Jacob Gallagher
English 1100
8/26/15
Prof. Young

Getting to Know Me

      My name is Jacob Gallagher. I am from Newton, New Jersey. I attended two different high schools; Pope John High School and Newton High School. During my high school years I played soccer and I ran track. I have played soccer since I was six years old and always enjoyed it. Track is another story, I started running my freshman year because my dad really wanted me to. It was a great decision to join the team because I learned that I was pretty good at the sport. I was the fastest freshman on the team in the 100m. Track was a great experience for me because I learned a lot about myself and met a lot of great people through it. I trained a lot for this sport and my senior year I broke the school record in the 4X100m with my team. It felt great to know that I earned a spot on my school's record board. During my junior year is when I moved to Newton High School, and also when I gained my nickname. At Newton I was known as Jake G. I got this nickname because there were two Jakes on the track team so they called the other kid just Jake and I was forever known as Jake G. 

       During high school I had a pretty good writing experience. Freshman year I learned all about the five paragraph structure. My sophomore year I earned a creative writing award at an academic banquet. That was the year that I learned that I really enjoyed writing. When I write I usually just let the words come to me and flow out onto the paper. I don't really like having to follow an outline, I feel my best ideas come when I just let my brain drift. As a writer I would rate myself a B. 

      My favorite music to listen to is rap music. I feel like these artists don't get enough credit for what they write. Most rappers are very good writers and most people don't notice that. My favorite artist is Hopsin. He spits knowledge and his songs really get you thinking. I check my social media everyday. I mostly use my instagram, Facebook is kinda dying out and I don't like twitter too much. 

      Other than playing sports, my hobbies include film. Ever since my mom put a camera in my hand i've always been trying to make movies. That is why it is my major in college, film really interests me and I hope to hit it  big one day. This semester I am hoping to further my writing skills because writing is also another hobby of mine.