Sarah

April 1, 2009

Dear Zeus,
Artistic, caring, unique, intelligent, competitive, determined, and is one of the goddess' of agriculture. Can you guess who this goddess is? Athena? Right! I am all of these things and more. I can be the perfect match to replace Athena for a year, you wait and see.
I can tell you many reasons why I would be perfect to replace Athena for a year. Let's start with Athena's symbols, the owl and olive tree. You probably think that the owl and olive tree are my symbols, too, but it's a little bit different. Even though they aren't my symbols, I can still relate to them. For example, I love looking at owls, and seeing the different species. Also, I like eating and cooking things with olives in it. Lastly, I care about the environment, and trees are always good for it because they give off oxygen.
Being helpful is another one of my reasons. Athena is always helpful, and she has an open mind to just about everything. She is understanding, too, and is a good listener. I am good at all of these things. For example, in math if someone in my group doesn't understand what we're doing, I can
help them so that they comprehend it better. I also help people in other classes too. Another example
is that I help my parents around the house, and look after my sister for my mom.
Are those enough reasons for you? No? O.K. then, my third reason is that Athena loves art and is very artistic. The same goes for me. I love to paint and draw pictures. In my free time I do crafts,
and I am very creative. For example, I love to do scrapbook pages on my trips and adventures. I think they are a lot of fun. I especially like finding new things to make, like the time my mom found a way to make a picture frame out of acorns.
Finally, one of my best reasons is that I am very competitive and determined in what I do, just like Athena. Once I set my mind on something I finish it, or carry through with it, just like Athena.
For example, when I start a project and everyone else quits because it's taking too long, I stay there and finish it. I am competitive in wakeboarding. If someone did really well and learned new tricks, I would keep practicing until I learned new tricks of my own. I am also competitive in karate. If I am fighting someone who keeps coming in on me and getting the point, I start going in faster so that I get the point and catch up to her. For example, at the Battle of Maine I was fighting a girl who was winning 5 to 3. I started going in faster and getting the point. In the end I won 5 to 3.
Those are four good reasons why I would be perfect to replace Athena for a year. I hope you see the similarities between us that I do. I promise that if you pick me I will do my best. Thanks!


Sincerely,

Sarah