Myself

The hero I am writing about is myself. I would consider myself my own hero because I would see what I have gone through and do better than before. It would also make me more reasonable on the problems and situations that come towards me. What I might see people go through, might be exactly what I have gone through and they wouldn't need to go through those types of situations by themselves.

What had influenced my life was my mom because she went through 9 months with me. I didn't have to be alive to know that she was hard working and doing her best. I wouldn't need to be alive to see that because I saw it when she had my little sister. My mom was working her butt off, she did what she could to help at the house and she did it with no help besides her kids. When my mom gave birth to my sister she went to work the next month, she would leave my sister with a sitter and we would go to school.

What I have accomplished for now would be entering the High School I've wanted to since the beginning of 6th Grade. I have also accomplished many things that has made me the person I am today. I received many awards throughout my life but most are more important than others. I received a Lifesaving Award, given to me by the city council of National City. This award made me see that with even the smallest help I give the award is greater than you would ever imagine. It made me see that I am helpful even without thinking that I am.

The problems I had to overcome are the same problems of most people but the difference is that they happened to me. I had to overcome bullying throughout my entire Elementary. I was bullied of how I looked, the way I acted, etc. Sometimes I used to think that I was by myself in these situations, that no one would ever understand me, that I didn't need anybody. I thought I was worthless, that I shouldn't be here, that I was a mistake. I had then realized that during my 6th and 7th grade year I had met people that had those same situations. My two Best Friends and most of my class had gone through situations like this. They understood me in ways I could never explain.

The way I reacted was exiling me from the people that "cared" about me. I left the friend groups I became what people would call a "Loner"¨. I started thinking of how I could become a better person and how I could make other people's life great one. I put the pressure on myself, I put the blame on myself for the mistakes that other people made. At that time I stopped thinking of myself in a good way. I reacted in a way that the people I know today would not think of me like that. I had asked my classmates about what they thought of me and these are their answers:
 
"Well you are funny, creative, and athletic. And you're always there for people. We can trust you" as said by Romley, 8th Grade.
"A leader that always tries their best, no matter the circumstances, and picks the right decision over the easy one because she knows it will benefit her and everybody else," said by Uriel, 8th Grader.
"I think you are an amazing person, You give laughter to the world, When someone is feeling blue you make them laugh. I also think that you work hard for what is right and you get up, when they bring you down," said by Nataly, 8th Grader.

This is what my classmates thought of me and my response is that I agree with them because I can see how just these words can describe me in such a good way. I personally don't think people's lives have changed while knowing me, so I asked my classmates whether or not their lives changed since they have been with me.

"Yeah, kinda, because I have a new perspective in life and how life isn't easy for everyone and everyone has their own story"- Alex, 8th grader.
"Yes, because I was not confident, and you had shown me how to be confident"-Araid, 8th Grader.
"Yeah, I'm not a shy girly girl. "-Marcela, 8th grader.

I can imitate this hero in many ways, because I am this hero. I am my own hero because I was there when I needed to get myself up. Also, because when people weren't there for me, I used myself as an inspiration to get back up. Now, I want to be my sister's hero because I want to show her that, even though people aren't always there for you, you can do it no matter what people tell you.