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EmmaPaikTesch
Mrs.Little
APLitPeriod2
5May2014
WhoIAppreciate
OnaSaturdaynight,myyoungerselfwasflippingthroughchannelsonmyfamily'snewlybought
satellite.ImmediatelyIstoppedonthechannel,CartoonNetwork,whichwasairingtheshowcalled
Naruto.ItseemedinterestingtowatchahowaboutaworldofninjassoIkeptwatchingit.Atthattime
Ididnotrealizetheimpactthisshowhadonme.Ididnotrealizethatafictionalcharacterwouldhave
thebiggestimpactonmyoutlookonlife.Thefictionalcharacterisablueeyed,blonde,and
ramenlovingninjanamedNarutoUzumakiwhoisalsothemainprotagonistoftheseries.Thisunlikely
herohasinfluencedmebyprovidingdeterminationandreassuranceofachievementinlife.
Narutosufferedalifeofalienationanddisbelief.Atbirththeninetailedfox,abeastthatalmost
destroyedNarutoshometown,wassealedintoNarutotosavethevillage.Howeverthisresultedin
adultsisolatingthemselvesandtheirchildrenfromtheboyduetotheirresentmentoftheninetailedfox.
Theisolationledhimtodevelopaneedofbeingrecognizedtherefore,hedecidedthathewillbe
"hokage"whichmeanstheleaderofhisvillage.WhenNarutoproclaimedthistoothers,hefaceddoubt
andridiculefromthemyetheneverstoppedbelieving.Thisdeterminationalwaysamazesme.WhenI
seeNarutonevergivinguphopeofbeingacknowledgedasahumanbeing,IfeellikeIcandoanything.
IthinkthatiswhyIamhardworkingandoptimistic.Ifeelmotivatedandreassurancethinkingabouthis
undyingwillofrecognitionandthuserasingmyuncertaintiesoflife.ThankyouNarutoformoldingme
andgivingmedeterminationandhope.Iappreciateit.