Personal Narrative-Anonymous As A Role Model

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Middle of the summer in the back of a box truck sweating bullets, stacking boxes asking why do I have to do this. If only I would have known that my grandpa was just teaching me hard work the only way he knew how. Looking back now I thank him immensely for those long hot days aiding him over the summers, he taught me how to be a man. And to me that will always be one of the most valuable lessons on life I will ascertain.

Strong role models in my life

“A smart man learns from his mistakes, but a truly wise man learns from the mistakes of others”-Anonymous. For me, I learn lessons from everyone in my life, but I find I have learned and applied the knowledge from a few people more than others. If it weren’t for my grandpa I would not be the man I am today, I know how to do more hands on tasks than the majority of people my age. My brother strongly influenced my life because of how close we are. Thanks to him I know how to remove human emotional reaction to
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Most would say I have a skewed view of society because my parents didn’t tell me what to think and I never listened to what my teacher said. Since I developed what I believe in on my own its hard for me to discuss what I know that there is nobody who can have the exact same beliefs so therefore I keep my ideas to myself and only discuss my ideas with open minded individuals and like minded people when they start the discussion. If it were up to me grade school would be completely different, men would be men, people would deal with their own trial and tribulations, money would be controlled considerably more knowledgeable, begging would be frowned upon, and people would be more motivated. I can’t really express myself anywhere except in my head. I do not consider myself misanthropic although I might be, but I can only see from my level of perception and try to understand from other people’s

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