Where shall I start with this tale of "Strengths and Weaknesses"? Since weaknesses are probably my most stellar talent I shall start here. For years I have had the urge to write but never thought I had one single iota of talent in my bones. So I never tried unless forced by a teacher. I believed that there was only one writer in my family, my brother Chris. So I took my role in my family, My brother the writer, my mother the student, my father the genius and I the artist. All in all it was not bad, but I never had a vent for my frustrations or my thoughts and ideas. This carried into my classes; it made me look like somewhat of an artistic dim wit. To further this idea was my participation in sports. Everyone seems to think a jock in generally stupid in comparison to the rest of the world, so I played this part through most of my school career. I was never stupid I was just stuck in the stereotype. It was an easy role. I never studied; I just slid by on the knowledge I gained from half listening in class. So I was a "C" average student when I should have been something a bit more. (Let me tell ya, I regret this immensely.)
             The only classes I excelled in were the creative classes such as art, shop, photography, and even speech class. To be honest, speech class changed me forever. In speech, I was yet again forced to "write". Speeches were not meant to be written, but only guided by your notes. This is what I believed and still do today. The teacher however thought that you should write every word you spoke and follow it to the letter. This was where I first started to think in high school. I used this class to springboard my thoughts and get them out there. I was tired of being the stupid jock.
             To you this written piece before you may seem like rambling but there is a method to my madness. You see, after the writing I did in that class, I decided that I liked to voice my ideas and such. I also found I was not completely lacking i...