Elijah Torres
The image I have chosen perfectly exemplifies my first semester at Baruch. It is from Christopher Nolan’s movie The Dark Knight Rises. It is the scene where Bruce Wayne climbs out the Lazarus pit in order to return to Gotham and defeat Bane. My first semester in college has been fun despite all the work. I had the chance to meet great professors. With this and my accomplishments so far, I know that one day I will be able reach my goal. There were many times this semester where I faced challenges that I was unaccustomed to. One of the hardest was time management. It is extremely difficult to make time for everything. This includes my social life, homework, and regular work. In this captured scene, it is vital for Bruce to quickly escape to save Gotham. Often times I found myself drowning. As if I were trying to escape an endless pit with no one else but myself to help. I attribute the light in the image to the goals I set out to achieve. Fall 2014 at Baruch was completely different from anything I was used to in a school setting. There were many things I believed, at first, to be unnecessary factors. For example, the professors always trying to get us to talk. Now, I know that this is important, and will be important later on in college and in life. This is similar to my image. Bane had sent Bruce to this pit to learn a valuable lesson. Like Bruce and the pit, I have learned to appreciate the challenges I overcome. Before coming to Baruch I never studied for anything. Now, I find myself studying for even the easiest quizzes. Becoming academically successful takes practice. It is hard to try and do something unprepared. It would be as if trying to climb a wall such as the one in the image.
Image is from-The Dark Knight Rises. Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2012. Film.
