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**__ Influential People __** Many people influence my life. They help me stay in the right direction and give me great morals to live by. The one person that influences me the most is my father. Through my father’s personality, and his life story are different way’s he influences me. There are three words I say my dad is perseverance, diligent, and aggressive. He shows perseverance by the way believed his life when he was young. For example, his perseverance helped him to get out of CT. My dad shows diligences through his hard-work running his own business. Finally, my father is very aggressive in everything he does but he is always respectful to get his point across all the time. My father had a tough upbringing. He lived in the heart of New Haven, Connecticut. where there were hardly any jobs and it was hard to stay out of trouble. To stay out of trouble my dad went to church, went to work, and went to school every day. My father got his first job at 14 in a bakery. Every since then he worked and worked to proved for his family. They did not have much but what they did have my dad worked for it. He graduated high school then after that he went to trade school. After school, he left Connecticut for good and moved to Maryland with my mom. They got married and had me, my sister, and brother. The ways my father influences me is to be a very hard worker, always speak my mind and respect myself and others. For example, through my father’s life story he always tells us story’s about what he had to do as a child and he makes sure that in everything we do we work hard in. Next, through his action I learn from him how to always speak my mind. Finally, my father always talks to me about respect him, any other adult, and myself. In conclusion, my father influences my life the most and through my life I would like to pass on what I learned from him to others. By: Dejanae Little

The person who inspires me the most. This is a title and should be capitalized.

The person who inspires me the most is my best friend Alex. Alex has been my best friend since 7th grade. We met in history class over a discussion about music. We have been by each other ever since. We are best friends because of our interests in music and sports. Music like Jimmy Hendrix or Led Zeppelin, or sports like wrestling or MMA.

When Alex and I entered high school we had our doubts. He had an outstanding GPA, and I was unlucky to not. I wasn’t that great of a student. I always passed most classes, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t do well in others. By second quarter Alex told me that I should try out for wrestling. Regardless of my grades, I tried out anyway. Alex and me practiced hard every day. I never missed a practice the whole season. The varsity couch even started noticing my ability.

Them came the county tournament and I was so wound up because I was placed so high. But then I was unlucky enough to have failed 2 classes. And I could not participate in the tournament even though It was the world to me. At first I was mad, then I felt disappointed in my self. Not only because I have failed myself but also my teammates. Alex was also disappointed in me; nevertheless we still remained best friends.

I promised myself I wouldn’t fail my teammates or myself. I passed all my classes the first quarter. The second quarter will be tough but I know I can do it. I joined avid to help me in my other classes. Iv been doing all my homework, which is the reason I failed off last year. I know Alex is proud of me; I also sometimes go to his house after school and finish my homework with him.

It seems that I have really improved in school, and in wrestling. I know that ill make it to counties, and hopefully win. And I owe it all to my best friend and biggest inspiration, Alex Solomon.

Brandon McDowell ﻿Add more information about the description of this person and their life - biography. Tell who they are.

** BIOGRAPHY ESSAY ** BY: Joselin Funes

A person that is influential to someone usually is because of their actions or the way they solve their problems. They usually help the person being influenced understand something or simply is someone that they don't want to look or act like. For example someone that lies might make you think or say "I don't want to be like him or her because he or she lies so much". They are most of the time remember as something valuable and helpful to the person being influenced.

My uncle Alex was a big influence to me. He always helped me overcome my problems by advising me. He also helped me understand school better. When I needed help on a specific subject at school, he always stayed late at night helping me. I remember that sometimes we were on the kitchen table and everyone else was sleeping, just I and my uncle were awake studying. He was like my tutor. With my Uncle Alex’s help I always had good grades in elementary school.

Besides being my tutor he also was my best friend. I could trust him. I could tell him what I wanted and I knew that what I have said to him was going to stay between him and me. He always gave me good advice. Although he was only my uncle because he had married my aunt he treated me as his real niece. He acted better then my aunt because he had patients with me, my aunt she never had patients. (patience)

I would have wanted to be with him more time but I had to come to the U.S. because my mom was here. I am thankful to him because without his help my life in El Salvador would have been more difficult. Thanks to him I was able to have good grades in elementary school. I hope to go visit him as soon as I can. I miss him a lot.

KeonshayaePerry Biography Essay Avid-10 Period-2

The person who inspires me the most is my grandfather. He is very wise and kind. He came from poverty and strived and persisted to become a very successful man, and proud father of 5 children. He also inspires me to be a better person, student and role model to others in many ways.

My grandfather inspires me to be a better person because tells me to always work and study so I can be my best. He also makes me a better person by taking me to homeless shelters. By taking me there i learned to be caring for other people and to be appreciative of what i have. The one person who never questioned my intentions, always knew my thoughts, and always knew the right words to offer is going to leave me because of a terminal illness. As I wonder how I will ever survive without my grandpa in my life, I place my head in my hands and cry as memories and stories begin to flood my mind. The first memory I come across is swinging with Grandpa on a hill overlooking a beautiful lake at sunset. Grandpa has his coffee in his right hand while I am snuggled up close to his left side. I recall using times such as this to have heart-to-heart talks with the sole person who understood my every thought.

He talked to me as if everything I had to say was of great importance, regardless of the topic. As I reflect more on this memory I realize my grandpa is a lot like the coffee he always had in his hand. The coffee provided him with warmth and comfort. In the same way, Grandpa was my source of warmth and comfort. He was always there for me in little ways.

Grandpa interjects his off-the-wall jokes into the conversation, which keeps us from dwelling on our lives. My sister, Cheryl, once commented to me that "Grandpa has this ability to make me laugh at the stupidest things." After dinner my sister and I venture into the living room and beg Grandpa to tell us a story. His stories were always the best. Sometimes they were fun and exciting, and other times they taught us about the history of our town or family. My crying subsides as I discern Grandpa's motives in telling his stories. He wanted us to carry on his legacy to future generations so everyone might know what life is like through the eyes of a loving optimist.

I think now about how lucky I have been to have a Grandpa who has taught me so much. I know what it is like to be loved unconditionally because of the love of this magnificent man. Knowing that there are people in this world who will never have the privilege of having a Grandpa. I bow my head and pray that everyone would be as loved as I have been.

Jaliyah Daniels

WHO INFLUENCES ME

Several people have influenced me in many different ways. My mom has definitely had the most influence on me by far. The way my mother acts, how she was raised, and her appearance really make me be the way I am. My mother’s name is Kimble Morrison and she was raised by my grandparents Elizabeth and Arthur. She was forced to grow up at a young age because my grandmother worked a lot of jobs so they could live well. My grandmother had three children but she also took in my cousins and raised them. My mom was one of the oldest so she had all the responsibility. In view of the fact that my mother had to be very mature at young age, she does not make me do too much. I have 5 siblings and she knows how hard it can be to take care of all of them, therefore, she tries not to give me too much responsibility and just let me relax and enjoy my childhood. That influences me to be responsible because even though she does not make me do anything that’s too much for me I try to help her out in the jobs that she does give to me. To show her I am responsible and can handle responsibilities maturely just like she did when she was my age. Sentence fragment. The way my mother acts is very encouraging and influencing. She acts modestly and wisely. Before she does anything she always thinks about her children. She continuously puts us ahead of anything else in her life. Even if she wants to do something that would not allow us to do what we want she won’t do it. It’s heartening to see that my mother loves us forever and a day and is willing to do anything for us. That makes me try to put others before myself. I always think of other people and how my decisions are going to affect them prior to making decisions. In addition, my mother tries not to raise her voice and not to curse. It takes a lot for my mom to curse and yell. That shows me that I don’t need to yell and curse to get my point across. Also when you curse it shows that you must not have a wide vocabulary if you have to curse. Lastly, how she dresses influences me. She dresses very modestly. One thing that she always tells me is, “You don’t have to wear skimpy and revealing clothes to look sexy.” My mother even helps me dress sometimes. Her appearance influences me not to wear overly tight clothes to try to get boys attention. If I was to wear those type of things boys wouldn’t respect me like I want them to, but when you dress appropriately you’ll get guys attention because they’ll notice that you’re not dressing like every other girl that walks down the hallway. Furthermore, I’ll get the respect I want and deserve. My mother has carved me into the person I am today, and is still carving everyday that passes by.

Kevin Y The person who I selected and who I believed in the most has to be my mother. She was a wonderful charismatic woman who would befriend everyone she would meet. She would always inspire me throughout my child hood and teach me things that I still use today. I do think that I am the person I am today because of her. My mother was a very gregarious person. She had a way of talking to people and instantly making friends. I think I learned to talk to people more openly because of her. As a child I was fairly shy and would sometimes prefer solitude because I wouldn’t know how to react to a situation. She however made it more comfortable to talk to people and this also helped contribute to my ability to speak in public. My mother however outgoing she was ﻿ would also lay down the law by being fairly strict and teaching me from right, and from wrong. She made me understand how to respect people and to also know how things were unacceptable. This I believe prepared me for the real world but mostly﻿ ( especially for ) school because I started off as a class clown, but with guidance (add-I ) started to improve academically. She was very encouraging in my studies. She would tell me I could when I fully believed that I could not. The more she pushed I slowly realized that it was possible to succeed in what I put my mind to. Learning this at a young age let me believe that I could do it. This led me to strive for higher classes like AP and to be moved up into GT and to strive for higher learning today, and that there is no reason for me not to succeed. The third way my mother influenced me was in the way of sports. At a young age ﻿ I liked sports and would always play outside of organized sports. I had a fascination with basketball and loved to play it however I was to shy and afraid to play in a league. However my mother thought I should play one because I always was? and also because for my age I was extremely tall, and that is not a very bad asset to have in basketball. So she put me in a league against my will and I have been playing ever since, and in my opinion I think I am fairly good at it. My mother had a great effect on my life. She will always affect me as I grow older, and I will remember what she had taught me. I thank I will always remember because it has been such a b ﻿ ig effect, and all I can say to her is thank you.

**__ My Ultimate Role Model __** By: Kayla Stewart

Influences and role models come and go, but there is always that one person who is always that “special” role model that you know will forever be the person who you will admire the most. My Nana is my biggest role model, influence, and best friend. So many words can be said about a person, but to put meaning behind those words make it even better. It’s hard to find someone, even in your own family, to look up to and respect. My nana is how I survived a lot of tough situations in my life. She is my Ultimate role model.

She was born in Georgia and, like most Georgia natives, has the heart of a lion. (Explain this.) Even though she was the youngest, she still was the leader of her brothers and sisters. She always has her head held high, and a heart full of courage. People from all around have great respect for her, which also means she is greatly loved.

She always listens to me and what I have to say, and she supports me, whatever the situation may be. (You could definitely expand on these ideas and give examples. )She is generous, but also humble and down to earth, which makes her easy to be around. She was there for me, when terrible things were happening in my life. She doesn’t tell me what I want to hear, she tells me the truth.

She is my biggest and greatest influence after all she has done. I think back on all the wonderful things she has done for me. I hope to someday to be able to repay her for all she has done for me and how she has helped me become a better person and better myself for future situations I will most likely be in. ( very repetitive - say different things and be detailed)

She is a mother, a friend, a sister, and best of all, my Nana. The impact she has made in my life is indescribable. She is my everything. She will always be my everything. I will always look at her as my Ultimate role model.

Final Draft by Daniel Melomet

Have you ever played paintball? This adrenaline packed sport attract thousands of players ever year to its field. I was introduced to paintball when I was about 11 and loved the adrenaline pumping through me while I played. There was one major problem though. I didn’t know anything about it.

At the time my school work and grades in school were poor. After my first time paintballing I loved it so much that I really wanted to go back. Unfortunately I had three major problems. One was that I had no money. The second was my grades were poor and my mom would not let me play without good grades. The third one was my lack on knowledge of paintball. So I talked to my best friend at the time Andrew and told him about my problems, I even asked if he knew anyone who played. He told me that his brother Mike, paintballed, and was somehow a straight A student. I wondered how he could possibly balance his work with his fun because he took all Gt and AP courses, so I asked him for advice and he said he would help.

Mike gave me some pretty great advice to live by. He said that its not easy to balance grades and paintball because both require hard work and dedication, but he still strives to be as best as he can in school, and on the field. One thing you need to know about Mike is that he is a professional paintball player for the team “Chicago Aftershock.” These professionals dedicate their lives to play paintball, its not a game, it’s a lifestyle for many professional players. Since he is a pro player, he has to fly to tournmenents and practices every other weekend.

I believe Mike is a great role-model and has inspired me a lot. For example: When I asked Mike about making money, he said he could get me a job at the “Five Below” he worked at. I got a job there stocking the shelfs and making sure everything is accounted for, I don’t think I could have even gotten a job without him. Another example is that he made a deal with me that he would take me paintballing one two conditions. One was if I keep all of my grades above C’s, and the other was If I do all my chores at home.

Mike has many traits that I hope to have as I get older. For one, Mike is a very strong person, he never lets a win or loss go to his head. He is a big guy for a 19 year old (hes 6 ‘5). Another trait he has that I admire is that he is willing to help anyone who needs it with compassion. Perhaps the most admirable thing about him is that he always giving 110% at everything he does. Whether its on the field or off the field he always tries his best. Another thing I like about him is that he doesn’t care about your skill at anything, he overlooks it and will give you tips. For example: if he beats you at video games, he will give you tips to get better.

Mike was and still is a very good friend of mine, but unfortunately moved to Ohio. We still meet up occasionally at major paintball events and he still inspires me to this day.