My eldest niece Fiona (8th Grade), wrote the following imaginative essay that won her a prize in a local contest. Maybe she will change her mind and become a writer.
Dreaming of an Independent Future
When I was only in fifth grade adults started pressuring me on what I was going to do with my life. When you're in fifth grade you are still a kid and don't really think about your future, or how you're going to live your life. They start asking you questions like: what college are going to go to? Or what is going to be your career? At elementary school it is a little early to ask such big questions to such little kids, but as you get older you do need to get an idea in your head so you have a goal to strive for.
Now that I'm in eighth grade I need to give some thought to my future and get the big picture in my head. In high school I plan to do the best I can in all activities. I believe that to get into a good college you need to be a well rounded student. It is important to get good grades and succeed in academics, but you also need to have a healthy social life and get involved in community service and sports. If you do your best you will be sure to succeed. Students need to have a positive attitude. As long as you do your best you have no reason to feel disappointed and any mistakes you make can motivate you to do better in the future.
After I finish high school I hope to get into a good college like Stanford, Berkeley, or St.Mary's. Getting into a good college is very important because it can determine if you get a good job or not. I want to have a job that pays well, that I enjoy, one that will allow me to spend time with my family, and one that pushes me to my limit. It sounds like a fantasy job, but I think that if I work hard now it will pay off in the future. I think the job that will give me all of these things would be if I owned my own marketing business. I am smart and interested in what makes people want to buy things, so I think if I manage my time and money well I will be able to have my own business in time. Of course, to do all of this I need to get into a good college. I really want to go to Stanford and study marketing techniques and how to be a good, effective boss.
When I am a marketer and have my own business, I will use my money for things my family and I need, and not what we want. The money I earn would be put toward important things like: food, water, and clothes for me and family, a good stable home to live in, and a good education for my kids. After that I could spend some money on things that make us comfortable like: a car, cell phone, computers, and savings. I want to be able to give money to charity too. To do all of this I will need to work hard and do the best I can. I believe that I can do anything that I put my mind to.
8th grade
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Fiona’s sister, Orla playing softball for the first year. Does she not look the part?
When I was only in fifth grade adults started pressuring me on what I was going to do with my life. When you're in fifth grade you are still a kid and don't really think about your future, or how you're going to live your life. They start asking you questions like: what college are going to go to? Or what is going to be your career? At elementary school it is a little early to ask such big questions to such little kids, but as you get older you do need to get an idea in your head so you have a goal to strive for.
Now that I'm in eighth grade I need to give some thought to my future and get the big picture in my head. In high school I plan to do the best I can in all activities. I believe that to get into a good college you need to be a well rounded student. It is important to get good grades and succeed in academics, but you also need to have a healthy social life and get involved in community service and sports. If you do your best you will be sure to succeed. Students need to have a positive attitude. As long as you do your best you have no reason to feel disappointed and any mistakes you make can motivate you to do better in the future.
After I finish high school I hope to get into a good college like Stanford, Berkeley, or St.Mary's. Getting into a good college is very important because it can determine if you get a good job or not. I want to have a job that pays well, that I enjoy, one that will allow me to spend time with my family, and one that pushes me to my limit. It sounds like a fantasy job, but I think that if I work hard now it will pay off in the future. I think the job that will give me all of these things would be if I owned my own marketing business. I am smart and interested in what makes people want to buy things, so I think if I manage my time and money well I will be able to have my own business in time. Of course, to do all of this I need to get into a good college. I really want to go to Stanford and study marketing techniques and how to be a good, effective boss.
When I am a marketer and have my own business, I will use my money for things my family and I need, and not what we want. The money I earn would be put toward important things like: food, water, and clothes for me and family, a good stable home to live in, and a good education for my kids. After that I could spend some money on things that make us comfortable like: a car, cell phone, computers, and savings. I want to be able to give money to charity too. To do all of this I will need to work hard and do the best I can. I believe that I can do anything that I put my mind to.
8th grade
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Fiona’s sister, Orla playing softball for the first year. Does she not look the part?
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Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
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