First Speech

As we age our body physically goes through many changes, but we also go through many mental changes as well, such as our personality or choice of hobbies. I have gone through many changes as I have aged. Three things have majorly impacted my life and have changed the way I have acted, soccer, music, and video games.

When I was younger I used to enjoy playing soccer. I never liked watching it, but I enjoyed playing it. I use to practice all the time. I played nearly every position on the field, but I never played goalie because I didn’t enjoy the idea of everyone kicking soccer balls at me, and I wasn’t very good at catching. That’s why I played soccer not baseball or basketball. This is why my first visual aid is this miniature soccer ball. It represents how important soccer was to me when I was a child. It was one of the major things my dad and I had in common. My dad played soccer when he was in college and might have gone farther with it but due to injury he did not. I played soccer every year and looked forward to it, and my dad was always my coach. Some of you in here had him as a coach as well. Soccer is also very important to me because it’s where I made a lot of friends. I’m still friends with some of them today. I played soccer for about 10 years. Starting from the time I was 5 till my sophomore year. Today I do not play soccer anymore. I still enjoy the sport, but I know I am not going anywhere with it. There is only one U.S.A. Team and about three hundred million American citizens. My odds would not be good.

The things I spend my time on today are music and video games. Music has inspired me the most. I enjoy playing and listening to music. The instrument I play is the electric guitar. I have been playing for about four years now and from what I have been told I am pretty good. My favorite music genre is Heavy Metal. The bands I typically listen to are System of a Down and All That Remains. This is why my second visual aid is this All That Remains CD. It is not my visual aid because it is my favorite CD. It is my visual because it represents music, and music has influenced me greatly over the recent years. The music a person listens to can show you a lot about them. Music can give you a glimpse of a person’s personality. Music has changed my ideas and opinions of the world. Most of the music I listen to talks about real life and situations that happen today. I do not listen to music that is conceited and all about that person and how much money they make. A good example of the music I do not listen to would be rap. I do not listen to country music either for different reasons.

Video games have inspired me and have made me reconsider what I want to be when I grow up. What I have wanted to be when I was older has changed many times, but about a year ago I came to a conclusion on what I wish to be. I decided I didn’t want to work where I look forward to getting home every day or dreaded every Monday. I wanted a job that I would enjoy. I considered many things. Music was a big thing, but I wanted a job that was a sure thing. So when I grow up I want to be a video game designer. After I decided this, I looked at many colleges, and I think I have come to a decision. I would like to attend UAT, The University of Advancing Technology. This brings me to my final visual aid this, UAT coarse book. It represents the college I wish to attend. UAT is located in Tempe, Arizona and is a great college for my major of game design. They also have majors in internet security, AI programming, computer science, website design, and many other technological careers. The school’s motto is “founded by geeks for geeks”.

As I have explained, I have changed a lot over the years. What we do in our free time can greatly affect how we act. What I do in my own free time has changed my own views on many subjects. I’ve learned that if you do what you enjoy you will be happy. Soccer, music, and video games are what I enjoy and so far they haven’t let me down.