Personal Legend Research Paper

Ian Aubry December 13, 2010
Honors English II Block 4
Personal Legend Narrative

What is a personal legend? A personal legend is the path we decide to take that fills our hearts with enthusiasm; it is the path of our dreams. My personal legend has changed overtime. I have been influenced along my journey. I have also been faced with many obstacles, but I have still made movement with them there. I have learned many lessons along my journey, and I will continue to learn more. This is my personal legend, read on.
When I was a young child, maybe about three years old, I always had a interest and fascination with the kitchen. I was always banging on pots and pans, begging my mother to let me help prepare food. Even
When I was around the age of twelve, my sister started preparing and getting things ready for college. My sister was going to be studying to be an art education major, with a minor in photography. In many ways, my sister is one of the omens that changed my personal legend over time. I sometimes went with her on her college visits and I always fell in love with the design aspects of some of the schools. My sister was always a great artist and I admired her very much. By growing up with her and being close, I was able to learn some of her techniques and some of her must have rubbed off on me. My sister was a huge influence on me. As my interest grew in the design world, I realized what type of design I wanted to pursue. The design that really caught and captivated me was graphic design. I found that I loved it for the same reason I loved cooking, which was you could combine ideas and create something your
One of my obstacles is school. While I am at school for almost seven hours a day, I could instead be practicing my graphic design work. I could be one the best and youngest graphic designers of our time, if only it wasn’t for school. Another obstacle I have faced is my age. Most advertisement and design firms will not take a fifteen year old seriously when it comes to graphic design. As soon as they hear that age number, they are instantly turned off and don’t even care to see my work. But they are wrong, young people are among some of the most creative in the world. I have also faced the problem of money. I do not have the money to spend on the whole Adobe Creative Suite, which would cost probably over one thousand dollars! My parents have the money to spend on it, but I would never put that expense on them and they would never spoil me rotten like that. I have Psychological obstacles too. I sometimes think and wonder about my personal legend. I asked myself, “Do I want to do this as a profession?” “Is this really my personal legend, or is it masking something else?” and “will I be taken