When I am a senior, I don't want to just be another person. I want to be more than that. I want to do more than the average person, because I'm not an average person. Actually, I completely different. I want to do something with my life. I want to make a difference within myself and within this world that's so full of hate, so full of pain and so full of miss communications. I want to change this cruel, horrifying world to a world of happiness. To a world that people can live in and not feel empty and alone. I want to make people feel as if they can do anything. I want to not only change myself and change to world, I want to change the way that people look at themselves in the mirror, and the way they look at their surroundings. When I'm a senior, I want to be more, than myself. I want to be the one that changes this world, that everyone thought was impossible. So when they look at me, they ask themselves, "how did she do it?" and it's as simple as 1, 2, 3. I changed the way i thought about things. I changed the way I saw the world. I changed the way that I treated myself. I changed the way I treated others. I changed my view of perspective...and all because I didn't like the person I had become.
For symbolism, I used the band aid only because I got a shot, but it also symbolizes that when I'm a senior, I want to be strong. I want to be able to take anything that I will ever get from anyone. I want to be able to look in the mirror and be proud of who I have become. I want to look at myself in the mirror and see a smart, strong and loving person who is proud to be in her own skin. The light in the background symbolizes that when ever I'm sad or upset about something, I will always have to people that love me there for me so I can lean back on them for support. I will always be able to become a better person, with everything I do and with everyone I meet. I will always have a brighter future with the things that I will be able to do. I will always be able to look back at the things I have accomplished and at the things that have made me happy. Even though you can't see it, my shirt says "more" and then a word that means something to me. My shirt that says "more", symbolizes that I want to be more than just another person on earth. I want to do more with my life than any other person usually does. I want to travel the world and meet new people. I want to take the chances that many people won't ever take. I want to be the one that makes more of herself than anyone else ever would. I want to be the one who did it all. All when no one else believed in her, but she believed in herself.
I will transform into the person I want to be as a senior by, making better choices. By trying to take chances. By learning who I really am. By learning not to be afraid to be myself. I will become this person, by accomplishing every goal that I have in life. By being grateful for everything that I have and by being happy that I get the chances and opportunities that I do. When I do become this person, I will forever be grateful for the person that I became. I will trust very few people. I won't let anyone bring me down. I won't let people walk all over me. I will not, let other people's opinions about me or about anything, affect my opinion. And, I will stand up for myself, for others and for what I believe in. "I did not cry as a baby." (Chevalier, 1.) This quote shows that in this scene, she stayed strong. She wanted to cry, but she didn't. She wanted to become "weak" for a quick few seconds and then come back to being her strong, Griet, self. "His words froze my blood. Of course I had heard such stories before, but never one so close to me." (Chevalier, 58.) This quote shows that she was afraid of something that Pieter said, but she didn't show emotion. She didn't show that she was afraid. She just kept calm. When I come to citation like this, I want to be like Griet. I don't want to shoe people my emotions, because that only makes you "weaker". I want to stay strong and by staying strong, you trust very few people and you tell no one anything. But when you just can't handle it anymore, you do tell someone, someone you trust. Someone who you know will be there for you. Someone that you love. Someone that loves you.
