lists to help me organize my essay due Friday, August 6.

• mentors
  • book - rhonda brown (volleyball coach)
  • life - english teachers, my step mother
    • my step mother teaches tough love
    • motivated through negative reinforcement
    • things weren't handed to me
    • I know how different things could be b/c of Jess
    • we all want affection, but we need strong leaders
    • while I dislike rhonda perhaps as much if not more than luma because of the prejudice I carry from my own experience, I can understand and respect how she could inspire greatness
• adaptation
  • book - moving to america, refuges, culture shocks
  • life - going to private school, becoming extroverted
    • moving into a new environment with a different set of social expectations and demands was a challenge. i was ridiculed, threatened, and emotionally drained. to change my situation, i had to change most aspects of my behavior and personality.