Monday, February 9, 2009

Essay #2

There has been multiple times when people thought I couldn’t do something. In my life, a lot of people such as my tutor at Santa Rosa Junior College, my friends, and even my relatives have underestimated me in the education field. They thought it was too difficult for me, and deemed it impossible for me to do. Every time when someone told me that I should give up, I wanted to show them that I am smarter and stronger than they thought. I ended up taking the class even though it wasn’t that easy, but I never regretted it. Moreover, I took that misjudgment from other people as another big step in my life that I had to fight through, and I grew from it.
In my experience, I have been through many situations where I almost gave up because someone underestimated me. One of the most memorable events that occurred for me was when I went into the tutorial center at the Santa Rosa Junior College for a session on financial accounting. I was taking financial accounting because I needed this class for my major. However, I had no idea what the concept of this course would be. Was it going to be too hard to understand? I wanted to pass this class with a good grade. On the first day, I was extremely nervous; I was afraid that I couldn’t comprehend or follow the material. During class, I tried to remind myself over and over again that I couldn’t give up right now. At that moment, I realized that someone might be able to help me with this difficult subject.
After the class ended, I carried my binder and walked to the tutorial center. When I arrived there, I walked straight to the counter and asked for a tutor specializing in accounting. The tutor I had was a student who graduated from SRJC three years ago. He was wearing a gray t-shirt, which is my least favorite color. He also got a piercing at his nose, which I wanted to pull with a thread. I told “Mr. Smart Guy” that I had a hard time learning about accounting because it was too fast and very complicated for me. Luckily, he could help me on the same day to go over the material. I asked him many questions about financial accounting, which I knew very little about. I also asked him about the meaning of assets, debts, income statement, par value, face value, or even depreciation. “Mr. Smart Guy” looked at me and said, “If you don’t know anything about these terms, I think you should drop the class. It would be too hard for you to pass it.” I was shocked by his statement. I thought to myself that was the reason why I came here and asked for help. I wanted to improve my skills and became a better student. His job was to assist somebody to accomplish something, not to tell them to give up. I couldn’t stop thinking about this terrible incident.
This unforgettable moment has changed my life, especially when it comes to the education field




Please!! give me an advice as much as possible cuz' i don't know what to write next.
And what u think about this???
should i add something? more?

2 comments:

  1. A good eassy with good evidence. Maby say some stuff about how you're doing now and how these experiances afected you.

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  2. Veeya, I couldn't exactly pinpoint your thesis, maybe you could reword some of your intro paragraph to make it more clear.
    You show good examples, but I am unsure why you added what you didn't like about him, what does that have to with the thesis? Try to stay on topic, which is your thesis. :)

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