Introduction
I’m not very good at coming up with creative titles for my work, so obviously this was the toughest part of my project. I never know what sounds right, or what will sound appealing to to the reader, but this time I think I hit the nail on the head. At first I wanted to relate my title to something that has to do with my life that no one else knows about, or something relative to my Irish heritage. So, I started my search by going onto google, and literally typing in “Irish song lyrics.” The page was filled with different sites, so I picked one that had Irish folk song lyrics on it and I begain to skim through to see what words stuck out to me that I thought would make a good title for my blog. I was looking and looking, when finally I saw the title, “As I Walked Out,” I thought it would be perfect since I am transferring to a different school next year. Being this project represents all of my work that I have done over my three years here at Penn Charter, I thought “As I Walked Out” was perfect because my blog shows all of the work that I have completed at Penn Charter, before I literally “walked out,” or transferred. As I kept reading my title over and over again to make sure it sounded right, I saw a different meaning behind it. When I read it now, I see my title as symbolizing one of the toughest, most important choices that I have ever made in my life. As I walk out of Penn Charter, I’m sure I’ll have some regrets, but I know that before I walked out, I accomplished so much. Each year I grew as a person, becoming a better student. Now that I have this blog to look back on, I will always be able to see the hard work I put into my first three years of high school.
My subtitle, “I’m a woman you don’t meet everyday,” fits with my title, because I consider myself very different from a lot of girls at this school. I think that every person is unique in their own ways. When I leave Penn Charter, the classmates that I have been so use to seeing everyday will not be the same; and as for my classmates, they will not see me everyday either. So, I am a woman that they will not meet everyday. I found this subtitle by simply just looking through lyrics to Irish Folk songs. I liked the way the words sounded when I read the line, and I decided that it had to be a part of my project.
This year I have learned many new things. I have also been able to figure out a lot of my emotions and realize what I really want in life. I’ve learned that people have many different opinions, but when they force their opinions on you and don’t allow you room to express yourself, you are headed for a trap. I am a strong believer in sticking up for myself, but it is hard to do in a place where you have no support. I’ve learned a lot from Penn Charter academics wise. I’ve learned to accept people for who they are. I’ve also learned many other things that I will take with me as I leave Penn Charter. Going to Penn Charter has been a very fun experience. I remember when I was graduating eighth grade, I thought I was soo cool, because I was going to Penn Charter. I was ready to go to a new school and meet knew people. The one thing I liked most about this school was how the teachers treat you so maturely. Going to Penn Charter has helped me grow into an independent responsible woman.
As a person, I’ve grown a lot this year. I went through some very tough obstacles, and was able to overcome them. I had to be mature and patient with school and life. I had reach for help when I knew I needed it and I had to step up to the plate and be ready for criticism. I’ve learned to respect life and all that it brings to me. I’ve learned that people are fake. I’ve learned that you have to make sure you take care of yourself first. I’ve learned how to make room in my life for everything that I think is important, even though sometimes it left me a little stressed.
