Jasmine Cheatham

Response 1

9/3/14

English 304

Just like the Rosetan’s I moved away from home in search of a better life. I decided that Washington State University would be an outlier for me because it is far away from my home town. The college town has far less crime than my home town and it has given me an opportunity to start a new life. Just as Rosetan’s stayed strictly for Rosetan’s WSU is strictly for WSU, University of Washington fans, students and faculty are not allowed around here.

            Just as the hokey players were trained at an early age to be the best, I was always challenged to be the best in school. The difference between them and I was that I challenged myself. They were chosen and separated from the talented and untalented with age and date of birth as a factor as well in their selection. By joining after school programs and clubs such as the math club and the debate team I went above and beyond some of my peers. By doing these activities at an early age and being consistent with them I was able to do well in high school and gain great habits for college. Just as the hokey players to be in Major Junior A holey success was earned not given. “Canada athletics are better than the US” I’ve heard that statement so many times. Canada sports select talent at early ages in life and devote most of their time to the kids that already show athletic strength and ability, versus the United States which helps children in all stages of athleticism.

            Like a freeway there are many routes to take to get to the same destination. There are many types of successful people. As mentioned there are people that were born into successful families and was given a great amount of opportunity and then there are others that were talented and worked hard to be in the position they put themselves in, success. Lewis Terman had been unschooled since he was seven years old, but he was not dumb or illiterate with an IQ higher than 140 he is an example of a successful, intelligent person. A scout if you will Terman found other intellects and with his ideas he influenced school districts to have gifted programs for students. When I am bored in class I tend to drift off and think about other things because I already know the material, just as Terman wasn’t able to get along with other children could have been due to lack of engagement in the class room.

An eye for an eye, just as the many feuds occurred in the Appalachians and it was considered to be a pattern, in my home town Seattle there were and still are many feuds going on that are leading to many youth deaths and a lot of young people going to jail. There needs to be more than just the court system involved there needs to be community action as well. As bad as something may seem without help it can only get worse.