Write an essay in which you tell us about someone who has made an impact on your life and explain how and why this person is important to you.
Through the seventeen years that I have existed, I have met several people who had a major impact on my life. They all taught me essential things like the importance of self respect, the significance of knowledge and the relevance of friends and belief. However, my parents took all of those lessons one step further; they taught me self admiration, the significance of knowledge academically and in life. They taught me the importance of commitment, but most importantly, they taught me how to believe and have faith.
Although both my parents have impacted my life equally, my mother has contributed to my development since I was merely a fetus. The idea that it is difficult to appreciate a mother's effort in raising a child until one becomes a parent themselves is what I always believed in. Last summer, I was given the opportunity to be a "parent" for exactly 10 minutes. My cousin asked me to watch over her one-year old daughter until she finished off chores. During those 10 minutes I was struggling to hold the baby with one hand, bend down to grab a toy that fell and at the same time make sure the baby does not hit the cupboard next to me or fall to the floor. I tried bending down in several different ways but failed miserably. I gave up, and decided to place the baby in her kitchen chair. As I turned around to pick up the toy that fell, my cousin walked in the kitchen and screamed in distress at the image of her baby standing on the chair. I, of course, did not realize how dangerous it could be if I did not strap the baby in her chair. I am still quite shocked at a mother's outstanding ability, tolerance and patience to watch over a baby for all 24 hours of the day. My mother's ability to not drop me as a baby or not allow me to injure myself because of any abrupt movements absolutely baffles me. I only hope to be as good as my mother was at raising a child as I am very proud of how she raised me.
My parents have always been proud of my brother's and my outstanding academical achievements. However, it is only the smallest way to thank them for all the effort they put in us to ensure that we get the best education possible. Although, there are several public schools in Kuwait, my parents decided that they would spend most of their income on our education and therefore submitted us to one of the best English system schools in Kuwait, New English School. As University requires a larger amount of money, I was surprised when they decided that they will spend all their income to send us to America to pursue an exceptional education.
My mother has also impacted my ambitions and dreams. As she is an anesthesiologist, on several occasions I have seen women walk up to my mother and show her their new baby that she helped deliver. I see appreciation emanate from my mother's face in the form of a smile as she holds the baby knowing that with the power of medicine she has introduced a new life to the world. One day, I hope to be the person that gets stopped in the streets and be thanked for the great deed I have done for someone and be reminded that I have changed someone's life the way my mother has.
As my mother is a doctor, I have spent several afternoons listening to her talk about successful surgeries, diseases, complications and the new advanced equipment she uses. Initially, her words seem to be undecipherable as it is in a completely different language other than a combination of English and Arabic, it is in the language of medicine. Gradually I began to understand basic phrases like "cholecystectomy" and "anaphylactic shock" and every time I understood a new phrase I became more determined to be the one talking rather than just the listener.
My mother is really important to me and I realize that no matter how many thank yous I tell her that they will never compensate for the suffering she went through to raise me to become the person I am today.
Please edit any grammer mistakes, any sentences that do not read smoothly and please suggest ways to improve the vocab or any paragraphs.
Thank you!
Through the seventeen years that I have existed, I have met several people who had a major impact on my life. They all taught me essential things like the importance of self respect, the significance of knowledge and the relevance of friends and belief. However, my parents took all of those lessons one step further; they taught me self admiration, the significance of knowledge academically and in life. They taught me the importance of commitment, but most importantly, they taught me how to believe and have faith.
Although both my parents have impacted my life equally, my mother has contributed to my development since I was merely a fetus. The idea that it is difficult to appreciate a mother's effort in raising a child until one becomes a parent themselves is what I always believed in. Last summer, I was given the opportunity to be a "parent" for exactly 10 minutes. My cousin asked me to watch over her one-year old daughter until she finished off chores. During those 10 minutes I was struggling to hold the baby with one hand, bend down to grab a toy that fell and at the same time make sure the baby does not hit the cupboard next to me or fall to the floor. I tried bending down in several different ways but failed miserably. I gave up, and decided to place the baby in her kitchen chair. As I turned around to pick up the toy that fell, my cousin walked in the kitchen and screamed in distress at the image of her baby standing on the chair. I, of course, did not realize how dangerous it could be if I did not strap the baby in her chair. I am still quite shocked at a mother's outstanding ability, tolerance and patience to watch over a baby for all 24 hours of the day. My mother's ability to not drop me as a baby or not allow me to injure myself because of any abrupt movements absolutely baffles me. I only hope to be as good as my mother was at raising a child as I am very proud of how she raised me.
My parents have always been proud of my brother's and my outstanding academical achievements. However, it is only the smallest way to thank them for all the effort they put in us to ensure that we get the best education possible. Although, there are several public schools in Kuwait, my parents decided that they would spend most of their income on our education and therefore submitted us to one of the best English system schools in Kuwait, New English School. As University requires a larger amount of money, I was surprised when they decided that they will spend all their income to send us to America to pursue an exceptional education.
My mother has also impacted my ambitions and dreams. As she is an anesthesiologist, on several occasions I have seen women walk up to my mother and show her their new baby that she helped deliver. I see appreciation emanate from my mother's face in the form of a smile as she holds the baby knowing that with the power of medicine she has introduced a new life to the world. One day, I hope to be the person that gets stopped in the streets and be thanked for the great deed I have done for someone and be reminded that I have changed someone's life the way my mother has.
As my mother is a doctor, I have spent several afternoons listening to her talk about successful surgeries, diseases, complications and the new advanced equipment she uses. Initially, her words seem to be undecipherable as it is in a completely different language other than a combination of English and Arabic, it is in the language of medicine. Gradually I began to understand basic phrases like "cholecystectomy" and "anaphylactic shock" and every time I understood a new phrase I became more determined to be the one talking rather than just the listener.
My mother is really important to me and I realize that no matter how many thank yous I tell her that they will never compensate for the suffering she went through to raise me to become the person I am today.
Please edit any grammer mistakes, any sentences that do not read smoothly and please suggest ways to improve the vocab or any paragraphs.
Thank you!
