Assignment 22- Sam Underwood

How am I unique? 

I'll be honest, on paper I'm pretty boring. 

I come from a middle class, christian family. I do well in school. 

But I feel like there is something to be said for what I am passionate about. 

I love theater. I live for the thrill of standing on stage and putting all of myself into performing. One would think that this would mean I've always been extroverted and loving of the spotlight. Wrong. I was terribly shy as a kid. You couldn't pay me to get my nose out of a book. Whenever I was asked to present in front of the class as a kid, I would panic. Hands shaking, voice cracking, the whole bit. I saw this weakness in public speaking as a challenge. I started volunteering to present and pushing myself to speak more and more in front of others. From doing so, I fostered a passion. Now, as a Junior in high school, I'm on my school's speech and debate team and cast in my eighth production in our theater production. I feel that what make's me unique is my ability to grow, to push myself past weakness.