by Rashaun, 6th grade student
My name is Rashaun. I am eleven years old. I was born in Brookdale University Hospital, which is located in Brooklyn. My family and I lived in Brooklyn until I was eighteen months old; then my family relocated to the Bronx where we are currently living. At the time it was my mom, my sister Ingrid, and my niece Ashanti. One event in my life that is important to me is when my older sister Ingrid died. It was very sad for my entire family and I.
The pillar of TI Pride that I experienced was empathy. The sadness and depression that I observed among my family and friends was something that greatly affected me. I too felt these emotions, and these shared emotions allowed us to support and help one another. Even after her death, Ingrid taught me so many things. I learned that family is important and that they are very supportive especially in times of bereavement.
This part of my life has made me more appreciative of my parents and elders. I recognize the wealth of knowledge, care, and unconditional love that they provide me with everyday. They teach me how to be a better person through giving me advice based on the wisdom that they have gained through their life experiences. For example, my mom encourages me to be a dedicated student and instills in me the importance of staying in school. I was very young when Ingrid died. I wish I had the chance to be with her and talk to her. It was very difficult because she was my oldest sister and the only sister that I lived with. It was hard for everyone to accept the fact that no one got to say goodbye. I believe this was the saddest part.
I have learned to always show and tell people how much I love them so that if something happens they will know that I still love them. I value the time I spend with my family each day and it makes me happy to remember the fun times I shared with my sister. I will never forget when my family and I went to the Bronx Zoo and had a picnic there. We took lots of pictures and looked at most of the animals. We always visited the parks together in the summer. We would go on the rides, and the slides. I remember going to the movies sometimes where we would enjoy popcorn and soda. My family usually takes a lot of pictures together, especially Christmas and other holidays. Once when it was one of our birthdays we would have a party, take pictures, and celebrate. We would sometimes send some of those pictures to our relatives in Jamaica. Those were some really good times. I cherish those pictures and look at them often.
Now that my sister is no longer with us we continue to do things together as a family. We now watch movies at home, play games, and go to the park. We will always tell each other how much we love each other. At bedtime we hug, kiss each other, and pray together. On Sundays we go to church where we have a loving and caring church family. Even though we are happy as a family, things are not the same without my sister Ingrid. At times when I remember my sister Ingrid I still cry for her. OH HOW I MISS MY SISTER INGRID, HOW I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HER AGAIN
I think I should be chosen to go to the Hilltop Diversity Conference because I will make the best of each and every opportunity. I will be open to learning lots of good advice from teachers and staff and use it in the future. I will make lots of friends and meet lots of new people. I want to be chosen so that I can experience a day at one of the most well known schools in the Bronx. I also want to be chosen because I want to be apart of a rigorous learning environment and be challenged like the other students who attend this school. I would like to learn about the other schools in general and learn about how they came together. Lastly, I want to be chosen because I want to be a great student and receive a full scholarship to on e of the best schools in America one day!
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