Compare/Contrast Essay Time is irresistible; whether we like it or dislike it, it may affect us. This question made me think about the changes which has taken place in my life during the past 5 years. 5 years is a good amount of time to make changes and grow into a mature young adult entering my 20s. Though I’m still the same person on the outside, I have realized that within the past years, I have noticed 3 main changes in education, relationships and most importantly self-confidence. Everybody changes within time, some for the good and some for the bad. I on the other hand changed for the best. About 5 years ago, I was a careless sophomore at Crestwood High School. I never cared about anything that involved school; homework, tests,
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Back in high school I used to care way too much about what other people thought of me, and as a result it got in the way of my self-esteem, and the way I acted in front of my judgmental peers. I had no confidence about myself at all. On the contrary, now my self-esteem is the highest it has ever been in years. My friendship circle is small. My acceptance to embarrassment is pretty unbelievable. People’s words and opinions don’t mean anything to me. I now see things in a different perspective, I’m very open minded, and currently just concentrating on my future and education. Like Abraham Maslow once said “if you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy throughout the rest of your life.” As you can see, I have made very good changes in life throughout the years. I have become an independent person, my education is my priority. In some cases such as my career experience and studies, I changed and made progress during the years I have confidence in myself like never before, and most importantly I don’t except crap from anyone anymore. People change for two reasons, its either minds have opened…or their hearts have been broken; and in my case it’s
Back in high school I used to care way too much about what other people thought of me, and as a result it got in the way of my self-esteem, and the way I acted in front of my judgmental peers. I had no confidence about myself at all. On the contrary, now my self-esteem is the highest it has ever been in years. My friendship circle is small. My acceptance to embarrassment is pretty unbelievable. People’s words and opinions don’t mean anything to me. I now see things in a different perspective, I’m very open minded, and currently just concentrating on my future and education. Like Abraham Maslow once said “if you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy throughout the rest of your life.” As you can see, I have made very good changes in life throughout the years. I have become an independent person, my education is my priority. In some cases such as my career experience and studies, I changed and made progress during the years I have confidence in myself like never before, and most importantly I don’t except crap from anyone anymore. People change for two reasons, its either minds have opened…or their hearts have been broken; and in my case it’s