[This message has been edited by The Adder (edited 07-21-2003 @ 07:37 PM).]
Expectations. When I hear that word, the first thing that comes to mind is life. Life is full of expectations. Everyone has expectations, like passing a class at school, making a team, getting someone to go to the dance with, or making money at a job. Without expectations life would be very monotonous. At the beginning of a school year everyone has more expectations than usual. After an easy summer of nice days it begins to seem as though it has begun to hail expectations; do well in school, have fun, turn in your homework on time and don’t be late for class. My expectations for the coming year span from personal to academic. They are what I need to do to better myself.
My grades are very important to me. I expect to do well and get good grades. Since this is the year where “It counts” I expect to raise my ability to learn and process the information I learn to earn a 4.0 GPA. This cannot be done unless I have good teachers. So far all my teachers seem enthusiastic and happy to teach. It should be a “year of good teachers”. There are drawbacks to good teachers though. Good teachers seem to hand out large assignments and a great deal of homework. This means that I will have less to time to hang out and play computer games or see friends, but it’s better than being bored out of your mind with no homework.
Sports are a peculiar object of my expectations. I play tennis and constantly strive to get better. It is a lot of fun, but can get quite tiring especially in the Arizona heat. It is also another source of loss of time but I have a lot of fun playing so it doesn’t really count. This year in tennis I expect to improve my skills and become a better tennis player. I will take lessons frequently to facilitate my learning and improvement of skills. I think that wanting to improve my tennis game is a very good expectation, because tennis is both fun and it keeps me from sitting around doing nothing. It also gives me an impetus to finish my homework earlier.
Improving ones self can be one of the most beneficial things you can do for the people around you. For example if you’re a snob, most people will not want to be around you but if that fault is lessened then the people around you won’t see your snobbish faults but will see your good qualities like kindness or understanding. It is impossible to rid yourself of all your faults, but if you lessen your faults then they will be less noticeable and your good qualities will show. I expect to partially eradicate some of my faults. If I do that I will be a nicer person to be around and I will feel better about myself, knowing that I have bettered myself. An example of one of my faults is the fact that I can be quite annoying in regards to time. I have to be early by five to ten minutes to everything or I will become an insistent nagger which, I gather is not someone people like to be around. With that fault and others improved I will be a better person.
Drawing of these body paragraphs it seems as though I will have a very busy year. School, tennis, improving myself and many unmentioned expectations. Expectations are what drive us and I am driven. It will be a year of numerous expectations. What will result, because of these expectations is entirely up to me.
Adder |
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