Personal Narrative: Finding My Identity

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Little did I know that in that year I would find my identity. A new school year started. Already I wanted it to end because I thought school wasn't for me. I used to be the student who didn't care about getting good grades, and less about been the best; however, that suddenly changed. It changed thanks to a girl who believed I was the dumbest girl.
I never imagined that there could be someone so arrogant and smug like her. Even so, she would help me to find my true self. Her name was Tamara; she was very smart and always boasted of her excellent grades. "One more nerd," I thought and ignored her completely – until one day. We were in math class; the class I hated the most. I was very upset because we were on a very difficult topic. I started

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