Assignment 8 - Jordan Grady - Writing Territories

Writing Territories

Fears - Failure, being disliked, letting others down

Annoyances - lying, laziness

Accomplishments - Passing the four AP exams I’ve taken thus far

Confusions - Greed and bullying

Sorrows - Comparing myself to others

Dreams - Pursue a career in law or psychology, travel often, and be happy

Idiosyncrasies - obsessive cleaning, illegible handwriting

Risks - I’m not much of a risk taker

Beloved Possessions, Now and Then - My pets(now and then), my snuggie(now)

Problems - time management

For as long as I can remember, I’ve found myself comparing my actions and successes to others. My older brother was always viewed as intelligent, he just needed to learn to apply himself. I wanted to be seen as just as capable as him. Going into school, everything came easily to me. Over the years, this slowly changed as the workload began to grow, especially during the shift from middle to high school. Once again, I started feeling as though I wasn’t good enough because there were other students excelling in the new conditions high school presented, whereas I was still adjusting to the change. As time has gone on and I’ve adjusted to the challenges high school presents, I’ve learned to be more accepting of my own abilities, which has helped me grow as a student and individual. What I had not realized in the past was that what was holding me back was not a lack of understanding or academic failure by any means - I was what I’d consider a good student and I understood the curriculum - it was my lack of confidence, which left me unable to recognize my capabilities once I stopped worrying about others.