Essay On Dun's Greatest Accomplishments
When I saw the indifference, despondence and even fear in my little cousin's eyes, I clearly heard the voice from my heart that I should be his company to boost his self-esteem and bring the wonderful life that he deserved to have back for him.
Suffered from a period of infantile autism, Dun seemed to be self-abased, bigoted and sometimes had emotional disturbance. At the end of school term in 2007, aunt told me that he did not do very well in Math so I started to help him with his homework. We spent that summer doing extra math work, and I tried to spark his interest in math by explaining things to him using examples from his favorite activity: Basketball. Once he understood that math had practical value for things in his own life, he was …show more content…
I also encouraged him to keep a dog as his pet to develop a sense of responsibility. He listened to and practiced my advice, and by the end of summer the authorities allowed him to return to his old school.
My family love with Dun over the past twelve years is one of my proudest achievements because I have seen the tangible effect my help is having on his confidence and his life. The feeling that I can improve someone else's life by giving of myself is deeply satisfying. Before helping Dun, I used to divide the world into two parts: good and bad. The Good were the law-abiding citizens like you and me, and the Bad were the criminals we often see on TV being arrested. I firmly believed that all criminals had to be incarcerated and held responsible for their deeds. But by helping Dun through his behavioral problem, I realized that had all those "bad" people gotten help in their formative years, they might not have chosen the path they did. Because of my experience with Dun, my whole outlook toward society and the world has changed. I no longer believe that incarcerating young people who break the law is the only solution. Though incarceration might help in the short term, the longer-term solution is to take care of the problem proactively. If we all were to devote
Suffered from a period of infantile autism, Dun seemed to be self-abased, bigoted and sometimes had emotional disturbance. At the end of school term in 2007, aunt told me that he did not do very well in Math so I started to help him with his homework. We spent that summer doing extra math work, and I tried to spark his interest in math by explaining things to him using examples from his favorite activity: Basketball. Once he understood that math had practical value for things in his own life, he was …show more content…
I also encouraged him to keep a dog as his pet to develop a sense of responsibility. He listened to and practiced my advice, and by the end of summer the authorities allowed him to return to his old school.
My family love with Dun over the past twelve years is one of my proudest achievements because I have seen the tangible effect my help is having on his confidence and his life. The feeling that I can improve someone else's life by giving of myself is deeply satisfying. Before helping Dun, I used to divide the world into two parts: good and bad. The Good were the law-abiding citizens like you and me, and the Bad were the criminals we often see on TV being arrested. I firmly believed that all criminals had to be incarcerated and held responsible for their deeds. But by helping Dun through his behavioral problem, I realized that had all those "bad" people gotten help in their formative years, they might not have chosen the path they did. Because of my experience with Dun, my whole outlook toward society and the world has changed. I no longer believe that incarcerating young people who break the law is the only solution. Though incarceration might help in the short term, the longer-term solution is to take care of the problem proactively. If we all were to devote