Introductory Essay (Corrected)

Topic: The Essence of my Life

Outline:
I. Introduction
II. General Information
III. Past Activities
A. My last 6 birthday parties
B. My last 2 graduations
C. My sister's departure
D. The birth of my two nephews
E. An academic decision
IV. Present Activities
A. Priorities
B. Hobbies
C. Routines
V. Future Plans
A. Study
B. Work
C. Get married
D. Have a family
E. Travel
F. Buy
a) House
b) Car
IV. Conclusion

The Essence of my Life

Have you ever asked yourself, what has happened to you throughout your life, and what is coming next? Let me tell you that I have, and I found that sometimes we categorize events or things that have happened to us as insignificant, but in the long run we realize that these become part of our essence of life. I noticed when answering these questions that past and present events help us become the persons we are now, and future events the persons that we will become. These stages in life are the only ones that help identify the essence of each person and knowing the general information of a person will also allow you to start knowing the essence of that person. In order to know what is my essence of life, you should keep reading this essay.

My essence of life is represented by all the aspects that make me a unique girl. This essence began in April 22nd 1990, when I was born, since then, I am brunet and my name is Alma Susana Ortiz García. Another aspect of my life is that I have a great family composed by my mom Lucia, my dad Armando, an older brother Armando and an older sister Elizabeth. Other aspects that represent me are that I am a short thin girl with a long dark brown hair. Since I was a teenager people called me Zuzzie and I started to notice that I had acquired values like: friendship, honesty, responsibility, cheerfulness, strong work ethics, etc. The last aspect that I want to mention about me is my marital status, I am single, but in a stable relationship. Now you can notice that I have several aspects that might be similar to yours, but you will notice that my essence identifies me not only for the aspects mentioned before, but also because of the experiences that I have had.

The past activities and experiences that have made me the person that I am now are: my last six birthday parties, my last two graduations, my sister's departure, the birth of my two nephews and an academic decision I have taken. My last six birthday parties because they represent a stage in my life that have brought me happiness and freedom along with responsibilities and work. My last two graduations also represented a stage, but this time in my academic life, just like it brought me responsibilities and work, but the most important thing is that it brought me memorable friends. The hardest moment would be my sister's departure (when she got married), but this situation made me a stronger person. Another significant past activity in my life was the birth of my two nephews, since for my family and I, they are the shine that light up our days. The important academic decision I took have made me the person I am now, since I had to decide in which university I wanted to study (UPA or UAA), with this decision I realized that teaching is what I want to do all my life. Now you had the opportunity to realize that my past activities are identifying the beginning of my essence.

Putting together my priorities, hobbies, and routines have shaped what today is my life. My principal priorities are: studying the B.A. in ELT (English Language Teaching) and become a better person in all areas. Studying the B.A. in ELT because even at a young age my dream was to become a teacher, but I never imagined that I could accomplished this dream, but now I can make this dream into a reality. And become a better person because if I know how to "build" myself, I will be able to know and identify that all my experiences are allowing me to accomplish my objective. Other aspects that identify my essence are my hobbies: going out, dancing, and listening to music. I really like to go out with my friends, boyfriend, and family to any place, since for me that is the least important; the important thing is to spend time with each one of them. Other hobbies that identify me are that I like to dance and listen to music, but I like to dance and listen to Mexican music: banda, tambora, and mariachi, for me dancing and listening to music are the greatest things that I can do. The last aspect I want to mention are my routines, since they are: coming to the university, studying and doing homework. Even though all of them are related with my academic life, I enjoy doing them because I love my career. My present essence of life stems my past like the same way my present will stem my future.

The essence of my future is somewhat uncertain, since my present has not finished yet. But I know that if I work hard, I will be able to accomplish all I want for my life. I know that I will be able to study a doctorate, work either in a school or in a company as a teacher, get married and have three children, travel to Australia and Europe: France, Italy, Spain and England, and of course have a house and a car. Now you have realized what I want for my future life. This is what I have been building my entire life. And I know that this will come true due to the simple fact that I take my life as a great goal to be accomplished.

To conclude, the essence of a person is constructed according to his/her own experiences as days go on, it is like a plant that it has to be watered, since if you do not take care of it every day you are not going to have a cultivated and beautiful plant.