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The UO is interested in learning more about you. Write an essay of 500 words or less that shares information that we cannot find elsewhere on your application. Any topic you choose is welcome. Some ideas you might consider include your future ambitions and goals, a special talents or unusual interest that sets you apart from your peers, or a significant experience that influenced your life.

Coming of Age- 1st Draft

Coming Of Age Essay

            I’m peacefully writing my thank you cards for my birthday presents, while mom is on the side of me watching TV. I hear the TV volume slowly decreasing and she says we are moving houses, and I said “okay” because I knew it was eventually going to happened. Next she told me she was getting married, which made me start to get a little mad, confused, and surprised. I then start asking her questions like “when are you getting married?”, “When did John ask you?”, and “Are you sure you want to get married?”. After hearing about mom going to get married I hear her softly under her breath say she was pregnant. I thought she was joking so I told her to “Shut up” repeatedly when finally she told me she wasn’t joking and I saw her touch her stomach and that was when I freaked out.

            I asked mom “ Are you sure your getting married?” and her response was yes!  I couldn’t get that through my head for the longest time. I was still processing that mom is pregnant. After hearing all the big news that was happening I ran to my room with no further questions and slammed my door behind me. I jumped to lay on my bed and had so many questions running through my head, debating if I wanted to ask them or not. A few minutes later mom came into my room asking me what my problem was and why I stammered off into my room without saying anything. All I could tell to her was that I had nothing to say. And our conversation ended there.

            The following day when she woke me up it wasn’t the same. I could tell she was mad from the tone of her voice. But like a stubborn child I acted like nothing happened until she stopped me while walking out the door to go to school, she said to me “Are you sure you still don’t have anything to talk about?” and as usual my answer was “No”.  I felt like I was in a dream and couldn’t wake up. All I could think about was what my life was going to be like in the future with all these new changes happening.

            Something changed my life even more, which was mom being pregnant. I felt like I was going to be sick to my stomach because I knew my life was going to be very different. I knew I wouldn’t be as spoiled as much or have as much attention as I did before. I would also have to help out more around the house such as wash dishes more often and also not leave my school things all over the place. 9 months later mom had her baby. My sister came on August 4, 2012 and my life is already changing but, its not all that bad. Before I felt like everything was going to change and my life was going to be harder, but it isn’t that bad. I love her to death! She is so adorable, petite, and such a cutie pie.

            In a way I grew up, I had to start taking more responsibility, and mature more. I learned I am no longer the baby of the family, and I have to start helping out around the house more now that there’s a baby around. Everyday is a new day that I slowly get more and more independent to help me in the future and grow up to be a smart, independent women.

Blog Revisions

For this sophomore year blog, I wanted to make it more about me and how I am. I made my blog very bright because these are some of my favorite colors. I changed my Blog name to "My World In My Own Words" because this blog will most likely be having personal essays all about me. I put the picture of the world with the hands because the hands represent me and the world represents the variety of the things I write about.

Mini Essay

            The tourists should be taking better precautions on the signs at places where they are unfamiliar with. If they do not take the signs seriously they can end up getting seriously injured or even killed. For example tourist David Potts was visiting Nakalele Point blowhole and didn’t take action of looking at the signs around him. From not looking at the precautions signs it sadly ended his life there. He didn’t read the signs at the Nakalele Point Parking lot that read “Blowhole: Park and walk at your own risk.” Tourists should take the time and read the signs around them because that’s what the signs are there for, and also for their own safety. I am against the tourists and on the parks side of this argument because the sign clearly says to walk at your own risk which in other words means it’s very dangerous and you shouldn’t go near the blowhole.

           

            Tourists should really take better precautions on the things around them. Visitors being seriously injured or killed while in the state’s natural attractions occur quite often enough that they keep the first responders busy. Tourist from all around the world come to the beautiful islands of Hawaii to sight see, swim in gorgeous blue oceans, and many more fun things on the islands. Some tourists take to much advantage of the island and start to break rules, which then leads to death or getting seriously hurt. The tourists that go sight seeing on hikes and on the road should stick to their maps and not go wandering off. If you don’t know where you are going I suggest on staying on the path on the map. If you are for example like Paula Ramirez and Elizabeth Brem they decided to take an unofficial hike, which then led to them walking off a side of a cliff. Tourists should make smart decisions on following the warnings around them and staying on areas told. They shouldn’t wander off and make unreasonable decisions, and getting them selves in bad situations.