it was so slow. This is the same with people that are too proud of themselves. They're always full of themselves, however fall apart and lose at the end

March 27
Do now: What do you think is the meaning of the word "activist", and give an example of an activist through the works we analyzed and discussed.

• An activist means to be active against something, and be strong about it. Chief Joseph is an activist because he was against the U.S Government, from taking there land. He would always try his best to keep the Government away, and tell his people to take and to not listen to the United States.

D.N, Questions: March 4/5, 2008.

Do now: What kind of revolution would you like to fight for and why?

• I would revolt against the Republican part because they bring about people like George Bush. If you just take a moment to notice, the country is going down in flames, and people are fighting a pointless war. But what makes it worst is the fact that the Bush administration is blind like a bat. Also animal cruety. because animals have lives too. They feel and have senses just like humans. Experimenting on them is wrong and inhuman. We shouldn't test drugs on them so we could observe what happens to them in order so we could use them. "Helping" humans at the cost of animals is disgusting. And the people that do so, have no heart.

Comprehension check:

• According to the speaker, what struggle have his fathers won and what struggle have they lost?

I think the father won the struggle too keep his own identity. Being able to live in America but not completely give into the American way of life. That he still has his traditions and beliefs. However, he lost the struggle of economic status. Although he keep his identity it is still hard for him to live well off.

• What does the speaker wish for his children?

The speaker wants his children to remember there cultural and remember who they are and what blood runs through there veins. They although they might be American they are still something else. That there roots aren't American but has deeper meaning.

Think critically:

• What kind of revolution do you think the speaker is calling for? Explain.

I think the speaker is calling for a revolution of acceptance in oneself. That they shouldn't give into the American way, and to not lose there cultural. Also to make the other realize they there cultural isn't the only one and that other people have there own traditions and such.

• Analyze the poem as an effort to persuade. Who do you believe is the intended audience, and what do you think the poet wants the audience to do, think, and feel?

The poet wants the audience to not take stereotypes personally and remain strong. Also to feel pround that they are who they are and to not let anyone bring them down.

Poem: I am what I am.

I am what I am.

A product of history and others.
A person with deep roots from different parts of the world
I am from South America; Peruvian from both my parents.
Daughter, mother, sister, and cousin.
Though born in The United States, that cultural is strong.

I am also Japanese, from my mother's side.
However that cultural is lost, and so is the language.
I am also Italian, from my father's side.
However that cultural is fading away.
Nonetheless, my roots flow through those culturals, and it makes me - me.

D.N, Questions: February 28, 2008.

Do Now: Can you recall a time were you were left out?

• I guess there has been times were I have been left out but being this so sudden I can't really recall any of those times. I must have become immune to it or something, but I can't really tell unless it happens now and it pisses me off.
  

Legal Alien by Pat Mora.

Comprehension Check:

• How does the poet say he is viewed by Anglos, and by Mexicans?

She says Anglos view her as a Mexican, and Mexicans viewed her as an American.

Thinking Critically:

• How do you think the poet feels about being bi-lingual and bi-cultural?

Even though its hard, she must feel proud. Proud that she comes from two different parts of the world and she is the product of crossroads.

• Think about: How is she view by Anglos and Mexicans?

She is viewed as sh doesn't belong to there cultural but to the other because of the hyphen she carries. So while of Anglos doesn't see her as one of them, they see her as a Mexican. Whereas Mexicans see her as an American: "You may speak Spanish but you're not like me."

• How do you interpret the title “Legal Alien?”

I see it as being born in America, which makes you Legal in the country, but at the same time you are not accepted because of your cultural. Those that were normally not "pure" American, were called Aliens, because they didn't come from the country. Also, it shows how alienated a person could feel not being accepted by either of your cultural.

[To continue.]

D.N, Protest Lit. February 15, 2008.

Do now: Select one of the literary works discussed and analyzed in class and give reasons why this work can be considered the best work that represents protest literature.

• I would pick Ambush because it doesn't only show you at the way but during and after as well. So you could see the damages it could do to a man in both times. Before such as, the stress a person is put through when a situation is presented, for example when O'Brien didn't know and panicked when an enemy was near. And after, when he couldn't forget what he had done - a kill a man - and couldn't bring himself to forgive either. He couldn't go through the process of, forgive and forget. Also, it is more realistic because of the fact that it was a narrative account.
  

D.N, Questions: February 27, 2008.

Rosario Morales, Aurora Levins Morales. Ending Poem.

Do Now: Do you consider yourself as having a mixture of roots? Why or why not?

• I know I have a mixture of roots because I'm not fully from one country. My ancestry could be traced back, and even though its forgotten it's still there and will always be there.
  

What geographical regions can be identified in this poem?

• Puerto Rico, Carribbean, New York, Bronx, CA, Africa and Europe.

Describe the message within the following verse "History made me" and "I was born on the crossroads."

• I think both messages means/shows how you are what you are because of your past history and if it wasn't for all these types of peoples coming together, you wouldn't have been all those things/ethnics or nothing at all. Also, because of those nationalities, and ethnic group combining, you are, who you are.

How could you characterize the speaker's racial and ethical background?

• Latino-American. Jewish.
  

Letter to Speaker.

Task: Write a letter to either speaker in O’Brien or Owen’s work, sharing your reactions to his narration and asking any questions you have about his experience. Letter must include your name, fake address, date, opening and closing salutations, admiration of their narrative, include two vocabulary words from list, include citations from the text to support, and questions. Must include introduction, body, conclusion. Approximately 350 words.

Dear Speaker,
I have just completed the narrative account called Ambush, and I must say, what I have read was shocking. The text was filled with so many literary elements and sense imagery that the "peril" you were in because realistic to me. Before reading this account, I truly believed that I knew what war was, but I guess I didn't. After, it because apparent to me that was was much more than what I first believe that I knew what was was, but I guess I didn't. After, it became apparent to me that war was much more than what I first believed it to be, that was changes a man, make him make choices that hold him responsible for a life, and emotionally damages them.

How you explained it, it seems that regret is a big cause and does change you. You state that "sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don't." I wonder if this is because you think that this man should be alive to this day, and that you shouldn't have killed him. But have you ever thought that what you did was a simple human reaction? In Ambush you also say, "of course not" when your daughter Kathleen questions you on weather you ever killed a man. At first I just thought she was too young to hear about death, but then I realized it was just your guilt.

I have always believed that going to war was prideful and you comeback a man of strength and heroism. I always thought, it was the case for every single person. However but you narrative it has become clear to me, that this isn't always the case. "Sitting alone in a room I'll look up and see the young man coming out of the fog." To me this shows how you haven't forgotten your time at war and probably never forget that you killed a man. Moreover, you also state, "and it will always be that way." Did you ever think that if you knew, the death of this soldier would effect you this much, would you have still thrown the grenade without thinking?

I also notice how mentally a person could go wrong and they state to become more and more paraniod, and I'm positive the surrounding didn't help at all. With "the night being foggy and hot" and "three grenades... lined up in front of me" must have been intense. To be near such deadly weapons and not knowing when to use them. By the quote "I had already thrown the grenade before telling myself to throw it." What this shows me, is that under such situations, a person freaks out at the first sign of danger. Would you have still thrown the gernade, if you came to understand that the solider must have been in the same position as you and if you made any sudden movements you'd freak him out and possible get shot at?

All in all, you narrative opened my mind and made me gape, as to how wrong I was about war. That it is more intense, frightening , and life changing than most people would ever believed. I do hope you take the time and reply to my questions.

Sincerely,
Kevin Toscano

Wiki-cabulary & WikI-elements

• Wiki-cabulary: i.e. all vocabulary words and appropriate definitions this will be ongoing, but you will need to include the title of the work for us to easily identify where to find these words.

Olaudah Equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African.

Pestilential: tending to cause infectious diseases
Avarice: extreme greed for wealth or material gain
Inhabitants: a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place
Apprehension: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Clamour: a loud and confused noise, esp. that of people shouting vehemently
Loathsome: arousing intense dislike and disgust
Copious: plentiful; abundant
Improvident: shortsighted; failing to provide for the future
Procured: to obtain something, especially by effort, to provide somebody for prostitution
Dejected: feeling or showing sadness and lack of hope, especially because of disappointment
Accursed: enduring the effects of a curse; horrible or hateful
Quadrant: a 90 degree arc representing one fourth of the circumference of a circle. The area bounded by a quadrant and the two perpendicular lines that connect it to the center of the circle.
Kindred: close to somebody or something else because of similar qualities or interests.

Wilfred Owen: Dulce et Decorum Est

Trudge: to walk, esp. laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps
Fatigue: weariness from bodily or mental exertion; a cause of weariness; slow ordeal; exertion; the fatigue of driving for many hours.
Floundering: to make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
Ecstasy: an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling.
Writhing: to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort.
Cud: the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
Vile: repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses of feelings.
Zest: hearty enjoyment.
Ardent: having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent.

Tim O'Brien: Ambush.

Peril: exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost.
Gape: to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
Ammunition: the material fired, scattered, dropped or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and esp. shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
Repellent: something that repels, as a substance that keeps away insects.
Platoon: a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
Mr Khe: place in Vietman.

Aurora Levins Morales and Rosario Morales: "Ending Poem".

Metiza [Spanish]: a woman of mixed racial ancestry, especially one of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
Diaspora: a migration or scattering of a group of people
Jibara [Spanish]: a girl or woman of rural Puerto Rico, female peasant
Shtetl: one of the small Jewish communities formerly found in Eastern Europe.
Forbears: ancestors (a variant spelling of forebears).
Mija, negra, ne [Spanish]: affectionate terms for girls or women.
Caribena [Spanish]: a girl or woman of the Caribbean islands.
Boricua [Spanish]: Puerto Rican

Pat Mora: “Legal Alien".

Bi-Lingual: using or able to use two languages especially with equal fluency
Bi-cultural: of, relating to, or including two distinct cultures
Exotic: strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual. introduced from another country : not native to the place where found
Inferior: of low or lower degree or rank
Alien: belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing.
Token: an outward sign or expression
Bi-lateral: having two sides. affecting reciprocally two nations or parties

Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales: I am Joaquin/Yo Soy Joaquin.

Gringo: a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin; broadly : a non-Hispanic person
Paradox: a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
Neurosis: a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, does not result in disturbance of the use of language, and is accompanied by various physical, physiological, and mental disturbances (as visceral symptoms, anxieties, or phobias)
Sterilization: to make sterile: as a: to cause (land) to become unfruitful.
Vanquished: to gain mastery over (an emotion, passion, or temptation)
Moors: followers of the religion of Islam who conquered Spain during the 700s and who lost most of their territory by the late 1200s
Barrios: a Spanish-speaking quarter or neighborhood in a city or town in the United States especially in the Southwest
Bigotry: a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
Dejection: lowness of spirits
Exploitation: to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage
Fierce: violently hostile or aggressive in temperament b: given to fighting or killing marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence
Mariachi: a Mexican street band; also : a musician belonging to such a band
Barren: not reproducing: as a: incapable of producing offspring —used especially of females or matings.

• Wik-elements: here is where you will identify the following elements in Equiano’s narrative: You will give definitions of each literary element and identify them in the text.

Genre: a type of work of literature.
Symbolism: something that represents something greater than itself.
Imagery: language that reflects on your five senses.
Plot: sequence of events.
Characters: the people in a work of literature.
Setting: the place where the story takes place.
Conflicts (internal/external): a problem going on in the story between two forces.
Point of View: the view in which the story is told.

Questions & Answers: Olaudah Equiano

Cooperative Learning :

• What aspect of the condition aboard the ship does the protagonist stress in this account?

The protagonist stress how unsanitary and dirty the ship was, plus everyone else on board added to its comfortablenesses as well as it's disgust.

• Cite two examples of the slave traders' cruelty to slave.

One way the slave traders were cruel was that when they ate fish and had enough they would just throw it back to the sea without giving some to the slave even though they begged to get some./ They were also beaten [flog], probably half to death if they disobey or stepped out of time.

• What might have motivated the traders behavior toward there human cargo?

The fact they believe they were better than the African might have motivated them. The salve traders probably strongly believe the slave were a weak race and didn't even deserve to be put in the same category as the whites.

Comprehension Check:

• For what crimes were slaved punished?

Slaves were punished for many crimes, such as defying the whites and trying to get away by attempting to jump of the boat and swim away.

• And what was the punishment?

Normally the where beaten harshly, or staved more than they already were.


Critical Check Questions:

• Why does Equiano blame the illness aboard the ship on the "improvident avarice" of the improvident avarice?

Equiano blamed the illness on the improvident avarice of the slave traders because all they wanted were workers and didn't care about the health and well being of the Africans, so they got sick from the bad conditions.

Support from the Text:

• How could you tell that Equiano had a great zest for life despite his assertion that he wanted to die?

You could tell because if his astonishment when he first saw the ship and then after when he saw the whites on the horses. He even states, "... and where now convinced it was done by magic." He was so amazed because it was something he never saw before.

Infer:

• What does the passage reveal about the author?

It reveals how strong internally he is to suffer so much and not try to commit suicide like his country men did. Also, because even though there were awful conditions he remained strong.

Draw Conclusion:

• Explain what the variety of languages indicates about the slave trade?

It shows that the slave traders didn't care were the person was from or what language he or she spoke. all that matted to them was the fact that they were black. In addition, it shows they got slaves from all over Africa.

Interpreting Quotes: Dickinson & Lawrence

“I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough. Without ever having felt sorry for itself.”
- DH Lawrence

In this quote, I believe that DH Lawrence is comparing wild animals that suffer and how different they are to everyone else; humans. It states "I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself" meaning his eyes had never came across a wild animal that was depressed because it had to look for it's own food, that it couldn't just walk into a gorercy store and buy food there. Meanwhile, humans get depressed for all sort of things, normally things that are completely insignificant. For example, a girl would go completely insane if a nail broke. They would act as if there whole world was falling apart, when in fact it isn't such a big deal; it'd grow back. Shouldn't we be happy that it wasn't eaten off by a tiger? Wild animals have to compete for food and if they don't get any, they'd just have to starve for one day until the hunt begins again. When they don't get food, they don't feel sorry for themselves. They don't go back to there den and feel sorry for themselves. Meanwhile, people go to the store and pick out what they want to eat and when the store doesn't have what they want, they'd sulk, or get moody, or even feel sorry for themselves. When they get hungry in the middle of the night, they could make themselves a sandwich, or go to a Seven Eleven. There aren't any Seven Eleven's in the wild.



"I am nobody who are you?"
-Emily Dickinson

I've always been the middle child until three years ago. I'm an older brother, with responsibilities to my younger siblings. I've always seemed to the "pride" of the family, because I academically excel. I'm paranoid and freak out about my grades and I constantly worry weather or not my parents would be pleased with my report card. I worry about passing tests and finishing homeworks on time, and if I'm falling behind in a class, I seem to fall apart quickly. I'm Vice President of Student Government, and attend the meetings regularly, with responsibilities to the student body. I'm also a member of the National Honors Society with the responsibility to participant in activities as well. I'm extremely fussy and orderly about many things. I'm misophobic and slightly speratophobic refusing to flush public toilets with my hands, instead doing it with my foot, or hold the poles on the trains with my bare hand. I'm a friend to many, mostly trying to make everyone happy and trying extraordinarily hard to put a smile on there faces. I'm normally a calm person, but break down easily when something goes wrong in life. I hate obstacles preferring a clean road in life, but I get stressed out when they appear. I'm me.