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To a lot people it seems like I am the perfect student. Obtaining a cumulative 4.0 GPA in my junior high career. I am a freshman in Advanced Geometry, 10th grade Biology and Advanced English 9. One of the freshman volleyball team’s starters and I have irreplaceable friends. Nevertheless, I do have weaknesses like pushing myself too hard, I have an infuriating hard time trusting people, and have never been great at writing or science. My parents agree with me on some things. My mom thinks that my kindness and compassion are of my greatest strengths and I agrees that it is one of them. 8th grade was a great year in my perspective, I tried hard, got great grades, and and did well in sports. I try my hardest at everything I do and try to keep everyone around me content. …show more content…
She believes that my kindness is my greatest strength, however, it seems to me that it is a small part of me, that my intelligence and school work is what I excel in. Mom thinks that I don’t have much to be concerned about except for my schedule and overexerting myself, while, I am under the impression that I keep a lot of feelings inside and it is not good for my health. That is about it for what we disagree on though. I did not guess what my mother thought of me very well. She had an extremely different view of my greatest strength than where my mind went. My mom thought that I do not have much to be concerned about and a few people including me would disagree. Although, we both thought that my 8th grade year went amazing and that we hope that my freshman year is

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