Personal Narrative: My High School Football Field

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My high school football field has held the most amount of significance in my life for a plethora of reasons. This is one of the places I have spent the most amount of my time during my high school career. Sadly, I no longer go to this school, but when I did attend there, I spent practically everyday on this field. This includes marching band practice that I had everyday before school. Who I am today was shaped dramatically by what I did on this field. Here is where I learned what it’s like to be truly, utterly passionate about something, how much motivation and self-discipline it takes to be successful, and I learned how to be successful not just on a field with an instrument, but in everyday life too. I poured my heart, soul, and everything

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