Trust Me

In middle school, we had a weekly debate day. It was in the style of a typical debate, we went up against one of our classmates and tried to persuade the class and the teacher. Most of my peers did this for the points, so that they would not fail the class. Therefore, they slacked off when it came to researching the topic for their arguments. Being the driven person that I am however, I was the only one in my class period to take the debate seriously. I might have actually taken it a little too seriously, but once again that is the kind of person I am. I researched my topic for days, and I even did practice runs with my family. When I got into class that day, I had the eye of the tiger. I was fully prepared and ready to present my argument to a class that was most likely not even paying attention. However, when I took the stand I got their attention right away. I went second because I lost the coin toss, but I was not worried, I wanted to see the points my opponent made so I could counter them. In the end, I ended up winning the debate, and my class brought it up very often for the rest of the year, especially my teacher.