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“ I didn’t change I just found myself” Tom was a very sneaky boy, he was always up to something. This year I’ve found myself and changed physically and mentally throughout the year, and became a better person for myself and others. Tom Sawyer has changed, and so have I this school year. Tom Sawyer changed throughout the book. Tom would always get into trouble, lying, missing school, sneaking away, and getting into fights with people. In certain spots of the book Tom became known as the good Person. Here and there Tom did good things, and not always being known as the trouble maker. Tom came back after running away to go to the island. Tom also took the blame for Becky when she ripped the anatomy book, because Tom felt bad for what he did to her. He also told Huck that they didn’t need anymore money because they already had enough. …show more content…
In my seventh grade year, I would say I have changed a lot academically. I started off this year kinda caring about my grades, but I wasn’t really worried about them. Then in the middle of this year, I’ve realized that I can be really smart. If I actually put time and effort into studying and doing my homework right and good. Half way through the year I changed my attitude, and decided to take my time and try to get good grades, and do good in school. Especially this last month of school. I’ve really tried to study a lot and make sure that any projects we do. I try my best and put a lot of time and effort into

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