When I Want To Be Independent Essay

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When someone graduates high school they have to grow up and learn how to make big decisions. They are told all the time to think about college and start to know that they want to major in for a career. Some people know what they want to do right out of high school and other are just lost. Some people get things handed to them and others have to work hard for everything they have. When I interviewed my sister Gabriela Hernandez, I learned so much from her. Gaby is a crew chief at Portillo and works six days a week. I asked Gaby if she was happy where she was in life. Gaby said yes, but I do not truly believe her. Every time I ask her about how her day goes it is never good. Gaby is a nice person and has always wanted to help people. Gaby …show more content…
All I know is that I want to be independent. I have two older sisters and I am the littlest one. When I was in elementary school I used to make sister do my homework. In third grade one of my teachers noticed and I got in trouble for it. The teacher had a meeting with my mother and me. The teacher told my mother that I had to do the homework myself because I would not learn anything. Since that incident happened I do all my homework myself. I hate school but so does many other people do. When it comes to school I cared a lot about my grades. I was on Honor Roll for the four years of high school. They only reason I got good grades was because I was in the dumb classes. It was not hard at all. All someone had to do was do their work and study. Doing homework is not hard for me it is just being motivated to do it. I feel like everyone has that problem because I am pretty sure that many students have procrastinated before. When It comes to schoolwork I do everything myself. When it comes to registering for school and talking to important people on the phone my sister always helps me or does it for me. When I had to call financial aid my sister pretended to be me because I was too scared to talk to them. I need to stop letting people do things for me I because I will be the person I want to

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