Tiffany's Personal
My brothers have always been a major part of my life, and we spend as much time together as possible. Both of my brothers are extremely different from each other. I realized that I’m close to my brother Phil, because we have a bigger age difference, less sibling rivalry, and he is just more passive. Both of them have always loved playing tricks on me.
When I went to the bathroom at a restaurant, Phil and Pat put a dead bee in my food. After seeing that, I ran away in fear. This trick they played on me was just one of the examples of the way we act around each other. We always like to mess around and get the best of each other.
With my brother Patrick though, when we spent time together as kids, we would compete with each other to see who could do the best. We played video games, rode bikes together, and played with toy guns. These simple games allowed us to form a bond that would only grow stronger through the years.
In a cave in Cancun, we grabbed onto each other’s life vests and had Phil pull us. Even with absolutely no technology or toys, we found a way to have fun together in a cave.
Today, Pat and I enjoy our time together, and I look forward to when he comes home from BU. We play piano, baseball, with toy guns, and spend hours in a hat store together. We play less of the simple games we played as kids, but that doesn’t mean we’ve matured. Today, Pat and I sometimes manipulate each other to see who could make the other get food, drinks, or clean up the mess we made. There are too many examples of us using information we had on each other to try to get the other to do what we wanted. Other times, we would play the sick card and make the other do what we wanted. We have probably used every type of manipulation on each other without realizing it. Though it seems strange, the tricks we played on each other brought us closer. There is no denying that at times, my brother really is my best friend.
When I went to the bathroom at a restaurant, Phil and Pat put a dead bee in my food. After seeing that, I ran away in fear. This trick they played on me was just one of the examples of the way we act around each other. We always like to mess around and get the best of each other.
With my brother Patrick though, when we spent time together as kids, we would compete with each other to see who could do the best. We played video games, rode bikes together, and played with toy guns. These simple games allowed us to form a bond that would only grow stronger through the years.
In a cave in Cancun, we grabbed onto each other’s life vests and had Phil pull us. Even with absolutely no technology or toys, we found a way to have fun together in a cave.
Today, Pat and I enjoy our time together, and I look forward to when he comes home from BU. We play piano, baseball, with toy guns, and spend hours in a hat store together. We play less of the simple games we played as kids, but that doesn’t mean we’ve matured. Today, Pat and I sometimes manipulate each other to see who could make the other get food, drinks, or clean up the mess we made. There are too many examples of us using information we had on each other to try to get the other to do what we wanted. Other times, we would play the sick card and make the other do what we wanted. We have probably used every type of manipulation on each other without realizing it. Though it seems strange, the tricks we played on each other brought us closer. There is no denying that at times, my brother really is my best friend.
Sam's Personal
Psyching yourself out doesn’t only apply to sports. I have been playing the piano since I was in 2nd grade and to this day I still find it difficult to get up in front of people and play. I get so unbelievably nervous and my hands shake. It takes me a couple of measures into the piece to feel comfortable and realize that there’s nothing to be scared of. I concentrate way too hard because I’m so afraid of making a mistake. This doesn’t help me at all, because if I DO make a mistake, I get even more nervous and am likely to mess up again. l know that performances don’t have to be perfect, but I end up playing all these games in my head anyway.
I chose to play the Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. It is one of his best rags and my personal favorite. It reminds me of the fun, playful memories I have from playing games and sports when I was little and even now.
I chose to play the Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. It is one of his best rags and my personal favorite. It reminds me of the fun, playful memories I have from playing games and sports when I was little and even now.
