Choice Topic: Private Moment Made Public, Then a Fatal Jump

In my opinion, I think that what happened to Tyler Clementi was a horrible thing that was clearly caused by Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei. People who are gay go through alot in their lives and seem to always be judged, and they can't even help it. people who are gay do not have a choice and I think its sad to see how differently people view them and how differently they are treated by some people. I firmly think that Tyler Clementi's roommate and former classmate invaded Clementi's privacy on purpose and I think that it was because of his sexuality. They described Tyler Clementi as a quiet and artistic kid and I think that no one would do this to someone unless the person was seen as "different." I don't like how some of the people who are gay have to struggle with others judging them and I think that people in our society should help support them because it can be a very tough life to live.

Five Lessons Learned

Every year playing youth hockey I have always made the team that I wanted to make. I always had the mindset that I wouldnt have to worry about not making a team. Unfortunately I did. In ninth grade and trying out for the Bantam"A" team which was my last year of playing youth hockey, I was shocked when I got the call figuring out I made the "B1" team. At first, I acted like I was a quitter and that I didnt want anything to do with hockey. But sure enough, I realized that I still love to play my favorite sport. So I decided to give it a shot at playing for my new B1 team. When I showed up to my first team practice, I felt like I wasn't supossed to be here and that I should be with the "A" team. As I continued to work and play hard for my new team, I realized that it wasn't bad at all. I was actually having a fun time with the new guys on my team. That season I was the leading scorer on the team and I scored the most goals I have scored. I even expirienced what it was like to take on the role of a captain, something that I have never expirienced before. As the season came to an end I was so glad that I decided to continue to play and not quit. Reflecting on the season, I realized that I had found five life lessons from this whole expirience. I learned that you dont always have the most fun or obtain the best things by being involved in the BEST things. Everyone is different and the best things aren't necessarily the best things for certain people. Another thing that I learned was that by playing a sport can also help you become a better person in life no matter how good you are at it. For example, I became much more confident after being a captain. Another lesson that I learned was to never give up. The fourth lesson that I learned from this expirience was to get out of your comfort zone. If I didn't get out of my comfort zone, then I wouldnt have met so many awesome people. The last lesson I learned from this expirience was that everything in life, good or bad, happens for a reason. If this expirience didn't happen then I might have never knew what it felt like to be a leader. Continuing with something that is hard to deal with at first, can open the door to so many other opportunities in life.