Biographical Narrative
Ryan “Phamtastic”, My Role Model
Most people view the average 18 year old as a trouble-making hooligan that has just reached the age of adulthood; however, that is not the case for Ryan Pham. Ryan Pham is a first year college student, currently attending Orange Coast College, who is finding his way in life. Ryan, not even knowing himself, is helping my find my way through life as well as his. Although I have only known him for a short amount of time, his good character has influenced me with his selflessness, his determination, and his motivation.
Ryan Pham is seen as a hero through many people’s eyes and not too long ago, he also became my hero. He is that one person who would go out ...
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out my cell phone, I was correct; I saw that the word “Mom” was appearing on the screen. With each ring, I could hear my heart beat even louder. Should I pick up?! I don’t know what to do! Boy, am I in for it now… “Hello?” I said nervously. I realized my hand was shaking vigorously as I was holding the phone. “Where are you?! Where have you been?! Do you know what time it is?!” my parents exclaimed in fury. In my head, I could picture the veins surfacing on my parents’ red faces. I told them not to worry and that I was coming home soon, but little did they know that I didn’t have a ride home.
I pulled out my phone and the bright light would shine through the darkness of the room. As I looked franticly through my phonebook, I texted, “Are you awake right now” to as many people as I could, hoping for that little envelope on the top left corner of my phone to appear as soon as possible. Some of them responded, “yes”, some of them did not respond at all, but as soon as I asked if ...
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Ryan sees that I am about to give up after the things that I have done, he reminds me of what he went through during high school to provide motivation in my life. During high school, Ryan was not the best student. He was a student with 112 absences, had a grade point average lower than a 2.0, and did not graduate with his class on time; however, that does not stop cause him to give up. “My failure in high school is my motivation to succeed in the future”, quoted from Ryan. Most people would give up if they were in his position. Ryan was persistent on graduation and receiving his high school diploma without any distractions. “Work hard now, play later”, he says. After long weeks of ...
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