Much like the sun creates energy, I create and disperse energy in a group setting. I find myself connected to the Greek God Apollo, who is known as the God of light and the sun; words that tend to be associated with the idea of life. Take for example plants. Without the sun's energy, plants would quickly diminish, therefore disrupting the whole ecosystem and those who rely on the plant's energy in order to thrive. When placed in a group setting I tend to be the optimistic, energized team player who radiates energy and motivates the rest of the group till the very end of the task. I'll admit, having AP Literature and Composition right before lunch is a struggle to keep the energy up when all you want to do is give up and go eat lunch. However, with someone such as myself in the group, I tend to prod others when their energy begins to scrape the bottom of the barrel and push them to finish strong.
The story of Jesus resurrecting Lazarus from the dead is a Bible story that I am able to connect myself to. Lazarus, a friend of Jesus', became very ill and soon after died. Much like us seniors, "senioritus" tends to strike and cause illness and force us to become off-topic, slack off on our work, or simply not attempt the task at all. By not doing work, we are essentially killing ourselves and our grades, especially in an AP class. Jesus was taken to Lazarus and resurrected him from his tomb. I connect to this part of the story in particular because I tend to resurrect people from this death caused by "senioritus". I try to get the group back on task, giving words of encouragement, etc. Anything to get their focus on getting the task at hand completed.
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