Shaquille Davenport 2/20/09

Devotion, dedication, entrepenaurship, determination, these four words to me shows the qualities of maturity. Not only that but it also expresses our strengths towards society. Maturity is the key to life. Without it then there’s basically no hope in the job industry. How are you going to be able to handle a serious job like a teacher or a surgeon? You can’t! People are going to walk all over you, thinking you’re just all fun and games. Either way no one wants to be around an arrogant person everyday that thinks they’re better than everyone because they consider himself to be mature. It’s kind of like a fifty fifty deal. Half mature, half immature, because just the right amount of both could make a great outcome. If I were to describe my maturity through the different types of seasons, I would have to say that I’m in the beginning of summer. Five months to be exact because being as though I just turned sixteen, I’m ready to act like a mature adult and get my permit and start preparing for when I get my house. Three examples that can prove my steps to maturity are babysitting, my voice, and also I “man-up” to certain situations, and that I have mature voice.

Watching my little brother and sister took a big toll on my life because I used to be scared knowing that one day my mother would ask me to watch over them while she handle her motherly duties. Your probably thinking, ‘’okay who doesn’t watch their younger siblings” but I look at it as if I’m responsible enough to look after two human beings that needs to be fed, washed, or even a little attention. Feeding them was no joke. While my brother would eat Fruity Pebbles my sister would want to eat the opposite of what he’s eating which is bacon, flat eggs with no salt nor pepper with the edges cut off, grits and toast. My mom could’ve easily gone to get another baby-sitter but instead she knew what I was capable of and watching them was like a walk through the park. You may not understand but small things like that make me into the young adult I am today.

Another reason that could prove my growth into a young man is I “man-up” (as my mom call it) to certain situations that used to make want to decapitate my ears off so that I could not hear her voice. Arguing with my little sister Shaquon makes me entirely upset. Since she is female, I was always told not to hit a girl but she drove me to the point where hitting was not an obligation, arguing was the only thing I could do. Some say I have an anger problem but I just think that I get ticked off easily so me not hitting her was very, very, very hard. Of course I popped her a few times but I never took it overboard and punch her in her face like I wanted too. Looking back at the past I have made a tremendous change. Now arguing with her is not even in my vocabulary anymore because I feel that I’m too far ahead in maturity to be concerned about what she says or does. That was the hardest change on my part because like I said she got to me BADLY.

Furthermore, my final reason why I know I’m becoming more mature is I have a strong mature voice. When I say “strong voice”, I don’t necessarily mean my voice getting deeper, which it is but I’m actually talking about my use of vocabulary. In Elementary School and somewhat of Middle my word was repetitive and childish. “I was happy when I woke up this morning,” was something I would say back then but now since I learned more then I did in the past I would say “ Waking up to what seems like heaven I realized my attitude was overshadowed by the glowing sun, which made me smile.” I even learned a few new words like flabbergasted, overwhelmed, discombobulated, and so forth. That’s a drastic change to the words I used to be using.

To sum up my stages to maturity, I would like to say that maturity plays a key role in life. You have to be professional in the right time and place and your career path could go a long way in life