I am one gem in a rather large mine. I am one person in a sea of eager, ready-to- learn faces. I am one piece of a generation that has expanded globally in the age of global interconnectivity that the internet’s growth has brought upon us. I am influenced by the media. I am the product of two gene pools overlapping into a venn diagram. I am the second child in a list of six. I am artistic, loyal, tidy, intelligent, persistent, creative, responsible, rational, tolerant, talented, and I am me. My artistic side is what I feel is the most important one. Art has defined me just as much as I define my art. Art is a place with very few rules and even smaller limits. Art allows people to convey broad ideas or very specific emotions in a way that viewers …show more content…
Having to be older than many of my siblings has forced me to be rational and responsible. I cannot display behaviours that would be dangerous for my siblings, and I can not lose my temper with someone four years my junior. It has made me loyal. I take care of people close to me and I make sure that others treat them the way they deserve. Having to handle issues with both my immediate and extended family has made me tolerant. Identifying as queer and non-binary has also made me more tolerant of others. I have seen the way people who fall outside of what is considered normal are treated, and I have decided that I believe no one deserves to be treated poorly or differently because of something they do not get to choose. I am a generally intelligent person, and because of this I have been met considerable success in my schooling. My grades are good, and I have overcome and struggles I have met because I have an elder sister who is willing to assist me and the persistence it takes to work through frustration. My predisposition to be neat and keep my environment tidy has also assisted me. It means I rarely lose things that I need for my classes, whether it be pens