Tennyson’s “Ulysses” is written to describe how Ulysses feels about his life. He is a mariner and wanderer at heart, and doesn’t want to stay at home, bound by his wife and child to a life of misery. The line: “I am a part of all that I have met,” is significant because it is saying that Ulysses considers every person he has come upon in his travels to have contributed to the man he is. Personally, I can understand what Ulysses is saying. I have been shaped by my mom, family members, friends, and teachers. Their belief or disbelief in what I can accomplish (in spite of my hearing loss) has played a part in helping me to make the decision to become an interpreter. I grew up wanting to be a vet, but after having an extremely bad experience with two of my teachers, changed my way of thinking as to what I want to be.
I have watched interpreters in my many trips to Children’s Hospital. My elementary Spanish teacher and high school Spanish teacher believe in my ability to become an interpreter for parents, doctors, and children. They have been encouraging me in my new career choice since I explained to them what I would like to do. Friends, family, and even my doctors have told me that they believe I can do a wonderful job as either an interpreter or an ESL teacher. I have made some of the highest scores in my Spanish I, II, and III classes, and even tutored other students having difficulty in the subject. This is something I know I can do and having others believing in me is very encouraging as well. Because of the care and concern of doctors that know of my disability, I want to be able to give back to show them that I have been aware of all the help they have given me so far. These are some of the reasons I can relate to the line, “I am part of all that I have met.” I too have been shaped by the people with whom I have come in contact in my eighteen years of living.
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