Defiance

                                                        Welcome To The Jungle

     During my Freshmen year I was timid of how people would react when I spoke so I remained quite but as time went on I learned to stand up for myself  and become confident.
     I joined the basketball team which was even tougher because not only was I laughed at for how I communicated but how awful I was at the sport. Luckily I'm blessed with height because there would be no way I would have made it on the team. Being a post/center player I was forced to be aggressive and in a way that really helped me progress to have my guard up everyday. I began to fight back which caused this drive within me to Roar. The 2nd year of high school I began to fully break my chains and rise up each time I fell. Like Rocky Balboa says "Life's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."

  I began to develop a fiery attitude so i'd be able to raise some mischief. I wanted to speak desperately but because no one would truly listen to me, my actions were the way I got people's attention. It's the noise I needed to kick start my rebellion against those who held the keys to my cage and chains. Proving to the jail keepers, that i'd continue to make trouble until I had a voice to shout to the world, that i'd defy the odds and do the impossible. I would no longer have people speak for me, i'd push myself to be included in discussions, and no longer would I hide in fear. Over the years by having this mindset within me, I began to fight for my right to speak. Which included volunteering to public speak in front of hundreds of people, raising my hand in class, and forcing myself to no longer be afraid of those who thought less of me.