Final project
By: David Garbo Jr.
Mr. Salsich
PinePoint school
Dear Reader:
What you are about to read is a unique essay about growing up. Growing up seems to be a very complicated process, and that’s because it is. From making it through elementary school, to being successful throughout high school, childhood is a tough thing. As I look back at all my past challenges I realize that I have had many, but still have many to go. Childhood is a, “Required assignment” in life. Many things in life can be somehow avoided, but childhood isn’t. To start your life, you must start with childhood, no question about it. As I sit here at my computer and write this paragraph, I realize that I sound very negative, but childhood is the exact opposite. When I think of childhood and growing up, I think of opportunity, and that’s exactly what childhood is made of, endless opportunity.
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5 Steps for a Great Childhood
1. A loving family that cares about not only you, but your future.
2. A school that support your needs.
3. Friends to help with emotions when things go wrong.
4. Someone that will spend time, and support the activities you love.
5. A pet, because everyone should have the experience of taking care of an animal.
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A Letter to David
50 Years in The Future
Dear David:
As I sit here and write to myself, I think. I think of how different my life will be 50 years from now. I think of how the world will change, and if it will be for the better or for worse. I know I won’t be the same person I am now, but I hope I still have my inner childhood. Being 64 years old, I must be crying right now, as I remember what the assignment was for my final project, from my English teacher, Mr. Salsich, who I will never forget. The great memories coming back into my mind of great friends, which I know I will still have 50 years from now.
So many things are a mystery to me as a 14 year old boy, but I know that in the future, all of those mysteries will be known. I am a pilot, a doctor, or I am running my dad’s business, which at that time would be almost 100 years old. I have all the answers; I just haven’t found them yet as a 14 year old boy. The future lies in me, and I can form it to my liking, as long as I put the hard work and dedication into whatever I am doing, just like my parents did.
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A Story about Childhood
As he sat in his room, he thought, he thought about his childhood, and how much he loves his life. All the things he loves, and all thing things he doesn’t love, he thinks about. He thinks about what will happen when he doesn’t have these things, and how tragic it will be, but life has many beginnings and may ends. He has a best friend named Daniel, a person that he couldn’t live without. Although life will end, he feels like his friendship wont. Through childhood, and adulthood, this pair of, “soul brothers” will never split apart. Although there might be tough times, the friends seem to always work out the kinks. He’s worked his hardest to be successful in school, and will continue in high school. That was a story about the short childhood of David Garbo Jr. which is still in process, and will change as time goes on.
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A Comparison between Romeo & Juliet and To Kill a Mockingbird
The first thing that I think of when these two stories come to mind is struggle. As Jem and Scout try to make Boo, “come out” they run into many struggles. As of Romeo and Juliet, they encounter many problems, as they fall in love. Although these two stories sound very much alike, they are also very different. For example, one struggle R&J (Romeo and Juliet) deals with is family. In To Kill a Mockingbird, there is no conflict when it comes to family. If it weren’t for family conflict in R&J, the book would be uninteresting. If there was family conflict in To Kill a Mockingbird, I think the book would be much sadder. Either way you look at it, these two stories are both very well written, and many people think they are some of the best stories ever made.
Growing up is a natural process that takes place in everyone’s life. You can ask any adult about their childhood, and they will most likely have many stories, good and bad, to tell you. Although many people I know are already adults, I believe that there is always an inner childhood left in every adult’s heart. In that heart there are good times and bad, but they will always be there for us to reflect upon.
