<p>"I never, ever want to be an artist or anything closely related!" That was what I thought back when I was a child. This is an example of true irony because here I am right now writing essays, preparing slides and killing myself over something that I have never wanted in hope of getting accepted into Governor's School of the Art.
Hold on a minute; lets go all the way back to when my passion and ambition for art started. In the past I was a spoiled, corrupted and a risk taker, always getting into troubles and fights: still having the scar to prove it. Back in those days I never cared for one thing and usually referred to as "bloody slacker". I often skipped classes and join gangs to cause a ruckus. At one time I was even expelled for fatally wounded one of my fellow classmates. After witnessing such trauma, my whole life was never the same. That was when I realized I needed to change myself or I will never get anywhere in life. And yet I still have not found my passion or reason in life.
Until my family and I settled in the United States was I able to find what I was looking for. Having been on the other side, I was often bullied for others' amusement, I felt isolated and developed anthropophobia. But because of that same disorder was I able to have the courage to overcome the fear using nothing but my imaginations and creativities
I am proud of the changes that I have made in my life, and I owe all my strength to something that most people dont give much thought to. Through art was my existence possible. So that is why I want to attend Governor School of the art: not for fame but rather because I believe that it is a great opportunity for me to harness and to enhance my artistic ability and to continue doing what I love. Having been nominated for something so prestigious, I feel honored and proud since it's such a rare event.</p>