Character is defined- "the combination of properties & qualities that distinguishes one person or thing from another". Describe my character and how it was shaped by one specific event in my life. Please limit to 250 words.
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"It's snowing!" came an exclamation during recess. My fourth grade classmates and I raced to the window of our fifth floor classroom. It was snowing in September. Little white flecks were floating to the ground. Looking at the sky, I noticed that there were no clouds overhead and in the distance there was a large black and grey mass in the distance. As we watched, the flecks grew larger. Then one landed on the deep, cement window ledge and I saw that it was a piece of paper with writing on it, the edges smoldering until all that was left was ash.
The Twin Towers had fallen. We were sent home early that day. A bleak rain of papers continued their melancholy descent throughout the afternoon. The front of our house was littered with office memoranda - little reminders of the havoc left behind and the lives lost that day.
As a fourth grader, this earth shattering event made me realize that life is fragile - it can literally go up in smoke in a moment. In hindsight, I see how this revelation gave me direction in life. It gave me the drive to do well in school and compelled me to take my future into my own hands. It made me realize the world has so much to offer, but if I want it I have to reach out for it.
does my essay below fit the criteria
"It's snowing!" came an exclamation during recess. My fourth grade classmates and I raced to the window of our fifth floor classroom. It was snowing in September. Little white flecks were floating to the ground. Looking at the sky, I noticed that there were no clouds overhead and in the distance there was a large black and grey mass in the distance. As we watched, the flecks grew larger. Then one landed on the deep, cement window ledge and I saw that it was a piece of paper with writing on it, the edges smoldering until all that was left was ash.
The Twin Towers had fallen. We were sent home early that day. A bleak rain of papers continued their melancholy descent throughout the afternoon. The front of our house was littered with office memoranda - little reminders of the havoc left behind and the lives lost that day.
As a fourth grader, this earth shattering event made me realize that life is fragile - it can literally go up in smoke in a moment. In hindsight, I see how this revelation gave me direction in life. It gave me the drive to do well in school and compelled me to take my future into my own hands. It made me realize the world has so much to offer, but if I want it I have to reach out for it.
