Preview

Personal Narrative: A Simple Kind Of Man

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
608 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Personal Narrative: A Simple Kind Of Man
I do not know if anybody knows that song as well as I do but it definitely will have a place in my soul forever. The original version, conducted by Lynyrd Skynyrd, will never top the cover by Shinedown. Personally, I like the Shinedown version better, because the lead singer for Shinedown has an amazing voice that has become popular around the country. That song has a different meaning to me though then to my peers. I just want to become “A Simple Kind of Man” and nothing else. My mom told me that my brother and I need to live by this song. She said, “No matter what you become, emerge as a loving husband and a caring father, and you will have a life beyond satisfactory.”
Remembrance of me will never become important to me and I also do not focus on getting super famous. I want to make music so that my children and grandchildren will know that I had a
…show more content…
An even better feeling is when your own friends look up to you and see you as the leader or arbiter. I have always wanted to be and been the friend that people can go to if they need advice or my opinion on a situation. Being the guy that people go to just makes me feel like I will be remembered when I am gone: people to know that I was a loving and humble person that would take a bullet for his friends and family no matter if I survived or not. The memory of myself will live on for generations. Overall, my life is going in the right direction to be a simple kind of man and I hold that dear. My parents have raised me well. Also, I know that the man I will become will be satisfactory to their standards. No matter what happens in my life now, it will not change my view on people and how everyone should be caring for one another, not just themselves. Everyone will settle down one day and find love, I just have to be the man to remember this song and live by it no matter what I hear or

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    What do you think the world would be like without imagination? There would be no Iphone,no car ,no light bulb. The world would be useless to anything. The first humans would be eaten within a day. That is why I think imagination is important.…

    • 308 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Throughout my life I have encountered many circumstances that have shaped me into the person I am today. I was born in Moroleon, Guanajuato, Mexico. I attended school in Mexico all the way to second grade. In the summer of 2006 I moved to Cumming, Georgia. It was the hardest thing to do because I left everything that I care the most about. We lived in a trailer which was not the nicest place and in the middle of the forest. I started school at the beginning of August. I had always loved school so I was so excited for the first day. I knew it was going to be hard because I would have to conquer so many obstacles on the way. At this time the only English I knew was probably counting from one to ten and some of the colors. My Father knew some…

    • 444 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Have you ever wondered where you would be if you would have chosen another path? Have you ever wondered how that choice could have changed your life if you would have made it? Often I look back and think about my past and look at the places I have been and the things I have done. Some things I’m not proud of. Some of those things bring back vague memories. Whether they are good or bad they still come back to me. Everything we do is based upon choices. After we make those choices there comes consequences. We can never decide our consequences, they just come.…

    • 1170 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Before becoming the half man-half rodent vigilante of Brooklyn, New York City that we know of today, Our hero was by the name of Marcus Williams, A normal everyday sewage worker but Marcus did not think that his identity will soon change by a day at his own workplace he will never forget as life as he lives. One day on the job as Marcus arrived at his job his supervisor asked Marcus “Marcus, We heard that there is a pipe leakage at Area M.19 pipe.58 and can I count on you to see what the problem is for us?” Marcus answered yes I can just let me get my leakage gear, torch and pipe welder. “Ok Marcus do what you got to do, hey that’s what we pay you for.” So Marcus hurried with his gear on…

    • 496 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    As Hannah knows, I had to take my car in for some unexpected repairs today so am a little short on money at the moment.…

    • 64 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Walking into the locker room about to get ready to go to our last football game of the season. I could smell the sweaty equipment from the kids who never take their pads home. The Hempfield Spartans 7th grade team would be ending their season 0-7 if we didn’t win today. As I was changing into my pads my friend mike walked in the room. I said “you ready for tonight”. “Heck yeah” replied Mike.…

    • 308 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Recalling the past film and television works, mainstream theme constantly changing. However, some topics have become old fashioned film-making at its best and are still popular nowadays. Hero, is one of the classics of the film and literature.…

    • 279 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    My life sounds like a lot of things, the sound of my kitten making strange noises because she doesn’t meow, the sound of my brothers chasing each other up the stairs, and the sound of my entire family having dinner at my house for a special occasion. But, those aren’t the only sounds. I have grown up in a household where music has always existed. In every car ride there was always music. That's what I remember most about my childhood, is the music that we listened too. There were memories that had nothing to do with them of course, but there are many small memories that are centered around a certain song that we'd all dance and sing to. The song itself isn't what's special, it's the memories that go along with it.…

    • 1712 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    My greatest influences are my parents and my brother. My brother suffered from Guillain- Barre Syndrome when he was eight. He lived in the hospital on an artificial ventilation for 97 days and later he had to continue physical therapy for at least ten years as he was completely paralyzed. My parents and my brother devoted their few years completely for his treatment. Today, my brother is a successful engineer working in the bay area. I learned that with dedication, determination and diligence we can achieve our dream in life…

    • 90 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    I'm a modest man. I've done nothing special in my life. I have never invented anything, or saved anyone. For most of my life, I have lived in a conservative way, never reaching out or rocking the boat, and at the ripe old age of 23, I'd decided that I'd had enough of that kind of existence. Now there are millionaires who envy my way of life. There are thousands of men who would love to be me, and just as many women who would love to be near me. No, I'm not a celebrity, nor am I outrageously wealthy. I'm just a man who reached out and plucked his dream from the ether, making it reality.…

    • 194 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    There has been many cases in which I have helped an outsider feel welcome. One time in particular is when I played tag with this little boy at church since he was new and no one else played with him. Originally, I was outside eating candy and talking to my friends at church. I noticed that this little boy was standing all alone watching all the other little kids play without him. I thought that maybe he was upset so I went over to him and asked if he wanted the rest of my gummy worms. He seemed nervous at first, but eventually he started talking to me. I learned that he was five years old and he was visiting his grandparents for the weekend. His older brother was outside playing basketball with some of the other older boys at the church, and…

    • 395 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    My mother, “Regina Hopkins,” has been a positive influence in my life. She has raised 6 kids all by herself as well as earned a Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a City College in Gainesville, Florida. My mother has been through pretty much everything a person can go through outside of war and was still able to be there and provide for all 6 of her kids. In high school, my mother wanted to play football and couldn't because she was a girl and back-in-the-day women were not allowed to play football with the guys. However, she remained strong by raising 6 kids and independently took care of all of us on her own. My mother has several qualities that I would love to develop. The first quality she has is balance; she certainly knows how to make…

    • 266 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Today was the day. The big day. My election for Lieutenant Governor of Division 2B for Key Club, an international service club, was today. Fear and anxiety pricked my skin in rapid movements emanating from every pore. I rehearsed my speech for the fifth time that day. Upon arrival at the Fairfax Library, I urged myself to remain calm. I quickly scouted out the other girls who were present; one girl was dressed professionally with a folder in her hand. I knew that was my competition. The girl spoke eloquently and genially, she radiated enthusiasm and a certain warmth that I did not have. With every question that was asked, she answered with a smooth smile and high-pitched tone that was dripping with sincerity. I bristled inside; I had just been slapped. I was shrouded in a cloud of anxiety and anxiousness. Suddenly, I was dragged from my reverie.…

    • 616 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Ever since I was born, I was a military brat. Not knowing where to call home, or if any place could be home, I moved. I moved six times, four of those places were towns that nobody could think about. Germany, North Carolina, Alaska, North Carolina, Germany, and Alaska, yet no place to call home. May 22, 1999, my first day on this world; Kronach hospital had its first American baby in their hands, yet they acted like I was a different species. The only event I remember was when I was about one. While I was one, I grabbed everything in my reach, even a grill handle. As a baby, I did not know that the handle was moving, the grill top had smashed my thumb. Ever since that event, I now have a starfish mark on the side of my right thumb from where the stiches were.…

    • 812 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Life Of A Simple Man

    • 990 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The Life of a Simple Man is a book written by Emile Guillaumin. It is about a French man by the name of Etienne Bertin. The story is set during the reign of Napoleon in France. Etienne grew up amongst the peasants of the French lower class. He grew as the son of a father therefore he didn't not have much knowledge of the urban society of the larger towns and cities of the time. Also, because he was the son of a peasant farmer, he was not introduced to an education because his family could not afford it, and education was not something that the people of time considered to be as important.…

    • 990 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays