Essay 7 Final Draft

Colin Burlingham
Mr. H Salsich
8 English
10/28/09

Trepidation:
An Essay about Fear in My Life

_____(TS) Halloween is a night where people of all ages dress in scary costumes, collect candy, and fear the nights surprises. (CM)You can trick or treat; you can scare small children; or you can even toilet paper a house to have fun on Halloween. (CM)The frightened children will run around and amuse themselves on this joyous occasion. (CS)In my life, I have had many fears and they will continue to come, but I will keep over coming them.

_____(TS)Fear is in all our lives no matter where we are, where we have been, or where we will go. (SD)When I was very young, I had one big fear: being alone in a big room with no light. (CM)This scared me until I was around the age of five and on one particular day, my sister turned out the lights and locked the door to the basement so I was stuck in my worst nightmare. (CM)I was freaking out, thinking monsters would come and take me away, but after some time of facing my fear alone, I was freed from the horrible torture. (SD)To this day, one of my current fears is death of parents, of Caroline, of relatives and of close friends. (CM)I have always been afraid of death; to be alone in this big world would be an appalling experience. (CM)My family is the most important thing in this world to me, and without family, I don’t know what I would do. (SD)In the future, I am sure I will have many fears: failing big exams, not getting into college, or even not getting a decent job. (CM)My future is very important to me and I know that fears will be apart of it. (CM)The future will be hard, but I will do my best to over come each fear as it rises up to face me. (CS)No matter how hard I try, no matter what I do, I will always have apprehension.

_____(TS)Fear, consternation, trepidation, apprehension; these are the entire lexis that may come up in our daily lives. (SD)Many people all over the world have truly seen fear at its highest point. (CM)When I was scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands over the summer, and I looked down at my air gauge, I felt that fear. (CM)It was practically depleted and my guide, not understanding, would not let me go back to the surface. (SD)Earlier in my life, when I was about five years old, I was on one of the White Islands in Maine playing on the rocks that were dampened by the vigorous waves. (CM)Quickly, I slipped and I fell to what I thought was the end and this is when my fear began. (CM)The last moment I remember is when I woke up briefly; my mom yelling at my dad to go faster in the boat; my aunt freaking out in the bow of the boat, and speeding through the big and little waves; I then blacked out. (SD)In addition, last year, I was in my mom’s BMW convertible leaving Farmholme Road when we got stuck in traffic in the thinnest part of the road. (CM)On the other side of the road, an eighteen wheeler came up and hit a rock which made the entire thing slant down at us. (CM)Looking up, all I could see was a tractor, green with big wheels, and the optical illusion that is was moving towards us. (CS)Fear consists of being afraid and I have truly experienced this scary complex process of emotions.

_____(SD)Halloween has always been a great holiday and an American tradition. (CM)We can trick or treat, or scare young ones on this dark night of horror. (CM)Everyone enjoys themselves, hanging out with their friends and family, and the candy collected is always revered. (CS)Halloween may be a night of fear in the neighborhoods, but children everywhere have learned to overcome their fears and enjoy themselves on this spooky night.