Unit 6 Respond

Nicole White

En 104-8A

English Composition 1

Ms McGee

My Community

St. John the Baptist Parish was established in 1807 as one of the original 19 parishes of the Territory of New Orleans, which became the state of Louisiana. St. John the Baptist is a part of the New Orleans Metairie, La. Metropolitan Statistical area. St. John the Baptist Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 censsus the population was 45,924. The parish seat is Edgard, an unincorporated area, and the largest city is Laplace which is also unincorporated. The parish includes three nationally significant example of 19th century plantation, architecture; Evergreen Plantation, Whitney Plantation Historic District, and San Francisco Plantation House. Present-day St. John the Baptist Parish includes the third permanent settlement in what is now the state of Louisiana, after Natchitoches (1714 and New Orleans (1718).

I want to motivate our youth and bring the community together by making them aware of the situations in St. John Parish. I believe all the violence happens because no one is coming together to better the kids. I would like to awaken the community and show them it takes a village. Programs that won’t just help them get on welfare but will get their education. An huge part of the youth in the community parent are in jail or either on drugs. I want to help kids form broking homes heal.

I will take time to volunteer at nonprofit organizations, homeless shelters, advocacy centers, and local schools. I think if we have more after school programs so that children can stay off the streets. They wouldn’t be tempted to do something with bad influence in the streets if they were kept busy. I would like to start an “Awareness Club” that talks about drug , alcohol and making the right choices. May be I can give them a different outlook on life it self.

COLLAPSE

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What was the topic of your academic argument essay? Your past doesn't define you.

· Who is your audience for the everyday argument?   Everyone

· Why did you choose the argument type that you did for that audience?  It's personal subject for me and very interesting.

· What are you proud of with your argument? You don't have to let your past dictate who you are.

· What would you like your classmates to help you with? Be specific That I make a valid argument and have the correct structure.

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Everyone has made mistakes in life. Your past is your past and you learn to grow from it. No matter what you have gone through good or bad, it won’t define you of who you are.

Background

Are past can be filled with darkness, like sexual abuse, drug addiction, fear, and domestic violence. Are past can also be filled with light, like great families, happy childhood, and great adventures. All past are different, but mostly are pasts are filled with lightness and darkness. We can’t let are past define who we are and what we become.

Are Past Defines Us

So many people have been controlled by their past and they have lived in failure, because what they have experienced. They have let the past define them and are still living the life they did years ago. Think about the jock from high school who is still out there partying and still living the life of a star athlete. He is no longer a teenager or in top physical shape. He really is in his 40’s. He has a beer gut, health problems, and is an alcoholic who can’t stop. Then you have the beauty pageant mom who never won a contest, but is parading around her child to be the next Miss America. They choose to let their past define and control them.

Are Past Doesn’t Define Us

We all have a past, but we don’t let it define your future. We have all made mistakes in the past and I should know. We have to accept that we cannot change the past, but we can choose how to react to it. We look at the past as not a negative, but a valuable lesson we can use today. The future is not your past, your future is right now with endless possibilities. We are shaped by are past and not bound by it or defined by it. We move forward from are past and make something greater. Ben Carson who was poor growing up and raised by his mother. Had a terrible time in school and had an extreme temper. Few people expected him to not to amount to much. His mother made him read books and do a report on the books. She would not give up on him and let him become a statistic. He eventually graduate with honors from high school, graduated from Yale and then earned his M.D. from Michigan. He could let his past define him, but he didn’t. He was able to overcome his adversities and rise up. Steve Maraboli said, “My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me.”

Conclusion

Don’t let your past define your future. What matters is what you are going to do right now. Let your past be a story and how it made you a stronger person. Make decision to learn from your past and use it for today. So you can live the life you wanted.

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