Personal Observation Essay Essay, Research Paper
An amazing wit, an outrageous sense of humor, an
extraordinary personality,
and a
worldly knowledge about life are all things that
describe one young but
amazing sophomore, Julie Rhettington. Suffering
abuse from her sister in
her younger years, Cassan learned to cope with
what some would see as
insurmountable trauma. She learned to take care
of herself and look within
for direction. Although this put a strain on
Julie, it wasn’t as harsh as
a diagnosis her family recently received, her
father is dying of cancer.
The news took its toll, but Julie has risen from
the ashes, so to speak,
and has become an amazing and vibrant young
woman. Seeing all that she has
been through, what makes this fifteen-year-old
girl have such an amazing
and inspiring outlook on life?
Blessed with a hilarious sense of humor, Julie
can make any situation
funny. She looks beyond momentary dramas and sees
the lighter side of
situations. Recently one such instance arose.
About a month ago we were all
deciding what we should do for a friends going
away party, it seemed as if
everything was destined to go wrong. The worst
part of our little party
planning adventure was making our friend Katie
a videotape of our
goodbyes. Time and time again the tape would cut
out or we’d have to
re-record, etc. Using that wit of hers, Julie and
I
turned the tape into this incredibly funny inside
joke. We started making up songs and doing little
skits and let everyone. Making the tape a joke
helped
us to excuse away all of the awkward pauses and
start-over’s, etc. Julie’s demeanor also helped
de-stress the evening and made the party a
success.
Although usually thought to be an immature
quality,
Julie’s ability to focus on the humor has helped
her
be flexible in any situation.
Another amazing quality Julie has is her
personality.
The ultimate optimist, Julie has this spark that
makes most people love just being around her.
Because
of the various struggles she has been through,
Julie
has a very compassionate understanding when
helping
people with their troubles. She is an excellent
advice
giver and a realistic problem solver. Julie
always
has a smile on her face and is ready to make
someone
else feel good about them self. For instance, my
friend Katie had a problem with her family and
Julie’s kind words and listening ear helped
Katie
better the entire situation. Julie’s spark has
also
helped her in her own problems. Her ability to be
so
loving has helped her forgive her sister and kept
her
as the apple of her father’s eye. Although she
knows
that her father will probably pass on before she
graduates from high school, gets married, or has
children, Julie lives day to day with a positive
outlook on every situation.
Another admirable aspect of Julie is her strong
faith in God. Most people
faced with strong obstacles loose hope and turn
against God and his
teachings. After dealings in witchcraft and
deciding to abandon her
Episcopalian background, through her friend
KAtie she became a
Christian. She has since turned her life around
and has given herself a
chance for a life without drugs, alcohol, etc.
Julie now attends church
regularly and is an instrumental part of the
youth group at her church. She
has since lead her best friend, Rachel to Christ
and has given hope to
others. Although many would falter under all
these pressures, Julie
remains strong. Also, instead of self-pity for
the hard hand she has been
dealt, Julie shows gratitude for her life
everyday in all that she does.
Julie’s extraordinary strength she would say
comes from God because of his
love for her and his presence in her life.
Julie is one of the most special people I
have known. We have his
joke that she is my ?adopted? little sister. We
lovingly make references to
each other as “big sis” and “little sis”.
Julie’s amazing maturity and
other great qualities make her one of my favorite
people in the whole
world. Her ability to have a great attitude about
all aspects of her life
gives me a respect for her that I don’t give to
many fifteen year olds. She
is a truly special girl and I hope that her
winning attitude will be with
her always.