Phoenix

Who I Admire

Many people ask me who I admire. I could say Michael Jordan, Austin Mahone, my sister, my uncle, or anyone else. But my answer would be my dad. He does so much for my sister, brother, and me that I respect him so much.

I don’t just admire him because he’s my dad; he’s like my hero, too. I admire him because as a single parent, he does everything he can to take care of my sister, brother, and me. He wakes up at 2AM to go to work to be able to pay the bills, buy us food, clothes, and anything else we need. When he comes back from work a few hours before we come out of school, he’s tired, but no matter how tired he is; when I get home I always have food to eat. Whenever we have a project or performance and we need to buy something, he buys it as soon as possible. He does everything he can for us; so that’s why I try to help him with everything he needs.

Even though my mom has failed to be there for me, my dad is there for me; sometimes he tries too hard to be there. Whenever I’m in a bad mood or just had a bad day, he makes me laugh and lightens my mood; even though sometimes when he tries to make me laugh, it just gets me in a worse mood. But I know he’s just trying to help me and trying to keep me happy. When I have a school performance, he always tries to get out of work to see it. When he can’t get out of work, I get disappointed because he’s the only person that goes to see me. Or whenever I need help with my homework, he tries to help me as much as he can. I would ask my sister, but she gets frustrated at me because I take a long time to understand; so then I get frustrated and it doesn’t end pretty.

He just understands my situation with my mom. Why I don’t want to answer her calls. Why I want to got to Guatemala to see my family, but not her. Why I block anything that has to do with her. Why I cry when I talk about her. Why I try to change the subject when we talk about her. And that takes a lot of heart to understand, but he understands every bit of it.

I love him so much for being funny, understanding, and a great dad. I don’t know where I would be without him.

By Alanis A.

“Daddy can you buy me an ice cream, please?”

Do you remember when you were little and you would ask your dad for ice cream or anything else.Since I was a baby, my dad has earned my respect. He isn’t just considered like the boss of the house,but he’s also a really good dad. My dad works hard to bring food to the house everyday and he also makes time to spend with my family.

“Beep, Beep, Beep!” From Monday through Friday, my dad wakes up as soon as the alarm goes on at 5:30 a.m., to go to work. He’s an estimator so sometimes he works on the computer or other times they call him to go check a project that they are working on. Even when he is sick, he works at home from the computer. I really respect the way he makes an effort of going to work and earn money for the food and clothing we need. Just like a mother penguin has to get fish or food and then fly away, my dad makes the sacrifice of burning his brain out to bring money home.

My dad is great at math and even sometimes comes home at 4:45 and is tired, he still helps me when I need help. When I was younger, my parents were the first one to teach me how to read. Until today, my dad and my mom keep on preparing me for when I have to leave the nest. I respect my dad a lot for not only working day after day, but for spending time with my family. When he has the days off, we try to make the best of the day.

One last reason I respect my dad is because he takes everything seriously and whatever he promises, he always completes it. From something as small as promising that he will buy me some supplies I need, to promising maybe to his boss that he will complete three projects in two days. I have always and I still admire my dad. he works hard, helps me with anything I need, spends time with my family, and never promises anything for no reason. Next time you ask your dad for some ice cream, make sure that you say “thank you,” and that you consider how hard your dad wants to buy you that ice cream.

By Aime H.

Who do I respect? Well, that’s easy; I respect the famous British red-head singer Ed Sheeran. Why? I respect him because I feel like he’s writing about what I question and like he gets me. He taught me not to question love’s problems because anything can happen. Ed Sheeran taught me to live on!

“The worst things in life come free to us, cause were just under the upper hand”; a lie from Ed Sheeran’s song “A-Team”. Ed Sheeran makes me believe, that he writes and sings about what I question in life and that he gets me. It’s the way he uses his words and how he describes his statement. The lyrics he sings make me think of imagery because it’s like he gets and knows me and gets what I go through, and that’s why he writes.

“You are my one and only”; a line from Ed Sheeran’s song “Small Bump”. Ed taught me that I shall not question love because anything can happen if you at least try. He showed me to never give up because that not showing what you want to be seen. “I’ll never let you down, I’ll pick you when you down”; He shows in the line that you should never give up “on your significant other” and I respect him for that.

By: David M.

I respect Tim Tebow because he fights through injuries, he had many accomplishments, and he proved everyone wrong.

First of all, I respect him because he fights through injuries. One time he played at Nease High School he felt knee pain but decided to play through the whole game. Though doctors discovered that he was playing much of the game with a broken leg. Though he did much more.

Second of all, he had many accomplishments. In his high school career he was named Florida’s Player of the Year, named Florida’s Mr. Football, a PARADE magazine All-American, was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, and he led his high school team to a state title. In his college career at the University of Florida, he was selected to the All-SEC Freshman team, the first underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy, BCS National Championship winner, All-American three times, Academic All-American twice, and had his own statue at his University he attended. Though, he did much more for me to respect him.

Third of all, Tim Tebow has been proving everyone wrong ever since he was born. When he was born, doctors thought he could not be healthy. Though is he still living? Yes. At one occasion at Nease High School, he threw a 30-yard touchdown. A few years before playing at Nease High School, he made history by being one of the first homeschooled kids to play at a high school. After his high school and college years, he was eligible for the NFL Draft. Though, many scouts thought that he couldn’t play. Instead of letting all that talk go to his head, he decided to go perfect his throwing motion. His pre-draft coaches were impressed by the change. As a rookie for the Denver Broncos, he threw his first touchdown in his first game when Kyle Orton was injured. He also broke the Broncos’ record for passing yards in one game by a rookie. At the end, he had the best quarterback rating of all rookies but not enough for John Elway to put him as a starter. He then went on into the next season breaking another record by scoring two touchdown drives and two 2-point conversions. In the end, he was a great leader to the team, but the Broncos learned that Peyton Manning was on to become a free agent so the Broncos wanted to sign him. Though they had to release someone, and they released Tim Tebow. Though the New York Jets decided to take him. How did him moving to New York prove everyone wrong? He played nearly 25% of the team’s positions from quarterback to a special teamer. This concludes my many reasonings.

In the end, I respect Tim Tebow because he had fought through injuries, he accomplished many, and he had proved everyone wrong.