If you had to select 5 symbols to represent your life, what would you choose? In my English class we are writing a mandala essay, for this essay you have to select symbols to represent your past, future, family, choice, and personality. My five symbols are peace, auto mechanic, Honda, illuminati and chill.
In this paragraph I am going to talk about my past symbol. My past symbol is a peace sign I chose this because in the future my family was a peaceful family. Ever since my dad passed away my family isn’t that peaceful anymore.
In this other paragraph I am going to talk about my future symbol. In the future I want to be an auto mechanic because I like cars also I would like to fix them. This is why I chose this symbol because this is my future job.
For my 3rd symbol I picked the Honda emblem. The reason why I chose that symbol is because most of my family has a Honda. My first two cousins have ek’s. One of my cousin’s ek is a green ek and it’s dropped and its hella flushed with HID’s. My other cousins Honda has BB’s and its navy blue with HID’s.
In this 4th paragraph my symbol is illuminati. I chose this symbol because it was my choice. I like how the sign looks like. They have some good styles also the word is interesting that is why I chose illuminati.
For my 5th paragraph I am going to talk about my personality. My personality is chill because every person I kick it with says that I am chill. Also I think I am pretty chill because people who are chill to kick it with are going to do the same thing and be chill too.
In conclusion all these symbols mean something to me. These symbols mean to me about my past, future, family, choice, personality. These symbols are a big part of me because they basically describe me and my family.
My name is Precious Arevalo. The symbol that I’m going to introduce you to is hate. My essay is really about hate and hope. My symbols are hate, sports, hope, converse, and zodiac sign.
My first symbol is hate. The reason why I have this symbol hate is because it’s for my father. I hate my father because he has done so many bad things in my life. My father left me when I was at the age of 12 so I stopped caring for my father. That’s why I chose hate for my father.
My second symbol is sports. The sport I play is softball, I play softball for a reason. I play because it helps me get things off my mind and because it’s fun to play. Softball is practically my life, it’s my whole life. I want to keep playing softball and get a scholarship for softball.
My third symbol is hope. I chose hope for my third symbol because in my past I had a lot of hope for him to spend time with me. Everything was fine until something had gone wrong. I had hope in my father because I thought he wouldn’t do drugs or get into fights. My father now does that stuff, I don’t have hope for him no more.
My fourth symbol is converse. Converses are my favorite shoes because they are really comfortable. I mean some people call them chucks because I guess they sound better like that. Converse, there like really comfortable to run in. Converses are my really favorite shoes to wear.
My last symbol is a zodiac sign. My zodiac sign is an Aries. The Aries is a ram’s horns, my birthday is April 5, 1999. This is an Aries, for some reason I like my zodiac sign. I don’t know why I just do because it’s a ram. Aries means good/bad news but to me it’s practically bad news.
I chose these five symbols because they mean something to me. These five symbols stood out to me because the five symbols represent important thins in my life. Most importantly it means something about my father. If you had to do a Mandala Essay, what five symbols would you choose and why?
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Erica Jimenez
10/10/2013 04:05:36 am
Symbol of Me
My name is Erica and I am 16 years old. I am a senior. I still live with my parents. I work in Down Town Palm Springs in a Sunglasses store. In this essay I will discuss five symbols that represent my past, future, family, personality, and a symbol of my choice. These symbols are very important because they talk about my life.
The symbol I have chosen for my past is a Sankofa which means you learn from your mistakes and others. The reason why I chose this symbol is because when I was in middle school I had friends that were a bad influence and I would always do bad things. One day I had to go to the hospital because I had a seizure for doing to much drugs in one day. I thank god that I didn’t die that day but this symbol helped me because I learned from my past. Now I know not to do drugs anymore. When I see people do that I give them a long speech about how drugs are bad for you and try to help them get through it.
The symbol for my family is an infinity sign. When I see an infinity sign I think of always and forever. My family and I have been through a lot in the last couple of years. As much as my family and I fight we are always there for each other and we show love at the end of the day. We know were all we got and need. They taught me to respect others and put family first.
My symbol for my future is a dove meaning hope, peace, and promise. I wanted this symbol for my future because I don’t want negative things to get in my way of being successful in life and hope for the best. This symbol will always be my guidance to be successful and get me in the right track.
The eagle is a symbol I picked for my choice the meaning of it is timing, victory, and spiritual quest… helping you to discover your personal power and the route to the destiny of your choosing. I liked the eagle because I like to find something new in myself that I thought I can never do being open to new things is fascinating to me because you discover new things in life and about yourself.
My final symbol I had chosen is a jasmine flower for my personality. I got the symbol off of a horoscope. The jasmine flower talks about what type of person I am. The reason I chose this flower is because jasmines are very responsible people. They avoid rushed actions, and they never blame others for their own mistakes. They use their parent’s relationship as a model for their own. They will also do whatever it takes to maintain a peaceful environment. Their always happy to share their positive mood with others, and only their closest friends know how sensitive and fragile of a person I am.
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lauren gould.
10/15/2013 02:07:34 am
Life..
My name is Lauren Gould. My five symbols are hate , hope , love , converse , and zodiac sign.
My first symbol is hate.. A broken hearted girl for a no hearted father. This broken heart resembles the relationship I have with my father. My dad is never around and doesn’t care about the five girls he brought into this world. My father went to prison and go out and nothing changed. Because of what he has done , I hate him.
My second symbol is hope.. I picked hope because I hope that one day this war in my life will finally end. This war is constantly going and is not ending. I know not to get my hopes up , but sometimes I just do.
My next symbol is love.. Love is what I share with my family. I love my family because there always there for me and yes we may fight but we will always get over it. My family means the world to me , so don’t mess with them. I also consider my coach as a family member because he has been there for me and I look up to him.
Another symbol I have is converse.. I love converse, they are super comfortable and awesome! Converse are my favorite tennis shoes. I like the way they fit on me. I can run in them , play sports in them and a lot more.
My zodiac sign is Capricorn.. I was born January 17. I am a seagoat and I am very hard to be caught red handed. In other hand , I get away with a lot of stuff. Well I chose these symbols because they stood out to me the most. If you had to do a mondala , what symbols five symbols would you want?
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Jendaya Spivey
10/15/2013 02:10:19 am
Five Symbols That Tells A Story Of My Life
The five symbols that I will be talking about are a peace sign for my past, strength for my future, hearts that stands for my family, best friend charms for my choice and Capricorn which is my horoscope sign to represent me.
The symbol that represents my past is a peace sign. It is a peace sign because, in the past when my great grandmother was alive there was always peace. It was like there was an invisible string around my family and she was the knot that held it together and when she died it felt like the whole family fell apart. When she died I wanted to died because of everything that happened after the fact it was to much for me to handle especially when they stated taking it out on the one that I would do anything for which is my grandma.
Strength is my symbol for future because I need to be strong for everyone else. When my grandmother died I couldn’t show that I was hurting because everyone else was hurting and I felt that I needed to strong for everyone else around me. When I’m alone I’ll cry but other than that ill just hold every thing in. What I really need strength for is for my grandma right now she isn’t doing good from all of the stress her relatives put her thought after her mom died made her have a caser, she is now paralyzed on her right side of the body and she keeps getting sicker and sicker. If she dies I don’t know what I will do.
The two heart symbols stands for my family because I still believe we could come together and be a family again. I chose two hearts because your family is in your heart even if you don’t like them you have to still love them. Even if you don’t get along with them they are still your family and you have to stick together. I don’t like a lot of my family but I have to protect them and be there for them even if they don’t do it for me. What good is it to do the same to them. You will always have a piece of them in your heart.
What I chose for a random symbol was the best friend symbol, I chose this symbol because my friends are a really big part of me and also really close. Me and my best friend can tell each other everything , if one of us is hurt then were all hurt. When we fight we forgive each other we won’t hate each other we’ll just move on. We help each other though everything, when I need motivation they the ones to motivate me. We push each other when we need to be pushed, we get each other’s mind of f of thing, and we get under each other skin just to do it. Without a best friend I would be going crazy.
Lastly, the symbol that I’ve chosen for my personality symbol is my birth sign which is a Capricorn. I’ve chose a Capricorn to represent me because it tell how I am. Capricorns starts from December 21st to January 20th and I was born January 10th. Capricorns are people that has a sense of great purpose and faith in our own ability and more great stuff. Capricorns is the best horoscope.
The End
By. Jendaya Spivey
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Sydney Dunson ;**
10/15/2013 02:10:52 am
Strength
My name is Sydney Dunson, I’m 14 I live with my dad two brothers my dad’s best friend and my step mom. In these six paragraphs I picked five symbols that will tell you about my life. My five symbols are a devil sign which represents my passed, a peace sign for my future, a cross for my family, a blood dripping heart for my choices and a strength symbol for my personality.
A devil sign to me represents my passed because I wasn’t the best person and I didn’t like what I was becoming. I think it all started when my grandma died, she was 58 and really sick. My grandma was like my best friend I told her everything…she was the only one who could make me smile. Then she died, I thought she was in the hospital getting better until my dad showed me her ashes. I dropped to the floor crying, tears were coming out of my eyes like a rainy day. I didn’t want to get up I couldn’t. A few weeks later I started smoking it made me feel like everything was ok when deep inside I knew it wasn’t. We had to move to DHS so I lost all my friends. When 7th grade started bad things kept happening I started cutting myself every night. I hated my life and hated myself for a reason I didn’t know. The summer before high school started a fake profile on face book started calling me a slut, a bitch and saying I had sex with a guy I dated, this profile made me want to end my life for good, but my grandma used to tell me “If people say mean hurtful things about you. Keep that big smile on your face because that would hurt them more then ever.” I kept saying that to myself. My dad found out and was gunna get me help but I didn’t want it. I laid in bed talking to myself thinking the devil was responding when he wasn’t. Till this day I still know I can end it when ever I want but know for my grandma I need to smile.
A peace sign to me represents my future, to me it mean I don’t want as many problems as my past. I want my family to love me no matter what I want my dad to be proud instead of disappointed. I don’t want them to ask if I still cut myself. I want my future to be bright so I can show everyone that said I wouldn’t make it that I can do something right.
Next is a cross. A cross to me is talking about my family because we’ve always stuck together no matter what. Until my dad got married, my aunt stopped talking to us, my uncle still comes over. The cross is saying that my grandma is still with us through good and bad and that were still a family and we need each other.
Then for my next symbol I picked a blood dripping heart to represent my choices because every choice I have made hurt me in the end. The choice of trusting so easy I’ve got hurt. The choice of dating I got my heart broke every time. Not wanting to open up has made me mad and cut myself on my arm, stomach and punch walls. I know I’ve done a lot of bad but I wouldn’t change anything because I’ve learned from all my mistakes.
In conclusion, I picked these symbols to show what I was and what I want to become. My last symbol I chose is a strength symbol for my personality. For everything I’ve been through I want people to know it gets better and that you’ll get through it. To be strong, not to give up on themselves because yes I know life’s a bitch but everyone is wanted and needed. Ignore whoever is trying to hurt you because by not listening to them it will hurt them twice as much. Everyone is beautiful and should be here just keep a smile on your face and let no one tell you otherwise.
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jendaya
10/15/2013 02:12:01 am
i love your story
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jendaya
10/15/2013 02:16:23 am
and i can see what your going though i fell the same way with my grandma
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Sarah Garcia
10/15/2013 02:11:50 am
THIS IS ME
Throughout life I have come to realize the important experiences and people who made me who I am today. My past, my future, love, and family are all things I can’t live without. An eye, a tree, a butterfly, music notes and a Ying Yang all represent the things I care about the most.
The past makes someone who they are, and without it someone is basically incomplete. Marcus Garvey said, “People without knowledge of their past, history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” An eye is what symbolizes my past. My past is like the opening of eyes. Although I don’t remember when I was born, my birth is something special to me. When I was born and opened my eyes it was the fist time I saw how life as it is. It was the first time I saw my mothers and fathers caring face. With merely opening my eyes everything changed for me.
My family is something I have always been a part of my entire life. My family is made up nine persons, who are the people who I know the best and the people who know me better than anyone else. A tree symbolizes my family’s unity and love. Since a tree is first planted it doesn’t stop growing until it reaches maturity. My family is big, but I couldn’t imagine life the same without any of them.
A butterfly symbolizes love for me. A monarch butterfly travels long distances, without ceasing, to reach its destination for its future children. This monarch butterfly does this, though in the end it dies. Love is like that to me. Everyone has to sacrifice, when they love someone, even if it’s just a habit or something serious. Love is every where and in anyone all around the world.
Music Notes represents my future. This represents my future because this is what calls my attention. Music is something really important to me, it gives me the passion and the desire to produce my own music. Music is something that distracts me from every day problems, it’s also a place I can go to when I’m looking for comfort. When listening to music it inspires me to become a dancer. Music is a dream and this is why I can’t live without it.
Overall a Ying Yang represents my love and dreams. A Ying Yang is a mixture of all that is striving to work together to achieve success despite of their differences. Just like light and darkness in a Ying Yang work together even though their different.
At first glance I could be any normal girl but, if the time is actually taken you’ll see that there’s more than appearance. I’m someone who loves music, family and likes to remember the past and think of the future. This is me Sarah Garcia.
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jase white
10/15/2013 02:13:47 am
DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR
My name is Jase and I’m discussing my five symbols. My essay is about my struggles in life and the challenges I faced. For example, when my cousin died it was the time I struggled the most. The challenges I faced was skating. It was a challenge because the more I got better the more I had to do tricks off of bigger things. My five symbols is a guy on a skateboard, no religion, a tombstone, a finger with a rope around it and a cowabonga sign.
My past symbol represents death because I’ve had a couple of family members that passed away. All of my family members that passed were very important to me. For example, two of my cousins, my grandpa, my uncle and my aunt. My idea for this symbol is a tombstone because a tombstone represents death.
My future is to be a professional skater. Skating is important to me because its something I held onto since I was like ten. I got interested in skating because I felt like it would release all of the anger I had at the time. I also liked it because it looked so cool. I loved skating so much that when I was in seventh grade I broke my ankle and I still wanted skate. My symbol is a guy on a skateboard because it represents skateboarding.
This symbol is a circle with the word religion in it crossed out. I don’t believe in religion because I don’t think a god ever existed. I don’t believe in the devil either. I feel this way because I don’t think god did anything to help me. If god was real my cousin wouldn’t be dead. Nobody knows if god is positive, it could be negative for all you know. It’s weird because my whole family believes in god, but I guess I’m just different.
My fourth symbol is someone with a rope around their finger. It represents someone committing suicide. I chose this symbol because I lost a friend to suicide. He was only sixteen years old. He did this to himself because he thought it was safer to be dead than alive. I don’t really blame him. He did what he had to do to get out of this world. When this happened I was mad at the world. I felt really bad because he was one of my best friends and I couldn’t do anything to prevent this. At least he’s in a better place now. Rest in peace troy.
In conclusion, my last symbol is a cowabunga sign. My symbol is this because of a crew I’m in. we made a handshake, and after every handshake we throw up the cowabunga sign. We don’t just use it for handshakes. We use it when we skate, party or anything else. Ever since I started doing this it’s been really cool. I wish to get a tattoo of it soon
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Reina Galeano
10/15/2013 02:28:04 am
THE MEANING OF MY SYMBOL
The Mandala is an essay about kid’s explaining what there symbols mean to them. I have to discuss what my mandala symbols to Mr. J are my past, personally, family, future, choice, conclusion. So let’s get start talking about my symbol now.
This essay is about my symbol my first symbol is about my family. East Los Angeles symbols my family because we all ways go to East Los Angeles for family things. The other thing we go over there is to see how my dad lives his life what he went through as a little boy.
My past symbol stands for Six Flags New England. Why because when I was a little girl I always love bugs bunny. So like my parents took me to go see bugs bunny. I meant I scream when I saw him and when I went for a field trip with my school.
My personally symbol stands for my hero scope. I never knew that I was a Virgo the best part is me and my nephew are Virgo that’s so cool.
My future symbol stand for what I want to be when I grow up. I will like to be a Marine Biology because I all ways love fishes. But the reason why I want to become this I want to discover new fishes.
My Choice symbol stands for what kinds of shoes I like there are Nikes. Why you asks because my dad wears Nikes when he was a little boy so that why I like them. I have three pairs of shoes.
My Conclusion of my essay is my Mandela symbol what they mean to me. What does it stands for in my life style. So I hope you guys like my story I put lots of details in it.
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Muyleng T .
10/15/2013 02:29:58 am
90’S Child
I have chosen 5 symbols to represent my past, future, family, choice, and personality. The symbol I have chosen for the past is a Chinese letter that said, “Past”. For my future I have chosen a symbol for of the Buddhism sign. The symbol of Ying and Yang I have chosen that one to represent my family. The choice of symbol I have chosen the Hogwarts flag from Harry Potter. And lastly I have chosen a Libra sign to represent my personality.
For my first symbol I have chosen a Chinese letter sign that said “Past”. That symbol represents my journey to America. My parents weren’t very rich compare to my aunts and uncles. My dad was a taxi driver before I was even born nor my sister. He would work everyday to a very late hour. My mom would cook food and sell it around the neighborhood. We didn’t live in a nice neighborhood with sidewalks and beautiful tall trees we lived in a place where there was no cement road or air conditioner. And during that time we only had one motorcycle to take us where we wanted to go. But luckily my dad had a friend that had just recently moved to America. My dad worked on getting a green card. Before my family even knew it he was gone to America. He hasn’t visited us for about a year and a half and when he did we got news that we were coming to America. During that time I was to young to remember anything at all. But all I know was that my grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousin was saying there goodbyes. Ever since then my life changed forever.
The Buddhism symbol is my second symbol I have chosen. It represents my future. I myself am Buddhism. We Buddhism believe that what we do in the past will affect our future. So everything we do we have to think more than twice about it. It’ like your life is on a thin string. And in the future I will have to teach my kids the exact same thing my parents have been teaching me.
For my family I have chosen a Ying and Yang sign. The Ying and Yang sign represent the good and the bad side about my family. We are one loving family. But if we have an argument it’s mostly about the business my family is managing. My parents would always put there stress and anger on my and my sister. Sometimes they would say “Why do you suck at school so much?” or “How come your not like your cousin?” I get that there stressed but it doesn’t make my sister and I feel so good about our self. But just like the symbol Ying and Yang, we have a good and bad side.
My fourth symbol is a Hogwarts flag. I have chosen that symbol to represent my choice of symbol. The Hogwarts flag from the movie and book series Harry Potter. It my favor series, It makes me feel happy about myself. It also makes me feel that even the littlest person can make the biggest different. Just like Harry, he was left with no family. His home was never really home it was Hogwarts that makes him feel at home. It’s like in Harry’s life that he’s stuck with a curse, and he can’t free without risking something.
I have chosen all these symbols because it represents a part of me. Something that is also about me is that I’m a Libra. I wouldn’t say I’m the fairest person but if it doesn’t involved me, I like to fix there problem. I don’t get along with everybody, especially Cancers. But I have a close friend that is a Cancer and we try to work out our differences.
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Pedro Gonzalez
10/15/2013 02:30:15 am
My Life Symbols
There are many symbols that represent many things like store symbols, brand symbols, and other symbols that represent other stuff. My name is Pedro Gonzalez and I have chosen five symbols that have important meaning in my life.
I have chosen fire as my first symbol to represent my past. Fire is a red hot light that doesn’t last long to lit a room and fades away leaving black ashes flowing around. The past is like fire, the more you start forgetting about your past the more the fire is fading away.
For my second symbol I have chosen a light bulb to represent the future. I chose a light bulb because the future is like light and it’s bright, and it can only get brighter from here. There are new things being invented and there are many smart individuals out there and they can make the future a better place for the new generation of kids.
My third symbol I chose a horse. I chose a horse because it represents my birthday on July. My birth means a lot to me because it was the day when my mom gave me life. On a chinese calendar the horse is on there to represent the month of July so that’s why chose it.
For my forth symbol I have chosen a panda. A panda represents me because pandas are quiet, calm, and they stay out of trouble I feel like those things relate to me. I don’t like fighting or get myself involved in anything. I’m mostly in the back, not saying anything, just quiet.
For my fifth symbol I have chosen figures of people holding a heart. To me that represents my family. I love my family because they support me and they are always there for me. My family is really fun to be with, we sometimes have our arguments, but at the end we are happy.
In conclusion, I have chosen five symbols and explained each one of them in a paragraph. I have written The Mandala Essay for my English 1 class and I had fun explaining and writing about my five symbols that have important meanings in my life.
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Savanna Vidal <3 c;
10/15/2013 02:36:05 am
In this essay I’ll be discussing symbols, meanings, and what they represent There are five symbols I’ll be discussing. There can be ma In this essay I’ll be discussing symbols, meanings, and what they represent ny meanings and words that represent these symbols, but I will tell you what they mean to me.
First, my past represents a owl. The meaning of the owl is good and bad. The reason I picked a owl because in my past it was really hard for me. Even to understand and comprehend what was happening.
In this essay I’ll be discussing symbols, meanings, and what they represent.
Second, my future represents a vet. This meaning means that would like to be a veternairian. I like helping animals. It seems interesting to learn about. I think I can accomplish that goal.
Third, a tree represents my family. The leaves on the tree is my family members. This tree just keeps getting more leaves! This means that more kids are born and getting bigger.
Fourth, my choice is a dove. This represents me. Also means that your honest, caring, and many positive thins. I chose this symbol because in caring and I try to be positive. Sometimes I don’t show that I’m caring but I really am.
Finally, Aries represents my personality. This means it’s good and bad. Also, it means that sometimes you can’t control your anger. I relate to this statement because it’s true. I do get mad and let it out on people.
In conclusion, These are my symbols, meanings, and what they represent. Also, there’s other meanings to these symbols but this is what I chose. Other symbols can relate to other symbols.
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Joel Salas ( Naruto )
10/15/2013 02:37:17 am
UZUMAKI ESSAY
This essay is about my 6 symbols. The 6 symbols I will be talking about is soccer, my bike, my personality, and my family. I will also be talking about my past and future. My past is about what I did and future is what I am going to do. My future symbol is one of the symbols I will be talking about the most believe it. I added an extra symbol for choice number 2 it is a elementary school.
My first symbol is an elementary school I went to 4 different elementary schools. I picked an elementary school because that is where I started my school education. I see how much I progressed from elementary school to high school. I am now a 9th grader I still remember the first day of elementary school and middle school. So much has changed since elementary school.
My second symbol is a smiley face picture. It represents my family because my family is happy. No matter what happen my family is still happy believe it. 2 of my family members passed away 2 years ago and one of them this year. But no one in my family was unhappy they were sad for that week but they where still happy. That is my second symbol and it represents my family believe it.
My third symbol is a crazy energetic person it represents my personality. I like to be energetic and hyper I will always do something with out getting tired. I will always be energetic to do something fun not boring. I like to stay energetic and hyper because being lazy is boring but sometimes being hyper gets me in trouble in school sometimes I can not control it. So it is not always good to be hyper believe it.
The fourth symbol is a soccer ball I put in as choice number 1. I been playing soccer since elementary school I enjoyed playing it. I stopped playing for a while then I started playing again. I am trying out for the soccer team for DHSHS eagles. I do not think I will make it though because they are just going to pick the same people from last year believe it but I am still going to try. I like playing soccer at the 8 street park and the mission springs park. But my brother is going to make it professional believe it. He is going to be the greatest soccer player. That is my fourth symbol a soccer ball for choice number 1.
The fifth symbol is a bmx bike I put it as my choice number 2. I like riding my bike. My cousin got me into bmx he is good at bmx. He taught me a lot of stuff but now he is in San Diego for school. Bmx is a cool sport but I do not have time to go to the skate park and ride anymore. Probably around January I will start again. If I make the soccer team I will probably my bike. That is my fifth symbol a bike.
My sixth symbol is a guy relaxing I want to do that. I do not want to worry about bills, money I don’t want to stress I just want to do anything I want do . I see adults going to 2 jobs just to pay there bills pay rent I do not want to be like that believe it. I am already saving money I do not waste it because there is always a time where you are going to need it. I also do not want to work for anyone at all. I want to be my own boss I do not like people telling me what to do. I want to start my own business and I want people working for me. I want to set my own working hours I want to do whatever I feel like doing. That is my way of life to become hokage as known as boss.
In conclusion these are my six symbols and these represent my family, personality, hobbies, future, and past it represents my life. My main goal is to accomplish my future goal that is my main thing I need to do believe it.
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Albert v.
10/15/2013 02:39:31 am
The Mandala Essay
The symbols that I have chosen all mean something to my life. They mean something to my past, present, family, personality, and a symbol of my choice. These symbols represent certain parts in my life.
A symbol that means the most to me is the “City of Indio” symbol. This is the symbol of my past. This symbol means a lot to me probably because, lived there most of my life , or probably because I grew up there. Living in Indio meant a lot to me because, I had a lot of good memories there of when I was little. This symbol means a lot to me because, It brings back memories when my mom used to take me to the fair. We lived across the street from the fair so she took me a lot. That is why this symbol means a lot to me when I see it.
The symbol of my present is the DHSHS Eagle symbol. I think this symbol means something to me because it represents how far I’ve got in life. And that means something to me because I think that most kids would’ve dropped out at this point. I mean even though I struggle with subjects in school I still keep up and just do what I have to do.
My family symbol is the Christian fish symbol, which represents my family being Christian. My family are Apostolic Christians, except my dad. My dad is Catholic. This symbol of my family means something to me because, I go to church with my family every Sunday and Thursday. My Family means a lot to me because, Their always there and they will always be there, for me and each other.
The symbol of my choice is like a picture it’s not really a symbol but, It is a picture of a paintbrush and some paint. This means how much I like to paint. It is kind of like my personality but its mostly what I like to do most of the time. I like painting and I like art a lot. Most people like when I paint and some don’t, like my parents. It means a lot to me I’ve liked to do that kind of stuff since I was little.
These symbols mean something to my life because it represents Me, My life, My Past, Present and my family.
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juan salas
10/15/2013 02:42:09 am
LIFE
Hello my name is JUAN SALAS I am the only boy from my family out of my five sisters and I am freshmen from DHSHS and my mondala is about part’s in my life that where important to me. And also my five symbols mean thing that happened during my life and those symbols are the los Angeles logo and also a bully pit bull, adidas shoe logo, Chinese logo, and a picture drawing.
My first symbol is the los Angeles symbol because I was born in east los Angeles but born In Compton it was very dirty and ugly it was perfect but with all my sister’s it was hard for my mom and dad to pay rent and for food and for our clothes’. so it was hard growing up but it was perfect for me so when my mom had my new little sister my dad wanted to move from Compton so it was very hard for me to let go but we moved to DHS it was very hot when I got out car I was four years old when I came to dhs but overall it turned out to be perfect.
My second symbol is a bully pit bull because when I was small all I wanted was a dog and I did not know what type of dog to get so one morning it was a sunny morning I went to school was in the third grade when I left school then got out of school I went straight to my room and layed on my bed and I started hearing crying under my bed and when I got of my bed I saw a white bully pit bull I fell in love with it I felt like if it was my only friend.
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My third symbol is about adidas shoes because the only kind of shoe that I wanted for middle school because I thought they where the coolest shoe’s that you could ever had so we went shopping to the mall for shoe’s and I asked my dad for some adidas he didn’t like them but he still bought them for me so the next day when I took my adidas to school everyone was looking at my shoe’s and telling me how nice my shoe’s looked.
My fourth symbol is a Chinese symbol that means gangster because when I was a small kid the only thing I was surrounded by was my dad’s gang member and my cousin’s gang member’s they all wanted me to become a gangster but I asked them why should I become a gangster and they said because it changes your life and I said that I didn’t want. to change my life and till this day I would never like to become a gangster.
My last symbol is drawing because when I grow up I would like to become an drawing artist and hoping I could do that for a living and become a famous drawer I started drawing when my dad teached me how to draw graffiti and that’s what I want to to when I grow up.
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Maryjane Trevino
10/15/2013 02:45:58 am
The life of an Aries
My first symbol is my past symbol. The symbol I choose to represent my past is a semi-colon. My second symbol is my future symbol. The symbol I choose to represent my future is a dove. My third symbol is my family symbol. The symbol I choose to represent my family is a Chinese symbol that stands for strengths. My fourth symbol is my personality symbol and I chose a Aries symbol to represent it. Last but not least is my choice symbol, which is the word ‘peace’ in Chinese.
For my past, the symbol I chose to represent it is a semi-colon. An author uses a semi-colon when they write a sentence they could’ve ended, but chose not to. Let’s say the sentence is my happiness and I’m the author. I could’ve ended my happiness by letting my depression win, but I chose not to. To this day I still try to stay happy and not let myself sink into depression.
The symbol I chose to represent my future is a dove. The reason why I chose a dove to represent my future is because a dove represents hope. I personally don’t know what I want to do with my future. Yet I still believe that there is a little bit of hope to still figure out my purpose in life.
My third symbol is my family symbol. I chose the word ‘strength’ in Chinese writing. I chose the word “strength” because my family has been through tough times. Even though we’ve been through so much hard times, we still manage to smile in the end of the day. To me that shows how strong my family is.
My fourth symbol is my personality symbol. The symbol I chose to represent my personality is an Aries symbol, which is a ram. The reason why I chose this is because my zodiac sign is an Aries. I feel like if you describe an Aries, you describe my personality. Well most of it is true; I think I just deny all the bad characteristics.
In conclusion I think all these symbols are a big part of who I am today. There is still one last symbol I forgot to mention which is my choice symbol. I chose the word ‘peace’ written in Chinese. I get lots of compliments on how ‘peaceful’ or how I bring peace to everyone’. In all reality I chose the word peace is because I’m addicted to peace tea.
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Daniel .l
10/15/2013 02:46:45 am
The Mandela Essay
My name is Daniel Lopez I’m 14 years old. I go to school at Desert Hot Springs High School. I’m going to be talking about the 5 symbols that represent my life. These symbols represent my, family, life, past, present, and future.
The first symbol I chose was the New York City logo this symbol represents my past .This symbol represents my past because I was born in New York City .I have a lot of good memories there and bad memories to .For example I was three years old when the twin towers fell over it was really sad seeing a lot of people crying because of the losses of their family members. The good memories I have in New York are this one time my family and I went to see the New York Yankees baseball team play it was really fun going to the baseball game we had really good memories there.
The second symbol I chose was the Desert Hot Springs High School logo sign. This symbol represents my present because I go to this school and I’m hoping to graduate in this school to .this 2013 year is my freshmen year I’m enjoying the teachers and staff here. I’m looking forward to have a great 2013 year and graduating with honor classes.
The third symbol I chose was my family symbol it is a soccer ball .I chose this symbol because my family and I love soccer a lot. We enjoy watching soccer games together and spending time with our family and friends. It is very important to spend time with your family.
My fourth symbol I chose was a logo saying ‘Keep Calm and Stay Cool’ this logo represents my personality .This represents my personality because I’m a calm person that stays cool and does not get mad fast. It’s important to stay calm because it’s not cool to be mad or cranky all the time. Its nice being kind with everyone around you people would like you more and would like to hang around with you more.
The fifth and final symbol I chose was a picture of a soccer player. The reason I chose this is because I want to be a professional soccer player when I grow up. I like soccer since I was very small and my dream is to become a pro.
In conclusion these are the symbols that represent my, life, past, present, future, and chose. I chose these symbols because they mean a lot to me in my personal life.
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billy frazier
10/15/2013 02:47:35 am
Pursuit of Happiness
My name is Billy Frazier and I’m going to tell you my Five Symbols in life. The Symbols represent my Past, Future, Family, Choice and my personality. These symbols represent who I am in life.
For my first symbol I have chosen is Peace that represents past. Peace has gotten me so far in life. Everybody needs peace in your in life because it can save your life. One day I was getting ready for school and I got a phone call my dad picked it up. It was my grandma telling us that my grandpa passed away. When I heard the news I felt I was lost. I would always see him every day walk him to get the mail and I realized I couldn’t do that with him no more. Everyday I think that peace saved me.
My next symbol is friendship. Friendship represents my future. True friends stay with you to the end. In the future I see people caring for each other and not picking on each other. By then people would stop bullying each other and realize you need each other.
My Third Symbol is a Denver Broncos Logo that represents Family. We have watched the Denver Broncos ever since the Beginning. Through good times and bad times football has brought us together. We watch every football every Sunday.
The Fourth symbol is freedom, it represents my choice. Freedom goes back when Martin Luther king when he had a dream. Freedom is special to me because without Freedom we wouldn’t be alive because of all the hate.
If I had to choose one symbol that represents my whole personality it would be the sun and the moon. I believe on one day I will be happy and then sad the next.
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Jonthan Hernandez
10/15/2013 02:51:35 am
My Mandala
My Name is Jonathan Hernandez I’m to tell about my 5 symbols about my life.
My First Symbols represents my future. In m my future I want to go to college and live somewhere big and nice and. I want to be good at something like soccer so I can make to pro.
My Second symbol represents my personality my personality is pretty good I respect others n they respect others.
My Third symbol represents my family, I like spending time with my family and going out with them. It’s pretty rough with them but it’s alright.
My Fourth symbol represents my past in my past is been really rough I’m a try to keep my head up and move on.
My Fifth symbol represents my choices. I wanna be able to make my own choices and do whatever I want.
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Cuevas Angel
10/15/2013 02:54:50 am
This Is Me
My name is Angel Cuevas I was born on April, 1st 1999. Today I’m going to be writing an essay about five symbols that represent me, In other words I’m writing about five symbols that are important to me.
My first symbol is “Yamaha” this represents my past. This symbol is important to me because when I was four years old my dad taught me how to ride a motorcycle. The bikes bran was Yamaha. He taught me how to ride at early age so that when I get older I would get involved in some sort of sport so that I’m not just sitting home doing nothing all day. Well having him do that for me has made me want to become an athlete as a motocross racer.
My next symbol is the Monster logo. Why? Well because like I said I wanted to become an athlete in motocross and when you’re a famous athlete such as Ryan Villipoto and Ryan Dungy for example you could get sponsors such as the Monster, Rockstar, Fox, Alpine, Traxxis, and a couple others too. This is one of my goals in life to become an athlete which I chose this symbol so that if maybe I ever do reach my goals, I would probably get sponsors from Monster and a lot of others.
Then goes my other symbol, which is a Rosary because of my family’s religion. I don’t have much to say about this symbol, just that I’ve always had a bracelet, neck less or something with me to remind my self that god exist. So that I never forget about him and for everything he’s done for me and my family.
The symbol I chose for my choice is a lion. I chose a lion because it shows leadership, strength, bravery, and loyalty. A lot of times when we’re asked to do group work in class I like to take charge, even though most of the times I don’t get picked as group leader. My parents say I’m strong cause I’ve gone threw things that no child should ever go threw, and for all the negative things that happened in my life, I try not to think about them, I try not forget about them, I took them well, I was brave I had no doubts.
My final symbol which describes me is a panda. I thought a panda would bond pretty well with me because pandas are calmed and relaxed with no worries, at least that’s what I think cause there really isn’t really any worries, except that, that panda isn’t getting enough food and probably die. I’m not the type a guy who solves things with drama nor violence I honestly think it’s just a waste of time. When there is a problem and people come to me about it, I’ll try to help them out by giving them advice, or helping them find the right path, not go out there and talk bad to them no, there’s no reason to. That’s why I like to stay calm, stay out of problems so that I have no worries. These symbols represent my past, my future, my family, and most importantly me.
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David Negrete
10/15/2013 08:39:28 am
My name is David and I’m fourteen years old. I am a freshman at Desert Hot Springs High School. My essay will tell you about five symbols that best describe my personality. The five symbols are: loneliness, drug free, death, and jackal.
Loneliness is my past symbol because I was a lonely child. I lived with my mom, dad, grandma, sister, tia, tio, sister, brother and my grandma’s friend. We had lived in Los Angeles in a three story house for eight years. The third year they had lived there was when I was born in 1999. When I was four I had heard my mom and dad yelling upstairs. I had ran upstairs to see what was happening. When I had got upstairs I saw my mom throwing my dad’s stuff out of the closet. They had yelled at each other saying stuff like “ What did I do wrong”. And then my mom said “GET OUT OF MY FUCKING HOUSE, IT’S OVER”! And my dad left and I felt alone ever since.
Death is my future symbol. It’s described as a skull with crossbones. Death for my future means you’re going die either way weather you wont or not. There is no point in being afraid to die because it’s going to happen one way or another. Mind as well get it over with. If I were to die I would make it a quick and painless death. Make it easy on yourself.
Family is my family symbol. Family is the people you care about, not just the people you’re born to. In other words you don’t have to be born to someone in order to consider them family. Family is the most important thing because they’ll be there for you when you need them. They are there to help you when you need it.
Drug free is my choice symbol because I choose to make the good decision. It’s the good decision because I can get a better job and into a better college. Also when you’re on drugs you do some really stupid stuff. And mostly you can die if you use too much drugs.
My personality is a jackal because my life is really crazy. These are my five symbols jackal, family, drug free, death, and loneliness. I’ve had my ups and downs in life but I’ve learned from them. It has made me a better person.
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Yocelyn Saucedo
10/17/2013 08:01:02 am
The Girl Who Loved Sunflowers
My name is Yocelyn Saucedo and I am 14 years old. I live with my family that consists of my dad, sister, brother, my mom and her baby. I have chosen 5 symbols to represent my past, future, family, personality and one of my choice. I will explain why I picked these symbols and what they mean to me.
An A plus is my first symbol. When I was in elementary I did really well in school. I learned everything really fast and understood it. My sister used to make fun of me because I liked school, but I didn’t really care. She still asks for my help on her homework. I almost got moved up a grade, but my mom thought it would’ve been better for me to just to stay where I was. My teachers used to give me more challenging work than the other kids and I liked that. Once I got into middle school my grades started going down, but more into the school years I improved
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My second symbol is the Trojan sign for USC. When I get older to attend college and get a good job. I want to move out of my parent’s house after I finish school and be able to afford my own place. USC is also in Los Angeles and I have family over there. I want to go to school a medical assistant, an X-ray technician, or a nurse. My mom always says she wants me to work in the medical field. I hope to graduate from USC.
The symbol to represent my family is a music note. All of my family really loves music. We like lots of different genres. Such as reggae, old school, hip-hop, R&B, and many others that I don’t know the name of. We listen to music everyday. When we clean, get ready, cook, and even shower we’ll always have music playing. My dad and I love singing even though we’re not good at it. My mom and my sister have really nice voices but they think they’re bad at singing. My brother used to make his own songs when he was little. He even made one for a little girl he had a crush on in kindergarten.
I picked the Yin Yang sign for my symbol of choice. It means that opposite forces need each other to carry on and balance each other out. It is not split equally in half to show how the good and bad tend to flow into each other as we live or lives. Also the black dot in the white part and the white dot in the black part shows how there is bad in the good and good in the bad.
My final symbol is supposed to represent my personality. I picked a sunflower for a couple of reasons. For example, the petals on the flower are yellow, which is my favorite color. Another reason is because sunflowers grow tall. I came out taller than expected from my family. I am also always drawing flowers notebooks, folders, and papers when I’m bored. It’s because I really love flowers. Overall, my five symbols were described to how they represent five parts of my life. They all have had, or will have, a big impact on my life.
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michael.b
10/28/2013 04:41:59 am
Animals
Hi my name is Michael Bamberger and in my story there are five symbols that I have chosen. The first symbol that I chose for past is a four leaf clover. The second symbol I chosen for my future is an ell twisted into an infinity sigh. My family symbol is two wolfs. The symbol I have chosen for my hobby is an Xbox 360. And finally my personality symbol is my dog Bruce.
My past symbol, the four leaf cover represents the time I could have died. When I was little I went to my friend’s house with my mom .my friends were riding a little bike and wanted me to ride it so I did and the tire got caught in a crack in the road and I fell over the handle bars and hit my head on the ground there was blood every where.my friends brother picked me up and put me into my mom’s car and my mom sped to the hospital where they took me to the emergency room and stopped the bleeding and then took an x ray of my head and said that I cracked it and it could have been worse . They glued my head back to get her and I have a little scar today.
The symbol I choose for my future is an ell twisted into an infinity sign. I have chosen this symbol because I will study animals forever. When I get older I want to be a zoologist that will go all around the world and find new species and maybe even stop animals from going extinct.
My hobby symbol is an Xbox 360 because I play my Xbox on my free time or whenever I am board. My favorite game is skyrem because you get to do whatever you want whenever you want and you get to go anywhere in the game.
I chose two wolfs for my family symbol because me and my family like all animals. Since I was born my mom and dad has had piranhas, camen, six foot long python, and five foot long iguanas. My family and I currently have three dogs’ seven fish tanks and one parrot.
My dog Bruce is my personality symbol because he makes me he helps me keep my grades up he helps me not do any thing wrong. He helps me do all of those things because if I don’t my mom will take him to my brothers house and hi will keep him. So my past is a four leaf clover my future is an ell twisted into a infinity sign my hobby is an Xbox 360 my family symbol is two wolfs and lastly is my dog Bruce for my personality.
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Denise Melgoza
11/2/2013 11:29:41 am
Hi name is Denise and I am 14 years old. I have a sister who is 24 years old, and a brother who is 22 years old. So that means I'm the youngest in my family. I have chosen 5 symbols that represent my past, future, family, personality and my choice. And I shall now talk about them.
I chose a fragile heart for my first symbol and it represents for my family. I chose this fragile heart because my dad left me when I was only 2 years old, so I grew up without a dad and I always had my ups and downs with my family. My grandpa died when I was only 8 years old and ever since then, my family hasn't been the same without him. Family started talking about others behind their backs, started arguing, some stopped getting along and some started doing drugs and getting into trouble. But I know that someday will get better.
Anchor means hope and I represent this as my past. I moved around a lot since I was a kid so I always had to make new friends and leave them behind again. When I was in 8th grade at DSMS, I left during the beginning of the school year because I went into a foster home. I had to go to a foster home because of my step dad and my brother but i'm not explain what happened because that's to much personal and every time I talk about it, it brings me down. I couldn't live with my other families because some were already having problems at home and for other reasons, so I had to go to a foster home. I didn't like being in the foster home because the foster family i was in, were nice to me but they always talked trash about me behind my back and they were always rude towards me but whenever my social worker would come by to check up on me to see how I was doing, they acted like they cared about me but they really didn't. My roommate would always pick on me and call me names and stuff but I just ignored her and she would always make up rumors in school about me, so I didn't liked being there and now I have trust issues but there is only 2 people that I trust the most. So everyday, I always tried to have hope but it always seem to be a struggle for me but I always listen to music and write just to get me pass through the days. And without my friends, I wouldn't kept hope inside me.
I pick a totem wolf for my future because it means to become good at something and I want to be a good communicator in the future. I want to be a good communicator because so whenever I go up and talk in front of the class or group, I won't be scared or nervous talking towards everyone in front of the class. You see I always got nervous and scared talking in front of others because there is always a person that is gonna judge you, think of you different, not like you and so on. But i always try to push that aside me so I can continue and not get nervous or scared. So hopefully in the future, I can be a good communicator.
I was born on June 5th, 1999 and I am a Gemini. For my personality I chose my zodiac sign, Gemini because mostly some of the Gemini's are two-faced, but I don't consider myself a two-face because I am always nice towards other and I hate talking about others. And I never judge anyone about their looks, their sexuality or anything like that because you shouldn't judge others because of how they look, what their sexuality is, height, weight, or anything like that because no matter what, they're still human and we're all humans and everyone is different. I also like to try new things and I also like bright colors, it fascinates me. So just because everyone zodiac sign is different, doesn't mean you have to hate them or judge them or anything because not everyone is the same with their zodiac sign.
Finally at last, for my choice, i chosen rain because I always liked the rain. It always calms me down whenever i'm upset or sad about something, so it cheers me up. And it hardly rains in Desert Hot Springs, but whenever it rains, it always makes me happy to see the rain, it reminds me of my grandpa because he always liked the rain and I never got time to see him or talk to him that much because he always left early in the morning to work and he would always come back home in the night sometimes or just come back home and sleep all day.
My personality is chill because every person I kick it with says that I am chill. Also I think I am pretty chill because people who are chill to kick it with are going to do the same thing and be chill too....
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A mandala is an ancient design first made in Tibet 2,000 years ago. People use mandalas to represent who they are and what they like. Tibetans would use mandalas to calm themselves and to think about the meaning of live. Mandalas are drawn in the shape of of a circle and people draw their symbols in each part of the circle.
My first symbol is of a baseball field. I drew this symbol because i like to go outside a lot and play baseball with the varsity baseball team and with my brother and family.
The interlinking circles that create the outside border of my mandala represent my friends. The circles are supposed to show that my friends and I come from all different social areas. We do many fun things together but there’s more to my friendships than just socializing. Throughout the good and the bad times of the last few years my friends have been there. Whether I needed to complain, vent, or ask for advice they were always there to talk to me and they’ll continue to be there for a long time.
The dirt path on my mandala represents progress. Progress is an important part of my life because I think that the only way for someone to really fail at something is for them not to learn from it. In my life I hope to progress to a place where I can be doing what I want to do and be happy doing it.
The symbol for my family is an infinity sign. When I see an infinity sign I think of always and forever. My family and I have been through a lot in the last couple of years. As much as my family and I fight we are always there for each other and we show love at the end of the day. We know were all we got and need. They taught me to respect others and put family first.
My hobby symbol is an ps4 because I play my ps4 on my free time or whenever I am board. My favorite game is skyrim because you get to do whatever you want whenever you want and you get to go anywhere in the game.
There are so many things I could use to represent my life, but the six I used on my mandala are some of the most important. My family is represented by the polar bear. My friends are represented by the circles. On the inside of my mandala used the path, the book, the canyon, and the music notes to symbolize my love for progress, reading and writing, nature and music. So although my mandala does not symbolize something so colossal as the universe, I think it’s pretty big and important.
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