Final Essay

Angel Gutierrez

Sandra Alvarado Bordas

Academic Writing

Friday, June 5th 2015

THESIS: The time I overcame my fear to fly.

Hook: There’s this thing Scientifics call “Acrophobia”. It’s the irrational fear of heights. No, it’s not vertigo, its acrophobia. We all feel a little fear when exposed to heights; it’s what they call the fear of falling. But mine was above all that. Heights were the monster under my bed, the demons inside my head.

BODY 1

Topic Sentence: All my life I had a big fear of heights, to the point that I couldn’t climb high floors.

Detail 1: Since I was a child, I remember that I was afraid to get on the slides, tree houses, etc.

Detail 2: I could not visit friends who lived in tall buildings because I got sick and they had to take me to the doctor.

Detail 3: Elevators terrified me.

BODY 2

Topic Sentence: In my head all I thought was "if I fly, I'm fucked"

Detail 1: My family decided to take a trip on a plane to visit my relatives, regardless of my fear of heights.

Detail 2: Although I made a scandal at home, they decided that the trip would happen and I couldn't miss it.

Detail 3: while In the airport... The more sounds I heard the bigger the fear, it gave me the chills.

BODY 3

Topic Sentence: Finally, I took the plain with some pills.

Detail 1: As my mother realized that I could not fly well, she gave me some of her relaxing pills.

Detail 2: I realized that everything was on my mind.

Detail 3: After I got on the plane, I enjoyed every moment of the trip.

Conclusion: Since then, I learned that many of the fears that we have are really just uncertainty of what's coming next.

FACING YOUR FEARS

Angel Gutiérrez 2012-5245

There’s this thing Scientifics call “Acrophobia”. It’s the irrational fear of heights. No, it’s not vertigo, its acrophobia. We all feel a little fear when exposed to heights; it’s what they call the fear of falling. But mine was above all that. Heights were the monster under my bed, the demons inside my head.

Since I was a child, I remember that I was afraid to get on slides, Tree houses, etc. I cannot remember a time where I was above a 4th floor. All my life I had a big fear of heights, to the point that I could not visit friends who lived in tall buildings  because I got sick and they had to take me to the doctor. Even the elevators terrified me. Actually, there was a time when I was afraid to do anything. But above it of all, the heights were my greatest fear.

But one day, out of the blue, I came to my house and my mother told me that one of my most terrifying nightmares was about to come true: They decided to take a trip via airplane to visit my relatives, regardless of my fear of heights. It was like my whole world collapsed in front of me. Although I made a scandal in my house, they decided that the trip would happen and I had to go.

 I tried to eat everything that make me sick, so I would have to stay with my grandparents but it did not work. I constantly got myself into a lot of trouble with the hopes that they would punish me, but nothing happened. In my head all I thought was "if I fly, I'm fucked". I had nightmares every night and by day, I was too depressed to do anything. When the day came, I almost had a panic attack, on the way to the airport, I couldn’t stop moving, and my heart was going to fall off my chest. It seemed impossible to stand still.

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