Alyssa Miranda

Ms. Marlowe
Expo R/W P.1
28 October 2016
I Believe that a persons true character is revealed through the
challenges they encounter during the roller coaster that we
call life.
My I Believe statement came to me by reflecting on previous
events in my life that have made me who I am. Throughout my life, I
have faced many obstacles that have come into conflict with my
happiness. Although I have faced obstacles that have come into
conflict with my happiness, I have persevered and have taken lessons
from each event that has happened in my life. The lessons I have taken
from hard times have shaped me into who I am. Trying to figure out
what some of my deeply held beliefs are was challenging because I
had to delve deep in my thoughts and think about my morals, values,
and what I truly care about. Although there are many things I care
about and deeply value, for example, my family, close friends,
teachers, and coaches, this was asking about something different.
Because I truly feel that I would not be the same individual I am today
if it werent for the hard times I have been put through. I know that this
is something I truly believe and something I hold close to me. This
artifact represents my deeply held belief because I could have given up

during the rough patches I have faced in life, but I havent and I
believe that hard times genuinely show a persons true character.

1. I have experienced hard times and challenging moments through

my parents divorce as well as having to make decisions with
personal matters as well. Confronting difficult issues has given
me the choice of how to react to it, and I feel that my reactions
have shaped me into who I am which led me to this belief.
2. A trigger moment in the experience for me was being able to
react one of two ways. One way being that I can overcome the
issue and face it head on and take charge, or the other way
being that I can shy away from the issue and not care about the
outcome and let it bring me down.
3. This belief has developed gradually overtime because it has
taken experience to be able to accept my faults and allow me to
realize without them or without challenging moments in my life I
wouldnt be the same person that I am today or carry the same
values that I do.
4. This belief provides a framework for other aspects of my life
because it has taught me how to step up and deal with situations
rather than bowing down to them and allowing them to take over
me. This also has an impact on my life because out of every dark
and difficult situation I always try to find a light and a positive to
take out of the situation.