Hero as a Warrior/Lover

I am Frank Thomas Cortez. I am a student at John Horn High. I am a nerd because I love Pokemon. I am a football player. I am a friend. My best friends are Jacob Brocker and Stevie Annalea Cooper. I love playing in football games and watching sports. I am a strong believer that knowledge helps you through anything. I am a warrior. I fight for what i believe in. Along the line I am faced with many enemies standing in my way. These enemies try and pressure me and put me in situations that I do not wish to be in. I find myself to be very strong at these times for I do not easily fall into these situations. I am also a lover. My intentions on how to succeed are powered by love. I am always thinking about my family and friends when I am being a "hero". They have always given me love and in return to show that I love them I must set a good example. While I do admit that I do not always succeed in being the best I can be, I do see myself as being a good person and a Hero as a Warrior and Lover.

The journey in search of Knowledge

Life is a journey with every person striving for a different goal. My journey is one for knowledge. I believe that the more you know the better a person you can be. I wish to know everything. I know that this goal will probably never be obtained but I continue to try. I learn new thing everyday whether it's knowledge about myself, knowledge of the world, or knowledge from school. One of the things that I learn from the most on my journey are mistakes. Whether I make them myself or learn from others, they help me become better. Knowledge is what I strive for.

My Mentor Frank

My Mentor is a very big part of my life. He happens to be my father. He is always giving me advice on everything. When I say everything I mean everything. His most famous advice is his college test taking skills which I happen to have memorized even though they seem to change slightly every time. They consist of: "Thomas cross out all the answers you don't think are right, make an educated guess, and if you don't know the answer pick c for Christ."My father is also a really good example. He seems to me to be his families success story. Not only that but he's a good father. He is very understanding and he is always the one who i talk to first if I need something. He does not expect much of me except to be the best I can be which is what I try to give him everyday. Thanks Dad for being my mentor.

Bad Friend in my Way

I have many friends who I hang out with. While the friends who I keep close are very clean cut, I still have some friends who are in to many things that I do not agree with such as drugs, cigarettes, dip, and drinking. They try and pose these pressures as cool and hip but I still never fall for the pressure. These people are still my friends though who I have very much fun with and I try and help them get out of these habits. when they do not listen I approach these problems in a sophisticated way by telling them, "Hey man I don't care if you do it just don't do it around me and we won't have any problems." These problems are difficult to overcome since it is my friends trying to influence me. I pride myself on being very clean from drugs and drinking and I am not letting anyone break that record.

Doubt

Doubt is my shadow. It follows me everywhere. I am always doubting myself and what I can do. This sometimes holds me back from doing things to my full potential. If I did not have this doubt then I would not have as many obsticles in my way. My doubt is also spiritual. I sometimes doubt my beliefs in God. These doubts are a struggle that i must overcome as a hero. Once I overcome this I will truely be happy. The doubt in a way is very necessary though. It helps me to see what I can really do. It also inspire me to learn more about the God i am Doubting so that i may overcome fears such as dieing and be at peace. Once I overcome my doubt I will be a true hero and I will have saved myself.

Jacob Brocker is Funny

My trickster is Jacob Brocker. He is my bestfriend who I care for as a person. He isn't as funny to everyone else as much as he is to me. We are more like a team. When we are together we laugh at all the stupid things on T.V. and do our "Flaming Gay" voices that are only funny to us. He is a real numbskull sometimes too which is also funny. He is always doing dumb stuff like "Ding Dong Ditching" my house while wearing boots. He is a real character and he is my bestfriend. Sometimes people claim that they do not know what they would do without something but really are just trying to sound cool. But i mean it when i say that I dont know what I would do without Jacob's comical releif.

Stevie Cooper

Stevie Cooper is my fair maiden on my personal odyssey. Yes, she is my high school girlfriend but she is also more than that. She is my bestfriend. I don't believe that she is like every other girl in the way the she understands me. She is nothing like me yet she connects with me and is always there, even when I am not doing the right thing. She is like the angel on my sholder. She always gives me good advice, when she knows what shes talking about. She is very rational and she says "Oh stop it Thomas" a lot. She is a big Christian which is a very good asset to me. I am not as close with God as I wish to be and it is good for me to be around someone so strong in faith. Stevie and I have a very close relationship and she really helps get me through high school. Acceptance is one of the things that almost every teenager wants, but with Stevie I really don't care. She doesn't care about the cloths I wear. she never complains when my hair looks bad. she doesn't care if I am broke out. These are the kind of things that make me feel important. I honestly don't think that anyone understands how much I really need Stevie.

Thomas' struggle to be Understood.

Being different is hard in high school. Not many people understand me. The way I come off is not the way that I truely am. Some people see me as a stuck up guy. That is not me. Some people think that I am some sort of bad boy. That is not me. Some people think that I have it made and that I face no problems. That is really not me. Who is Thomas exactly? The real Thomas' is actually a very nice guy. Not many people get to know him. He helps out kids who are lost on their Journey. He is a very loyal friend who is always there to talk to. He is blessed for some reason with a smart head on his shoulders. Even though he sometimes acts dumb and not smart at all, he actualy is. He is very emotional. He crys a lot. One could say he was a baby. He wouldn't care though because he has a very strong will and doesn't care what people think. The only thing he wishes is that people would give him a chance. I wish they would please understand.

My test of Strength Football

My test of strength is definatly always been football. It is a perfect way to show how my persistance and my "never give up" attitude. I have never really had natural talent at a sport and football was no exception. When I started in 2003 to play for the Mesquite Gators, I was really no good at all and the coaches never really gave me a chance. I could have just gave up then and quit the football team but I didn't. I kept going at it even with people telling me that I should quit. As years went by I became a little better at football every year. Finally in the 7th grade I got my chance to play. The coaches decided that I was good enough at the time to start middle linebacker. I was so excited that I finally got my chance to show what I had worked so hard for. As for right now, Football continues to be a test of strength for me. I must continue to keep working hard in football or someday I may get passed up There are more people out there who play my position and they want it just as bad as me. I believe that me not quiting football shows that I am a very strong and determined person who will work to succeed.

God

God has always been in my life since day one. I don't know why and I still ask questions all the time about it. I sometimes doubt God but it seems like every time something bad happens and I pray I always get guidence in some way. God has helped me get through many things and been there to listen when I needed someone to talk to. God has shown me how to take a loss and turn it in to a lesson to learn from. When I needed a friend God gave me one. It seems like God always knows what to do to help me. I once almost gave up on God because it seemed like I was suffering too much for there to be someone looking out for me. I was sad for months. God sent someone to find me. As God reentered I started to become happier and a better person. Although I wish that I could be a better deciple for God or have the faith of a saint, God has still always been my help from a supernatural force.

My Stirring Speech(es)

While on my journey as a hero I often have to give great pep talks and speeches to my companions. Some of my speeches are to cheer people up. I was somehow blessed with the gift to help people get through things while also boosting their confidence a little. I try to help out with problems like that whenever I can. Although my pep talks are great most of my speeches are not to make people feel better as much as try and save them. Some of my friend are on or have tried to get involved in drugs. I always give them the drug speech. I myself have watched what the effects of drugs can do to a person. My drug speeches to my friends are always very honest and truthful. I would never want to see any of my friends get hurt. I believe that my drug talks have made an impact on most of my friends. I think that they would rather hear a drug talk from someone who better understands them rather than a know-it-all grown up. I think that my speeches make me a hero.