You

Have you ever heard someone say “be who you want to be, not who others want you to be”? Lately I have realized how many people do not follow this saying. Kids try so hard to fit in with the popular crowd because if they are not “cool” enough to be in that group, then they are judged because people wonder why they are not good enough for some kids. For some kids, it is a big deal to be a part of school activities because they like to be social, but others just like to keep to themselves. Neither of these things are bad, but some think you are weird if you are not in the group that they are in.

In high school, it seems like everything is a popularity contest. Whether it is how loud people cheer for you at games, homecoming king and queen, or how many people say hi to you in the halls. Even if you are the most popular girl or boy in the school you will always have people that do not like you or that do not want to see you succeed. The key to succeeding is not letting any of those people get into your head, and not letting them make you feel like you are not a good person.

Some are shy, loud, joyful, sad, to themselves, or just straight up annoying, but they are all similar to you in a way. Judging them is the wrong thing to do, just think about how much you would like it if someone did that to you. I bet most people would not like it. So next time you feel like saying something bad about others, don’t because they are just being the people that they want to be. (300 words)

Brotha

Recently, my brother, Ian, got drafted to the New York Red Bulls for soccer. The Red Bulls are known for being a very good professional soccer program. After being drafted, I immediately got so many texts and random people that I did not even know came up to me and told me to tell him congrats. At first I was just like yeah it is pretty cool but not too big of a deal. When I got home from school and saw my brother, it finally sunk in. My eyes began to water and I gave him the biggest hug possible, I was so proud to call Ian my brother. Many have asked the question, “Do you feel famous?” or “Aren’t you jealous?” Well the answer to the first one is no, just because he got drafted does not mean that I am famous, it simply means that he has become more popular. Now the second question on the other hand is yes. I am very jealous of him. I have dreamed about myself going professional in soccer and now that Ian has done it, it makes me jealous. He gets to play with some of the most famous people in soccer history.
The Red Bulls play in April and I am most definitely going to cheer him on. I have been asked by multiple people if they can come with me and meet him. I find it very funny how only one of my friends wanted to meet him before he got drafted, and now a bunch of people want to. I will most likely just go with my family because family road trips are the best. Many people do not understand how much work it takes to even make the draft let alone be picked. My brother worked his butt off to get wear he is today. I remember when I was little and I would go and play soccer out in the back yard with all three of my brothers. Obviously I was terrible at it because I was very little, but just the fact that they let me play with them used to make me so happy. I still occasionally go outside with my other two brothers and play, but it will never be quite the same as having all three of them. This is why there are some bad things about him being drafted. I will only get to see him for seven days a year, and I will miss him very much. I know that this is what Ian wanted because he would work out almost every day not just to get better at soccer, but also just to play the thing that he loved most, soccer. My family is obsessed with soccer because four out of the six kids in my family play soccer and the other two still enjoy watching it. I do not think that there is one day that my family does not talk about soccer, and I think that my brother had the motivation to do well in soccer because he had his whole family to love and support what he loves doing. (526 words)

Mistakes

Nobody in the world is perfect, and therefore all people make mistakes. Some men make mistakes and just brush them off and say it is not big deal. Those are the kinds of people who cause trouble in life. These men will make the same mistake over and over again because they do not care that they made it the first time so they continue to make the exact mistake as before, even if they do not recognize it. If men fixed their mistakes and tried to learn from them, then they would not make the same mistake again, and that would help them not cause trouble and they will have a better life. For example, if a guy drinks and gets in fight every single time he drinks, he should notice that and try not to drink as much as he usually does. But, he may not recognize that he is doing that so he continues to get in fights and cause trouble when he drinks.

 

Other men try to learn from their mistakes and fix them so that they will not make it again later on in their life. This will cause the person to be smarter, and make better decisions, which is what all men should do. For example, when a guy drinks and gets in fights and trouble, instead of continuing to drink and cause trouble, he notices that he should not be drinking because it causes him to get in trouble. The man stops drinking as much so that he can control himself. If this man did not stop drinking, he could have ended up in jail. His future could be majorly impacted by that, and some people might not hire you for a job if they see that he was in jail. By making the decision to fix his mistakes, he is better off for the rest of his life because he does not want to make that mistake ever again.

 

                As you can see, good men will fix their mistakes, and try not to make the same mistake twice. If you do not try to fix your mistake, it can have a big impact on your life, and it would be in everyone’s favor if all men fixed their problems and mistakes right away so that they can learn and be smarter in making other decisions as well.

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