APPLICANT #22: Is Michael Mance the Young & Free SC Spokesperson?

Michael Mance is a 21-year-old student from Anderson, South Carolina.

Here is Michael's video application:

Here is Michael's current situation:

"I'm a multimedia major and young business minded individual. I have good health, and while Im young I want to explore what I can; while I can. I don't just dream, I achieve. I play several instruments, I'm active in church, and I have more experience than anybody. I run my own freelance business, doing everything media that I can get my hands on. I do everything from designing websites, graphics, painting and other art forms, I make and mix music and audio for anything, and I'm professional. I once worked 4 jobs at once just for the experience, all while attending school full-time. I don't limit myself...because I'm young and free. I feel I can relate to anybody; Young and old! People trust in me and my ability to get the job done. My website links to samples of what I can do....

www.mr-mance.com"

Here is Michael's blog post:

"Inner Justification With Expressed Frustration

(Ever feel like people misunderstand you? I thought I'd relay this feeling in peom because it shows my creative way to relate to people. This is my entry to be the Young & Free SC Spokesperson for the South Carolina Federal Credit Union)

People don't understand,
what kind of a man that it is I am,
with a world full of inner judges and jurry,
it's easy to pre-convict without a hearing before uncle sam;

I wholeheartedly am proud of me and my ability,
to succeed monetarily in this free world of democracy;
and as it is to me, I feel I'm on a self made journey,
to strive and succeed, to become my own legacy;

People seem to misunderstand,
I'm not cocky, just a confident man;
I do what's right, and steer clear of contraban,
all while waiting patiently for the look of a proud family,
you know that look...when a boy becomes a man...;

I have goals and dreams, and as a young man it seems,
things are not fair, or that Im playing for the wrong team;
A team that's stands for good,
you know the kind when they win, you shout yell and scream;

And this is because of the hard work faced with adversity,
goals maintained throughout adversity,
true grit and fight, never dreaming of dispairity,
with dreams and goals,
of a storybook ending, you know...where everything ends merrily;

Yeah, I know what you thinking,
what is this brother typing,
he draw things, he play things,
it seems he doesn't know what he's doing;

but no, that isn't true, just as it would be a lie if someone
said the sky isn't blue,
I'm just enjoying life, passing the time...
waiting on my own until I come into mine,
Just like this thing that I walk...its between cocky and confident,
and believe me it's a very thin line;

but I tread it so that I know how far to go,
that as far as my boundaries, each I should know,
so when I see something that I can't do,
my heart shifts gears and tells me to go;

that's why I do what I do, never run from but to,
not to prove to you that im better than you,
but to prove to me that Im better than me,
you see...it's a constant fight, when your own worst critic is really you;

You as in yourself, yourself as in me,
I don't have low self esteem, but that's because I work at it so you see;
I push myself to my limits of strength, skill, and creativity,
and maybe after reading this,
some, if not all...will better understand me;

Michael"

The Y&F SC Team

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