Response to Lunsford pg. 42 GSR 102

During my senior year, my brother convinced me to come to Florida for the summer. I was excited to go, but with one hitch: I had to ask my grandparents for permission to ride with them after I graduate. It was getting closer and closer to graduation and my grandparents and father did not think it was a good idea to go because they wanted me to get a summer job up where I live, but they also wanted to make sure I had everything set to go for Gallaudet University. I told them that I would get everything done before I graduate. I finally convinced my grandparents to let me go. June 12 came around and it was time for me to graduate. We were all happy. I spent all day repacking my clothes for Florida. The next day, we left for Florida. It was a 11 hour drive. We finally arrived at the place me and my brother were staying. I was happy that I went to Florida for the summer. I had a good experience and I met new friends down there and I loved the deaf volleyball on Fridays.

            Since I came here to Gally, I always have to inform my grandparents how I am doing in classes. I always inform her through texting, which is good because I hate talking on the phone. She texts me almost everyday to make sure I am going in the right track. I always tell her I am fine, I do my homework everyday.

            I used language to explore my new life at gally. I made new friends and chatted with them a lot. We all have to sign here at gally so obviously we used language. Someday I want to explore Washington D.C. and see everything the city has to offer. I have already seen some places when I came to visit gally.

            I had made a lot of decisions in my life such as not getting pressured by peers to do some things when I was in public schools. I skipped a lot of classes because I didn’t care about school. I never paid attention in classes. My public school was not a good place for me to be so my father made a decision to put me in the deaf school. I liked it there because I interacted with other deaf and hard of hearing students. I stayed another year there. But after a year there I started hating it. The students there were drama, drama, drama. I decided to quit after my Christmas break. All my family was shocked and a little mad. The staff at my school kept trying to make me come back. They convinced me to come back but I didn’t want to. I was happy to graduate because it meant that I was getting away from that school.

 I think the first paragraph describes an act of argument and persuasion. I argued with my family to let me go to Florida when they didn’t think it was a good idea. I keep telling them that I will get everything done before I graduate but they did not believe me. I always tell them to be patient because I will get things done in time. I always talked to gally about any questions I had and always made sure they get all the important documents or information. I worked hard to get where I am at now. I took the ACT twice to get the Leadership Scholarship. I did not have a way to pay for college. I had to get loans to pay for college.  I still have to work hard to keep the scholarship.