Age 6 Research Paper

Age 6: I was in kindergarten and loved everyone. I would always talk to everyone in my class and wave to strangers. At the time I definitely thrived off of others. I finished all my work faster than the other kids and I was always going above what was expected of me. When I was done I went around helping others who were struggling. I told myself from this little that if I wanted to have a talent I had to practice. So I chose art as my thing. I tried drawing realistic images while everyone else was drawing stick figures. It did not matter to me if others thought I was weird because of it. I enjoyed it and that was all that mattered to me. I was also friends with just about everybody in my class. Seeming how I liked just about everybody. …show more content…
I turned to things that I should have never done. But at the time they helped me. I really struggled with myself and my health suffered. I turned to art more too. It was one of the ways I learned to cope with everything.

Age 18: I have learned to care less about what others think, became more social, and learned how to not care so much about things. I have also learned how to speak up when someone is not treating me properly. If you don’t speak up then others will not know if they accidentally hurt you or they may continue to hurt you. If you don’t say something people will also take advantage of you as you seem vulnerable. You can not live life for others and expect to be happy with your life. All that matters is that you are happy with yourself. You can not rely on other people to make you happy considering how people are only temporary. I have become more social. I find myself starting conversations with people I usually would not talk to. I prefer to be out and going to social events now more than staying at home. I draw daily as a senior. Honestly, I have even considered a career in art. My parents would not allow it but it is something that I really enjoy