The Person I Admire Most

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Dee Bailey 2/20/12 SAMPLE ESSAY The Person I Admire Most The person I look up to most would have to be my father. Lindy Harvey is one of the most honest, hard working, kind hearted people I know. When I was 7 years old, my mom and step-dad married. I did not know what to think of him. Past experiences with my birth-dad caused doubt to build in me. Could I trust this man? Within one month of meeting him, I was calling him "Daddy", and he fullfilled everything I could have ever asked for in a dad and more. As a firey pre-teen, I had a very smart mouth. I found out quickly that the new man of the house would not tolerate that! I was just as quickly assigned to trailor duty...after my new dad had hauled a load of seven cows to the sale! Needless to say, I learned to control my tongue. Learning self-control, and control of my tongue, has helped me my entire life. Discipline is far from the only thing he taught me though. He also set an example of how to work hard. He would get up at five o'clock every morning, and work until well after dark. He always had us three kids by his side, teaching us, preparing us for our future. Whether we were clearing land, working on a tractor, or building a fence to keep in a nuisance of a cow, he always put forth his best effort and did his 'best'. I respected him then for that attribute, but I respect him even more now that I am older. Daddy taught us to tell the truth, no matter what. Whenever he left a gate open, forgot to wash his dish, or broke something, he owned up to it. Because of that, my siblings and I are able to tell the truth, even when it is difficult. In my eyes my Dad hung the moon. He is someone I, still today, trust, look up to, and depend on. It is a rarity for kids today to have that, but I am sure thankful I did.
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