Entry 19: The Hardest Part

When writing about significant experiences and influential people, the part students have the most difficulty with is showing how the experiences and influences have helped to form the person they have become. Because it is the most difficult part, it needs a lot of extra attention. Considering your influential person essay, write about how the influence has manifested itself in the formation of your character. What concrete examples can you describe that demonstrate the effect of this influence?

•  I believe that the concrete examples of the influence and the manifestations of the influence my influential person had on me are mostly behaviors cause by psychological changes. It can affect several different aspects of psychology. Some of them include the aspect of though, my point of view (how I view the world), and my reactions to different things and different situations, especially those reactions concerning academic interests. Some examples of the manifestation includes the thinking a lot of my future. I start to set up plans and prepare for my future, and this a huge leap for me, because I used to not think about anything at all but entertainment. Because of this, I start to put extra effort into assignments, and this resulted into grades that are quite good (at least until now). Also, I have become more anxious about things (this is the affected reactions part). For example, when I see my grades on Veracross and see that I have either incomplete or missed assignments, I freak out and panic like someone is trying to kill me. And then I run like monsters or something evil is after me to find the teacher and try to solve the problem (you may wonder how I can solve the "problem", but it's basically just trying to get the highest grade possible with a missed assignment).